- Source: Indushree Raveendra
Indushree Raveendra (born 16 February 1986) is an Indian ventriloquist, impressionist and experimentalist. She was also a contestant on India's Got Talent and Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega.
She is also known for coming in That's My Job as a guest.
Early life
Raveendra's interest in ventriloquism began after buying a monkey puppet for Rs.200 at a magic convention.
Education
In 2008, Raveendra graduated in BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts-Painting) from chitra kala parishath college of fine arts Karnataka.
Following this in 2013, she completed her M.S. in Communication (Master of Science in Communication) from Presidency College.
Career
Raveendra got her first appearance on national television show Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega, where she finished as the first runner-up.
Raveendrawas also a contestant of India's Got Talent Season 5, where she reached the semi-finals.
She has performed 68 live shows on Zee Kannada named Dinku Duniya and Filter Coffee with Dinku.
In 2010, on the festival of Dussehra Raveendra performed an act with a 10 feet tall puppet called Mahishasura.
Awards
Raveendra received the First Ladies Award from President of India in 2018.
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).
She has also won the Young Achievers Award, the Global Shapers Award, along with the Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Awards.
Puppets
This is a list of character names of the puppets that indushree uses during her shows:
Dinku - Dinku has played the roles of politicians and actors, Manmohan Singh, Lalu Prasad Yadav, and Rakhi Sawant.
Grandpa (Venkat or Venki) - Grandpa talks humorously about the concept of marriage and happy life.
