Sumithra was an Indian actress. She had appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. She was best known for her roles as mother after the 90s.

Early life

Sumithra made her debut in Nirmalayam

Nirmalayam

Nirmalyam is a 1973 Malayalam film written and directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and starring P. J. Antony and Shanta Devi. Malayalam actor P. J. Antony won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 1974 for his performance as a velichappadu in this movie...

. She has acted in over 200 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. In Tamil, Avalum Penn Thaane (1974) was her first movie. She has acted with leading heroes like Sivaji Ganesan

Sivaji Ganesan

Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with...

, Jaishankar

Jaishankar

Jaishankar is a yester-year actor of the Tamil Film Industry. He is fondly referred to as Thennagathu James Bond . His penchant for dashing roles earned him the sobriquet of James Bond of South India, thanks to his roles in films like Vallavan Oruvan, CID Shankar and so on...

, Sivakumar

Sivakumar

Sivakumar is a Tamil cinema actor who has portrayed a wide range of character roles onscreen. Sivakumar was introduced in the Tamil movie Kaakum karangal which was produced by AVM Productions....

, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...

 in Tamil.

Family

She is married and has two daughters. Her elder daughter Uma was also an actress and now married. Her second daughter Nakshatra

Nakshatra

Nakshatra is the term for lunar mansion in Hindu astrology. A nakshatra is one of 27 sectors along the ecliptic...

 debuted as lead actress in Tamil movie Doo

Doo

-People:*George Thomas Doo , English engraver*Rulers of the Duala people who lived on the Wouri River estuary of Cameroon:**Elame a Doo, Duala ruler**Priso a Doo, Duala ruler-Acronyms:...

.

Tamil

• Avalum Pendhaane (1974)
• Lalitha(1976)
• Mogam Muppadhu Varusham (1976)
• Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri (1977)
• Ragupathi Ragavan Rajaram (1977)
• Annan Oru Kovil (1977)
• Vattathukkul Sathuram(1978)
• Panakkaran
  Panakkaran
  Panakkaran is a 1990 Tamil language film starring Rajinikanth and Gouthami.The film is a remake of Lawaaris, a 1981 Bollywood film starring Amitabh Bachchan.-Plot:...
  
   (1989)
• Chinna Thambi(1991)
• Singaravelan (1992)
• Nizhal Nijamakiruthu

Telugu

• Andala Ramudu (1973)
• Garujuthunna Katha (1977)
• Vaaralabbai
• Geethanjali
  Geethanjali
  Geethanjali is a National Award-winning 1989 Telugu film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Upon release, the film met with both commercial success and critical acclaim. Later it was dubbed in Malayalam and Tamil languages...
  
   (1989)
• Rudra Veena
• Bobbili Raja
• Bujji Gadi Babai

Kannada

• Makkala Sainya
  Makkala Sainya
  Makkala Sainya is a Indian Kannada language movie directed by actress Lakshmi starring Vishnuvardhan and Sumithra ....
  
   (1980)
• Ajay
  Ajay (2007 film)
  Ajay is a 2007 Kannada language film starring Puneet Rajkumar and Anuradha Mehta, it was her debut in the Kannada film industry.-Plot:Ajay is so clever he keeps Paddu in his house for sometime without the knowledge of his father who is a cop. When Prakash comes looking for his would be there is...
  
   (2007)
• Abhi(2003)
• Jackie (2010)

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