(1963-08-27) 27 August 1963 (age 60)[1] Madras, Madras State, India
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Ambareesh
(m. 1991; died 2018)
Children
Abhishek Gowda
Occupation
Actress
Politician
Sumalatha (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress, politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mandya, Karnataka. She has acted in more than 220 films in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi. She gained popularity in Telugu cinema and Malayalam cinema and later married Kannada actor-politician Ambareesh and has a son Abhishek Gowda.
In March 2019, Sumalatha announced that she would seek election for Lok Sabha from Mandya constituency of Karnataka as an independent candidate. On 23 May 2019, Sumalatha won against Nikhil Kumaraswamy by a margin of more than 1.25 lakh votes in the Lok Sabha election.[2]
Sumalatha received honorary doctorate from United Technological Research University of America on 20 January 2024 in Hyderabad.[3]
^"Parliament of India biodata". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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^Raashtra (20 January 2024). "ఘనంగా డాక్టరేట్స్ ప్రదానం.. మీడియా పార్టనర్ గా 'రాష్ట్ర'". Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
Sumalatha (born 27 August 1963) is an Indian actress, politician who is the current Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Mandya, Karnataka. She...
Seats In Karnataka". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2019. "BJP to support Sumalatha in Mandya Lok Sabha seat". Deccan Herald. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 19...
Hrudayahariyaya Pranayakadha (transl. The Heartening Love Story Of Sureshan & Sumalatha) is a 2024 Indian Malayalam language romantic comedy film written and...
roles alongside Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh, Tanikella Bharani, Subbaraju, Sumalatha, and Ali in the supporting roles, while Hamsa Nandini appears in an item...
by Joshiy. It stars Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Nedumudi Venu, Lalu Alex, Sumalatha, Lakshmi and Murali. It was considered as one of the best mystery thriller...
Ambareesh and Sumalatha, Abhishek made his debut as a lead actor in the romantic action film, Amar (2019). Abhishek was born to Ambareesh and Sumalatha in Bangalore...
fighting member of parliament. Ambareesh developed a friendship with actress Sumalatha after they first met at the sets of the Kannada film Aahuti in 1984. They...
film directed by Joshiy, written by Dennis Joseph, starring Mammootty, Sumalatha, Urvashi, Lizy, Babu Namboothiri and Jose Prakash. The music was composed...
roles along with Lakshmi and Sumalatha. Veteran actress Savitri featured in a prominent role in this film. This was Sumalatha's debut film in Kannada. The...
with two women; Radha (Parvathy), a distant relative of his, and Clara (Sumalatha), an escort in town. An experimental film, it was a commercial failure...
the Canmore Cinema banner and directed by Mehmood. It stars Jeetendra, Sumalatha, Manzoor Ali, Laila while Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan appear in guest...
casting, Thulasidas suggested Sumalatha as the female lead. While writing the script, Thulasidas had considered Sumalatha or Lakshmi for the lead role...
Chiranjeevi and Vijayashanti in main leads, with Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, and Sumalatha in other pivotal roles. The film chronicles the life of a self-educated...
his wife Sulochana as Shalini Chakravarthi, their daughter Kalpana as Sumalatha Chakravarthi and her husband Kailash as Amarnath Chakravarthi (S/O Shalini...
and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. It stars Mohanlal, Salim Ghouse, Sumalatha, Anju, and Sankaradi. It tells the story of Balan (Mohanlal) who's on...
the female lead characters. P. Ravi Shankar, Suhasini Maniratnam and Sumalatha play crucial supporting roles. V. Harikrishna has composed the soundtrack...
127 H. D. Devegowda Janata Dal (Secular) 5,82,788 13,339 20 Mandya GEN Sumalatha Ambareesh Independent 7,03,660 Nikhil Kumaraswamy Janata Dal (Secular)...
Screen Pictures and released on 10 February 2012. Siddhanth as Ajay Sherin Sumalatha as Gowri Sharat Babu Atul Kulkarni as Saleem Saurav Lokesh Principal photography began...