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Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Born
(1945-09-10) 10 September 1945 (age 78)
Kaviyoor, Thiruvalla, Travancore
Nationality
Indian
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1959–present
Spouse
M. K. Maniswami
(m. 1969; died 2011)
Children
1
Parent(s)
T. P. Damodharan Gauri
Relatives
Kaviyoor Renuka (sister)
Kaviyoor Ponnamma is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She has also acted in TV serials and commercials and has playback singing credits in few films. Ponnamma is a four-time Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress winner. Her sister Kaviyoor Renuka was also an actress. Often called as the Mother to all actors, she has acted as mother of almost all actors in her career panning over decades.[1] At the age of 20, she played the mother of Sathyan and Madhu in the 1965 movie Thommente Makkal. She gained critical acclaim for acting as the mother of the actor Mohanlal.[2][3]
^"Unforgettable mothers of silver screen". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^"Did you know that Kaviyoor Ponnamma played her first mother character at the age of 22?". The Times of India. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^"Mother of all roles". The Hindu. 7 September 2006.
KaviyoorPonnamma is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying...
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Thilakan as the cantankerous Kochuvava along with Vineeth, Anju, and KaviyoorPonnamma in the supporting roles. It narrates the story of a poor, lower caste...
of Simple Productions. It stars Manoj K. Jayan, Madhu, Monisha and KaviyoorPonnamma in the lead roles. This film won the 1992 Kerala State Film Award...
Murali, Nedumudi Venu, Sukumaran, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Sukumari, KaviyoorPonnamma, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, and Jayabharathi. The music was composed by...
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by Somasekharan. The film stars Mukesh, Sukanya, Harisree Ashokan, KaviyoorPonnamma, Sukumari and Meera in the lead roles. The film has its musical score...
Mani and Sindhu Menon in the lead roles along with I. M. Vijayan, KaviyoorPonnamma, Jagathy Sreekumar and Indrans. The music was composed by S. Balakrishnan...
Malayalam film, starring Thilakan, Jagadheesh, Balachandra Menon, and KaviyoorPonnamma in the lead roles. Thilakan won the 1994 Kerala State Film Award for...
Roshan Mathew, Darshana Rajendran, Indrajith Sukumaran, Nedumudi Venu, KaviyoorPonnamma and Basil Joseph. Bijibal and Dawn Vincent composes the original songs...
produced by P. V. Gangadharan. The film stars Balachandra Menon, KaviyoorPonnamma, Adoor Bhasi and Maniyanpilla Raju . The film has musical score by...
Shari, Thilakan, Madhu, Sukumaran, Innocent, Jagathy sreekumar and Kaviyoorponnamma in the lead roles. The film has musical score by R. Somashekharan...
Chullikad, Prem Prakash, Meera Nandan, Muthumani, Krishna Prabha, and KaviyoorPonnamma. It was produced by Prithviraj Sukumaran, Santhosh Sivan, and Shaji...
Ratheesh, KaviyoorPonnamma, Sathaar, Balan K. Nair. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer. Bheeman Raghu Swapna Ratheesh KaviyoorPonnamma Sathaar...
and KaviyoorPonnamma in the lead roles. This movie is the remake of Tamil movie Veedu Manaivi Makkal. Thilakan as Madhavan Nair KaviyoorPonnamma as Bharathi...
Mani and produced by Thiruvonam Pictures. The film stars Srividya, KaviyoorPonnamma, Adoor Bhasi and Hari in the lead roles. The film has musical score...
Sathyan Anthikad and starring Madhavi, Mohanlal, Soman, Balan K. Nair, KaviyoorPonnamma, Venu Nagavalli and Bahadur. Seetha is from an aristocratic family...
Mohanlal in the lead role and Meena, Nayanthara, Kalabhavan Mani, KaviyoorPonnamma , K. P. A. C. Lalitha, and Siddique in supporting roles. M. Jayachandran...
also features Thilakan, Surbhi Javeri Vyas, Keerikkadan Jose, and KaviyoorPonnamma. The film's music was composed by Johnson. Lohithadas won the Kerala...
Thampi Kannanthanam. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Gautami, Thilakan and KaviyoorPonnamma. Gaurishankar is an unemployed youth, who gets spirited by environmental...
score by Shyam. The film stars Mammootty, Rajyalakshmi, Swapna and KaviyoorPonnamma in the lead roles. The film gave Mammootty his major break as a solo...
Mohanlal, KaviyoorPonnamma and Adoor Bhasi in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Shyam. Mammootty as Jose Mohanlal as Babu KaviyoorPonnamma as Rosi...
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