Sudha Chandran was born in a Tamil family in 1964. She started dancing at the age of 3 and it was then that her family decided to provide her formal education in dance. Sudha continued her studies at St. Josephs Convent School with her first dance performance at the age of eight. By the age of 17, she had performed 75 stage programmes. In May 1981, at about 16 years old, in Tamil Nadu, Chandran met with an accident in which her legs were wounded. She received initial medical treatment of her injuries at a local hospital and was later admitted to Vijaya Hospital at Madras. However, because of the heavy influx of patients, the doctors made a mistake while trying to cure the infection. This mistake cost Sudha her right leg. To stop the spread of the infection, her right leg had to be amputated 7.5 inches below the knee. Sudha remained in a state of shock and for a long time because it was the time when her passion for dance was growing and that incident happened.
She began to learn how to walk again and it took her 4 months to even walk straight. Once she got the Jaipor leg, it took her 3 years of physiotherapy to recover and feel normal again. During the every dance session while wearing the artificial leg, her foot began to bleed and the pain became more severe as the pace of her dancing increased. She mastered all the dance moves and patiently waited for an opportunity to thrive on the stage once again. January 28, 1984 was the day she forgot about her leg and produced such a stellar performance. Her performance was appreciated and well received by all, even Ramoji Rao, a famous Telugu film producer who wanted to produce a film based on her life story. Later, Sudha was cast as the protagonist in 'Mayuri'. The film went on to become a hit and turned Sudha into an overnight star. At that time, the President of India, Gyani Zail Singh presented her a special award-Silver Lotus and Rs.5, 000 for her acting in this film at the 33rd National Film Festival. The hindi version of her movie called 'Nache Mayuri' became a hit as well and was viewed by international audiences.
Today Sudha Chandran is a known face on small screen. She never gave up in her life which makes her a true star. Sudha Chandran is married to Ravi Dang since 1986. The couple have no children.
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