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Suman Talwar (born 28 August 1959) is an Indian actor known for his work in South Indian films. He played the male lead and also character actor mostly in Telugu and Tamil. He also featured in few Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. In a career spanning almost 4 decades, he has acted in more than 200 movies. Suman excelled in a variety of roles in the 1980s and 1990s.

Early life
Suman was born in a Tulu-speaking family in Madras of present-day Tamil Nadu. His mother, Kesari Chandra, was the Principal of the Ethiraj College for women in Chennai. His father, Susheel Chandra, worked for I.O.C. Chennai. He attended The Besant Theosophical High School, Chennai and completed a B.A. in English Literature. Suman learnt music and Sanskrit from H.A.S. Shastri.

Career
Suman started his cinema journey at the age of 20 with the Tamil film Neechal kulam (1979). The young actor failed to get a massive start, but started bagging notable roles. His role as Rajinikanth's brother in the crime thriller Thee (1981) made him grab more attention, and he transformed into a popular actor. Suman then signed back-to-back films in Tamil and built a place for himself. Suman slowly faded away from Tamil movies and shifted his focus to Telugu films.

He acted in many action and romantic movies in Telugu, including Tharangini (1982), Neti Bharatam (1983) and Sitaara (1984). Suman acted as mythological characters such as Venkateswara, Shiva, and Rama in Telugu. He won Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film Bava Bavamaridi (1993) and a Special jury award for the role of Lord Venkateswara he played in Annamayya (1997). Suman appears in the role of a taxi passenger in the Hollywood movie Death and Taxis released in 2007.

He returned to acting by playing the villain in the Tamil films in Sivaji  winning the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain opposite Rajinikanth. He later roped in Kuruvi (2008) and Aegan (2008). He was cast as the main antagonist in the Malayalam movie Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded. He has also won the Asianet Film Honour Special Jury Award in 2009.

In 2015, Suman is playing the villain in the movie in Akshay Kumar's Gabbar Is Back.

Politics
Suman initially started showing his interest in politics by supporting Telugu Desam Party during 1999 under the leadership of the then Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. In 2004, he, along with his supporters, joined Bharatiya Janata Party.

Personal life
He is married to Sirisha, and they have a daughter.