Indushree Raveendra (born 16 February 1986) is an Indian ventriloquist, impressionist and experimentalist.[1] She was also a contestant on India's Got Talent and Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega.[1][2] She is also known for coming in That's My Job as a guest.

Indushree Raveendra
Born (1986-02-16) 16 February 1986 (age 38)
OriginBangaluru, India
GenresVentriloquist, Experimentalist
OccupationVentriloquism
Years active1994-Present
Websiteindushreeraveendra.com

Early life

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Raveendra's interest in ventriloquism began after buying a monkey puppet for Rs.200 at a magic convention.[1][2]

Education

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In 2008, Raveendra graduated in BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts-Painting) from chitra kala parishath college of fine arts Karnataka.[1] Following this in 2013, she completed her M.S. in Communication (Master of Science in Communication) from Presidency College.[3]

Career

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Raveendra got her first appearance on national television show Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega, where she finished as the first runner-up.[2] Raveendrawas also a contestant of India's Got Talent Season 5, where she reached the semi-finals.[1] She has performed 68 live shows on Zee Kannada named Dinku Duniya and Filter Coffee with Dinku.[2]

 
Indushree Raveendra performs with ten foot tall Mahishusura doll on the festival of Dussehra at Mysore.

In 2010, on the festival of Dussehra Raveendra performed an act with a 10 feet tall puppet called Mahishasura.[4][5][6]

Awards

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Raveendra received the First Ladies Award from President of India in 2018.[1] She has five Limca Book of Records for:

  • The first female ventriloquist of India
  • The first to do triple dummy acts
  • The first to do four dummy acts
  • For performing with the tallest talking doll (10-ft tall Mahishasura at the Mysuru Dasara)
  • For performing most number of live ventriloquy shows (68).[7][2][1]

She has also won the Young Achievers Award, the Global Shapers Award, along with the Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Awards.[7]

Puppets

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This is a list of character names of the puppets that indushree uses during her shows:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Everything Can Talk". The Hindu. November 15, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Where is the voice coming from?". Deccan Herald. May 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "list of presidency college alumni".
  4. ^ ""Indushree performing with Mahishasura"". The New Indian Express. December 27, 2009.
  5. ^ "Tallest Ventriloquist Doll". February 17, 2011.
  6. ^ "A Specialist in Dummy Act". The New Indian Express. August 2, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "This woman speaks in many voices". October 28, 2018.