Kovai Sarala

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Kovai Sarala

Acting 64 April 7, 1962

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Kovai Sarala is an Indian Film actress and Comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. In a career spanning 25 years, Sarala has appeared in over 7…

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Mersal

Mersal

7.3 2017 Movie
Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal

Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal

6.8 2020 Movie
Viswasam

Viswasam

6.2 2019 Movie
Temper

Temper

6.4 2015 Movie
Badrinath

Badrinath

3.8 2011 Movie
Panchatanthiram

Panchatanthiram

7.0 2002 Movie
Kanguva

Kanguva

3.8 2024 Movie
Kanchana

Kanchana

5.5 2011 Movie
Kanchana 2

Kanchana 2

5.2 2015 Movie
Desamuduru

Desamuduru

5.1 2007 Movie
Aranmanai 2

Aranmanai 2

4.4 2016 Movie
Maareesan

Maareesan

7.0 2025 Movie

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Kovai Sarala is an Indian Film actress and Comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. In a career spanning 25 years, Sarala has appeared in over 750 films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian and the Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian for her performances in Poovellam Un Vasam (2001), and Ori Nee Prema Bangaram Kanu (2003), respectively. She got her first film offer when she was in the 9th standard and acted with Vijayakumar and K. R. Vijaya in the film Velli Ratham. She was in Class 10, when she played a 32-year-old pregnant woman Mundhanai Mudichu, her second film. Two years later she acted in Chinna Veedu, where she played the role of the 65-year-old mother of Bhagyaraj's character. She has appeared in more than a 100 films in Telugu. She has mentioned the films Sathi Leelavathi, Viralukketha Veekkam, Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana, Karagattakaran and Viswanathan Ramamoorthy as her personal favourites.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Lucky the Superstar

    Movie

  2. 2026
    Seetha Payanam

    Movie

  3. 2025
    Champion

    Movie

  4. 2025
    Maareesan

    Movie Fareeda

  5. 2025
    Devika & Danny

    TV show Gayatramma

  6. 2024
    Kanguva

    Movie Francis's Mother

  7. 2024
    Aranmanai 4

    Movie

  8. 2024
    Double Tuckerr

    Movie Shanmugavalli

  9. 2023
    Kick

    Movie Fire Pushapa

  10. 2022
    Sembi

    Movie

  11. 2022
    The Legend

    Movie

  12. 2021
    Maaligai

    Movie

  13. 2021
    Aranmanai 3

    Movie

  14. 2021
    Pei Mama

    Movie

  15. 2020
    Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal

    Movie

  16. 2019
    Devi 2

    Movie Lawyer Lalitha

More credits
  1. 2019
    Kanchana 3

    Movie Raghava's mother

  2. 2019
    Viswasam

    Movie Filomina

  3. 2018
    Utharavu Maharaja

    Movie

  4. 2018
    Lakshmi

    Movie A. Saraswathi, Lakshmi's School Principal

  5. 2018
    Kasu Mela Kasu

    Movie

  6. 2018
    Inba Twinkle Lilly

    Movie Twinkle

  7. 2018
    Sema

    Movie Magizhini's Mother

  8. 2017
    Mersal

    Movie Sarala

  9. 2017
    Bayama Irukku

    Movie Devil Devika

  10. 2017
    Sathura Adi 3500

    Movie

  11. 2017
    Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan

    Movie Sarala

  12. 2017
    Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae

    Movie E.B Rajeshwari

  13. 2017
    Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva

    Movie Vaijayanthi

  14. 2016
    Machan

    Movie

  15. 2016
    Balle Vellaiyathevaa

    Movie Kathai

  16. 2016
    Girls

    Movie Komalam

  17. 2016
    Nayagi

    Movie

  18. 2016
    Aranmanai 2

    Movie Komalam

  19. 2015
    Adhibar

    Movie

  20. 2015
    Kick 2

    Movie Darling

  21. 2015
    Kanchana 2

    Movie Raghava's mother

  22. 2015
    Komban

    Movie Kottaiamma

  23. 2015
    Temper

    Movie Shanvi's mother

  24. 2014
    Aranmanai

    Movie Eshwari