Uma Padmanabhan (born 27 September 1965 ) is an Indian film and television actress.
Career
Uma Padmanabhan had her early education in
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
and graduated in
commerce
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from SIET,
Nandanam
Nandanam is a neighborhood in Chennai, India. It is a busy location and is home to many commercial institutions. This locality also offers a calm residential location. Nandanam Arts College was established in 1901. Nandanam Junction, on the a ...
.
When
SUN TV was founded in 1993, she applied for the job of a
compere in the channel.
After serving as a news reader for a short time, Uma was chosen to host the program ''Vanakkam Tamizhagam''.
She later made her acting debut with the show ''Micro Thodar-Oru Kudumbam Oru Ragasiyam'' and also appeared in the shows ''Veetukku Veedu Looty'', ''Oru Thaayin Sabatham'', ''Chellame Chellam'', ''
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, starring Silambarasan and Trisha. Jointly produced Elred Kumar, Jayaraman, VTV Ganesh and P. Madan under the bann ...
'' ''
Poove Poochudava
''Poove Poochooda Vaa'' () is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Fazil, starring Padmini, S. Ve. Shekher, Nadhiya and Jaishankar. It is a remake of his own Malayalam film ''Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu'' and also marked t ...
'', ''
Priyamanaval'' and ''
Chithi 2''. Uma acted in more than 30 films in Tamil and Malayalam.
Filmography
Films
Television
;Serials
;Shows
Notes
References
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External links
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Living people
Indian socialites
Tamil television actresses
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
20th-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses from Chennai
Indian film actresses
Actresses in Tamil television
Actresses in Telugu cinema
1965 births