Saranya Ponvannan
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: April 26, 1970
Place of Birth: Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Known For
Filmography
as Ponni
as Hemamalini
as Burma's Mother
as Lakshmi
as Mrs. Menon
as Muthulakshmi
as Kosalai
as Rasaathi
as Arjun's mother
as Bhoominathan's Mother
as Varalakshmi
as Chembammal
as Kokila's Mother
as Aiyappan's Mother
as Junga's mother
as Inbaa
as Vishalavva
as Ilaiyarani's mother
as Subbu
as Thambidurai's Mother
as Bhuvana
as Kodi and Anbu's Mother
as Arun's Mother
as Ajay's Relative
as Sathyabama
as Kannan's mother
as Bhuvana
as Seetharamudu's Mother
as Sumathi
as Yasothammal
as Meenakshi Muthukrishnan
as Dheivaanai
as Sakthi's mother
as Mary
as Charu and Latha's mother
as Shenbagam Saravanan's mother
as Lakshmi
as Pechi
as Veerayi
as Puli's Mother
as Lakshmi
as Padma
as Jameendar's wife
as Manohar's Mother
as Lt.col.Dr Rajalakshmi
as Sarathy's Mother
as Sivakami
as Koccha's Wife
as Vasu and Vel's mother
as Shakti's Mother
as Jayakodi
as Gowri's Mother
as Thiru's Mother
as Krishna's Mother
as Udayappa's wife
as Sarada
as Saradha
as Meera's Mother
as Saravanan's Sister
as Uma
as Periyakanni
as Lucy
as Beena
as Annie
as Indu
as Mallika
as Dr. Sheela
as Manasa
as Preethy
as Neela