Kovai Sarala profile
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Kovai Sarala

7th April 1962 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Acting

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.

234 Movies 1 TV Shows 235 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Kanguva poster
Kanguva 14th November 2024 as Francis's Mother
Kick poster
Kick 1st September 2023 as Fire Pushapa
Devi 2 poster
Devi 2 31st May 2019 as Lawyer Lalitha
Lakshmi poster
Lakshmi 24th August 2018 as A. Saraswathi, Lakshmi's School Principal
Sema poster
Sema 25th May 2018 as Magizhini's Mother
Mersal poster
Mersal 18th October 2017 as Sarala
Girls poster
Girls 28th October 2016 as Komalam
Kick 2 poster
Kick 2 27th August 2015 as Darling
Komban poster
Komban 27th March 2015 as Kottaiamma
Temper poster
Temper 13th February 2015 as Shanvi's mother
Masala poster
Masala 23rd October 2013 as Anjali Devi/Chintamani/dual role
Maad Dad poster
Maad Dad 10th January 2013 as Dawini D’Zosa
Sudigaadu poster
Sudigaadu 24th August 2012 as Shiva's Grand-Mother
Kanchana poster
Kanchana 22nd July 2011 as Raghava´s mother
Hero poster
Hero 24th October 2008 as Sarala
Muni poster
Muni 30th September 2007 as Ganesh's mother
Style poster
Style 12th January 2006 as Raghava’s neighbour
Hai poster
Hai 1st January 2005 as Valli
Maayi poster
Maayi 21st August 2000 as Raakaayi
Pattali poster
Pattali 17th December 1999 as Olaiyamma
Niram poster
Niram 31st October 1999 as Rukku
Pelli poster
Pelli 1st August 1997 as Meena