Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Kaviyoor Ponnamma is a Malayalam film actress. She won the Kerala State Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1971,1972,1973,and 1994.
Ponnamma was born in Kaviyoor village,near Tiruvalla to a conservative upper-class family. She had to face many hardships from the conservative Hindu society in Kaviyoor during her initial life as they were opposed to women from Hindu families taking up acting as a career. She has mainly acted as a mother figure to most of the Malayalam actors. She is sometimes referred to as "Mohanlal's Mother" because she has acted as his mother in a many of movies. The mother-son role of Mohanlal-Ponnamma has been accepted well by the audience.
We do not feel that we are acting and we do not plan. Reactions come spontaneously.
The name Kaviyoor Ponnamma brings to mind a comforting mother, dressed mostly in white saree. Few in this generation know that she has acted as the mother of Satyan and Madhu, many decades back. The movie was Thommande Makkal. Although younger than Thilakan, she had acted as Thilakan's mother in Periyar. The actress says about Ponnamma-Thilakan combination:
People used to love our combination and I used to get many letters appreciating the roles'
She has acted with Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Madhu, Jayan, Soman, Sukumaran, Vincent, Raghavan, Mammootty, Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, Dileep and Prithviraj.
She has done a tele-film directed by Viji Thamby for Amritha TV.
Early life
As a five-year-old, she learnt music and used to sing in stage shows. She did not see many movies. She started acting in dramas when she was 14 year old, starting off with Mooladhanam of Thoppil Bhasi. After five years, came her first movie Kudumbini, in which she did the title role of the mother of two kids.
Personal life
Having stayed at Chennai for 37 years, Ponnamma is now settled in Aluva. Her husband M.K. Mani was a film producer. Their daughter is now in Chennai and son-in-law a professor at the Michigan University.[1]
Awards
Kerala State Film Awards:
Filmography
- Twenty:20 (2008)
- Mission 90 Days (2007)
- Anchil Oral Arjunan (2007)
- Baba Kalyani (2006) .... Kalyaniyamma
- Aanachandam (2006)
- Vadakkum Nathan (2006) .... Rugmavathi Amma
- Maampazhakkaalam (2004) .... Lakshmi
- Natturajavu (2004) .... Charlie's Mother
- Runway (2004) .... Bharathiyamma
- Vismayathumbathu (2004) .... Sreekumar's Mother
- Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty (2004)
- Pattanathil Sundaran (2003) .... Bhavaniyamma
- Ammakilikkoodu (2003) .... Marykutty Teacher
- Hariharan Pillai Happy Aanu (2003) .... Padmavathiyamma
- Mr. Brahmachari (2003) .... Ananthan Thampi's Mother
- Nandanam (2002) .... Unni Amma
- Uthaman (2001)
- Kakkakuyil (2001) .... Sethu Lakshmi Bhai 'Thampuratty'
- Arayannegalude Veedu (2000) .... Lakshmi
1990s
- Ezhupunna Tharakan (1999) .... Kunjannamma
- The Godman (1999) .... Amarnath's Mother
- Pallavur Devanarayanan (1999) .... Bhageerathi
- Amma Ammayiamma (1998) .... Sarada
- Poothiruvathiranalil (1998)
- Snehasindhooram (1997)
- Karma (1995)
- Mannar Mathai Speaking (1995) .... Meera's Mother
- Sadaram (1995) .... Bhanumathi
- Bheesmacharya (1994) .... Ponnutty
- Kudumba Visesham (1994) .... Bharathi
- Vatsalyam (1993) .... Janakiyamma
- Kavadiyattam (1993) .... Sethulakshmi
- Samagamam (1993) .... Annakutty
- Vietnam Colony (1993) .... Parvathiyammal
- Pappayude Swantham Appoos (1992)
- Mahanagaram (1992) .... Viswanathan's Mother
- Aparahnam (1991) .... Janakiyamma
- Apoorvam Chilar (1991) .... Sarojam
- Bharatham (1991)
- Dhanam (1991)
- Pookkalam Varavayi (1991) .... Nandan's Mother
- Sandesam (1991) .... Bhanumathi
- Ulladakkam (1991) .... Sunny's Mother
- Oliyampukal (1990) .... Baby's Mother
- Midhya (1990) .... Rajagopal's Mother
- His Highness Abdullah (1990) .... Bhageerathi
- In Harihar Nagar (1990) .... Andrew's Mother
- Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom (1990) .... Vinayachandran's Mother
- Rajavazhcha (1990) .... Naniyamma
1980s
- Dasharatham (1989) .... Chandradas' Mother
- Devadas (1989) .... Devadas' Mother
- Jaathakam (1989) .... Janaki
- Kireedam (1989) .... Ammu
- Aksharathettu (1989)
- Mathu Kudayum Choodi (1989)
- Mazhavil Kavadi (1989) .... Velayudhankutty's Mother
- Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam (1989) .... Mariyamma
- Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal (1989) .... Devaki
- Ulsavapittennu (1989) .... Kalyaniyamma
- Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas (1989) .... Aliyamma
- Mukthi (1988) .... Madhaviyamma
- Anantaram (1987) .... Yoginiyamma
- Thaniyavartanam (1987)
- Achuvettante Veedu (1987) .... Vipin's Mother
- Irupatham Noottandu (1987)
- Kshamichu Ennoru Vakku (1986) .... Shanthamma
- Iniyum Kurukshethram (1986) .... Gomathi
- Sughamodevi (1986) .... Nandan's Mother
- Karimpin Poovinakkare (1985) .... Bhadran's Mother
- Makan Ente Makan (1985) .... Paruvamma
- Adhyayam Onnu Muthal (1985) .... Lakshmi
- Ente Ammu Ninte Thulasi Avarude Chakki (1985) .... Sathyabhama
- Thinkalazhcha Nalla Divasam (1985) .... Janakikutty
- Adiyozhukkukal (1984) .... Mariyamma
- Ariyatha Veethikal (1984) .... Janakiyamma
- Kanamarayathu (1984) .... Mother Superior
- Lakshmana Rekha (1984)
- Swanthamevide Bandhamevide (1984) .... Lakshmi
- Marakkillorikkalum (1983) .... Sharada
- Balloon (1982)
- Thrishna (1981) .... Chinnammu
- Agnisaram (1981)
- Orikkal Koodi (1981) .... Chandran's Mother
- Love in Singapore (1980) .... Premachandran's Mother
- Karimpana (1980)
- Manushya Mrugam (1980) .... Babu's Mother
1960s–70s
- Cheriyachante Kroora Krithyangal (1979)
- Mamangam (1979) .... Chathunni's Mother
- Eeta (1978)
- Rathi Nirvedham (1978)
- Acharam Ammini Osaram Omana (1977) .... Dakshayani
- Kodiyettam (1977) .... Kamalamma
- Devi Kanyakumari (1974) .... Old lady
- Nellu (1974) .... Savithri
- Nirmalayam (1973) .... Velichapad's Wife
- Nadhi (1969) .... Thresia
- Anveshichu Kandethiyilla (1967)
References
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/17/stories/2005071700190200.htm
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Ponnamma, Kaviyoor |
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Date of birth |
September 10, 1939 |
Place of birth |
Travancore |
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