Saranya Ponvannan
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.
Acting
Movie
24
as Sathyabama
2016
Movie
Nayakan
as Neela
1987
Movie
Yavarum Nalam
as Manohar's Mother
2009
Movie
Velaiyilla Pattathari
as Bhuvana
2014
Movie
Manam
as Seetharamudu's Mother
2014
Movie
Kodi
as Kodi and Anbu's Mother
2016
Movie
Chup
as Mrs. Menon
2022
Movie
Velaiyilla Pattathari 2
as Bhuvana
2017
Movie
Kuruvi
as Koccha's Wife
2008
Movie
Vedam
as Padma
2010
Movie
Remo
as Arun's Mother
2016
Movie
Etharkkum Thunindhavan
as Kosalai
2022
Movie
Kolamavu Kokila
as Kokila's Mother
2018
Movie
Nani's Gang Leader
as Varalakshmi
2019
Movie
Sivakasi
as Kayalvizhi
2005
Movie
Vel
as Vasu and Vel's mother
2007
Movie
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
as Shenbagam Saravanan's mother
2012
Movie
Kushi
2023
Movie
Anjali
as Dr. Sheela
1990
Movie
All in All Azhagu Raja
as Meenakshi Muthukrishnan
2013
Movie
Naan Sigappu Manithan
as Sumathi
2014
Movie
Bangalore Naatkal
as Kannan's mother
2016
Movie
Vaanam
as Lakshmi
2011
Movie
Kireedam
as Shakti's Mother
2007