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Indian actress

Saranya Ponvannan (born Sheela Christina^[1]) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Dravidian, and Malayalam and a occasional Kannada language films.

She besides acted in one Hindi glaze Chup: Revenge of the Artist in 2022. Saranya made go backward acting debut in a conduct role in Mani Ratnam's Nayakan (1987) and went on catch play lead roles from 1987 to 1996. Following an eight-year sabbatical, she returned to motion pictures in 2003 as a triteness actor roles. In her activity spanning around over 25 seniority she had won a numeral of accolades including one Not public Film Award, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and fivesome Filmfare Award South.

Career

Saranya sense her Tamil debut in Mani Ratnam's production Nayakan, as rank female lead opposite Kamal Haasan in 1987.^[2][3] She made other first Telugu appearance in 1989 film Neerajanam; her Malayalam inauguration was in the same crop with the film Artham dominant opposite Mammootty.^[4]

In 1996, she easy her Kannada debut with Appaji.

After 1996, she quit get out of acting. In 2000 she developed playing the lead role heavens the comedy television series, Veettukku Veedu Lootty, and subsequently acknowledged some supporting roles in pander to projects.^[2] During 2006 she arised in family-drama serial Mugangal, which aired on Sun TV.

After a break from films she made a comeback in 2003 Tamil film Alai opposite Raghuvaran as Silambarasan 's mother. By reason of then she has been distinguished for her "mother" roles connect films most notably Raam, Thavamai Thavamirundhu and Em Magan deceive the mid-2000s.^[3]

Her performance as Veerayi, a widowed mother torn amidst love and possessiveness, in goodness 2010 film Thenmerku Paruvakaatru – her 100th release – justified her the National Film Give for Best Actress.^[5] Her important breakthrough was 2005 Tamil ep Thavamai Thavamirundhu after which she established herself as a pronounced and leading actress in Southmost India.

As of 2017, she was one of the first paid character actresses in honesty south Indian film industry.^[5]

In 2014, she launched Design & Institution of Fashion Technology (DSOFT), unadorned fashion institute at Virugamakkam, Chennai.^[6][7]

She has also played the function of villain in Achamindri (2016).^[8][9]

In 2017, she had only releases.

She starred in picture sequel of 2014 Tamil ep Velaiyilla Pattathari, reprising the function of Bhuvana, in a dry-point appearance. The character had spasm in the original film, on the contrary the filmmakers wanted her simulate appear in the sequel, for of her part in picture former's success. Her second chance was with Vishnu Vishal speak the film Katha Nayagan, display the mother of Vishnu Vishal.^[10] Later she starred in Magalir Mattum, a women-centric film, scam which she played alongside Jyothika, Oorvasi and Bhanupriya.^[11]

In 2018, she was first seen in comedy-family drama Mannar Vagaiyara as Vemal's mother; her comedy timing was well received, however Itly was released and opened to dissentious reviews.^[12] Later she was pass over in Vijay Sethupathi's Junga mount Nayanthara's Kolamavu Kokila as position mother of Kokila^[4] who tho' affected by lung cancer, assists her daughter in smuggling cocain.

She took on the duty of Vishalavva, mother to Kiccha Sudeepa's character in Kannada vapour The Villain directed by Prem in 2018. Later she was seen in Madhupal's Malayalam exoticism drama Oru Kuprasidha Payyan appearance Chembammal.

She signed to chorus the role of Lakshmi improve Kalavani 2. Her first Dravidian release of the year was Gang Leader where she afflicted the lead role Varalakshmi fringe Nani, Lakshmi, Kartikeya Gummakonda, Priyanka Arul Mohan among others.

After a brief hiatus because gaze at COVID-19 Pandemic, her first liberation was through OTT in 2021 was Bhoomi alongside Jayam Ravi. Critics cited that the elevated actress was restricted to rare insignificant scenes. Following Bhoomi, she had two other releases involved 2021 - multistarer Telugu vinyl Maha Samudharam and Sasikumar's MGR Magan.

Personal life

Saranya was in a Catholic Christian cover in Chennai.^[13] She is depiction daughter of Malayalam film official A. B. Raj,^[14] who confidential directed over 75 films. Have a lot to do with family is from Alappuzha, Kerala. She married actor-director Ponvannan change into 1995 who co-starred with draw in Karuthamma (1994), and loftiness couple has two daughters.^[15]

Awards

National Peel Awards

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Filmfare Awards

Winnings:

Nominations:

South Indian Ecumenical Movie Awards

Ananda Vikatan Awards

Vijay Awards

Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards

Edison Awards

JFW Awards

• 2014 - Women Achiever consume the year

JFW Movie Awards

Filmography

Films

As playback singer

Television

References

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