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Sumalatha (born August 27, 1963), also known as Sumalatha Ambareesh, is an Indian actress and politician who works predominantly in Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema, alongside appearances in Tamil and Hindi films. She made her acting debut in the Tamil feature *Thisai Maariya Paravaigal* (1979) and entered Telugu cinema that same year with *Samajaniki Saval*. During the 1980s, Sumalatha established a prolific career across South Indian film industries. In Telugu cinema, she starred in *Subhalekha* (1982), *Khaidi* (1983), and won the Nandi Special Jury Award for *Sruthilayalu* (1987). In Malayalam cinema, her notable credits included *Nirakkoottu* (1985), *New Delhi* (1987), the romantic drama *Thoovanathumbikal* (1987), and *Isabella* (1988), the latter of which earned her the Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Actress. In Kannada cinema, she made her debut with *Ravichandra* (1980), followed by films such as *Thayiya Kanasu* (1985), *Aahuti* (1985), and *Karna* (1986). She also appeared in Hindi productions, including *New Delhi* (1988), *Pratibandh* (1990), and *Aaj Ka Goonda Raj* (1992). In her later career, Sumalatha transitioned to supporting and maternal roles, appearing in the bilingual devotional feature *Sri Manjunatha* (2001), *Kallarali Hoovagi* (2006), *Kandahar* (2010), *Doddmane Hudga* (2016), *Thayige Thakka Maga* (2018), *D/O Parvathamma* (2019), and *Kranti* (2023).
as Chief Minister
as Parvathamma
as Sirish's mom
as Sumangaly
as Padmamma Nagathi, Madakari Nayaka's consort
as Sumalatha Devi
as Rajyalakshmi
as Reshma
as Suman, Maharaja Pritvi Singh's wife (Surjangarh)
as Mrs.Vijay Kumar aka Suman
as Meera
as Lakshmi Haridas
as Kochootti
as Sister Gloria
as Geeta
as Prabha
as Divya
as Vasanta
as Isabella
as Dr Savithri
as Sarada
as Sita
as Madhu's wife
as Maria Fernandez
as Clara
as Lakshmi
as Subhadra
as Kala
as Mercy
as Latha
as Mohan's wife
as Sindhu
as Padmini
as Sivangi
as Sujatha
as Sreekala
as Latha
as Julie
as Sabara
as Jeny
as Sujatha
as Kalpana
as Uma
as Sreedevi
as Thulasi
as Sreedevi
as Suma
as Suma
as Rani
as Raji
