Actor · Telugu cinema
Khushbu Sundar
Khushbu Sundar movies: 13 Telugu films on file, 1986–2022. Earliest on file: Kaliyuga Pandavulu (1986). Latest release: Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu (4 March 2022).
- Films on file
- 13 (13 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1986–2022
- Selected films on file
- Yamadonga, Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu, Stalin
- Record
- Q3521226 on Wikidata
Khushbu Sundar (often credited as Khushbu or Kushboo) is an Indian actress, producer, television personality and politician who has appeared in more than 200 films, mainly in Tamil and Telugu. She entered South Indian cinema through the Telugu film Kaliyuga Pandavulu (1986), and in recent years has played supporting roles in Telugu films such as Stalin (2006), Yamadonga (2007) and Agnyaathavaasi (2018).
She was born Nakhat Khan on 29 September 1970 in Bombay, according to Wikipedia, citing The News Minute; Wikidata gives the same date. Her parents gave her the stage name Khushbu when she began as a child actress, and she has lived in Chennai for nearly 40 years.
Career
She began as a child artist in the Hindi film The Burning Train (1980) and appeared in films such as Naseeb, Laawaris and Dard Ka Rishta. Her adult debut was as Anil Kapoor’s sister in Meri Jung (1985), and her first lead was Jaanoo (1985) opposite Jackie Shroff.
D. Ramanaidu and K. Raghavendra Rao introduced her to South Indian films with Kaliyuga Pandavulu, opposite Venkatesh. She made close to 12 films in Telugu and Kannada before her Tamil debut; her Telugu films of the period on our records include Captain Nagarjun (1986), Kirai Dada, Trimurtulu and Bharatamlo Arjunudu (1987), Jeevana Jyothi (1988) and Guru Sishyulu (1990). In Tamil her career took off with Varusham 16 (1989) and especially the runaway hit Chinna Thambi (1991), and she went on to star in films such as Nattupura Pattu (1996) and Ettupatti Rasa (1997).
After a period in television and politics, she returned to Telugu films in supporting roles: in Stalin with Chiranjeevi and Trisha; as Yama’s wife in S. S. Rajamouli’s Yamadonga; as Indrani Bhargav in Agnyaathavaasi, with Pawan Kalyan; and in Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu (2022) with Sharwanand and Rashmika Mandanna. In Tamil she returned with Rajinikanth in Annaatthe (2021).
In politics she joined the DMK in 2010, the Indian National Congress in 2014, where she was a national spokesperson (The Times of India), and later the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Awards
- Three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two Cinema Express Awards, a Kalaimamani Award and a Kerala State Film Award, per Wikipedia.
Where to watch her films
- Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu: digital rights with SonyLIV, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
- Agnyaathavaasi: Sun NXT, per Wikipedia (OTT details)
- Stalin: Aha, per the platform listing (OTT details)
Catalogues change; check the platform before you plan to watch.
Personal life
She married the director Sundar C in 2000, according to Wikipedia, citing The Times of India. They have two daughters and run the production house Avni Cinemax.
Sources: Wikipedia and the references it cites (linked above), Wikidata, the Wikipedia articles of the films named, and Tollywood Desk’s film and OTT records.
Career on file
Khushbu Sundar appears in 13 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1986 to 2022. The earliest of them is Kaliyuga Pandavulu (1986), and the most recent release is Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu (2022). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Yamadonga (2007), Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu (2022) and Stalin (2006). Other recent releases on file are Agnyaathavaasi (2018), Vasuki (1997) and Pekata Papa Rao (1993).
Rajendra Prasad is the most frequent co-star, sharing five films with Khushbu Sundar, followed by Venkatesh Daggubati (3) and Akkineni Nagarjuna (2). Among directors, K. Raghavendra Rao cast Khushbu Sundar most often, in two films. Music on four of them is by K. Chakravarthy, with Ilaiyaraaja (2) and Raj-Koti (2) next. Across these films the credits on file name 12 different directors, 8 music directors and 41 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 12 of them; they average 153 minutes, and the longest is Yamadonga at 179 minutes. Three of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 1980s (6), 1990s (3), 2000s (2), 2010s (1) and 2020s (1). 1987 is the busiest single year, with three films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.