Suhasini Maniratnam (born Suhasini on 15 August 1961 is an Indian actress who is mainly seen in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films though she has acted in various languages. She made her film debut in 1980 in a Tamil film Nenjathai Killathe for which she won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress. Suhasini has won a National Film Award for Best Actress for Sindhu Bhairavi in 1986.She entered the Kannada Film Industry in the year 1982 by acting in K.Balachander's film Benkiyalli AraLida Hoovu for which she won a filmfare award and various awards in Karnataka and became a very popular star in Kannada. She has won four Filmfare Awards for her Kannada films and One Filmfare Award for her Telugu film and other awards such as Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Nandi Awards and Kerala State Film Awards.
