Indushree Raveendra

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

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]

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]

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

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]

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.[2]
• Grandpa (Venkat or Venki) - Grandpa talks humorously about the concept of marriage and happy life.[2]