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Kaviyoor Ponnamma | |
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| Born | 10 September 1945 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Spouse |
M. K. Maniswami
(m. 1969; died 2011) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | T. P. Damodharan Gauri |
| Relatives | Kaviyoor Renuka (sister) |
Kaviyoor Ponnamma is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She has also acted in TV serials and commercials and has playback singing credits in few films. Ponnamma is 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 has acted as mother of almost all actors in her career panning over decades.[1] At the age of 20, she played the mother of Sathyan and Madhu in the 1965 movie Thommente Makkal. She gained critical acclaim for acting as the mother of the actor Mohanlal.[2][3]
- ^ "Unforgettable mothers of silver screen". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "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.