Personal Information
- Full Name
- Sudha Chandran
- Birthplace
- Mumbai, India
- Date of Birth
- September 21, 1965
- Religion
- Hinduism
Physical Statistics
- Height
- 170 cm
- Weight
- 70 kg
- Eye Color
- Black
- Hair Color
- Black
Education & Qualifications
Colleges / Universities
Mithibai College, Mumbai
Family & Relationships
- Father
- Late K D Chandran (Dy.Library Director of USIS and Actor)
- Mother
- Thangam
- Spouse / Partner
- Ravi Dang (Assistant Director)
- Child
- Daughter - N/A Son - N/A
- Sibling
- Only child
Favorites & Preferences
Food
Rasam rice and Papadam
Actor
Rajesh Khanna and Shah Rukh Khan
Actress
Meena Kumari, Hema Malini , Rekha and Sridevi
Restaurant
Green House, The Class in Mumbai
Lesser-Known Facts & Trivia
- 1Sudha started dancing at 3 and a half years old.
- 2She excelled in her 10th standard exams with 80% and chose arts over science for a dance career.
- 3At 17, in 1981, she had a road accident that led to losing her leg.
- 4With a prosthetic 'Jaipur Foot' and 3 years of physiotherapy, she overcame her disability.
- 5Her 1984 Mumbai dance performance marked her comeback and praised as one of India's best Bharatnatyam dancers.
- 6She made her acting debut with the Telugu film Mayuri (1986), based on her story.
- 7In 1986, she received the National Film Award - Special Jury Award for Mayuri.
- 8She founded the Sudha Chandran Academy of Dance with branches in Mumbai and Pune.
- 9She serves as the vice-chairperson of the National Association of Disabled Enterprises (NADE).
- 10In a video statement on 22 October 2021, she urged PM Narendra Modi for special-abled individuals' airport security convenience.
- 11At 17, in 1981, she had a road accident near Tiruchirapalli that led to losing her leg.
- 12With a prosthetic 'Jaipur Foot' and physiotherapy, she overcame her disability and returned to dancing.
- 13Her 1984 Mumbai dance performance marked her comeback and was praised as one of India's best Bharatanatyam dancers.
