Usharani | |
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Born | Varkkala |
Residence | Chennai |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Film actor |
Years active | 1967–2000 |
Spouse(s) | N. Sankaran Nair (1971-2006) |
Children | Vishnu Sankaran Nair |
Parent(s) | Mothi, Sudeshini |
Usharani is an Indian film actress who acted prominently in Malayalam films. She was a lead actress during the late 1970s and early 1980s. She had acted in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi films.
Usharani was born as eldest among three children at Chennai to Tamilian Father Mothi and a Malayali mother Sudeshini. She hails from Varkkala, Kerala. Her father was a Saurashtra Oriental Arts cloth merchant. She has two younger sisters, Sangeetha Raman and Renjini. She studied at Church Park Presentation Convent, Chennai. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Her mother died when Usha was 19. She started movie career as a child artist.
She is married to Malayalam movie director N. Sankaran Nair on 1971. The couple has a son Vishnu born on 1981.