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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-04-26

Place of Birth

Alappuzha, Kerala, India

Saranya Ponvannan

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.

Known for

Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam

Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam

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.

Nagabandham: The Secret Treasure

Nagabandham: The Secret Treasure

A chosen warrior protects a mystical, serpent-bound Himalayan temple from those seeking to steal the power of the Brahma Kamalam, a divine relic.

Dasarathan

Dasarathan

Dasarathan is a 1993 Tamil language film directed by Kitty. The film features Sarathkumar and Heera in lead roles whilst Sivakumar, Saranya and Gandhimathi play supporting roles.

Chatrapathy

Chatrapathy

Saravanan, a bus driver, becomes a vigilante when he sees ruffians causing the death of a young woman. His true identity is revealed when he murders a powerful gangster's top henchman.

Dhayam Onnu

Dhayam Onnu

Meenu (Madhuri) kidnaps a girl child Daisy with heart problem, close to a thief Arun (Arjun) to get his help to retrieve his kidnapped husband Scientist Seethapathy.She promises to help him with money for Daisy's treatment at USA. Meenu instructs Arun to befriend four girls, each specialised in individual adventure techniques to overpower the lady gorilla soldiers gauarding the scientist. Sathya (Seetha), Shanthi(Rekha), Anitha(Shanti Priya), Saranya(Rita) are the four girls & Arun's girlfriend Rani (Pallavi)also joins the adventure.Rest of the story is romance & adventures by Arun to complete this mission & save Daisy with the help of this friend & jailmate Gnanaprakasam (Sendhil)& Climax with a twist in tale.

Nayakan

Nayakan

Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.

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Yavarum Nalam

Yavarum Nalam

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.

Chaarulatha

Chaarulatha

Chaarulatha (also spelled as Charulatha) is a 2012 Indian horror film simultaneously made in Kannada and Tamil languages. The film was directed by Pon Kumaran, a former associate to K. Bhagyaraj and K. S. Ravikumar, and features Priyamani in the lead role. The film was an adaptation of the Thai horror film Alone. Sundar C Babu composed the film's music.] The film’s story is about conjoined twins. Produced by Global One Studios and distributed by Hansraj Saxena's Sax Pictures, Charulatha released on 21 September 2012 with dubbed Malayalam and Telugu versions with the same title.

Komaram Puli

Komaram Puli

Puli joins the police force since he wants to avenge his father's murder at the hands of Al Saleem. He gets an opportunity to bring Al Saleem to justice after he saves the life of the PM of India.

Kushi

Kushi

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.

Thirumagan

Thirumagan

A man has to chose between three women, His lady love, his uncle's daughter and the daughter of his father's friend for marriage.

Katha Nayagan

Katha Nayagan

A coward has to prove that he can be brave to marry the girl he is in love with.

Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam

Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam

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.

Pulliman

Pulliman

Kunjunni, an orphan, and Radha, who makes a living by selling statues of deities, love each other. However, problems arise when her father opposes their relationship.