Origins & Early Life

Suhasini Maniratnam (née Charuhasan; born 15 August 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. Suhasini Maniratnam was born at Paramakudi in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu to lawyer and veteran actor Charuhasan and Komalam. She studied at Yadhava Christian School and thereafter at a government middle school in Paramakudi before moving to Madras at the age of 12 to live with her uncle Kamal Haasan and her grandmother. She then resumed her education at Ramakrishna Mission Sarada Vidyalaya in Chennai and at Queen Mary's College, Chennai.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Suhasini's entry into the world of movies was quite accidental. Before completing her B.Sc. degree at college, she enrolled at the Madras Film Institute to learn cinematography. She then became the first woman to graduate from the Madras Film Institute and began her career as a technician on the film set. She belongs to the Brahmin community.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Her paternal cousins Anu Hasan, Shruti Haasan, and Akshara Haasan are also actors. While working as a camera assistant to Ashok Kumar, the cinematographer, during her second year at Film Institute, she was spotted...

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