Personal Information
- Full Name
- Suman Talwar
- Birthplace
- Mangalore, Karnataka, India
- Date of Birth
- August 28, 1959
Family & Relationships
- Father
- Susheel Chander (Worked for I.O.C. Chennai)
- Mother
- Kesari Chander (Principal of Ethiraj College for women in Chennai)
- Spouse / Partner
- Sirisha
- Child
- Akilaja Prathyusha (Daughter)
Education & Qualifications
Schools
The Besant Theosophical High School, Chennai
Colleges / Universities
Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai
Physical Statistics
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 75 kg
- Eye Color
- Brown
- Hair Color
- Black
Quick Facts & Trivia
- 1Suman began his acting journey in 1979 with the Tamil film ‘Neechal Kulam.’
- 2Before acting, he worked as a Karate trainer.
- 3He holds a black belt in Karate and achieved the top rank from Shotokan Karate Association.
- 4Suman serves as the chairman of Andhra Pradesh Karate Association and is engaged with promoting martial arts through associations like Suman Budokan Karate Association.
- 5He learned ‘Kalaripayattu’ from Gopal Gurukkal, the martial art of Kerala.
- 6He also studied Sanskrit under H.A.S. Shastri.
- 7Suman is skilled in playing the Veena and Guitar.
- 8He greatly admires the dedication and persistence of N. Chandrababu Naidu.
- 9In 1999, he became a supporter of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader, N. Chandrababu Naidu.
- 10Suman is fluent in Tulu, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi.
- 11He has acted in more than 700 movies in 10 languages over a career spanning almost 5 decades.
- 12Suman won Nandi Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1993 film Bava Bavamaridi.
- 13He won the Asianet Film Honour Special Jury Award in 2009.
- 14Suman played many mythological characters such as Venkateswara, Shiva, and Rama in Telugu feature films.
- 15In 2004, he, along with his supporters, joined Bharatiya Janata Party.
- 16His wife Sirisha is the granddaughter of acclaimed Telugu writer D.V. Narasaraju.
- 17His mother tongue is Tulu.
