Actor and politician
Sumalatha Ambareesh
completes two successful years as a member of parliament today. Having been elected by the
Mandya
folk in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Sumalatha Ambareesh has been an active propellant of the constituency's progress over the last two years.
Interestingly, Sumalatha Ambareesh created history by becoming the first independent woman candidate to win Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka. The former actor contested the elections against her fellow member of the film fraternity,
Nikhil Kumaraswamy
, to defeat the latter by a considerable margin. Sumalatha Amabareesh's campaign included support from industry stalwarts like
Yash,
Darshan, Rockline Venkatesh, and Doddanna. She took to social media a while ago to thank the people of Mandya, actor Amabareesh's fans, and well-wishers for their support.
Sumalatha Ambareesh began her acting in the year 1979 and boasts of a prolific filmography today that includes many iconic performances in all four south Indian languages. A rare feat for any actor in the country, Ms. Sumalatha has had the opportunity to share the screen space with the biggest of superstars and also work alongside some of the best filmmakers of her time. She would go on to marry her co-star Ambareesh, a politician himself, in the year 1991.
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