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Ramya Krishnan
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Ramya Krishnan (born 15 September 1970) is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 260 films across Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi cinema. She began her acting ca…
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Ramya Krishnan (born 15 September 1970) is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 260 films across Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi cinema. She began her acting career with the Tamil film *Vellai Manasu* (1985). Krishnan's breakthrough in Telugu cinema came with K. Viswanath's *Sutradharulu* (1989). Her Telugu films from the 1990s include K. Raghavendra Rao's *Alludugaru* (1990), *Allari Mogudu* (1992), and *Annamayya* (1997). Her Hindi film credits include *Parampara* (1993), *Khalnayak* (1993), and *Bade Miyan Chote Miyan* (1998). In 1999, she played Neelambari opposite Rajinikanth in the Tamil film *Padayappa*, earning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil. Krishnan appeared in devotional films including *Ammoru* (1995) and *Rajakali Amman* (2000), and in the comedy *Panchatanthiram* (2002), alongside Kamal Haasan. She later played Rajamata Sivagami Devi in S. S. Rajamouli's films *Baahubali: The Beginning* (2015) and *Baahubali 2: The Conclusion* (2017), earning the Filmfare and Nandi Awards for Best Supporting Actress Krishnan portrayed a politician inspired by J. Jayalalithaa in the web series *Queen* (2019). Her later film roles include *Super Deluxe* (2019), the Telugu drama *Republic* (2021), *Liger* (2022), and the action film *Jailer* (2023), in which she reunited with Rajinikanth. Her 2024 films include *Guntur Kaaram* and *Purushothamudu*. She also hosted the reality television show *Second Love* (2026) on JioHotstar.
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2027
Baahubali: The Eternal War – Part 1
Movie Sivagami (voice)
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2026
Sri Sri
Movie
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2026
Jailer 2
Movie Vijayalakshmi 'Viji' Pandian
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2026
Second Love
TV show Self - Host
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2026
Gatta Kusthi 2
Movie Raja Rajeshwari
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2026
Bãhubali: The Torchbearer
TV show Self
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2025
Bāhubali: The Epic
Movie Sivagami
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2025
Ghaati
Movie
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2025
Jaat
Movie Vasundhara
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2024
Purushothamudu
Movie Vasundhara
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2024
Guntur Kaaram
Movie Vasundhara
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2023
Jailer
Movie Vijayalakshmi 'Viji' Pandian
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2023
Rangamarthanda
Movie Raju Garu
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2022
Liger
Movie Balamani
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2022
Ravi Bopanna
Movie
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2022
Bangarraju
Movie Satya
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2022
Dance Ikon
TV show Judge
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2021
Romantic
Movie ACP Ramya Gowariker
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2021
Republic
Movie "Vishakha" Vani
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2021
BB Jodigal
TV show Judge
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2019
Queen
TV show Shakthi Seshadri
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2019
Cooku with Comali
TV show Self - Special Guest
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2019
Aakashaganga 2
Movie Dr Soumini Devi
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2019
Super Deluxe
Movie Leela
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2019
Dev
Movie Padmavati
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2019
Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven
Movie Nandhini Prakash
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2018
Shailaja Reddy Alludu
Movie Shailaja Reddy
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2018
Thaanaa Serndha Koottam
Movie Azhagu Meena/Jhansi Rani
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2017
Hello!
Movie Sarojini/Saru
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2017
Anjaniputra
Movie Anjana Devi
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2017
Balakrishnudu
Movie Bhanumati Devi
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2017
Bigg Boss Telugu
TV show Presenter/Guest Host
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2017
Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion
Movie Sivagami
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2017
Mupparimanam
Movie Self
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2016
Jaguar
Movie Krishna's Mother
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2016
Aadupuliyattam
Movie Matangi
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2016
Soggade Chinni Nayana
Movie Satyabhama
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2015
Mama Manchu Alludu Kanchu
Movie Priyamvada
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2015
Bāhubali: The Beginning
Movie Sivagami
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2015
Appavum Veenjum
Movie Merlin
