Usha (Actress) Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Usha

• Usha grew up in Alissery, Alappuzha, Kerala.

• She initially worked in many theatrical productions.

• When Usha started her career as an actor, her name was changed from ‘Haseena’ to ‘Usha’ at the suggestion of actor and director Balachandra Menon. He believed that the name ‘Haseena’ might create problems while filming in temples.

  Usha in her youth

• Usha faced criticism from her relatives and community members for changing her name. However, she continued to use the name ‘Usha’ throughout her career.

• Usha has appeared in many Malayalam films including ‘Kandathum Kettathum’ (1988), ‘Kireedam’ (1989), ‘Pavam Pavam Rajakumaran’ (1990), ‘Chenkol’ (1993), ‘God’s Own Country’ (2014), ‘Lolans’ (2018), and ‘Cheena Trophy’ (2023).

  A poster of the film ‘Kireedam’ (1989)

• While working on a project in Bahrain in 1992, a senior actor misbehaved with Usha in an elevator. She immediately slapped him and later informed actors Mohanlal and Sukumari, who supported her. After the incident, Usha was labelled ‘arrogant’ and gradually sidelined in the industry.

• Usha later started dating director T. S. Suresh Babu. However, her father opposed the relationship because he felt Suresh was a poor match for Usha and was concerned about the potential negative impact on her life and career.

• Usha’s father was so upset with her relationship with Suresh that he spoke to actor Mammootty and requested him to discuss the matter with Suresh to make him understand. Mammootty talked to Suresh, but he continued dating Usha.

• Usha was very young when she married T. S. Suresh Babu. However, their marriage ended in divorce. Later, she raised her two children on her own without any financial support from Suresh.

• Usha has worked in many television series like Surya TV’s ‘Alilathali’ (2005), ‘Nilapakshi’ (2013), Mazhavil Manorama’s ‘Bhagyajathakam’ (2018), and Flowers TV’s ‘Kumkumacheppu’ (2023).

  Usha (right) in a still from the television series ‘Bhagyajathakam’ (2018)

• She has also worked as an anchor for television shows like Kerala Vision’s ‘Business Talks.’

• Usha has sung many songs including ‘Punyangalude Pookkalam’ and ‘Break the Chain’ (2020). She has also appeared in the music video for these songs.

  Usha while singing ‘Break the Chain’ (2020)

• In 2024, Usha spoke about the 1992 Bahrain incident during a press meet in Kerala as it came up in discussions about misconduct in the film industry. Usha revealed this incident just a few hours after Mohanlal stepped down as the President of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) on moral grounds.