Sumukha

Sumukha, born 9 September 1994, in Bangalore, Karnataka is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada, Marathi and Hindi films and OTT Teleplays. Son of renowned actors and theatre artists Shashi Kumar and Nanditha Yadav, at the age of 10, Sumukha was introduced to the field of acting as a child artist, making appearances in films, television and plays. After completing his schooling from The Valley School (Bangalore), he moved to Mumbai, to enhance his skills as an actor and find opportunities to kick start his career. Sumukha began his professional journey with theatre, performing all across India, more notably at venues like Prithvi Theatre and TATA Theatre (NCPA) in Mumbai as well as Ranga Shankara and Ravindra Kalakshetra in Bangalore. Eventually, Sumukha went on to work with Zee TV, which presented him with opportunities to meet with and work under eminent theatre personalities such as Vijaya Mehta, Ranjit Kapoor, B Jayashree and Ganesh Yadav among many others. He has acted in several Hindi plays for Zee Theatre, namely: Shobha Yatra (2018), Mera Kuch Samaan (2018), Vaastav (2018), Agnipankh (2018), Shadyantra (2022), as well as, worked as an assistant director for the plays: Janpath Kiss (2018), directed by Ranjit Kapoor and Hamidabai Ki Kothi (2019), directed by Vijaya Mehta. Following these experiences, Sumukha decided to pursue his career in mainstream cinema. He got his first break as a debut hero with Yaanaa (2019) directed by Vijayalakshmi Singh. Following, Sumukha played the lead in his self written and self directed Kannada film Physics Teacher (2022). His directorial debut, Physics Teacher (2022) was selected for and presented at the Bangalore International Film Festival (BIFFES). Sumukha has also acted in a bilingual feature film Rajasthan Diaries (2023 release) shot in Kannada and Marathi, directed by Nanditha Yadav and produced by Shalini Thackeray and Jeetendra Thackeray under their film production house Cinemantra. In addition to his acting career, he is also the founder of the production house Passing Shots Films (OPC) PVT LTD, the banner under which he released his film Physics Teacher (2022).