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Saranya Ponvannan

சரண்யா பொன்வண்ணன்

Actor

Saranya Ponvannan is an actor in Tamil and Telugu cinema, credited on Mahasamudram (2021).

Saranya Ponvannan (born Sheela Christina) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam and a few Kannada language films. She also acted in one Hindi movie Chup: Revenge of the Artist in 2022. Saranya made her acting debut in a lead role in Mani Ratnam's Nayakan (1987) and went on to play lead roles from 1987 to 1996. Following an eight-year sabbatical, she returned to films in 2003 as a character actor roles. In her career spanning around over 25 years she had won a number of accolades including one National Film Award, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and five Filmfare Award South.

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Also known as: Sheela Christina Raj

Filmography.

YearFilmRoleLanguage
2025Bha. Bha. Ba.Actor (Vaavamani)Malayalam
2025Bun Butter JamActorTamil
2025Padaiyaanda MaaveeraaActorTamil
2024BrotherActor (Hemamalini Sivagurunathan)Tamil
2022Aruvaa SandaActorTamil
2022Etharkkum ThunindhavanActor (Kosalai)Tamil
2021MahasamudramActorTelugu
2019Gang LeaderActorTelugu
2019Kalavani 2ActorTamil
2018Inba Twinkle LillyActorTamil
2018Kolamavu KokilaActorTamil
2018Oru Kuprasidha PayyanActor (CP Chenbagam)Malayalam
2017Magalir MattumActorTamil
2017Mannar VagaiyaraActorTamil
2016AchamindriActorTamil
2014Velaiyilla PattathariActorTamil
2013Kutti PuliActorTamil
2012ChaarulathaActorTamil
2012NeerparavaiActorTamil
2011Muthukku MuthaagaActorTamil
2011VaanamActorTamil
2010Guru SishyanActorTamil
2010PullimanActor (Yashoda Panicker)Malayalam
2010Thenmerku ParuvakaatruActorTamil
2010VedamActorTelugu
2009ColoursActor (Lt. Col Dr. Rajalakshmi)Malayalam
2009Yavarum NalamActorTamil
2008Dindigul SarathyActorTamil
2008KuruviActorTamil
2008PandiActorTamil
2008PidichirukkuActorTamil
2008PremabandhamActorTelugu
2008ThenavattuActorTamil
2007Puli VarudhuActorTamil
2007ThirumaganActorTamil
2006Emmtan-MaganActorTamil
2005RaamActorTamil
2005SivakasiActorTamil
2005Thavamai ThavamirundhuActorTamil
2004AdhuActorTamil
2004ArulActorTamil
2003AlaiActorTamil
2003ChantigaduActorTelugu
1996AppajiActorKannada
1995PasumponActorTamil
1994KaruththammaActorTamil
1994Seevalaperi PandiActorTamil
1993Easwaramoorthy INActorMalayalam
1993Injakkadan Mathai & SonsActorMalayalam
1993MagribActorMalayalam
1992Agni PaarvaiActorTamil
1992Kottai VaasalActorTamil
1991Aakasha Kottayile SultanActorMalayalam
1991Cheppukilukkana ChangathiActorMalayalam
1991Ennum NanmakalActorMalayalam
1991Naan Pudicha MappillaiActorTamil
1991Vanakkam VathiyareActorTamil
1990Aanaval MothiramActorMalayalam
1989Andru Peytha MazhaiyilActorTamil
1989ArthamActorMalayalam
1989சகலகலா சம்மந்திActorTamil
1988En Jeevan PaduthuActorTamil
1988Manasukkul MathappuActorTamil
1987NayaganActorTamil
1980SivapputhaaliActorTamil

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