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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.0498 |
| Birthday | 1970-04-26 |
| Place of Birth | Alappuzha, Kerala, India |
| Also Known As | Sheela, |
2021
Maha Samudram
4.8/3
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Nayakan
7.807/88
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2004
Arul
6.4/7
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2011
Vaanam
6/19
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Varalaru Mukkiyam
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0/0
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Kireedam
5.8/19
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2007
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0/0
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Chatrapathy
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2010
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2010
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7.2/40
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Dindigul Sarathy
6.2/2
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2010
Kalavani
6.2/7
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2012
Chaarulatha
5.8/6
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2012
Neerparavai
6.2/11
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2013
Vatthikuchi
6.5/8
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2016
Brahmotsavam
4.4/15
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3.1/7
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2022
Viruman
5.5/12
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Kutti Puli
4.5/7
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2023
Kushi
5.2/23
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2013
All in All Azhagu Raja
3.595/21
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2013
Naiyaandi
3.1/17
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5.8/3
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1995
Pasumpon
6/2
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2014
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6.2/21
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2011
Muthukku Muthaaga
6.2/4
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Paandi
5.2/2
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2005
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6.7/6
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Bayam Ariyan
0/0
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2005
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5.4/28
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2014
Manam
7.15/60
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2014
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7.521/72
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2006
Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam
6.2/14
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2016
Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum
5/2
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Ennamo Nadakkudhu
7/3
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2005
Raam
7.7/8
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2023
Conjuring Kannappan
6.167/6
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2014
Amma Ammamma
0/0
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1993
Dasarathan
4/2
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2007
Vel
6.125/28
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2014
Pappali
3.5/1
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2006
Adaikalam
0/0
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2022
Chup
6.578/45
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2010
Magane En Marumagane
0/0
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1988
Manasukkul Mathappu
7/1
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Manasukkul Mathappu
1988
Melangottu Thalikattu
0/0
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1988
Dhayam Onnu
6/1
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Dhayam Onnu
1989
Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil
0/0
A Triangular Love Story!
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Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil
1990
Anjali
7.095/21
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1990
Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga
0/0
Raja is a rich person who returns from America to India. He gets surprised when most of them call him with different name and later he sees another lo...
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Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga
1991
Vanakkam Vathiyare
0/0
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Vanakkam Vathiyare
1992
Kottai Vaasal
1/1
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Kottai Vaasal
1994
Karuththamma
5.8/6
A father blames his miseries on the birth of his third daughter, but soon understands her true value after he becomes paralyzed.
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Karuththamma
1994
Seevalaperi Pandi
6/2
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Seevalaperi Pandi
2003
Alai
4.5/3
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Alai
2006
Rakhi
5.833/12
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...
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Rakhi
2008
Thenavattu
7/1
The film starts with Kailasam (Ravi Kale), the somber bigwig is performing the last rites of some one dear to him—but the appearance of Kottai (Jeeva)...
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Thenavattu
2010
Guru Sishyan
3.5/1
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Guru Sishyan
1993
Ente Sreekuttikku
0/0
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Ente Sreekuttikku
1991
Cheppukilukkana Changathi
6/1
Nandakumaran (Mukesh) comes back to his village, lies and tells everyone he is rich and works as a manager at a big company in the city to stop any pr...
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Cheppukilukkana Changathi
1991
Ennum Nanmakal
0/0
Radha Devi (Santhi Krishna) is an office assistant working in the city of Kozhikode. She is in love with the unemployed Sivan (Jayaram). Radha Devi mo...
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Ennum Nanmakal
1993
Injakkadan Mathai & Sons
4/1
Injakkadan Mathai owns a textile shop called Injakkadan Mathai & Sons with his two sons Roy and Thankachan. Their main rival is the Chungathara clan w...
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Injakkadan Mathai & Sons
2022
Aruva Sanda
0/0
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Aruva Sanda
2016
24
7.195/131
Scientist turned Entrepreneur Dr. Sethuraman tries to safeguard his newly invented time travel device from falling into the hands of his Evil Twin Bro...
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2016
Bangalore Naatkal
5.6/20
Three cousins, Arjun, Divya and Kannan, relocate to Bangalore for various reasons. However, they face many challenges which change their lives forever...
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Bangalore Naatkal
2010
Thambikku Indha Ooru
3.2/2
Akil, a rich youth, runs a restaurant in partnership with his friend Cola Kumar in Singapore. One day, he discovers that he is an orphan and embarks o...
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Thambikku Indha Ooru
2007
Jagadam
5.6/12
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 i...
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Jagadam
2016
Remo
5.6/37
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.
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Remo
2025
Bha. Bha. Ba.
3.75/4
After the Chief Minister of Kerala is kidnapped, a determined investigator is brought in to track down the mysterious abductor, uncovering hidden moti...
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Bha. Bha. Ba.
2018
Mannar Vagaiyara
5.3/3
A care-free youngster lands in trouble when he helps his brother to win the lady of his life.
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Mannar Vagaiyara
2016
Achamindri
7/1
A pickpocket, his girlfriend and a cop become the targets of an education racket.
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Jeyikkira Kuthira
0/0
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Jeyikkira Kuthira
2024
Brother
6.5/2
Karthik, an unwavering idealist, goes on a journey to restore harmony in the fractured family and prove himself, when his pursuit of justice inadverte...
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Brother
2016
Kodi
6.1/45
A young politician finds himself in a position where he has to contest against his girlfriend, who is ambitious. Circumstances force his look-alike tw...
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Kodi
1991
Aanaval Mothiram
6.5/3
James (Sreenivasan) is an average police officer, apathetic towards his job and only in it for his monthly salary. Due to a misunderstanding during a...
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Aanaval Mothiram
2008
Pidichirukku
0/0
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Pidichirukku
2017
Magalir Mattum
6.8/13
A progressive-minded documentary filmmaker reunites three older women who have been separated since college and takes them on a trip.
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Magalir Mattum
2017
Velaiyilla Pattathari 2
5.678/45
A cool-headed crusader for the struggling engineers, Raghuvaran faces the powerful and arrogant owner of a construction company Vasundhara Parameswara...
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1993
Dollar
0/0
The movie depicts the life of Malayali families settled in the US. It discusses the clash of the cultures.
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2017
Katha Nayagan
3.5/5
A coward has to prove that he can be brave to marry the girl he is in love with.
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Katha Nayagan
2010
Komaram Puli
4/5
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Komaram Puli
2018
Marainthirunthu Paarkum Marmam Enna
6.1/9
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Marainthirunthu Paarkum Marmam Enna
2008
Kuruvi
4.513/40
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1988
Sigappu Thali
0/0
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2018
Inba Twinkle Lilly
0/0
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Inba Twinkle Lilly
2008
Nenjathai Killadhe
0/0
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Nenjathai Killadhe
1991
Aakasha Kottayile Sultan
7.3/3
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4.4/15
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2018
Kolamavu Kokila
6.597/36
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2018
Junga
5.861/18
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2018
Oru Kuprasidha Payyan
6.8/12
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Thirumagan
0/0
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Thirumagan
2019
Kalavani 2
4.4/4
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Kalavani 2
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Nani's Gang Leader
7.086/35
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2018
The Villain
5.1/8
Rama or Ravana, whose ideologies work better? Two shrewd minds battle it out in a one-upmanship game. Who will win?
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The Villain
2004
Adhu
0/0
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Adhu
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Meendum Savithri
0/0
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Meendum Savithri
2008
Ready
5.6/18
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Sakalakala Sammandi
6/1
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Bhoomi
4.4/17
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Bhoomi
2009
Yavarum Nalam
6.269/80
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MGR Magan
2.7/3
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MGR Magan
2021
Sashi
7/1
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Etharkkum Thunindhavan
5.8/38
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Mazhaikaalam
0/0
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Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam
6.4/8
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Bun Butter Jam
5/0
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Appaji
0/0
Rekha, who witnesses Sakthi killing her father, lies to the police to save him from getting arrested. Unbeknownst to everyone, she has hidden motives...
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2007
Raju Bhai
5/1
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Naan Pudicha Mappillai
0/0
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Meesai Madhavan
0/0
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Nagabandham
0/0
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