Kaviyoor Ponnamma

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Kaviyoor Ponnamma

Acting September 10, 1945

Kaviyoor, Thiruvalla, Kerala

Kaviyoor Ponnamma (10 September 1945 – 20 September 2024) was an Indian actress who appeared in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas b…

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Kireedam

Kireedam

7.8 1989 Movie
Thenmavin Kombath

Thenmavin Kombath

7.6 1994 Movie
In Harihar Nagar

In Harihar Nagar

7.2 1990 Movie
Lal Salam

Lal Salam

10.0 2017 TV Show
Twenty 20

Twenty 20

6.1 2008 Movie
Poacher

Poacher

6.0 2024 TV Show
Oppam

Oppam

7.2 2016 Movie
Sandhesam

Sandhesam

7.9 1991 Movie
Vietnam Colony

Vietnam Colony

7.4 1992 Movie
Bharatham

Bharatham

7.2 1991 Movie
2 Harihar Nagar

2 Harihar Nagar

5.7 2009 Movie
Vatsalyam

Vatsalyam

7.3 1993 Movie

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Kaviyoor Ponnamma (10 September 1945 – 20 September 2024) was an Indian actress who appeared in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She also acted in TV serials and commercials and had playback singing credits in few films Ponnamma was a four-time Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress winner. Often called as the "mother to all actors", she acted as mother of almost all actors in her career spanning over decades. At the age of 20, she played the mother of older actors Sathyan and Madhu in Thommente Makkal (1965). She particularly gained critical acclaim for acting as the mother of Mohanlal. As a five-year-old, she learned music and sang in stage shows. In 1958, she was spotted by Kerala People's Arts Club (KPAC) who was looking for a girl who can sing in their stage play. They also gave her the role of heroine in Mooladhanam, her debut stage drama at age 13. It was directed by Thoppil Bhasi. After five years came her first movie Kudumbini, in which she did the title role of the mother of two children. Ponnamma died from cancer at Lissie Hospital in Kochi, Kerala, on 20 September 2024, at the age of 79.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Poacher

    TV show Mother Finn

  2. 2022
    Aaraattu

    Movie Voice (Uncredited)

  3. 2021
    Ammachi Koottile Pranayakalam

    Movie Pathumma

  4. 2021
    Aanum Pennum

    Movie Sumathiyamma

  5. 2019
    Mamangam

    Movie Puthumana Thampuratti

  6. 2017
    Lal Salam

    TV show Self

  7. 2017
    Achayans

    Movie Roy's Mother

  8. 2017
    Vedham

    Movie Hariharan's mother

  9. 2016
    Thoppil Joppan

    Movie Marykutty

  10. 2016
    Oppam

    Movie Jayaraman's valiyammayi

  11. 2016
    Pa.Va

    Movie Agnes / Sister amma

  12. 2016
    Poyi Maranju Parayathe...

    Movie

  13. 2014
    Avatharam

    Movie Madhavan's Mother

  14. 2013
    Ginger

    Movie Vivekanandan's mother

  15. 2013
    Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty

    Movie Mariyamma

  16. 2012
    Mr. Marumakan

    Movie Bhavani Amma

More credits
  1. 2011
    Christian Brothers

    Movie Joseph Vadakkan's mother

  2. 2011
    Collector

    Movie Avinash's and Mahendran's mother

  3. 2011
    Ithu Nammude Katha

    Movie Saraswathy

  4. 2009
    Evidam Swargamanu

    Movie Elssama

  5. 2009
    Kappalu Muthalali

    Movie Devaki

  6. 2009
    Meghatheertham

    Movie

  7. 2009
    2 Harihar Nagar

    Movie Andrew's mother

  8. 2008
    Manjadikuru

    Movie Devayani

  9. 2008
    Gulmohar

    Movie Devaki

  10. 2008
    Twenty 20

    Movie Bharathi Amma

  11. 2008
    Kavyam

    Movie

  12. 2007
    Anchil Oral Arjunan

    Movie Sudheendran's mother

  13. 2006
    Baba Kalyani

    Movie Meenakshiyamma

  14. 2006
    Vadakkumnadhan

    Movie Rugmavathi Amma

  15. 2004
    Mampazhakkalam

    Movie Lakshmi

  16. 2004
    Natturajavu

    Movie Charlie's Mother

  17. 2004
    Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty

    Movie Devaki

  18. 2004
    Runway

    Movie Bharathi

  19. 2004
    Vismayathumbathu

    Movie Sreekumar's Mother

  20. 2003
    Pattanathil Sundaran

    Movie Bhavaniyamma

  21. 2003
    Ammakilikkoodu

    Movie Marykutty Teacher

  22. 2003
    Hariharan Pilla Happy Aanu

    Movie Padmavathiyamma

  23. 2003
    Mr. Brahmachari

    Movie Subhadramma

  24. 2002
    Nandanam

    Movie Unni Amma