Suhasini Mani Ratnam is a multiple award-winning actress with her work spanning across several languages. She started her career as a camera assistant and then went on to become an actress appearing in many critically acclaimed films including Vanaprastham, Swathi Bandhana and Sindhu Bhairavi. Her performance in Sindhu Bhairavi earned her a National Award. She directed the Tamil feature film Indra in 1996. She is also an accomplished writer having penned the dialogues for Thiruda Thiruda, Iruvar and Raavanan among other films.