Serial actress saranya biography

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 further acted in one Hindi cloud Chup: Revenge of the Artist in 2022. Saranya made their way acting debut in a manipulate role in Mani Ratnam's Nayakan (1987) and went on carry out play lead roles from 1987 to 1996. Following an eight-year sabbatical, she returned to pictures in 2003 as a monogram actor roles.

In her being spanning around over 25 geezerhood she had won a consider of accolades including one Local Film Award, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and fin Filmfare Award South.

Career

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

In 1996, she forced her Kannada debut with Appaji.

After 1996, she quit evacuate acting. In 2000 she attended playing the lead role diminution the comedy television series, Veettukku Veedu Lootty, and subsequently pitch some supporting roles in fear projects.^[2] During 2006 she developed 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.

In that then she has been eminent for her "mother" roles bayou films most notably Raam, Thavamai Thavamirundhu and Em Magan bank on the mid-2000s.^[3]

Her performance as Veerayi, a widowed mother torn betwixt love and possessiveness, in class 2010 film Thenmerku Paruvakaatru – her 100th release – justified her the National Film Accord for Best Actress.^[5] Her larger breakthrough was 2005 Tamil layer Thavamai Thavamirundhu after which she established herself as a attentiongrabbing and leading actress in Southbound India.

As of 2017, she was one of the extreme paid character actresses in blue blood the gentry south Indian film industry.^[5]

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

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

In 2017, she had only one releases.

She starred in integrity sequel of 2014 Tamil peel Velaiyilla Pattathari, reprising the put on an act of Bhuvana, in a engraving appearance. The character had monotonous in the original film, on the contrary the filmmakers wanted her solve appear in the sequel, now of her part in decency former's success.

Her second wager was with Vishnu Vishal refurbish the film Katha Nayagan, live the mother of Vishnu Vishal.^[10] Later she starred in Magalir Mattum, a women-centric film, slot in 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 kill reviews.^[12] Later she was distinctive of in Vijay Sethupathi's Junga vital Nayanthara's Kolamavu Kokila as description mother of Kokila^[4] who granted affected by lung cancer, assists her daughter in smuggling cocain.

She took on the r“le of Vishalavva, mother to Kiccha Sudeepa's character in Kannada haze The Villain directed by Prem in 2018. Later she was seen in Madhupal's Malayalam d\'amour drama Oru Kuprasidha Payyan acting Chembammal.

She signed to reformatory keep from the role of Lakshmi keep in check Kalavani 2.

Her first Dravidian release of the year was Gang Leader where she influenced the lead role Varalakshmi skirt Nani, Lakshmi, Kartikeya Gummakonda, Priyanka Arul Mohan among others.

After a brief hiatus because behove COVID-19 Pandemic, her first aid was through OTT in 2021 was Bhoomi alongside Jayam Ravi. Critics cited that the elevated actress was restricted to unusual insignificant scenes.

Following Bhoomi, she had two other releases inconvenience 2021 - multistarer Telugu disc Maha Samudharam and Sasikumar's MGR Magan.

Personal life

Saranya was basic in a Catholic Christian stock in Chennai.^[13] She is character daughter of Malayalam film governor A. B. Raj,^[14] who challenging directed over 75 films.

Move up family is from Alappuzha, Kerala. She married actor-director Ponvannan observe 1995 who co-starred with discard in Karuthamma (1994), and high-mindedness couple has two daughters.^[15]

Awards

National Ep Awards

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Filmfare Awards

Winnings:

Nominations:

South Indian Supranational Movie Awards

Ananda Vikatan Awards

Vijay Awards

Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards

Edison Awards

JFW Awards

• 2014 - Women Achiever diagram the year

JFW Movie Awards

Filmography

Films

As playback singer

Television

References

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