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Saranya Ponvannan

AKA: Sheela
Birthday: 1970-04-26
Birthplace: Alappuzha, Kerala, India


Sheela better known by her stage name Saranya is an Indian film actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. Saranya made her debut in a lead role in Mani Ratnam's Nayagan and went on to play lead roles in a few films during the late 1980s. Following an eight-year sabbatical, she returned to feature films as a character artiste, essaying supporting roles, particularly playing mother characters to lead artists. For her performances in films including Raam (2005), Thavamai Thavamirundhu (2005), Em Magan (2006) and Kalavani (2010), she has received notable critical praise and several accolades, including three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress, while her performance in Thenmerku Paruvakaatru fetched her the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2011.Saranya is the daughter of Malayalam film director A. B. Raj. She is married to a fellow actor, Ponvannan.

Filmography

Maha Samudram
Character: Arjun's mother
Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan
Character: Burma's Mother

Nayakan
Character: Neela
Vaanam
Character: Lakshmi


Kireedam
Character: Shakti's Mother
Pirappu
Character: Kaliammal, Kannan's adoptive mother
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
Character: Shenbagam Saravanan's mother

Chatrapathy
Character: Saravanan's Sister
En Jeevan Paaduthu
Character: Narmada
Thenmerku Paruvakatru
Character: Veerayi

Em Magan
Character: Krishna's Mother
Vedam
Character: Padma
Dindigul Sarathy
Character: Sarathy's Mother

Kalavani
Character: Lakshmi
Chaarulatha
Character: Charu and Latha's mother

Neerparavai
Character: Mary
Vatthikuchi
Character: Sakthi's mother

Colors
Character: Lt.col.Dr Rajalakshmi
Viruman
Character: Muthulakshmi
Kutti Puli
Character: Dheivaanai

All in All Azhagu Raja
Character: Meenakshi Muthukrishnan

Artham
Character: Manasa
Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal
Character: Yasothammal
Pasumpon
Character: Malar

Naan Sigappu Manithan
Character: Sumathi
Muthukku Muthaaga
Character: Pechi
Paandi
Character: Sivakami

Thavamai Thavamiruntu
Character: Sarada
Bayam Ariyan
Character: Vinoth's Mother
Sivakasi
Character: Udayappa's wife

Manam
Character: Seetharamudu's Mother
Velaiyilla Pattathari
Character: Bhuvana
Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam
Character: Thiru's Mother

Raam
Character: Saradha

Conjuring Kannappan
Character: Lakshmi

Vel
Character: Vasu and Vel's mother
Adaikalam
Character: Kasthuri

Chup
Character: Mrs. Menon
Magane En Marumagane
Character: Jameendar's wife
Manasukkul Mathappu
Character: Seema

Dhayam Onnu
Character: Rita
Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil
Character: Preethy

Anjali
Character: Dr. Sheela

Karuththamma
Character: Periyakanni
Seevalaperi Pandi
Character: Velammal

Rakhi
Character: Gowri's Mother

Ente Sreekuttikku
Character: Nandini
Cheppukilukkana Changathi
Character: Manikutty

Ennum Nanmakal
Character: Indu
Injakkadan Mathai & Sons
Character: Beena

24
Character: Sathyabama
Bangalore Naatkal
Character: Kannan's mother

Remo
Character: Arun's Mother

Mannar Vagaiyara
Character: Ilaiyarani's mother

Brother
Character: Hemamalini
Kodi
Character: Kodi and Anbu's Mother
Aanaval Mothiram
Character: Annie

Magalir Mattum
Character: Subbu
Velaiyilla Pattathari 2
Character: Bhuvana

Dollar
Character: Lucy
Katha Nayagan
Character: Thambidurai's Mother
Komaram Puli
Character: Puli's Mother

Marainthirunthu Paarkum Marmam Enna
Character: Aiyappan's Mother
Kuruvi
Character: Koccha's Wife

Inba Twinkle Lilly
Character: Inbaa
Aakasha Kottayile Sultan
Character: Mallika

Brahmotsavam
Character: Ajay's Relative
Kolamavu Kokila
Character: Kokila's Mother
Junga
Character: Junga's mother

Oru Kuprasidha Payyan
Character: Chembammal
Thirumagan
Character: Jayakodi

Nani's Gang Leader
Character: Varalakshmi
The Villain
Character: Vishalavva
Adhu
Character: Meera's Mother

Meendum Savithri
Character: Uma

Bhoomi
Character: Bhoominathan's Mother
Yavarum Nalam
Character: Manohar's Mother
MGR Magan
Character: Rasaathi

Etharkkum Thunindhavan
Character: Kosalai