Uma Shankari

Born	Uma Shankari Rajendra Babu 12 July 1978 (age 36)
Other names	Umashankari
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	2000 - 2007
Parents	D. Rajendra Babu, Sumithra

Uma is an Indian film actress who appeared in regional Indian language films.

Career

In 2006, she appeared in Sakthi Chidambaram's Kovai Brothers opposite Sibiraj, featuring as Sathyaraj's sister and also featured in Thodamaley alongside newcomers. She also acts in a few serials like Chikamma (the remake of the famous Tamil serial "Chithi" in Kannada) and Valli (a new Tamil Serial).

Personal life

Uma was born to D. Rajendra Babu, a commercial director in Kannada films, and actress Sumithra, who appeared in regional Indian films. Her younger sister, Nakshatra, made her debut with the film Doo in 2011. Alongside films, she studied B.A, English literature in Indira Gandhi Open University.

In 2005, the actress was romantically linked with actor Prashanth during the making of their film Adaikalam, but the pair dismissed the allegations. She eventually married software engineer H. Dushyanth in Bangalore on June 15, 2006 and opted against signing any more films thereafter.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2000	Veera Nadai	Poomayil	Tamil
	Vaanavil	Uma	Tamil
2001	Ammo Bomma		Telugu
	Navvuthu Bathakalira	Sarala	Telugu
	Kadal Pookkal	Kayal	Tamil
2002	Kuberan	Gauri	Malayalam
	Vasanthamalika	Nandhini	Malayalam
	Thilakam	Maya	Malayalam
2003	Chokka Thangam	Maragatham	Tamil
	Soori	Rishaba / Priya	Tamil
	Vikadan	Kaveri	Tamil
2004	Swamy	Seetha, Geetha	Telugu
	Rightaa Thappaa	Viji	Tamil
	Thendral	Thamaraiselvi	Tamil
	Ee Snehatheerathu	Gayathri	Malayalam
2005	Saphalam	Gracey	Malayalam
	Righta Thappa	Kayalvizhi	Tamil
	Amudhey	Vinaya	Tamil
	Selvam	Thendral	Tamil
2006	Uppi Dada M.B.B.S.		Kannada
	Kovai Brothers	Ganesh's sister	Tamil
	Thodamaley	Manju	Tamil
	Ilakkanam	Kayalvizhi	Tamil
	Kallarali Hoovagi	Noor Jahan	Kannada
	Adaikalam	Thamizh	Tamil
2007	Manikanda		Tamil
	Rasigar Mandram		Tamil