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Saranya Born April 26, 1970
IndiaOccupation Actress Years active 1987–1995; 2003–present Spouse Ponvannan Saranya Ponvannan, (Malayalam: ശരണ്യ പൊൻവണ്ണൻ, born 26 April 1970) 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.[1] 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.[2] Saranya is the daughter of famous Malayalam film director A. B. Raj.[3] She is married to a fellow actor, Ponvannan.
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Career
Saranya made her debut in Mani Ratnam's Godfatheresque production, Nayagan opposite Kamal Haasan, in which she performed the lead female character. The film, which went on to become a titanic success, became one of the only few films where she had essayed the lead female role.
After marriage in 1995, she settled down to domestic bliss, refusing to take up any film offers. In 2000, however, she was offered the lead role in the comedy television series, Veettukku Veedu Lootty, which she accepted. Subsequently, she decided to accept some good offers, enacting supporting roles. Her close friend is actress Sukanya.[4] Since then she has appeared in many films in supporting roles most notably Raam, Thavamai Thavamirundhu and Em Magan.[5] Her performance as Veerayi, a widowed mother torn between love and possessiveness, in the 2010 film Thenmerku Paruvakaatru - incidentally her 100th release - ultimately fetched her the National Film Award for Best Actress.[2]
Awards
- Winner, 2011 - National Film Award for Best Actress for Thenmerku Paruvakaatru with citation as "For playing a fiercely combative single mother who shields her son to the point of sacrificing herself for the sake of his happiness."
- 2005 - Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Thavamai Thavamirundhu
- 2006 - Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Em Magan
- 2010 - Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Thenmerku Paruvakaatru[6]
- 2010 - Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for Puli[7]
- 2006 - Winner, Best Supporting Actress, Em Magan
Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes 1987 Nayagan Neela Tamil 1988 Manasukkul Mathappu Tamil Remake of Thalavattam En Jeevan Paduthu Tamil Neerajanam Telugu Dhaayam Onnu Tamil Melam kottu thaali kattu Tamil 1989 Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil Tamil Sagalakala Sammandhi Tamil Artham Malayalam 1990 Anjali Tamil 1991 Vanakkam Vathiyare Tamil Naan pudicha maappillai Tamil 1992 Agni Paarvai Tamil 1993 Meendum saavithri Tamil 1994 Karuththamma Tamil 1995 Pasumpon Tamil 2003 Alai Tamil 2004 Chatrapathy Tamil Arul Tamil Adhu Tamil 2005 Ayodhya Jameela Tamil Raam Saradha Tamil Sivakasi Kayalvizhi Udhayappa Tamil Thavamai Thavamirundhu Saradha Muthiah Tamil Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress 2006 Em Magan Selvi Thirumalai Tamil Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Best Supporting Actress AwardThiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam Tamil Adaikkalam Tamil Rakhi Telugu 2007 Thirumagan Jayakodi Tamil Kireedam Tamil Pirappu Kaliamman Tamil Vel Tamil Puli Varudhu Tamil 2008 Pidichirukku Tamil Nenjadhai Killadhe Tamil Singakutty Tamil Vilaiyattu Tamil Kuruvi Tamil Pandi Sivakami Tamil Thenavattu Vazhuvanthal Tamil Dindigul Sarathy Saradha Tamil Ready Telugu 2009 Yavarum Nalam Tamil 2010 Police Quarters Kannada Bayam Ariyaan Saraswathi Tamil Kalavani Lakshmi Ramasamy Tamil Guru Sishyan Mahalakshmi Tamil Magane En Marumagane Tamil Thambikku Indha Ooru Tamil Vedam Telugu Komaram Puli Telugu Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Telugu Naane Ennul Illai Tamil Thenmerku Paruvakaatru Veerayi Tamil Winner, National Film Award for Best Actress
Winner, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil2011 Muthukku Muthaaga Pechi Tamil Vaanam Tamil Sadhurangam Tamil Maharaja Tamil delayed Vaanam Paartha Seemaiyile Tamil Filming References
- ^ The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Todays-mothers-are-young-Saranya/articleshow/7639671.cms.
- ^ a b The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Best-actor--female-Saranya-Ponvannan-takes-it-in-her-stride/articleshow/8450360.cms.
- ^ "National Film Awards: Malayalam film `Adaminte Makan Abu' Best feature film, Salim Kumar Best actor". http://www.malayalammovies.org/news/national-awards-malayalam-film-adaminte-makan-abu-best-feature-film-salim-kumar-best-actor. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Back into form with a bang". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 25 November 2006. http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/11/25/stories/2006112500390100.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ "An actress who plays her roles with aplomb". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 15 December 2005. http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/15/stories/2005121516900200.htm.
- ^ "Nominees of Idea Filmfare Awards South". IndiaGlitz. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/67252.html. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Nominees of Idea Filmfare Awards South". IndiaGlitz. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/67255.html/#disqus_thread. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
External links
National Film Award for Best Actress 1968–1980 Nargis Dutt (1968) · Sharada (1969) · Madhabi Mukherjee (1970) · Rehana Sultan (1971) · Waheeda Rehman (1972) · Sharada (1973) · Nandini Bhaktavatsala (1974) · Shabana Azmi (1975) · Sharmila Tagore (1976) · Lakshmi (1977) · Smita Patil (1978) · Sharada (1979) · Shobha (1980)
1981–2000 Smita Patil (1981) · Rekha (1982) · Shabana Azmi (1983) · Shabana Azmi (1984) · Shabana Azmi (1985) · Suhasini (1986) · Monisha (1987) · Archana (1988) · Archana (1989) · Sreelekha Mukherji (1990) · Vijayashanti (1991) · Moloya Goswami (1992) · Dimple Kapadia (1993) · Shobana (1994) · Debashree Roy (1995) · Seema Biswas (1996) · Tabu (1997) · Indrani Haldar and Rituparna Sengupta (1998) · Shabana Azmi (1999) · Kirron Kher (2000)
2001–present Raveena Tandon (2001) · Shobana and Tabu (2002) · Konkona Sen Sharma (2003) · Meera Jasmine (2004) · Tara (2005) · Sarika (2006) · Priyamani (2007) · Umashree (2008) · Priyanka Chopra (2009) · Ananya Chatterjee (2010) · Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar and Saranya Ponvannan (2011)
Categories:- Indian actors
- Tamil film actors
- People from Kerala
- Living people
- 1970 births
- National Film Award winners
- Malayalam film actors
- Malayali actors
- Filmfare Awards South winners
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