Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry.
She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films.
1980
She made her cinematic debut with the 1980, Tamil film.
Nenjathai Killathe.
Suhasini made her film debut in 1980 with the Tamil movie Nenjathai Killathe.
In her first movie itself, she won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.
1983
She was introduced to Malayalam cinema through Padmarajan's Koodevide (1983), which also featured Mammootty.
1984
She has acted with Vishnuvardhan in Bandhana (1984), Suprabhatha (1988), Muthina Haara (1990), Himapatha (1995), Hendithghelthini (1998), Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige (2007) and School Master (2010).
1985
Suhasini then won National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Sindhu Bhairavi (1985).
Suhasini's paternal cousins Anu Hasan, Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan have also since become actresses.
Suhasini attended the Municipal Elementary School in Paramakudi, before moving to Madras aged 12 to live with her uncle Kamal Haasan and her grandmother.
She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1985 Tamil film Sindhu Bhairavi, directed by K. Balachander.
1988
Suhasini married film director Mani Ratnam on 26 August 1988 and the couple has a son, Nandan, born in 1992.
1991
In 1991, Suhasini directed the anthology mini-series Penn shown on Madras Doordarshan.
The series featured eight standalone episodes examining the lives of South Indian women, and starred several of her contemporaries such as Shobana, Revathi, Radhika and Amala as protagonists.
1995
In 1995, she stepped into direction, helming her first film Indira.
1997
In November 1997, Suhasini directed a short television film titled Swayamvaram featuring Suchitra Krishnamoorthi and Rajiv Menon.
The script had been written by Sujatha and commissioned by Revathi and Suresh Menon.
Suhasini directed a segment titled "Coffee, Anyone?"
Suhasini and her husband Mani Ratnam have been involved in the running of their production company Madras Talkies since 1997.
1999
She appeared in the AFI Fest nominated feature film Vanaprastham (1999), which starred Mohanlal.
2010
Suhasini founded Naam Foundation in 2010 with the objective to empower single women.
2015
Suhasini was appointed the Honorary Consul Of the Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg in 2015.
2020
in Amazon Prime's Putham Pudhu Kaalai (2020) and featured in the leading role alongside her cousins Shruti Haasan, Anu Hasan and her mother Komalam.
