Kaviyoor Ponnamma | |
|---|---|
 Ponnamma in 2007 | |
| Born | 10 September 1945 |
| Died | 20 September 2024 (aged 79) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–2022 |
| Spouse |
M. K. Maniswami
(m. 1969; died 2011) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Kaviyoor Renuka (sister) |
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. Her sister Kaviyoor Renuka was also an actress. Often called as the "mother to all actors", she acted as mother of almost all actors in her career spanning over decades.[1] 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.[2][3][4][5]
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- ^ "Did you know that Kaviyoor Ponnamma played her first mother character at the age of 22?". The Times of India. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Mother of all roles". The Hindu. 7 September 2006.
- ^ "Last and best of mother figures in Mollywood". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "A 60-year legacy of love, kindness in Malayalam cinema". The New Indian Express.