The series featured eight standalone episodes examining the lives of South Indian women, and starred several of her contemporaries such as Shobana, Revathi, Raadhika and Amala as protagonists. In 1991, Suhasini directed the anthology mini-series Penn (1991) shown on Madras Doordarshan. She has worked in Swathi (1984), Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal Ezhuthapurangal (1987), Amrutha Varshini (1997), Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001), Theerthadanam (2001) and Gabbar Singh (2012) among others. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the 1985 Tamil film Sindhu Bhairavi, directed by K. She has acted with Vishnuvardhan in Bandhana (1984), Suprabhatha (1988), Muthina Haara (1990), Himapatha (1995), Hendithghelthini (1998), Maathaad Maathaadu Mallige (2007) and School Master (2010). She appeared in the AFI Fest nominated feature film Vanaprastham (1999), which starred Mohanlal. She was introduced to Malayalam cinema through Padmarajan's Koodevide (1983), which also featured Mammootty. In her first movie itself, she won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress. She made her film debut in 1980 with the Tamil movie Nenjathai Killathe. Suhasini attended the Municipal Elementary School in Paramakudi, before moving to Madras aged 12 to live with her grandmother and uncle Kamal Haasan. Her paternal cousins Anu Hasan, Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan have also since become actresses.

Suhasini has won 4 Filmfare Awards, 2 Kerala State Awards, 2 Tamilnadu State Awards and 2 Nandi Awards. Suhasini then won National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in Sindhu Bhairavi (1985). She made her cinematic debut with the 1980, Tamil film. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films.

Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) known mononymously as Suhasini, is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry.

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