Suchindra Bali is a Tamil

Tamil language

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 actor, son of former 50s and 60s superstar actress Vyjayanthimala

Vyjayanthimala

Vyjayanthimala Bali is an Indian film actress, Bharathanatyam dancer, carnatic singer, dance choreographer, golfer and a Parliamentarian....

. He has shortened his name to Suchin. His mother is of Tamil

Tamil people

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 origin while his father Dr. Bali is a north Indian.

He was born in Mumbai

Mumbai

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, did his schooling in Chennai

Chennai

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, moved to Delhi

Delhi

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 for college and then went to the U.S.

United States

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 for higher studies. He's a law graduate from Columbia University

Columbia University

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. After completing his studies, he returned to Delhi

Delhi

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 where he started modelling. Several acting sessions and dance classes later, he entered into Tamil cinema industry. Acting was the last thing on Suchin’s mind, one day his photograph appeared in a Tamil daily and was seen by a producer who came to sign him for a movie. His first movie was Kannodu Kanbathellam

Kannodu Kanbathellam

Kannodu Kaanbathellam is a 1999 Tamil film directed by Prabu Solomon. Arjun, Sonali Bendre, Suchindra and Ruchita play lead roles, whilst Manivannan, Crazy Mohan, Anu Mohan, Kovai Sarala and Nizhagal Ravi essay supporting roles...

, where he shared frames with Arjun and his second film was Mugavaree with Ajith Kumar

Ajith Kumar

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. He also worked with Nana Patekar

Nana Patekar

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, his debut Bollywood

Bollywood

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 movie was Aanch

Aanch

Aanch is a Hindi movie directed by Rajesh Kumar Singh. Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Suchindra and Sharbani Mukherjee played the lead roles. It's an epic love story set against the background of a crime ridden some parts of rural Uttar Pradesh. Sanjeev-Darshan scored the music for the...

, directed by Rajesh Singh.

His Tamil next venture is Ninaithale

Ninaithale

Ninaithale is a 2007 Tamil movie starring Suchindra and Nargis Bagheri in the lead roles. This movie is the remake of the Telugu blockbuster movie Anand. It is Suchindra's first Tamil movie as hero...

, directed by Viswas Sundar. It's his first Tamil movie as solo hero.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1999	Kannodu Kanbathellam Kannodu Kanbathellam Kannodu Kaanbathellam is a 1999 Tamil film directed by Prabu Solomon. Arjun, Sonali Bendre, Suchindra and Ruchita play lead roles, whilst Manivannan, Crazy Mohan, Anu Mohan, Kovai Sarala and Nizhagal Ravi essay supporting roles...	Akash	Tamil
2000	Mugavaree		Tamil	Cameo appearance
2003	Aanch Aanch Aanch is a Hindi movie directed by Rajesh Kumar Singh. Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Suchindra and Sharbani Mukherjee played the lead roles. It's an epic love story set against the background of a crime ridden some parts of rural Uttar Pradesh. Sanjeev-Darshan scored the music for the...	Diwakar	Hindi
2007	Ninaithale Ninaithale Ninaithale is a 2007 Tamil movie starring Suchindra and Nargis Bagheri in the lead roles. This movie is the remake of the Telugu blockbuster movie Anand. It is Suchindra's first Tamil movie as hero...	Anand	Tamil

External links

• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/24645172.cms
• http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/mar/19bali.htm