Dr. Sharmila (born 15 November 1974) is a doctor, actress, social activist and YouTuber from Tamil Nadu, India.

Sharmila was born on 15 November 1974[2][3] in Bombay (now Mumbai),[4] the capital city of Maharashtra, into a Brahmin family[5] who later settled in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu.

[6] She was subsequently selected by reputed psychiatrist Dr. N. Mathrubootham, who wanted to conduct sex education discussions on television, to read the letters from the public.

[14] The channel's content originally included politics, society, art, literature, food, life, health, soap opera, and cinema.

On 1 December 2024, another channel named "Sudar" was announced,[15] to cover topics other than politics, including fashion, science and history.