Saranya Ponvannan

Film Living TMDB #584504

Date of birth: 1970-04-26
Place of birth: Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Nationality: India
Education: Not available (TMDB does not publish education data)
Career span: 1987–2025 (from credited release years)
Known for: 24 · Nayakan · Yavarum Nalam · Velaiyilla Pattathari · Manam
Also known as: Sheela
TMDB popularity: 1.28
Last synced: 2026-08-01 15:31 UTC

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.

Gallery (3 images from TMDB)

657×984

326×489

472×708

Filmography (40 titles)

Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam (2025) Film

As: Ponni Rating: 6.4/10 (8 votes) Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama Box office: Not available

Prabhu, a young chef, is ready to move forward with an arranged marriage when his past love, Nila, unexpectedly reenters his life, challenging his plans and emotions.

Top billed cast (12)

Pavish Narayanan Prabhu Deva
Anikha Surendran Nila Narayanamoorthy
Priya Prakash Varrier Preethi
Mathew Thomas Rajesh
Venkatesh Menon Venky
Ramya Ranganathan Anjali
Rabiya Khatoon Sriya
Priyanka Arul Mohan Cameo (“Golden Sparrow” Song)
R. Sarathkumar Narayanamoorthy
Aadukalam Naren Deva Prabhakaran
Saranya Ponvannan Ponni
Siddhartha Shankar Arvindh Siddarth

Kushi (2023) Film

As: Not available Rating: 5.0/10 (24 votes) Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama Box office: Not available

Worlds and families collide when the son of a prominent atheist falls head over heels for the daughter of his father’s nemesis, a revered Hindu leader.

Top billed cast (15)

Vijay Deverakonda Viplav
Samantha Ruth Prabhu Aradhya
Jayaram Thomas
Sachin Khedekar Role not available
Murali Sharma Role not available
Lakshmi Role not available
Rohini Role not available
Ali Role not available
Vennela Kishore Role not available
Rahul Ramakrishna Role not available
Srikanth Iyengar Role not available
Saranya Pradeep Role not available
Chandu Kanuri Sumedh
Saranya Ponvannan Role not available
Brahmanandam Role not available

Chup (2022) Film

As: Mrs. Menon Rating: 6.6/10 (48 votes) Genres: Crime, Thriller Box office: Not available

A series of bizarre and disturbing murders rock the city of Mumbai. Film critics are being killed week after week with the release of every new film. Arvind Mathur, Head of Crime Branch Mumbai, is tasked with solving the case. With the help of Zenobia, a criminal psychologist, he tries to understand the mind of the killer to trap him.

Top billed cast (9)

Dulquer Salmaan Sebastian Gomes / Danny
Sunny Deol Arvind Mathur
Shreya Dhanwanthary Nila Menon
Pooja Bhatt Dr. Zenobia Shroff
Saranya Ponvannan Mrs. Menon
Adhyayan Suman Purab Kapoor
Pravishi Das Reshma
Rajeev Ravindranathan Role not available
Amitabh Bachchan Self

Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022) Film

As: Kosalai Rating: 5.9/10 (40 votes) Genres: Action, Drama, Family Box office: Not available

A lawyer turns judge jury and executioner and goes after a gang, led by a minister's son, that threatens women with videos of them.

Top billed cast (15)

Suriya Kannabiran
Priyanka Arul Mohan Aadhini
Vinay Rai Inbasekharan
Sathyaraj Aadhirayar
Saranya Ponvannan Kosalai
Soori Role not available
Vela Ramamoorthy Role not available
Devadarshini Role not available
Jayaprakash Thiraviya Pandian
Ilavarasu Role not available
M. S. Bhaskar Role not available
Pugazh Role not available
Ciby Bhuvana Chandran Role not available
Dhivya Dhuraisamy Yazhnila
Subbu Panchu Role not available

Viruman (2022) Film

As: Muthulakshmi Rating: 5.5/10 (12 votes) Genres: Action, Family Box office: Not available

An intrepid and good-hearted son fights to make his arrogant father pay the price for his sins, which includes his mother's death, and save his brothers from the man's grip.

Top billed cast (15)

Karthi Viruman
Aditi Shankar Thenmozhi
Rajkiran Niraipandiyan Thevar
Prakash Raj Muthupandi
Soori Kuthukallu
Karunas Panthal Balu
Vadivukarasi Kannatha
Saranya Ponvannan Muthulakshmi
Singampuli Thalaiyaari
Vasumithra Selvam
R. K. Suresh Soonapaana
Manoj Bharathiraja Muthukutty
Rajkumar Ilango
Myna Nandhini Sundari
Indumathi Manigandan Role not available

Bhoomi (2021) Film

As: Bhoominathan's Mother Rating: 4.4/10 (17 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

Bhoominathan, a NASA scientist, returns to his drought-affected village in Tamil Nadu and decides to fight against the evil corporates and corrupt politicians responsible for the plight of his people.

Top billed cast (13)

Ravi Mohan Bhoominathan
Nidhhi Agerwal Sakthi
Ronit Roy Richard Child
Saranya Ponvannan Bhoominathan's Mother
Radha Ravi Minister of Agriculture
Sathish Bhoominathan's friend
Thambi Ramaiah Velusamy
G. Marimuthu Gnanasambandam
John Vijay Ekambaram
Yaanai Joke Kathir Kathir, Bhoominathan's friend
R. N. R. Manohar Judge
R. S. G. Chelladurai Farmer
Raveena Ravi Sakthi (Voice)

Nani's Gang Leader (2019) Film

As: Varalakshmi Rating: 7.0/10 (36 votes) Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller Box office: Not available

A crime novelist is approached by a group of bereaved women to help them plot revenge against those responsible for the loss of their loved ones.

Top billed cast (15)

Nani "Pencil" Parthasarathy
Kartikeya Gummakonda Dev
Lakshmi Saraswathi
Saranya Ponvannan Varalakshmi
Priyanka Arul Mohan Priya
Shriya Kontham Swathi
Praanya P. Rao Srinidhi "Chinnu"
Priyadarshi Pullikonda Ramakrishna
Vennela Kishore "Santoor" Senakkayala
Satya Subramanyam
Anish Kuruvilla Police
Jenny Saraswathi's Husband
Swapna Interviewer
Vikram Kumar RTO Officer
Sukumar Himself

Kolamavu Kokila (2018) Film

As: Kokila's Mother Rating: 6.6/10 (37 votes) Genres: Comedy, Thriller Box office: Not available

A young woman takes up drug peddling to make money for the treatment of her mom, who has cancer.

Top billed cast (15)

Nayanthara Kokila
Yogi Babu Shekar
Saranya Ponvannan Kokila's Mother
Jacqueline Shobi
R.S. Shivaji Kokila's father
Hareesh Peradi Bhai
Arun Alexander Bobi
Rajendran Alphonse
Saravanan Inspector Guru
Cheenu Mohan Police constable
Aranthangi Nisha Guru's wife
Anbu Thasan Lakshman Kumar (LK)
Redin Kingsley Role not available
Naveen Kumar Role not available
Rajasthan Role not available

Junga (2018) Film

As: Junga's mother Rating: 5.6/10 (19 votes) Genres: Action, Comedy Box office: Not available

A simpleton has to turn into a quirky, albeit miserly, don to save his legacy and his ancestral property, a movie hall.

Top billed cast (15)

Vijay Sethupathi Junga
Sayesha Saigal Yazhini
Madonna Sebastian Madhoo
Yogi Babu Junga's Assistant
Suresh Chandra Menon Chettiyar
Saranya Ponvannan Junga's mother
Rajendran Durai Singam
Delhi Ganesh Sukumar
Gokul Special Appearance
Sridhar Special Appearance in "Amma Mela Sathiyam" Song
Radha Ravi Sopraj
Vijaya Patti Junga's grandmother, Ranga’s mother and Linga's wife
KPY Bala Poetu Dinesh
Chaplin Balu Role not available
Vinodh Munna Manimaran

Oru Kuprasidha Payyan (2018) Film

As: Chembammal Rating: 6.8/10 (13 votes) Genres: Mystery, Thriller Box office: Not available

It is a murder mystery which draws its inspiration from the real-life murders in Kerala and explores how a person can be framed and labelled a criminal, even if there is no solid proof of their guilt.

Top billed cast (15)

Tovino Thomas Kuprasidha Payyan
Nimisha Sajayan Adv. Hannah Elizabeth
Anu Sithara Jalaja
Dileesh Pothan Dr. Suresh Babu
Saranya Ponvannan Chembammal
Shweta Menon Doctor Reunka Subramaniam
Nedumudi Venu Adv. Santhosh Narayan
Alencier Ley Lopez Bhaskaran
Sreelakshmi Sheela
Maala Parvathi Ajayan' s stepmother
Sibi Thomas Circle Inspector
Siddique Bharathan
Sujith Sankar C.I Simon George
G Suresh Kumar Judge
Sudheer Karamana Role not available

Marainthirunthu Paarkum Marmam Enna (2018) Film

As: Aiyappan's Mother Rating: 6.1/10 (9 votes) Genres: Family, Crime, Romance Box office: Not available

A daring young man joins a gang that is behind chain-snatching crimes in the city. What's his game plan?

Top billed cast (12)

Dhruva Japan (Aiyappan)
Aishwarya Dutta Bharathi
Anjena Kirti Role not available
Saranya Ponvannan Aiyappan's Mother
Manobala Role not available
Mime Gopi Mattai
J. D. Chakravarthi Dilip Chakravarthy
Aruldoss Role not available
Radha Ravi Role not available
Nagineedu Vellanki Role not available
Ramachandran Durairaj Jeeva
Raviraj Role not available

Velaiyilla Pattathari 2 (2017) Film

As: Bhuvana Rating: 5.7/10 (46 votes) Genres: Action, Comedy Box office: Not available

A cool-headed crusader for the struggling engineers, Raghuvaran faces the powerful and arrogant owner of a construction company Vasundhara Parameswaran, as they engage in a battle to win the corporate game.

Top billed cast (15)

Dhanush Raghuvaran
Kajol Vasundhara
Vivek Azhagu Sundaram
Samuthirakani Krishnamoorthy
Amala Paul Shalini
Hrishikesh Karthik
Saranya Ponvannan Bhuvana
Cell Murugan Manikkam
Ritu Varma Anitha
Raiza Wilson Vasundhara's PA
G. M. Kumar Chettiyar
Saravana Subbiah Prakash
Florent Pereira Ponnuangam
Balaji Mohan Balaji
M. J. Shriram Ramkumar

Magalir Mattum (2017) Film

As: Subbu Rating: 6.8/10 (13 votes) Genres: Drama, Family Box office: Not available

A progressive-minded documentary filmmaker reunites three older women who have been separated since college and takes them on a trip.

Top billed cast (15)

Jyothika Prabha
Urvashi Gomatha
Saranya Ponvannan Subbu
Bhanupriya Rani Amirthakumari
Nassar Kodandaraman
Livingston Mangalamoorthi
G. Marimuthu Rani's Father
Gokulnath Balaji Gothandaraman
Nivedhithaa Sathish Younger Subbu
Maya S. Krishnan Ameena
Luthfudeen Baashaa Younger Kodandaraman (Cameo)
Pavel Navageethan Karthi
Semmalar Annam Housewife in Prabhavathy's documentary
Vidharth Police Officer (Cameo)
R. Madhavan Surendar (Cameo)

24 (2016) Film

As: Sathyabama Rating: 7.2/10 (135 votes) Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller Box office: Not available

Scientist turned Entrepreneur Dr. Sethuraman tries to safeguard his newly invented time travel device from falling into the hands of his Evil Twin Brother Aathreya.

Top billed cast (12)

Suriya Sethuraman, Athreya, Manikandan
Samantha Ruth Prabhu Sathyabama
Nithya Menen Priya
Saranya Ponvannan Sathyabama
Ajay Mithran
Mohan Raman Sathya's father
Girish Karnad Sathya's grandfather
Sathyan Sivakumar Saravanan
Charle Chettiyar
Appukutty Chettiyar's staff
Harsha Vardhan Kalai
Mithu Chakrabarty Arya's Wife

Kodi (2016) Film

As: Kodi and Anbu's Mother Rating: 6.1/10 (46 votes) Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller Box office: Not available

A young politician finds himself in a position where he has to contest against his girlfriend, who is ambitious. Circumstances force his look-alike twin to also get involved in this political battle.

Top billed cast (14)

Dhanush Kodi & Anbu
Trisha Krishnan Rudhra
Anupama Parameswaran Malathi
Saranya Ponvannan Kodi and Anbu's Mother
G. Marimuthu Marimuthu
Kaali Venkat Bhagat Singh
Raja Simman Kotraivel
S. A. Chandrasekhar Thalaivar
Vijayakumar Chief Minister
Namo Narayana Arivazhagan
Karunas Murugan, Kodi & Anbu's Father
Swaminathan Professor Swammiappan
Anil Murali Police Inspector
Raj Kapoor Role not available

Remo (2016) Film

As: Arun's Mother Rating: 5.7/10 (39 votes) Genres: Comedy, Romance Box office: Not available

An aspiring actor dresses up as a female nurse to bag a role in a film, and more importantly, woo the love of his life.

Top billed cast (13)

Sivakarthikeyan 'Siva' Sivakarthikeyan / Regina 'Remo' Motwani
Keerthy Suresh Dr. Kavya
Sathish Vallikanth
K. S. Ravikumar Arun's Father
Saranya Ponvannan Arun's Mother
Rajendran Tarun's friend
Yogi Babu Tarun's friend
Aadukalam Naren Priya's Father
Kalyani Natarajan Priya's Mother
Sri Divya Dr. Divya
Arunraja Kamaraj Arun
Anson Paul Dr. Vishwa
Priyadarshini Rajkumar Viswa's Mother

Bangalore Naatkal (2016) Film

As: Kannan's mother Rating: 5.6/10 (20 votes) Genres: Drama, Family, Romance Box office: Not available

Three cousins, Arjun, Divya and Kannan, relocate to Bangalore for various reasons. However, they face many challenges which change their lives forever.

Top billed cast (15)

Sri Divya Divya
Arya Arjun
Bobby Simha Kannan
Rana Daggubati Shiva
Parvathy Thiruvothu RJ Sarah
Raai Laxmi Meenakshi
Paris Laxmi Michelle
Prakash Raj Francis
Vinaya Prasad Mrs. Francis
Sijoy Varghese Coach Zechriah
Saranya Ponvannan Kannan's mother
M. S. Bhaskar Kannan's father
Rekha Sarah's mother
Sriranjini Divya's mother
Pattimandram Raja Raghavan

Brahmotsavam (2016) Film

As: Not available Rating: 4.7/10 (16 votes) Genres: Family, Drama Box office: Not available

When a charming NRI girl falls in love with a wealthy businessman, she unwittingly sparks conflict within his large joint family. How will her lover find a way to marry her, while still ensuring that his large family remains happy and harmonious?

Top billed cast (15)

Mahesh Babu Ajay Chantibabu
Kajal Aggarwal Kasi Annapurna
Samantha Ruth Prabhu NRI from London
Revathi Ajay's Mother
Pranitha Subhash Ajay's Cousin
Sathyaraj Ajay's Father
Rao Ramesh Pranitha's Father
Jayasudha Pranitha's Mother
Pavani Gangireddy Mahesh Babu's sister
Subhalekha Sudhakar Kasi Annapurna's Father
Saranya Ponvannan Ajay's Relative
Easwari Rao Naresh's Wife
Nassar Ajay's Relative
Naresh Mahalakshmi's brother
Tanikella Bharani Sathyaraj's Friend

Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014) Film

As: Bhuvana Rating: 7.5/10 (74 votes) Genres: Drama, Comedy, Action Box office: Not available

Raghuvaran, who is unemployed for years, gets his dream job but a powerful rival is keen to put him down. Can he take on his adversary?

Top billed cast (13)

Dhanush Raghuvaran
Saranya Ponvannan Bhuvana
Samuthirakani Krishnamoorthy
Amala Paul Shalini
Hrishikesh Karthik
Vivek Azhagusundaram
Surbhi Anitha
Cell Murugan Manickam
Amitash Pradhan Arun Subramaniam
R. Velraj Cameo
Vignesh Shivan Vignesh
Meera Krishnan Shalini's mother
Raveena Ravi Anitha (Voice)

Manam (2014) Film

As: Seetharamudu's Mother Rating: 7.2/10 (61 votes) Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Family Box office: Not available

A married couple die in an accident, leaving behind a son. As he grows up and becomes successful, he comes across reincarnations of his father and mother as youngsters, and vows to bring them back together.

Top billed cast (15)

Nagarjuna Akkineni Nageswar Rao / Seetharamudu / Bittu
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Chaitanya
Naga Chaitanya Akkineni Nagarjuna / Radha Mohan
Shriya Saran Rama Lakshmi / Anjali
Samantha Ruth Prabhu Krishna Veni / Priya
Brahmanandam Girish Karnad
Ali Leonardo DiCaprio
Posani Krishna Murali Inspector Dharma
Jayaprakash Reddy Home Minister J.P.
Shankar Melkote Yashwanth Rayudu
Saranya Ponvannan Seetharamudu's Mother
Satya Krishnan Lecturer
Tejaswi Madivada Divya
M. S. Narayana Father Francis
Duvvasi Mohan Home Minister's Assistant

Naan Sigappu Manithan (2014) Film

As: Sumathi Rating: 6.2/10 (21 votes) Genres: Action, Drama Box office: Not available

Indran suffers from narcolepsy, a sleep disorder that makes him fall asleep at the slightest excitement. He meets Meera and they fall in love but one night, they are attacked by unknown persons. Indran panics and goes into sleep, while Meera is raped. Indran must rely hard on his wits to find the assailants and overcome his condition get his revenge.

Top billed cast (11)

Vishal Krishna Indhiran
Lakshmi Menon Meera
Iniya Kavitha
Saranya Ponvannan Sumathi
Jayaprakash Meera's father
Sunder Ramu Karuna
Jagan Sathish
Pyramid Natarajan Role not available
Rishi Karthik
Seenu Aravind
V. I. S. Jayapalan Role not available

Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal (2014) Film

As: Yasothammal Rating: 5.3/10 (10 votes) Genres: Romance, Comedy Box office: Not available

Kathir a Madurai lad goes to Coimbatore with a purpose and very soon flips for the charms of a beautiful Pavithra who is their neighbor. But Pavithra is already in love with her friend Gautham who is 'not a nice guy'. Kathir who was looking out for his friend at college Mayil bumps into suddenly and he turns love advisor for Kathir.

Top billed cast (13)

Udhayanidhi Stalin Kathirvelan
Nayanthara Pavithra Mahalingam
Chaya Singh Vineethra Shanmugam
Santhanam Mayilvaganam
Saranya Ponvannan Yasothammal
Sunder Ramu Gautham
Vanitha Krishnachandran Pavithra's mother
Mayilsamy Pala Kural Mannan Balaraman
Jayaprakash Mahalingam, Pavithra's father
Aadukalam Naren Kathirvelan's father
Aadukalam Murugadoss Kathirvelan's friend
Ganeshkar Role not available
Bharath Reddy Shanmugam

All in All Azhagu Raja (2013) Film

As: Meenakshi Muthukrishnan Rating: 3.6/10 (21 votes) Genres: Comedy, Romance Box office: Not available

The film is centered around Azhaguraja (Karthi), his friend and adviser Kalyanam (Santhanam) who runs a little known TV channel. He falls head over heels for at first sight with Devi Priya (Kajal Aggarwal) daughter of a rich businessman and the rest of the story is how he wins her in the end.

Top billed cast (14)

Karthi Azhagu Raja
Kajal Aggarwal Chitra Devi Priya
Santhanam Kalyanam/Kalianan
Radhika Apte Meenakshi
Prabhu Muthu
Saranya Ponvannan Meenakshi Muthukrishnan
Nassar Burma/Paadai Ramasammy
Kota Srinivasa Rao Chokkanathan
Aadukalam Naren Kandhasamy
Subbu Panchu Doctor
Santhana Bharathi Khader Bhai
M. S. Bhaskar Dhillaana Divyanathan
Sriranjini Kandhasamy's wife
V. S. Raghavan Moorthy

Naiyaandi (2013) Film

As: Not available Rating: 3.1/10 (17 votes) Genres: Comedy, Romance Box office: Not available

Chinna Vandu, the youngest of three brothers, falls in love with Vana Roja when she visits her grandmother, coinciding with the village carnival. After a few hiccups, their romance becomes mutual. Chinna Vandu has to then handle his family members, particularly his lovesick elder brothers, and also a dreaded goon who sets his eagle eyes on Roja.

Top billed cast (15)

Dhanush Chinna Vandu
Nazriya Nazim Dr. Vanaroja
Saranya Ponvannan Role not available
Soori Soori
Lakshmi Ramakrishnan Role not available
Sathish Chinna Vandu's friend
Vamsi Krishna Krishna
Sriman Paramjothy
Sathyan Sivakumar Parandhaman
Pyramid Natarajan Sambandham
Meera Krishnan Chinna Vandu's mother
Aadukalam Naren Poongavanam
Sachu Vanaroja's grandmother
Kumki Ashwin Chinna Vandu's Friend
Singampuli Role not available

Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012) Film

As: Shenbagam Saravanan's mother Rating: 5.3/10 (28 votes) Genres: Comedy, Romance Box office: Not available

Saravanan falls for Meera at first sight, but she eventually turns him down. When he learns about her upcoming marriage, he and his friend, Partha, set out to Pondicherry to stop the wedding.

Top billed cast (12)

Udhayanidhi Stalin Saravanan
Hansika Motwani Meera
Santhanam Parthasarathy
Saranya Ponvannan Shenbagam Saravanan's mother
N. Azhagamperumal Varadharajan Saravanan's father
Arya Rajini Murugan
Andrea Jeremiah Rajini Murugan's wife
Sneha Jennifer
Jangiri Madhumitha Jangiri
Uma Padmanabhan Gayathri, Meera's mother
Swaminathan Ulundurpettai Ulaganantha
Narayan Lucky Role not available

Neerparavai (2012) Film

As: Mary Rating: 6.2/10 (11 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

A skeleton is found at the home of Esther (Nandita Das), whose fisherman husband Arulappasamy (Vishnu) has been missing for the past 25 years. Esther confesses that it was she who murdered her husband but when Agnes (Varsha), the cop assigned to the case, lends a sympathetic ear, she narrates a heart wrenching tale of a loving family ruined by the politics of territorial waters.

Top billed cast (15)

Vishnu Vishal Arulappasamy
Sunaina Younger Esther
Nandita Das Esther
Samuthirakani Uduman Gani
Saranya Ponvannan Mary
Varsha Ashwathi Agnes
Anupama Kumar Sister Benita
N. Azhagamperumal Church father
Kayal Devaraj Role not available
Vadivukarasi Mother Ebenezer
Thambi Ramaiah Joseph Bharathi
Imman Annachi Annachi
Pandi Anthony
Aruldoss Lourdusaamy
Theepetti Ganesan Role not available

Vaanam (2011) Film

As: Lakshmi Rating: 6.0/10 (19 votes) Genres: Action, Crime, Drama Box office: Not available

Five people from varied strata of society – a slum dweller who works as a cable operator, a runaway prostitute, a desperate woman drowning in debt, a rising musician, and a grief-stricken Muslim man – end up together in the same hospital, at a time when it is attacked by terrorists.

Top billed cast (13)

Silambarasan Cable Raja
Bharath Srinivasan Chakravarthy
Anushka Shetty Saroja
Prakash Raj Rahim
Sonia Agarwal Zara Rahim
Vega Tamotia Laasya
Santhanam Seenu
Jasmin Bhasin Priya
Radha Ravi Police Officer
Saranya Ponvannan Lakshmi
VTV Ganesh "Bajna" Ganesh
Brahmanandam Bhairavan
Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi Role not available

Vedam (2010) Film

As: Padma Rating: 7.4/10 (44 votes) Genres: Drama, Thriller Box office: Not available

Top billed cast (15)

Allu Arjun Anand "Cable" Raju
Anushka Shetty Saroja
Manoj Bajpayee Rahimuddin Qureshi
Manchu Manoj Vivek Chakravarti
Saranya Ponvannan Padma
Ravi Prakash ACP Shivaram
Siya Gautham Zara
Lekha Washington Lasya
Deeksha Seth Pooja
Satyam Rajesh Ganapati
Raghu Babu Dappu Subani
Posani Krishna Murali Police Inspector
Prudhviraj Sub-Inspector Bullebbayi
Vajja Venkata Giridhar Koti
Brahmanandam Brother Bairagi

Yavarum Nalam (2009) Film

As: Manohar's Mother Rating: 6.3/10 (86 votes) Genres: Mystery, Horror Box office: Not available

Manohar and his family move into a new apartment on the 13th floor. However, their peace is disturbed by a spirit that uses the television set as a medium to communicate with them.

Top billed cast (15)

R. Madhavan Manohar
Neetu Chandra Priya
Sachin Khedekar Dr. Balu
Ravi Babu Shiva
Murali Sharma Shiva (Hindi Version)
Saranya Ponvannan Manohar's Mother
Poonam Dhillon Manohar's mother (Hindi Version)
Sanjaih Bokaria Manoj
Amitha Rajan Deepa
Dhritiman Chatterjee Mr.Thyagarajan / Mr.Kamdhar
Deepak Dobriyal Senthil / Ashok
Sampath Raj Advocate Ramachandran / Advocate Ram Charan
Sri Vidhya Vidya / Chitra
Meera Vasudevan Vidya / Chitra (Hindi Version)
S. N. Vasanth Mohan

Kuruvi (2008) Film

As: Koccha's Wife Rating: 4.5/10 (42 votes) Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance Box office: Not available

A son sets out to look for the man responsible for his father's disappearance, which is connected to a stolen diamond. Eventually, he steals the villain's diamond and also runs away with his sister.

Top billed cast (15)

Vijay Vetrivel aka Velu
Trisha Krishnan Devi
Suman Talwar Kochadaiyaaan aka Kochcha
Manivannan Singamuthu
Ashish Vidhyarthi Konda Reddy
Nassar Raj
Vivek Ops
Saranya Ponvannan Koccha's Wife
Chitti Babu Koccha's Assistant
G. M. Kumar Abdul Razak aka Bhai
Pawan Soori
G. V. Sudhakar Naidu Kadapa Raja
Lollu Sabha Jeeva Bujjibabu
S. N. Lakshmi Vetrivel's Grandmother
Narsing Yadav Inspector

Ready (2008) Film

As: Not available Rating: 5.7/10 (19 votes) Genres: Family, Action, Comedy Box office: Not available

A brave man decides to kidnap his friend's beloved from a forced marriage, but ends up abducting the wrong bride. Ironically, the bride he kidnapped is ecstatic because she was already planning an escape. On the run, they fall in love, but in order to get married, they must convince their families.

Top billed cast (15)

Ram Pothineni Chandu
Genelia D'Souza Pooja
Brahmanandam Brahmi
Tanikella Bharani Raghava /"Dallas" Nageswara Rao
Sunil Varma Janaki and Chandu's Cousin
Chandra Mohan Swarajyam's Husband
Nassar Raghupathi / "Chicago" Subba Rao
Kota Srinivasa Rao Peddi Naidu
Jayaprakash Reddy Chitti Naidu
M. S. Narayana Chinna Sastry
Srinivasa Reddy Raju Garu
Navdeep Swapna's Boyfriend (Guest Appearance)
Dharmavarupu Subramanyam Santosh Reddy
Tamannaah Bhatia Swapna (Guest Appearance)
Shafi Nagappa

Vel (2007) Film

As: Mrs Thiyagarajan Rating: 6.3/10 (29 votes) Genres: Action, Drama Box office: Not available

Two sons that are separated as children grow up in drastically different environments.

Top billed cast (15)

Suriya Vettrivel aka Velu / Vaasudevan
Asin Thottumkal Swathi
Kalabhavan Mani Sakara Pandi
Vadivelu Kuzhandaisaami
Lakshmi Appatha
Saranya Ponvannan Mrs Thiyagarajan
Charan Raj Thiyagarajan
Charle Moorthy
Nassar Vel's adoptive father
Ambika Role not available
Aishwarya Bhaskaran Manimengalai
Raj Kapoor Vel's Uncle
O. A. K. Sundar Role not available
Vaiyapuri Mokkasammy
Devadarshini Role not available

Kireedam (2007) Film

As: Shakti's Mother Rating: 5.8/10 (19 votes) Genres: Drama Box office: Not available

A sincere man wishes to fulfill his father's dream that he follows in his footsteps and becomes a police officer. However, when his father is punished for his honesty and transferred to an area that is ruled with an iron fist by a heartless gangster, the young man must take the law into his own hands to protect his father.

Top billed cast (15)

Ajith Kumar Shaktivel
Rajkiran Rajarajan
Ajay Varadarajan
Trisha Krishnan Divya
Vivek Shaktivel's Brother-in-Law
Saranya Ponvannan Shakti's Mother
Santhanam Balasubramaniam
Cochin Haneefa Chellapaandi
M. S. Bhaskar Constable
Manobala Constable
Sathyan Sivakumar Shakti's Friend
Ravi Prakash Divya's Father
Vimal Sakthivel's Friend (Uncredited Role)
Meena Kumari Role not available
Vinoth Kishan Vinoth

Jagadam (2007) Film

As: Not available Rating: 5.6/10 (12 votes) Genres: Drama, Action, Romance, Crime Box office: Not available

Seenu dreams of becoming a thug and grows up to be a member of a local gangster's group. Things take an unexpected turn when Seenu's younger brother is killed due to Seenu's lifestyle.

Top billed cast (11)

Ram Pothineni Sreenu
Isha Sahani Subbalaxmi
Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat Role not available
Prakash Raj Role not available
Raghu Babu Role not available
Tanikella Bharani Role not available
Telangana Shakuntala Role not available
Duvvasi Mohan Role not available
Saranya Ponvannan Role not available
Dhanraj Sukhram Role not available
Antara Biswas Role not available

Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (2006) Film

As: Saradha Rating: 6.2/10 (14 votes) Genres: Comedy, Romance Box office: Not available

Guru hatches several plans to separate Priya and her lover Thirukumaran. However, Thirukumaran successfully manages to escape from Guru's evil plans and traps him in another problem.

Top billed cast (15)

Dhanush Thirukumaran 'Thiru'
Shriya Saran Priya
Prakash Raj Guru
Karunas Tiger Kumar
Saranya Ponvannan Saradha
Mouli Chandramohan
Mayilsamy Tidel Park Venugopal
Ilavarasu Muthukrishnan
Grace Karunas Grace
Kadhal Sukumar Shiva
Karthik Kannaiyan Swaminathan
Varnika Valarmathy
Pasi Sathya Role not available
Krishnamoorthy Inspector
Singamuthu Bus Conductor

Rakhi (2006) Film

As: Gowri's Mother Rating: 5.5/10 (13 votes) Genres: Drama, Action Box office: Not available

An ambitious and young man named Rama Krishna avenges his sister's death after her in-laws burn her alive due to their greed for dowry. Thereafter, he starts killing every man that harasses a woman.

Top billed cast (15)

N.T. Rama Rao Jr. Rakhi
Ileana D'Cruz Tripura Sundari
Charmy Kaur Gowri
Suhasini Maniratnam Meenakshi Iyer
Chandra Mohan Mohan Rao
Kota Srinivasa Rao Rakhi's Grandfather
Saranya Ponvannan Gowri's Mother
Brahmanandam TV Channel Owner
Ravi Varma Gayathri's Husband
Sunil Varma Mohan Reddy
Sayaji Shinde Minister
Sarath Babu Police Commissioner
Dharmavarupu Subramanyam Marriage Broker
Tanikella Bharani Criminal Lawyer Sachidanandam
Brahmaji Ranga

Sivakasi (2005) Film

As: Kayalvizhi Rating: 5.5/10 (30 votes) Genres: Action, Drama Box office: Not available

Muthappa is forced to leave his house at a young age for a crime that his older brother, Udayappa, committed. When he returns home, he learns about his brother's antics and decides to punish him.

Top billed cast (15)

Vijay Sivakasi / Muthappa
Asin Thottumkal Hema
Prakash Raj Udhayapaa
Geetha Thangam
Lakshana M. Vairam
Telangana Shakuntala Mulli Mungaari
Rajesh Meiyappan
Saranya Ponvannan Kayalvizhi
Venkat Prabhu Ramalingam
Devan Rathnavelu
Venba Divya
E. V. Ganesh Babu Role not available
Nayanthara Self
Vaiyapuri Veluchamy
M. S. Bhaskar Venky

Raam (2005) Film

As: Saradha Rating: 7.9/10 (9 votes) Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller Box office: Not available

Ram is falsely charged for killing his mother. His neigbours are also called for interrogation. Everyone's effort leads to tracking down the real killer.

Top billed cast (9)

Jiiva Ramakrishnan
Rahman Umar
Gajala Karthikaayini Malaichamy
Saranya Ponvannan Saradha
Prathap Pothan Psychiatrist
Murali Malaichamy
Ganja Karuppu Vaazhavandhan
Kunal Shah Satish
Aruldoss Reporter (Uncredited)

Anjali (1990) Film

As: Dr. Sheela Rating: 7.2/10 (22 votes) Genres: Drama, Family Box office: Not available

After a few years, Chitra learns that her child, who was believed to be dead, is alive but is suffering from a mental illness. However, her family faces many challenges while looking after her child.

Top billed cast (15)