Maraju Sumanth is a 13-year-old kid who is from Odisha, India. Dance is like blood to him that flows in his veins. Watching him dance leaves everyone spellbound. He is the superstar who won the title of India’s Got Talent season 4 hosted by popular combo of judges-
Karan Johar
,
Kirron Kher
,
Malaika Arora
. His partner in dance and mischief is an adorable 7-year-old kid Shonali Majumdar. Sumantha and Shonali were trained by Bivash Dance Academy of Kolkata.
In spite of being from financially unstable family, he was encouraged by his parents to learn different forms of dancing and participate in various competitions. He set the stage on fire by showing various forms of dancing like salsa and acrobatics. They were next roped in to participate in
Jhalak Dikhla Jaa
season 6 of Colors TV, competing against various dancers like
Drashti Dhami
, Lauren, and Singer Shaan etc. They grabbed the attention of everyone including the judges, public, hosts and also co competitors. Shonali and Sumanth’s dance is so mesmerizing, makes one wonder if they have springs attached to their bodies. Their dance can be best described as wind flowing or we can say that to achieve that level of perfection is a no piece of cake.
Sumanth was one of the finalists of Jhalak. The duo performed on salsa with laser lights for grand finale of Jhalak. They received standing ovation from Actor Hrithik Roshan, and all the judges. Hrithik who is also an amazing dancer was left bemused seeing their dance.
Madhuri Dixit
who is one of the judges said, “ They are super stars of super finale”. They were the runner up of the show and received amazing comments and blessings.