Saranya Ponvannan
ActingAlso Known As
Sheela
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.
Movies
(120 total)
24
as Sathyabama
Nayakan
as Neela
Yavarum Nalam
as Manohar's Mother
Velaiyilla Pattathari
as Bhuvana
Manam
as Seetharamudu's Mother
Kodi
as Kodi and Anbu's Mother
Chup
as Mrs. Menon
Velaiyilla Pattathari 2
as Bhuvana
Kuruvi
as Koccha's Wife
Vedam
as Padma
Etharkkum Thunindhavan
as Kosalai
Remo
as Arun's Mother
Kolamavu Kokila
as Kokila's Mother
Nani's Gang Leader
as Varalakshmi
Sivakasi
as Udayappa's wife
Vel
as Vasu and Vel's mother
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
as Shenbagam Saravanan's mother
All in All Azhagu Raja
as Meenakshi Muthukrishnan
Anjali
as Dr. Sheela