INDIAN ACTRESS RAMYA KRISHNAN
BORN 1971 SEPTEMBER 15
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Ramya Krishnan (born 15 September 1970[1] in Chennai) is an Indian film actress. She has acted in over 200 films in five languages: Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. Predominantly, she acted in almost 100 Telugu and 60 Tamil movies.
Early life and background[edit]
Krishnan was born in Chennai. She is the niece of veteran Tamil comedian Cho Ramaswamy. She received initial training in Bharathanatyam, Western and Kuchipudi dance forms and has given many stage performances.[2] Her mother tongue is Tamil.
Film career[edit]
Krishnan started her acting career at the age of 13 with the Malayalam film Neram Pularumbol featuring Mammootty and Mohanlal in the lead.[3] This film had a delayed release in 1986. Her first release was Vellai Manasu (1985), a Tamil film opposite Y. G. Mahendra.
Krishnan's first Telugu film was Bhalae Mithrulu. She achieved fame through Kasinadhuni Viswanath’s Sutradharulu, released in 1987. She emerged as one of the leading actresses in the Telugu industry alongside Radha, Banupriya, Vijayashanti, Soundarya and Meena in the 1980's and 90's.
She has been paired with leading actors such as
She received two prestigious Nandi Awards from the Government of Andhra Pradesh and a National Award from the Indian Government as well. She won the Special Jury award for her performance in Dasari Narayana Rao's film Kante Koothurne Kanu from the Andhra Pradesh state government.
She was a judge in a dancing show on STAR Vijay: Jodi Number One, season 1, followed by season 5.
She played lead role in several SunTV serials such as Kalasam, Thangam, Rajakumari and Vamsam.
Her most recent film is Baahubali: The Beginning where she played Shivagami the Rajamata and the caretaker of King Bahubali and soggade chinni nayana where she played the role of satyabhama and she is also playing a very important role in Allari Naresh's upcoming movie Mama Manchu, Alludu Kanchu.[5][6]
Personal life[edit]
She married Telugu film director Krishna Vamsi on 12 June 2003.
Awards[edit]
Filmfare Awards
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil – Padayappa (1999)
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu – Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam (2009)
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Telugu - Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)[7]
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Best Actress (Special Prize) - Padayappa (1999)
Nandi Awards
Nandi Award for Best Actress - Kante Koothurne Kanu (1998)
Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress - Raju Maharaju (2009)
Dubai Amma Awards 2007
Dubai Amma Award for Best Supporting Actress - Malayalam - Ore Kadal (2007)
Amrita Film Awards 2007
Amrita Film Award for Best Supporting Actress - Malayalam - Ore Kadal (2007)
Sun TV Family Awards
Best Actress Special Award - Thangam (2009)
Vikatan Awards 2015
Best Supporting Actress - Tamil - Baahubali (2015)
IIFA Utsavam Awards 2016
Best Supporting Actress - Tamil - Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
Best Supporting Actress - Telugu - Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
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