Kovai Sarala
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: April 7, 1962
Place of Birth: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Known For
Dharmam Vellum
Saradha, a single mother, kills 13 people in an abandoned circuit house and is sentenced to death. Her son, Vijay, grows up to be a police officer and sets out to solve the mystery behind her actions.
Dongala Bandi
Three thieves steal the precious Nizam treasure and hide it in a safe place. The rest of the story is all about the treasure hunt that follows.
Piriyadha Varam Vendum
Sanjay (Prashanth) and Nithi (Shalini) are best friends right from their childhood days. They are neighbours, have grown up together, attend the same college and spend every minute of their waking hours together. Both have their admirers in college with Sneha (Jomol) wooing Sanjay and Praveen (Krishna) revealing his love for Nithi. Nithi's week-long trip to Bangalore, along with some prodding by his housemaid, makes Sanjay realise how much he misses Nithi and that he is in love with her. But respect for their friendship and her makes him hide his feelings. Meanwhile, Nithi accepts Praveen's proposal and things quickly move towards their marriage. But when things come together Nithi realises that she cannot stay without Sanjay and at that time he reveals that he too loves her.
Sethupathi I.P.S
A very efficient cop, whose entire family has served India at some time, must coax a terrorist to reveal information.
Lakshmi
A school student, who is passionate about dance, sets out to join a national-level competition without her mother’s knowledge.
Nammavar
Selvam, the new vice principal of a college, tries to transform the behaviour of troublemaking students while fighting an inner war.
Sathi Leelavathi
Arun, a married man, has an affair with Priya as he dislikes his wife Leelavathi, who is plain-looking and overweight. When she discovers Arun's affair, she plots with Dr. Sakthivel to win Arun back.
Kshemanga Velli Labhamga Randi
Three mechanics in a car company are wayward husbands. Their weakness lies in drinking and spending half of their salary on the unnecessary items. Their wives have a tough time running their houses with the meager money provided by their men. Their world is turned upside down by a couple who move in next door.
Bhairava Dweepam
A boy is raised by a village chieftain after his mother loses him in the woods. As time passes and he grows up, he falls in love with a princess who is under the spell of a witch and decides to save her
Mersal
A few individuals in the medical profession are murdered or kidnapped, and the cop investigating the case suspects a doctor and arrests him. But is he the one who is behind these crimes? And why are they being committed?
Filmography
as Fareeda
as Gayatramma
as Francis's Mother
as Shanmugavalli
as Fire Pushapa
as Lawyer Lalitha
as Raghava's Mother
as Filomina
as A. Saraswathi, Lakshmi's School Principal
as Twinkle
as Magizhini's Mother
as Sarala
as Devil Devika
as Sarala
as E.B Rajeshwari
as Vaijayanthi
as Kathai
as Komalam
as Komalam
as Darling
as Raghava's mother
as Kottaiamma
as Shanvi's mother
as Eshwari
as Velpandiyan mother
as Sarala
as Anjali Devi/Chintamani/dual role
as Chandralekha
as Senthamarai
as Sowmiya's Aunt
as Dawini D’Zosa
as Shiva's Grand-Mother
as Goddess Lakshmi
as Raghava´s mother
as Badri's Mother
as Inspector Madhumati
as Urmila
as Sarala
as Bommana brothers' mother
as Ganesh's mother
as Shivani
as Mary Gotham
as Raghava’s neighbour
as Chilakamma
as Avinasi's Sister
as Kausalya Raman
as Valli
as Chi.La.Sow.Suryakantham
as Parvathi Ammal
as Tenant's Wife
as Jingili
as Bhagyam
as Rani
as Aandaal
as Jennifer
as Lalitha
as Kanagavalli
as Special Appearance
as Simran
as Olaiyamma
as Lalitha
as Rukku
as Dr. Bala Thirupurasundari
as Ranjitham
as Savithri
as Junior Vikadananda's wife
as Meena
as Meena
as Sundari
as Paramu
as Vimala
as Palaniammal Sakthivel Gounder
as Bank Manager Ambhujam
as Julie
as Thenmozhi
as Elisabeth
as Allari Deyyam
as Mohana
as Thangam
as Kuppamma
as Housemaid
as Chinnamani
as Sarasu's Sister
as Sakku
as Valli
as Madanagopal's Mother
as Manju
as Mom