Suman is an Indian film actor from Karnataka, India, known for his work predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was one of the most prominent stars of Telugu cinema in 80's. He has also played the roles of Gods like Venkateswara, Shiva and Rama in Telugu. Suman has also starred in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films.He enacted the historic character Pazhayamveedan Chandhu Nambiar in the biopic Pazhassi Raja.Born in Mangalore, his family moved to Chennai where he did his schooling from The Besant Theosophical High School, Chennai and B.A. in English Literature. 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. His mother tongue is Tulu. Suman learnt music and Sanskrit from H.A.S. Shastri.