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Suman
Suman
Born	28 August,1959 (age 65) Madras, Madras State, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1977–present
Works	Full list
Spouse	Sirisha
Children	1

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Suman is an Indian actor known for his work in South Indian films. He played the male lead and supporting characters mostly in Telugu and Tamil movies.^[1] He also featured in a few Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. In a career spanning almost 5 decades, he has acted in more than 700 movies in 10 languages.^[2]^[3]^[4] He was one of the most prominent actors of Telugu cinema during the 1980s and 1990s.^[3]

Early life

Suman was born in a Tulu-speaking Billava family in Madras of present-day Tamil Nadu.^[2] His mother, Kesari Chandra, was the Principal of the Ethiraj College for Women in Chennai. His father, Susheel Chandra, worked for I.O.C. Chennai. He attended The Besant Theosophical High School, Chennai and completed a B.A. in English Literature. Suman learnt music and Sanskrit from H.A.S. Shastri.^[5]

Career

He acted in many action and romantic movies in Telugu, including Tharangini (1982), Neti Bharatam (1983) and Sitaara (1984). Suman played many mythological characters such as Venkateswara, Shiva, and Rama in Telugu feature films. He won Nandi Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1993 film Bava Bavamaridi.

He returned to acting by playing the villain in the Tamil films Sivaji (2007) and Kuruvi (2008).^[6]^[7] He played the main antagonist in the Malayalam movie Sagar alias Jacky (2009).^[8] He also won the Asianet Film Honour Special Jury Award in 2009.

He has also appeared in a Bollywood film, Gabbar Is Back (2015), starring as the antagonist pit against Akshay Kumar.^[9]

Politics

Suman initially started showing his interest in politics by supporting Telugu Desam Party during 1999 under the leadership of the then Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. In 2004, he, along with his supporters, joined Bharatiya Janata Party.^[10]

Personal life

Suman is married to Sirisha, and they have a daughter.^[11]

Filmography

References

^ "Actor Suman Denies Rumours Of Ill Health". Outlook India. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b నటనలో ఆల్‌ ఇన్‌ వన్‌... సుమన్‌ [All in one in acting... Suman]. Sitara (in Telugu). Retrieved 15 December 2020. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b Suman Talwar: ತುಳುನಾಡ ದೈವಗಳನ್ನು ನೆನೆದ ಸೂಪರ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್! ಸುಮನ್ ತಲ್ವಾರ್ ಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟೂರಲ್ಲಿ ಅದ್ದೂರಿ ಸನ್ಮಾನ [Suman Talwar: Superstar who remembers the gods of Tulunad! Suman Talwar is honored in his hometown]. News18 Kannada (in Kannada). 19 February 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
^ Naik, Savina (23 March 2023). ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಗಾಯಕಿ ಡಾ.ಪ್ರಿಯದರ್ಶಿನಿಗೆ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಪರದೆ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಸಾಧಕಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ [Background singer Dr. Priyadarshini won silver screen female achievement award] (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
^ Tuluva Hero. Mangalore Today News Network. Mangalore, 24 October 2012, mangaloretoday.com
^ "Suman, the villain in Sivaji". Rediff.com. 13 March 2006. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ "KURUVI - MOVIE REVIEW CAST VIJAY TRISHA SUMAN VIVEK MANIVANNAN MALAVIKA DIRECTOR DHARANI PRODUCER UDHAYANIDHI STALIN MUSIC DIRECTOR VIDYASAGAR stills picture image gallery". Behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ "Actor Suman talks about 'Amma Nanna O Sneham' | Telugu Movie News". The Times of India. 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
^ "When Sivakumar turned makeup man for actress Ambika for the climax of a film".
^ "Veteran Actor Suman Talwar Announces Comeback To Politics, Hints At Joining TDP".
^ "Actor Suman Family Photos". 6 November 2021.^{[dead link‍]}

External links

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[1] "Actor Suman Denies Rumours Of Ill Health". Outlook India. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[:0-2] నటనలో ఆల్‌ ఇన్‌ వన్‌... సుమన్‌ [All in one in acting... Suman]. Sitara (in Telugu). Retrieved 15 December 2020. ^{[dead link‍]}

[:1-3] Suman Talwar: ತುಳುನಾಡ ದೈವಗಳನ್ನು ನೆನೆದ ಸೂಪರ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್! ಸುಮನ್ ತಲ್ವಾರ್ ಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟೂರಲ್ಲಿ ಅದ್ದೂರಿ ಸನ್ಮಾನ [Suman Talwar: Superstar who remembers the gods of Tulunad! Suman Talwar is honored in his hometown]. News18 Kannada (in Kannada). 19 February 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

[4] Naik, Savina (23 March 2023). ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಗಾಯಕಿ ಡಾ.ಪ್ರಿಯದರ್ಶಿನಿಗೆ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಪರದೆ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಸಾಧಕಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ [Background singer Dr. Priyadarshini won silver screen female achievement award] (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

[5] Tuluva Hero. Mangalore Today News Network. Mangalore, 24 October 2012, mangaloretoday.com

[6] "Suman, the villain in Sivaji". Rediff.com. 13 March 2006. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[7] "KURUVI - MOVIE REVIEW CAST VIJAY TRISHA SUMAN VIVEK MANIVANNAN MALAVIKA DIRECTOR DHARANI PRODUCER UDHAYANIDHI STALIN MUSIC DIRECTOR VIDYASAGAR stills picture image gallery". Behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[8] "Actor Suman talks about 'Amma Nanna O Sneham' | Telugu Movie News". The Times of India. 13 March 2013. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[9] "When Sivakumar turned makeup man for actress Ambika for the climax of a film".

[10] "Veteran Actor Suman Talwar Announces Comeback To Politics, Hints At Joining TDP".

[11] "Actor Suman Family Photos". 6 November 2021.^{[dead link‍]}

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-'''Suman Talwar''' (born 28 August 1959) is an Indian actor known for his work in [[Cinema of South India|South Indian films]]. He played the male lead and also character actor mostly in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/actor-suman-denies-rumours-of-ill-health-news-220103 |title=Actor Suman Denies Rumours Of Ill Health |date=31 August 2022 |website=Outlook India |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> He also featured in a few [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]]. In a career spanning almost 4 decades, he has acted in more than 700 movies in 10 languages.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-19 |script-title=kn:Suman Talwar: ತುಳುನಾಡ ದೈವಗಳನ್ನು ನೆನೆದ ಸೂಪರ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್! ಸುಮನ್ ತಲ್ವಾರ್ ಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟೂರಲ್ಲಿ ಅದ್ದೂರಿ ಸನ್ಮಾನ |trans-title=Suman Talwar: Superstar who remembers the gods of Tulunad! Suman Talwar is honored in his hometown |url=https://kannada.news18.com/news/mangaluru/famous-actor-suman-talwar-honored-in-his-hometown-mangaluru-lc18-975463.html |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=News18 Kannada |language=kn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Naik |first=Savina |date=2023-03-23 |script-title=ml:ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಗಾಯಕಿ ಡಾ.ಪ್ರಿಯದರ್ಶಿನಿಗೆ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಪರದೆ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಸಾಧಕಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ |trans-title=Background singer Dr. Priyadarshini won silver screen female achievement award |url=https://www.vijayavani.net/background-singer-dr-priyadarshini-won-the-silver-screen-female-achievement-award/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |language=ml}}</ref> He was one of the most prominent actors of [[Telugu cinema]] during the 1980s and 1990s.<ref name=":1" />
+'''Suman''' <!-- must cite published reliable source(s) to verify birth date -->is an Indian actor known for his work in [[Cinema of South India|South Indian films]]. He played the male lead and supporting characters mostly in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] movies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/actor-suman-denies-rumours-of-ill-health-news-220103 |title=Actor Suman Denies Rumours Of Ill Health |date=31 August 2022 |website=Outlook India |access-date=20 March 2023 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307150630/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/actor-suman-denies-rumours-of-ill-health-news-220103 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also featured in a few [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]]. In a career spanning almost 5 decades, he has acted in more than 700 movies in 10 languages.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-19 |script-title=kn:Suman Talwar: ತುಳುನಾಡ ದೈವಗಳನ್ನು ನೆನೆದ ಸೂಪರ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್! ಸುಮನ್ ತಲ್ವಾರ್ ಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟೂರಲ್ಲಿ ಅದ್ದೂರಿ ಸನ್ಮಾನ |trans-title=Suman Talwar: Superstar who remembers the gods of Tulunad! Suman Talwar is honored in his hometown |url=https://kannada.news18.com/news/mangaluru/famous-actor-suman-talwar-honored-in-his-hometown-mangaluru-lc18-975463.html |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=News18 Kannada |language=kn |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325133837/https://kannada.news18.com/news/mangaluru/famous-actor-suman-talwar-honored-in-his-hometown-mangaluru-lc18-975463.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Naik |first=Savina |date=2023-03-23 |script-title=ml:ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಗಾಯಕಿ ಡಾ.ಪ್ರಿಯದರ್ಶಿನಿಗೆ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಪರದೆ ಮಹಿಳಾ ಸಾಧಕಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ |trans-title=Background singer Dr. Priyadarshini won silver screen female achievement award |url=https://www.vijayavani.net/background-singer-dr-priyadarshini-won-the-silver-screen-female-achievement-award/ |access-date=2023-03-25 |language=ml |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327043616/https://www.vijayavani.net/background-singer-dr-priyadarshini-won-the-silver-screen-female-achievement-award/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was one of the most prominent actors of [[Telugu cinema]] during the 1980s and 1990s.<ref name=":1" />
 ==Early life==
-Suman was born in a [[Tulu language|Tulu]]-speaking family in [[Madras]] of present-day [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |script-title=te:నటనలో ఆల్‌ ఇన్‌ వన్‌... సుమన్‌ |trans-title=All in one in acting... Suman |url=https://www.sitara.net/thara-thoranam/tollywood/sumantalwar-netibharatham-suman/14498 |access-date=15 December 2020 |website=[[Eenadu|Sitara]] |language=te}} {{Dead link|date=October 2021}}</ref> His mother, Kesari Chandra, was the Principal of the Ethiraj College for women in Chennai. His father, Susheel Chandra, worked for I.O.C. Chennai. He attended The Besant Theosophical High School, [[Chennai]] and completed a B.A. in English Literature. Suman learnt music and Sanskrit from H.A.S. Shastri.<ref>Tuluva Hero. Mangalore Today News Network. Mangalore, 24 October 2012, mangaloretoday.com</ref>
+Suman was born in a [[Tulu language|Tulu]]-speaking [[Billava]] family in [[Madras]] of present-day [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |script-title=te:నటనలో ఆల్‌ ఇన్‌ వన్‌... సుమన్‌ |trans-title=All in one in acting... Suman |url=https://www.sitara.net/thara-thoranam/tollywood/sumantalwar-netibharatham-suman/14498 |access-date=15 December 2020 |website=[[Eenadu|Sitara]] |language=te}} {{Dead link|date=October 2021}}</ref> His mother, Kesari Chandra, was the Principal of the [[Ethiraj College for Women]] in Chennai. His father, Susheel Chandra, worked for I.O.C. Chennai. He attended The Besant Theosophical High School, Chennai and completed a B.A. in English Literature. Suman learnt music and Sanskrit from H.A.S. Shastri.<ref>Tuluva Hero. Mangalore Today News Network. Mangalore, 24 October 2012, mangaloretoday.com</ref>
 ==Career==
-He acted in many action and romantic movies in Telugu, including ''Tharangini'' (1982), ''[[Neti Bharatam]]'' (1983) and ''[[Sitaara]]'' (1984).{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} Suman acted as mythological characters such as [[Venkateswara]], [[Shiva]], and [[Rama]] in Telugu. He won [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] for the film ''[[Bava Bavamaridi]]'' in 1993.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
+He acted in many action and romantic movies in Telugu, including ''Tharangini'' (1982), ''[[Neti Bharatam]]'' (1983) and ''[[Sitaara]]'' (1984). Suman played many mythological characters such as [[Venkateswara]], [[Shiva]], and [[Rama]] in Telugu feature films. He won [[Nandi Award for Best Actor]] for his role in the 1993 film ''[[Bava Bavamaridi]]''.
-He returned to acting by playing the villain in the Tamil films ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' (2007) and ''[[Kuruvi]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/13suman.htm |title=Suman, the villain in Sivaji |date=13 March 2006 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-1/kuruvi-review.html |title=KURUVI - MOVIE REVIEW CAST VIJAY TRISHA SUMAN VIVEK MANIVANNAN MALAVIKA DIRECTOR DHARANI PRODUCER UDHAYANIDHI STALIN MUSIC DIRECTOR VIDYASAGAR stills picture image gallery}}</ref> He was cast as the main antagonist in the [[Malayalam]] movie ''[[Sagar alias Jacky]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Suman talks about 'Amma Nanna O Sneham' &#124; Telugu Movie News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/telugu/Actor-Suman-talks-about-Amma-Nanna-O-Sneham/videoshow/18954198.cms |date=13 March 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> He has also won the Asianet Film Honour Special Jury Award in 2009.
+He returned to acting by playing the villain in the Tamil films ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' (2007) and ''[[Kuruvi]]'' (2008).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/13suman.htm |title=Suman, the villain in Sivaji |date=13 March 2006 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=18 July 2022 |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225011735/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/mar/13suman.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-1/kuruvi-review.html|title=KURUVI - MOVIE REVIEW CAST VIJAY TRISHA SUMAN VIVEK MANIVANNAN MALAVIKA DIRECTOR DHARANI PRODUCER UDHAYANIDHI STALIN MUSIC DIRECTOR VIDYASAGAR stills picture image gallery|website=Behindwoods.com|access-date=18 July 2022|archive-date=18 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718200343/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-1/kuruvi-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He played the main antagonist in the [[Malayalam]] movie ''[[Sagar alias Jacky]]'' (2009).<ref>{{Cite news |title=Actor Suman talks about 'Amma Nanna O Sneham' &#124; Telugu Movie News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/telugu/Actor-Suman-talks-about-Amma-Nanna-O-Sneham/videoshow/18954198.cms |date=13 March 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=24 March 2020 |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330204004/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/telugu/Actor-Suman-talks-about-Amma-Nanna-O-Sneham/videoshow/18954198.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> He also won the Asianet Film Honour Special Jury Award in 2009.
+He has also appeared in a Bollywood film, ''[[Gabbar Is Back]]'' (2015), starring as the antagonist pit against [[Akshay Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/telugu-actor-suman-clears-the-air-on-rumors-about-his-ill-health-5860339.html|title = When Sivakumar turned makeup man for actress Ambika for the climax of a film}}</ref>
 == Politics ==
-Suman initially started showing his interest in politics by supporting [[Telugu Desam Party]] during 1999 under the leadership of the then Chief Minister [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]. In 2004, he, along with his supporters, joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
+Suman initially started showing his interest in politics by supporting [[Telugu Desam Party]] during 1999 under the leadership of the then Chief Minister [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]. In 2004, he, along with his supporters, joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/veteran-actor-suman-talwar-announces-comeback-to-politics-hints-at-joining-tdp-7784881.html|title =Veteran Actor Suman Talwar Announces Comeback To Politics, Hints At Joining TDP}}</ref>
 == Personal life ==
-He is married to Sirisha, and they have a daughter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lovelytelugu.com/actor-suman-family-photos/ |title=Actor Suman Family Photos |date=6 November 2021}}</ref>
+Suman is married to Sirisha, and they have a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lovelytelugu.com/actor-suman-family-photos/ |title=Actor Suman Family Photos |date=6 November 2021}}{{dead link|date=April 2023}}</ref>
 ==Filmography==
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 [[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]

v t e Nandi Award for Best Actor
Nandi Awards
1977–1980	Krishnam Raju (1977) Hema Sundar (1978) Gokina Rama Rao (1979) M. Prabhakar Reddy (1980)
1981–1990	M. Prabhakar Reddy (1981) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1982) Kamal Haasan (1983) Krishnam Raju (1984) Murali Mohan (1985) Kamal Haasan (1986) Chiranjeevi (1987) Venkatesh (1988) Kamal Haasan (1989) Rajendra Prasad (1990)
1991–2000	Dasari Narayana Rao (1991) Chiranjeevi (1992) Jagapathi Babu and Suman (1993) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1994) Venkatesh and Naresh (1995) Jagapathi Babu (1996) Nagarjuna (1997) Venkatesh (1998) Venkatesh (1999) Jagapathi Babu (2000)
2001–2010	Nandamuri Balakrishna (2001) Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna (2002) Mahesh Babu (2003) Rajendra Prasad (2004) Mahesh Babu (2005) Nagarjuna (2006) Venkatesh (2007) Ravi Teja (2008) Dasari Narayana Rao (2009) Nandamuri Balakrishna (2010)
2011–present	Mahesh Babu (2011) Nani (2012) Prabhas (2013) Nandamuri Balakrishna (2014) Mahesh Babu (2015) N. T. Rama Rao Jr (2016)
Category

v t e Nandi Special Jury Award
1983–1990	Vijayachander (1983) Karthik (1987) Kallu Chidambaram (1988) Chiranjeevi (1988) Venkatesh (1988) Jagapathi Babu (1990)
1991–2000	Naresh (1992) Suman (1997) Ravi Teja (1999) Venu Thottempudi (1999) AVS (2000) Srihari (2000) Nagarjuna (2000) Manjula Ghattamaneni (2001) Mahesh Babu (2001)
2001–2010	Surya (2001) N. T. Rama Rao Jr (2002) Ravi Teja (2002) Mahesh Babu (2002) Pavan Malhotra (2003) Saritha (2004) Mahesh Babu (2004) Allu Arjun (2004) Sneha (2005) Priyadarshini Ram (2005) Vadde Naveen (2005) Gangaraju Gunnam (2006) Genelia D'Souza (2006) Ram Charan (2007) Bhumika Chawla (2007) Allu Arjun (2008) Anushka Shetty (2008) Genelia D'Souza (2009) Ram Charan (2009) Srikanth (2009) Manchu Manoj (2010) Sunil (2010) Samantha Ruth Prabhu (2010)
2011–present	Nagarjuna (2011) Charmy Kaur (2011) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (2012) Lakshmi (2012) Gautham Vasudev Menon (2012) Anjali (2013) Nithya Menen (2015) Nani (2016)