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Born in the year 1940 in Trivandrum, the evergreen artiste of South India, started acting when she was 10 years old. She danced into films, first as a child artiste in Oru Iravu and continued her performance as a heroine, character artiste, comedian, vamp, mother and as a grandmother.

For the past 51 years she has created an unforgettable image by acting in more than 2000 films in Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Oriya and Bengali.

In fact, she has a unique distinction of having acted with many heroes of the past and their children at present - Kottarakkara and his son Saikumar, Sivaji Ganesan and his son Prabhu, Nageswara Rao and his son Nagarjuna, Prem Nazir and his son Shah Nawaz, Muthuraman and his son Karthik, Kunjako and his son Boban. She has also acted with veteran actors and actresses like M.G.R., Sivaji, Madhu, Gemini Ganesan, Sathyan, Savithri, Lalitha, Padmini, Ragini, Sarada and many others.

She has carved a niche for herself in the Southern Film & Television scene. She is a household name in all the four southern states. She is not only a film artiste but also a very good drama and stage artiste. She started dancing at the age of 7 and has given various performances all over India, Ceylon, Singapore, Malaysia along with the Travancore Sisters (Lalitha, Padmini, Ragini) and with Mrs.Rajasulochana (a film artiste). She has performed in more than 5000 shows in the troupe called "Pushpanjali" and in about 1000 shows with Kuchalakumari.

She is also and active stage and drama artiste for the last 40 years. She has acted with Mr.Y.G.Parthasarathy's troupe, Viveka Fine Arts directed by Mr. 'Cho' Ramaswamy and in other troupes. She has also performed for cultural shows in the U.S.A., Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Australia and Germany.

She has won many state awards in Kerala and Tamil Nadu for her performance in films such as Koodevide, Kariyam Nissaram, Arappata Kettiya Gramathil and Thuraimugam. The Tamil Nadu state government has conferred upon her the Kalai Mamani and Kalai Selvam awards.

Mrs.Sukumari continues with her performances on the silver screen and also acts in Malayalam and Tamil TV Shows

Has danced since the age of seven years till date all over India, U.S.A., Singapore, Malaysia, Ceylon etc.

Performed in the following troupes:

"Dances of India" along with "The Travancore Sisters" (Lalitha, Padmini, Ragini)

PUSHPANJALI: Along with Mrs. Raja Sulochana (Film artiste) did more than 5000 stage shows.

KUCHALA KUMARI TROUPE: Did about 1000 stage shows.

MR.Y.G. PARTHASARATHY TROUPE: 1000 Stage shows.

VIVEKA FINE ARTS CLUB: More than 5000 Stage Shows, Directed by Cho. Ramaswamy. Continues to be in the troupe.

All over the world in places like Singapore, Malaysia, Ceylon, Dubai, U.S.A. Germany, etc.

Mega and Mini serials in Malayalam and Tamil.

KERALA STATE AWARDS:
1974: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - CHATTAKKARI
1979: VARIOUS FILMS – SUPPORTING ACTRESS
1983: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – KOODEVEDE AND
KARIYAM NISSARAM
1985: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: ARAPPUTA KETIYA
GRAMATIL

KERALA FILM FANS ASSOCIATION AWARD:
1967: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – VARIOUS FILMS
1974: SPECIAL AWARD – CHATTAKARI
1980: BEST CHARACTER AWARD
1981: BEST CHARACTER AWARD

KALAI MAMANI TITLE (Given by Govt. of Tamil Nadu): 1991-1992

KALAI SELVAM (Given by Govt. of Tamil Nadu): 1990

FILMS FANS ASSOCIATION – MADRAS:
1971: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – THORAIMUGAM
1974: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – CHATTAKARI

PRACHORDANAM AWARD: 1997

JANEGIYA FILM AWARD:
BY TRICHUR NAGAR SABHA

ASIANET AWARD:
1998: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – SAMANDHARANGAL

KERALA FILM CRITICS AWARD:
2000: SPECIAL AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE FILM INDUSTRY

GULF MALAYALEE CINE AWARDS:
2000: ALL ROUNDER OF THE MILLENNIUM

KALAKAIRALI:
2001: SPECIAL AWARD

DUBAI KAIRALI KALA KENDRA ASSOCIATION:
2001: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.

SOORYA STAGE & FILM SOCIETY:
2002: FELICITATION FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDIAN CINEMA

BHARATH CINE AWARDS:
2002 : "TAMIL THIRAI ULAGA SAGAPTHANGAL"

PADMA SHRI:
2003

ASIANET AWARD
2003: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2006: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

KERELA WOMAN BEAUTICIANS ASSOCIATION
2004: T.V SERIAL AWARD - BEST CHARACTER ARTIST - AVICHARITHAM

SICA AWARD
2007: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

MALAYALA CHALACHITRA PARISHAD
2007: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

ERNAKULAM PRESS CLUB
2007: P.S. JOHN ENDOWMENT AWARD - LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

MATHRUBHUMI AMRITA FILM AWARD
2008: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

NIPPON PAINTS
2008: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

TELEFEST
2009: BEST ACTRESS - MIZHIGALSAKSHI

ASIA TELEVISION - U.A.E
2009

ATLAS CRITIC AWARD
2009

BAHADUR AWARD
2010

CV