Kaviyoor Ponnamma is an Indian actress who appears in
Malayalam films
Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...
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
The Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress was an award presented annually from 1969 to 2014 at the Kerala State Film Awards of India. The Kerala State Film Awards is managed by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, an autonomous non-p ...
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. At the age of 20, she played the mother of
Sathyan and
Madhu
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Metaphorical use
''Madhu'' has been used for millennia si ...
in the 1965 movie
Thommente Makkal. She gained critical acclaim for acting as the mother of the actor
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeare ...
.
Life and career
As a five-year-old, she learned music and used to sing in stage shows. She started acting in dramas when she was 14 years old with ''Mooladhanam'' by
Thoppil Bhasi
Thoppil Bhaskara Pillai, known as Thoppil Bhasi (8 April 1924 – 8 December 1992) was an Indian Malayalam-language playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He was associated with the communist movement in Kerala and his play '' Ningalenne ...
. After five years, came her first movie ''Kudumbini'', in which she did the title role of the mother of two kids.
Personal life
She was born to T. P. Damodharan and Gauri, as the eldest of seven children, on 10 September 1945 in
Kaviyoor
Kaviyoor is a village located in Thiruvalla Taluk In Pathanamthitta district of Kerala India, situated on the western bank of the Manimala River.It Comes Under Thiruvalla Sub-District & Thiruvalla Constituency.
Demographics
*Area: 12.67 k ...
, Thiruvalla. She has six siblings in which Kaviyoor Renuka (d. 2004), her younger sister, was also an actress.
Ponnamma was married to film producer Maniswami in 1969. The couple has a daughter Bindhu who is married and settled in United States.
Ponnamma's husband Maniswami died in 2011.
Awards
Kerala State Film Awards
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:
*
Second Best Actress – 1971 – Different films
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Second Best Actress – 1972 – Theertha Yathra
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Second Best Actress – 1973 – Different films
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Second Best Actress – 1994 – Thenmavin Kombathu
Film City Magazine- Chalachitra Ratnam' Title - 2006
Pappanamkode Lakshmanan Award - 2006
O Madhavan Award - 2009
Bharath Murali Award - 2012
Kala Ratna award - EV Kala Mandalam - 2013
PK Rosy Award - 2015
Good Knight Film and Business Awards - 2017
Gurupranam - Honour by Malayalam Cine Technicians’ Association (MACTA) - 2013
Honour by KSFDC - 2015
Honour by Kerala State Film Awards - 2016
Felicitation by Kerala State Film Awards - 2017
Kausalya Vandanam programme Honour - 2017
Kalaiselvam Award - Government of Tamil Nadu
Honour by Kaviyoor Panchayat
DLSA Honour
Filmography
As an actress
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1950–1960s
As a movie playback singer
* 1963 - "Kaavilamme Karinkali" - Kaattumaina
* 1968 - "Methikkalathile" - Velutha Kathreena
* 1972 - "Ambike Jagadambike" - Theerthayaathra
* 1973 - "Mangalaam Kaavile" - Dharmayudham
* 1982 - "Thushaaramanikal" - Illakkangal
* 1982 - "Palathum Paranju" - Chiriyo Chiri
* 1999 - "Unknown" - Pallavur Devanarayanan
* 2001 - "Unnikkanna'' - Kakkakuyil
Television
Serials
* Gauri (
Surya TV)
* Amme Mahamayee (
Surya TV)
* Nagamma
*
Thatteem Mutteem
''Thatteem Mutteem'' () is a Malayalam-language sitcom that has been broadcast on Mazhavil Manorama from 1 July 2012. The series is one of Malayalam television's oldest and longest-running series, and it is one of the series that has been broad ...
(
Mazhavil Manorama
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) - Cameo appearance
* Ramayanam (
Mazhavil Manorama
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)
* Kathayile Rajakumari (
Mazhavil Manorama
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)
* Gajarajan Guruvayoor Kesavan (
Surya TV)
* Sree Ayappanum Vavarum (
Surya TV)
* Vishudha Thomasleeha (
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* Chandrettanum Shobedathiyum
* Krishnakripaasaagaram (
Amrita TV
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Theme song
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)
* Pakal Mazha (
Amrita TV
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Theme song
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)
* Manthrakodi (
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* Ammathottil (
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* Alilathali (
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* Swantham Malootty
* Manassariyathe (
Surya TV)
* Dambathya geethangal (
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* Sthree 2 (
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* Ponnunjal (
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* Black and White (
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* Meera (
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* Akkarappacha (
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* Mandan Kunju (
Doordarshan
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)
* Manasi
* Akshayapaathram
* Kalanum Kandakashani (
Doordarshan
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* Guruvayoor Sree Krishna Darsanam - Devotional show
Other programmes
* Home Sweet Home
* JB Junction
* News Hour
* Movies
* Arabian Dreams
* Cinema Diary
* Ponnamma Manassu
* Comedy Super Nite
* Comedy Super Nite 2
* Kathayillithu Jeevitham
*
Kayyoppu
* Ponnamma Manssu Thurakkunnu
* Malayalee House
* On Record
*
Mukhamukham
''Mukhamukham'' ( en, italic=yes, Face to Face) (1984) is a Malayalam feature film written and directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
Plot
The film starts in the early 1950s showing Sreedharan, the protagonist, as a very popular communist leader and ...
* Samagamam
* FM Rainbow
*
Badayi Bungalow
* Female Film Festival
* Women in Action programme
* Onam Cooking Show (Kairali We)
* Thiranottam
* Top Talk
* CN Vlogs Onam 2019
* Kayyur Film
* Nithyaharitham Book release
* Ee Vazhitharayil
*
Charithram Enniloode
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The Malayali people () (also spelt Malayalee and also known by the demonym Keralite) are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic ...
* International Children’s Film Festival of Kerala (ICFFK)
* Mathrusparsham
* KSFDC
* Valthsallyam
* Mothers’ Day programme
* K.G. Jayan Felicitation
* Aanachamayam
* Thombil Palace Samrakshana Samiti Programme
* Lohithadas Award Function
* 65th Hindu Religious Meet
* Interview (Kairali TV)
* Onam Thoughts (Jaihind TV)
* Ammakkorumma
* Amma Ponnamma
* Cinemayile Amma Ponnamma
* Mohanam 2016
* Limelight
* Anjaloonjal
* Attukal festival
* Oru Vattam Koodi
* Stall at Desam
* Children's day Magic Show
* Prem Nazir film festival
* Media Award Presentation
* Swantham Gramam Sundara Gramam
* Amruthageethangal
* Film Supporting Artistes’ Welfare Association
* Good Knight Film and Business Awards 2017
* Annorikkal
* Nere Chovve
* Lal Salam
* Madhuram Madhuram Onam
* Comedy Stars
* Onathammamar
* Star Singer
* Red FM Malayalam Music Awards
* Thanima Cultural Festival
* Ormayile Ponnonam
* JC Daniel Award - Jury
* Katha Ithuvare
* Amma Nakshathram
* Chapter Day
* Mathrumadhuram Onam
* Prem Nazir Foundation Award
* 50 years of Vellithirayile Perunthachan
* Janaseva Sisu Bhavan Snehaveedu
* Honour to IV Sasi
* Minnalai Television Award Night
* Velicham Intensive Educational Development Project
* Vishu Interview (Jaihind TV)
* Run Kerala, Run
* Golden Jubilee celebrations of the formation of the State
* Krishna Jayanthi
* Hiroshima Day Programme
* Jubilee Fete of the Neeravil Prakash Kala Kendram
* Bharathan's 10th death anniversary
Drama
As drama actress
* Mooladhanam
* Puthiya Akasham Puthiya Bhoomi
* Janani Janmbhoomi
* Doctor
As a drama singer
* "Vellilam Kaattilolichu Kalikkuvan"
* "Pookkaara Pootharumo" (Doctor)
* "Onappooviliyil" (Mooladhanam)
* "Kaalchilambil" (Mooladhanam)
* "Oru vazhithaarayil" (Althara)
* "Pottichirichu"
* "Mannil Piranna"(Althara)
* "Mulchedikkaattil"(Althara)
* "Vala Vala"(Althara)
* (Yagashala)
* (Maya)
Albums
* Karyasiddhi Pooja
* Ente Malayalam
* Sreeramajapam
* Makam - (Singer)
* Ellam Ente Chottanikkara Amma - (Singer)
* Krishna Krishna Hare Hare - (Singer)
Advertisements
* Sreelakshmi General & Pooja Store Payyoli
* Fawaz Wedding Centre
* Manohar Jewellers
* Kalabhacharthu
* Joy Alukkas Wedding Center
* Santhimadam Villa
* Sreenivas Idli and Dosa Powder
* Mas Curry Powder
* Siva Emu
References
External links
*
Kaviyoor Ponnamma at MSI
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Indian film actresses
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Kerala State Film Award winners
Living people
Actresses from Kerala
People from Pathanamthitta district
1945 births
20th-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Malayalam television
Indian television actresses
Indian stage actresses
Actresses in Malayalam theatre
Indian women playback singers
20th-century Indian singers
21st-century Indian singers
Singers from Kerala
20th-century Indian women singers
21st-century Indian women singers
Film musicians from Kerala
Women musicians from Kerala
Actresses in Tamil cinema