Sujibala

Sujibala is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil films alongside a few Kannada and Malayalam films.

Sujibala
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2003-2016
Spouse	Pranesh ​ (m. 2016)​

Career

Sujibala played the secondary lead opposite Manikandan in Kicha Vayasu 16 (2005) and made her lead debut with the Kannada film Mr. Bakra (2005).^[1][2] She notably played a minor role as the sister of Malavika's character in Chandramukhi (2005).^[3] She starred in lead roles in several low-key Tamil films such as Vanjagan (2006) and Don Chera (2006).^[4][5] She made her Malayalam debut with Gopalapuranam (2008) and a critic noted that "Sujibala couldn't have chosen a worse debut vehicle in Malayalam".^[6] Regarding her performance in Iyakkam (2008), a critic wrote that she was lost in the contrived screenplay.^[7] She played a dhobi worker in Ayyavazhi (2008).^[8] She also was a semi-finalist on the second season of the game show Maanada Mayilada (2008) with Lokesh.^[9] Sujibala played supporting roles in Goripalayam (2010), Muthukku Muthaaga (2011), and Kazhugu (2012) as the wife of Karunas' character.^[3][10]

Personal life

While working on the film Unmai (2012), the director P. Ravikumar proposed to her and threatened to kill himself if she declined. They got engaged and Sujibala was hesitant to marry him, so she attempted suicide by consuming sleeping pills.^[11][12][13]

In 2016, she married Pranesh, a man from Ooty working in a restaurant in Qatar.^[14][15]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	Thennavan	Nurse
	Galatta Ganapathy	Abi
2004	Campus	Student
	Dreams
2005	Kicha Vayasu 16	Subbu
	Mr. Bakra		Kannada film; credited as Rohini
	Chandramukhi	Kandaswamy's youngest daughter
	Sakha Sakhi		Kannada film
2006	Don Chera	Geetha
	Vanjagan	Jeeva
2008	Gopalapuranam	Nandini Nair	Malayalam film
	Iyakkam	Malar
	Ayyavazhi
2009	Iru Nadhigal
	Ilampuyal	Mozhi
	Vaigai		Special appearance
	Suriyan Satta Kalloori		Special appearance
2010	Goripalayam	Rani
	Pa. Ra. Palanisamy		Special appearance
	Thittakudi	Mallika
	Meshtru		Kannada film
2011	Minsaram		Special appearance
	Muthukku Muthaaga	Raasathi
	Uppukandam Brothers: Back in Action		Malayalam film
	Konjam Veyil Konjam Mazhai		Special appearance
	Kasethan Kadavulada		Special appearance
2012	Kazhugu	Valli
2014	Kalavaram		Special appearance
	Vilaasam
2016	Thirunaal
	Anjukku Onnu		Special appearance
2025	Madha Gaja Raja		Filmed in 2012 and released after 12 years

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel
2007-2008	Maanada Mayilada (Seasons 1 & 2)	Contestant	Kalaignar TV
2009	Samayal Samayal with Venkatesh Bhat		Star Vijay
2012	Aan Paavam		Sun TV

References

1. "All about teenage love". The Hindu. 13 May 2005. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. "Jaggesh returns to acting". Viggy. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
3. "'சர்ச்சை' நடிகை சுஜிபாலா திடீர் திருமணம்... கத்தார் ஹோட்டல் ஊழியரை மணந்தார்! | Actress Sujibala marries Ooty man". Filmibeat (in Tamil).
4. "Vanjagan release on August 4". Filmibeat. 2 August 2006. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
5. "DONSERA Review" (in Tamil). koodal.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
6. "Gopalapuranam Review | Gopalapuranam Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen". 15 March 2008. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
7. S. R. Ashok Kumar (2 May 2008). "Game called murder -- Iyakkam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
8. Shankar, Settu (17 May 2007). "Sujibala without a blouse in Ayyavazhi". Oneindia. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
9. "Chennai's Radio Cityzens catch up with 'Maanaada Mayilaada' semi finalists". www.radioandmusic.com. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
10. "Kazhugu review. Kazhugu Tamil movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com - IndiaGlitz.com". Indiaglitz. January 10, 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017.
11. "Director reveals intimate pics of actress Sujibala". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
12. "Sujibala files death threat complaint against director". The Times of India. January 16, 2017. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
13. "Actress Attempts Suicide - Suji Bala - Goripaalayam - Tamil Movie News - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2023-11-25.
14. "நடிகை சுஜிபாலா திருமணம்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
15. "நடிகை சுஜிபாலா திடீர் திருமணம்: ஊட்டியை சேர்ந்தவரை மணந்தார்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). September 5, 2016. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

External links

• Sujibala at IMDb