Kaviyoor Ponnamma

Known for ActingBorn 1945-09-10Died 2024-09-10Kaviyoor, Thiruvalla, Kerala

Kaviyoor Ponnamma (10 September 1945 – 20 September 2024) was an Indian actress who appeared in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She also acted in TV serials and commercials and had playback singing credits in few films Ponnamma was a four-time Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress winner. Often called as the "mother to all actors", she acted as mother of almost all actors in her career spanning over decades. At the age of 20, she played the mother of older actors Sathyan and Madhu in Thommente Makkal (1965). She particularly gained critical acclaim for acting as the mother of Mohanlal. As a five-year-old, she learned music and sang in stage shows. In 1958, she was spotted by Kerala People's Arts Club (KPAC) who was looking for a girl who can sing in their stage play. They also gave her the role of heroine in Mooladhanam, her debut stage drama at age 13. It was directed by Thoppil Bhasi. After five years came her first movie Kudumbini, in which she did the title role of the mother of two children. Ponnamma died from cancer at Lissie Hospital in Kochi, Kerala, on 20 September 2024, at the age of 79.Read more

Movies & web series

Lal Salam

Samagamam

Sopanam

Mukhamudra

Kattukuthira

Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam

Kshamichu Ennoru Vakku

Nakhakshathangal

Mansoru Maha Samudram

Marakkillorikkalum

Chiriyo Chiri

Ilakkangal

Vayal

Thrishna

Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla

Karimpana

Moorkhan

Anthappuram

Kaantha Valayam

Aniyara

Siva Thaandavam

Thulaavarsham

Amrithavaahini

Chakravakam

Devi Kanyakumari

Sree Guruvayoorappan

Akkarapacha

Thriveni

Othenante makan

Kudumba Visesham

Poothiruvathira Raavil

Karma

Chukkan

Apoorvam Chilar

Rajavazhcha

Purappadu

Makan Ente Makan

Kodathi

Thirakal

Sesham Kazhchayil

Agni Saram

Rathinirvedam

Achaaram Ammini Osharam Omana

Thiruvonam

Aromalunni

Aabhijathyam

Vithukal

Vivahitha