Dancer, Sudha Chandran On Losing Her Right Leg, Recalls The Struggles Her Parents Had Faced

Bharatnatyam dancer turned actress, Sudha Chandran is a woman of grace and lover of dance, who has proved that “an accident so fatal can still be a blessing in disguise”. Sudha is known for her negative roles and stellar performances as Ramola Sikand in Kaahin Kissii Roz, Yamini in Naagin, Gayathri Kaul in K. Street Pali Hill, etc. Now in a recent interview, Sudha opened up about the struggles her parents had to go through post her accident.

For the unversed, Sudha Chandran had learnt the art of dancing since she was three and a half years old and had also planned her future around the same. However, Sudha’s life had taken a tragic turn, when she had met with a major bus accident. Due to unforgivable medical negligence, her right leg was amputated after gangrene formation. However, Sudha regained her mobility with the help of a prosthetic Jaipur foot. 

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In a recent conversation with Pinkvilla, Sudha Chandran recalled how she had decided to fight back and did not sway away from the wave of people’s sympathy. Elaborating on how her father, KD Chandran, had come into the operation theatre before her amputation was going to happen, she shared:

“He (Sudha’s father) was one person who said stand up for yourself because after the accident when the amputation happened my dad came into the operation theatre and he said that I shall be that leg that you are going to lose, but you will walk. Not only you will walk, you will dance. I will make sure that I will make you successful before I leave this world.”

Further in the interview, Sudha revealed that at night her parents used to break down in tears. Sudha also recalled how her mother, Thangum Chandran, went shopping post 9 pm to avoid silly questions from people. In her words:

“But at night, they used to break down. Presuming that I was sleeping I used to listen to them. I also remember my mother used to go to the market post 9 pm because she did not want to meet people. People actually walked up to me and ask silly questions like is it below the knee or how many inches.”

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In the same interview, Sudha Chandran mentioned that she is the only especially abled person to step forward into the entertainment industry and do wonders in her work. Recalling how people used to taunt her saying your father, KD Chandran, must have wanted to make you the next Hema Malini or Vyjayanthimala, Sudha said:

“Aww your dad wanted to make you like Hema Malini or Vyjayanthimala because you are a dancer so the next stage is films. My father never even thought of it because he wanted me to do the IAS or IFS. I am an only handicapped person who put a step forward into the entertainment media and doing really well for myself so at least I am happy. And if given another rebirth, I would love to be reborn as Mr KD Chandran and Thangum Chandran’s daughter again.”

Subha Chandran is truly a gem of the film industry, and her story is inspiring for many. What do you think?

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