# Suchitra Krishnamoorthi

Suchitra Krishnamoorthi (born 27 November 1975) is an Indian actress, model and singer known for her works in Hindi cinema, South cinema, and television.

## Early life

Suchitra was born on 9 March 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Telugu family, Her father, V. Krishnamoorthi was a former commissioner of income tax and her mother, Dr Sulochana Krishnamoorthi was a historian and a professor. Suchitra was married to the filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, but they divorced. They have a daughter named Kaveri Kapur.

## Career

Suchitra started her career with the TV series Chunauti while still in school in the year 1987–1988. She acted in a production of Peanuts: The Musical, a musical based on the famous comic strip Peanuts. She played the character Lucy. She appeared in television commercials endorsing products such as Palmolive soap, Clearasil, Sunrise Coffee, Limca and Colgate toothpaste. In 1994, she made her breakthrough in films with Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, a commercial and critically acclaimed hit, opposite Shahrukh Khan. She also starred in Kilukkampetti opposite Malayalam star Jayaram.
She pursued a music career in the mid- to late 1990s, releasing the pop albums Dole Dole, Dum Tara, Aha and Zindagi. She returned after 10 years in the film My Wife's Murder (2005), opposite Anil Kapoor. The year 2010 saw the release of Rann, a film about the Indian media, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Suchitra played the role of a media executive named Nalini Kashyap. In 2022 Suchitra played the role of Nivedita in the critically acclaimed movie on Netflix " The " Odd Couple" opposite Divyendu Sharma"
Suchitra is a writer whose views were first noticed via her blogs. Her many blogs – first on www.intentblog.com, a site where she was invited to share her views by Deepak Chopra, "art in a body part" and "give me another break", and subsequently on her own site – have put Suchitra in many controversies. Suchitra's novel The Summer of Cool was released by Penguin India in January 2009 and met with huge success. It is her first in four called the Swapnalok Society series. The second book in the series is titled The Good News Reporter, and The Ghost on the Ledge, the third part of the series, was released in 2016.
Drama Queen, a memoir by Suchitra released in November 2013, received positive reviews. The first print of the book sold out within a week of its release.
Drama Queen, a musical written by Suchitra and adapted from her book of the same title, opened at NCPA Mumbai in October 2016. Drama Queen is still currently being staged all across India
"Odd Couple" a feature film starring Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Vijay Raaz and Divyendu Sharma was released on Amazon India in 2022. It trended on top ten on Amazon India for several months

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Language |
| 1991 | Kilukkampetti | Anu Pillai | Malayalam |
| 1991 | Sivaranjani | Sivaranjani | Tamil |
| 1994 | Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | Anna | Hindi |
| 1994 | Jazbaat | Varsha | Hindi |
| 1994 | Vaade Iraade | Jyoti | Hindi |
| 1999 | Vishwa | Usha | Kannada |
| 2005 | My Wife's Murder | Sheela | Hindi |
| 2007 | Aag | Kavita | Hindi |
| 2009 | Karma Aur Holi | Sujata | Hindi |
| 2010 | Rann | Nalini Kashyap | Hindi |
| 2010 | Mittal v/s Mittal | Karuna Maheshwari | Hindi |
| 2019 | Romeo Akbar Walter | Rehana Kazmi | Hindi |
| 2022 | Odd Couple | Nivedita Verma | Hindi |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Kash-m-kash | Ashi | |
| 1995 | Chinna Chinna Aasai- Suyamvaram | Surekha | Tamil language show |
| 1987-1988 | Chunauti | | |
| 1988 | Mujrim Haazir | | |
| 2020 | Never Kiss Your Best Friend | Sumer's mother | |
| 2022 | Guilty Minds | Neela | |

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Year | Album | Record Label |
| 1995 | Dole Dole | Magnasound |
| 1996 | Dum Tara | Magnasound |
| 1997 | A-Ha | Magnasound |
| 2007 | Zindagi | UMG |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Music | Songwriter (s) | Album |
| Title | Year | UK Asian | Music | Songwriter (s) | Album |
| Sawan Barse | 2018 | — | Surya Vishwakarma | Surya Vishwakarma | |
| Namo Namo (Cover) | 2019 | — | | | |
| Shararat | 2023 | — | Sunita Nagaranjan | Mayur Puri | |

### Compilation albums

| Year | Album | Record Label |
| 1996 | Channel Hits | Magnasound |
| 1997 | Party Zone | Magnasound |
| 1998 | The Ultimate Party Album | Magnasound |