Archive · 3 Jun 2025
Ramayan's Shurpanakha Actress Now in Politics
The Ramayan TV show from the 80s was very popular.
Actress Renu Dhariwal played Shurpanakha, one of the famous characters.
She was a theatre artist before joining the show.
The director, Ramanand Sagar, picked her after hearing her laugh.
She got paid a good amount for the role.
After the show, she didn't act much.
Now, she lives in Mumbai and is active in politics, working with the Congress party.
Renu Dhariwal played the character of Shurpanakha in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan.
She was a theatre artist before being cast in the role.
Dhariwal was selected for the role after an audition where her laughter impressed Ramanand Sagar.
She was paid 30 thousand rupees for her role in the series.
Currently, Dhariwal is involved in politics and works with the Congress party in Mumbai.
- Who
- Renu Dhariwal, the actress who played Shurpanakha in the Ramayan series.
- What
- Renu Dhariwal was cast as Shurpanakha in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan.
- When
- The Ramayan series aired on Doordarshan in the 1980s.
- Where
- Renu Dhariwal currently resides in Andheri, Mumbai.
- Why
- Ramanand Sagar chose Renu Dhariwal for the role after hearing her laugh during an audition.
- Character Played
- Shurpanakha
- Director
- Ramanand Sagar
- Airing Decade
- 1980s
- Payment
- 30,000 rupees
- Current Residence
- Andheri, Mumbai
- Political Affiliation
- Congress party