Saranya Ponvannan

• Year — Film — Role — Language — Notes • |1987 — Nayakan — Neela — Tamil — Debut film • 1988 — Manasukkul Mathappu — Dr.Geetha — Tamil • En Jeevan Paduthu — Narmada — Tamil • Melam Kottu Thaali Kattu — Muthamma — Tamil • Sivapputhaali — Keerthana — Tamil • Dhaayam Onnu — Preetha — Tamil • 1989 — Andru Peytha Mazhaiyil — Preethi — Tamil • Sakalakala Sammandhi — Uma — Tamil • Karunguyil Kundram — Tamil • Neerajanam — Jaya — Telugu — Telugu Debut • Artham — Manasa — Malayalam — Malayalam Debut • 1990 — Anjali — Dr. Sheela — Tamil • Ulagam Pirandhadhu Enakkaga — Meena — Tamil • 1991 — Vanakkam Vathiyare — Sundari — Tamil • Naan Pudicha Mappillai — Lakshmi — Tamil • Ashwini — Telugu • Ganga — Telugu • Aakasha Kottayile Sultan — Mallika — Malayalam • Cheppukilukkana Changathi — Manikutty — Malayalam • Aanaval Mothiram — Annie — Malayalam • Ennum Nanmakal — Indu — Malayalam • 1992 — Agni Paarvai — Seetha — Tamil • Kottai Vaasal — Rekha — Tamil • Sahasam — Rekha — Telugu • 1993 — Dasarathan — Vasanthi — Tamil • Magrib — Aarifa — Malayalam • Journalist — Ranjini — Malayalam • Ente Sreekuttikku — Nandhini — Malayalam • Injakkadan Mathai & Sons — Beena — Malayalam • Aadarsam — Telugu • 1994 — Dollar — Lusie — Malayalam • Karuththamma — Ponnatha — Tamil • Seevalaperi Pandi — Velammal — Tamil • |1995 — Pasumpon — Malar — Tamil • 1996 — Appaji — Rekha — Kannada • Meendum Savithri — Uma — Tamil • Neti Savithri — Telugu • Boss — Kannada • Easwaramoorthy IN — Lathika — Malayalam • Samayakkondu Sullu — Rukmini — Kannada • 2003 — Alai — Nirmala — Tamil — Comeback film after marriage • Chantigadu — Savthriyamma — Telugu • 2004 — Varnajalam — Karthiga — Tamil • Arul — Arul 's sister — Tamil • Adhu — Meera's mother — Tamil • Chatrapathy — Saravanan's sister — Tamil • Ramakrishna — Ramakrishna's mother — Tamil • Meesai Madhavan — Devi — Tamil • Gomathi Nayagam — Tamil • 2005 — Ayodhya — Jameela — Tamil • Raam — Saradha — Tamil • Sivakasi — Kayalvizhi — Tamil • Thavamai Thavamirundhu — Saradha Muthiah — Tamil — Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil • 2006 — Emtan Magan — Selvi — Tamil — Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Best Supporting Actress Award • Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam — Thiru's mother — Tamil • Rakhi — Gowri's Mother — Telugu • Adaikalam — Kasthuri — Tamil • 2007 — Thirumagan — Jayakodi — Tamil • Jagadam — Seenu's mother — Telugu • Kireedam — Rajeshwari — Tamil • Pirappu — Kaliamman — Tamil • Vel — Saradha (Velu's & Vasu's Mother) — Tamil • Puli Varudhu — Ramesh's Mother — Tamil • 2008 — Pidichirukku — Stella — Tamil • Nenjadhai Killadhe — Vasanth's false mother — Tamil • Singakutty — Kathir's mother — Tamil • Vilaiyattu — Tamil • Kuruvi — Devi's sister-in-law /Koccha's Wife — Tamil • Pandi — Sivagami — Tamil • Ready — Pooja's younger maternal aunt — Telugu • Thenavattu — Vazhuvanthal — Tamil • Dindigul Sarathy — Saradha — Tamil • Ini Varum Kaalam — Aravind's mother — Tamil • 2009 — Yavarum Nalam — Shanti, Manohar's Mother — Tamil • Colours — Dr. Rajalakshmi — Malayalam • Vanam Partha Seemayile — Tamil • 2010 — Police Quarters — Jayamma — Kannada • Bayam Ariyaan — Saraswathi — Tamil • Pulliman — Yashoda Panicker — Malayalam • Kalavani — Lakshmi Ramasamy — Tamil — Ananda Vikatan Awards for Best Supporting Actress Tamil Nadu State Film Best Supporting Actress Award • Guru Sishyan — Mahalakshmi — Tamil • Magane En Marumagane — Ponnarasi's Mother — Tamil • Thambikku Indha Ooru — Mrs.Kumaraswamy — Tamil • Vedam — Padma — Telugu • Puli — Puli's mother — Telugu — Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Telugu • Naane Ennul Illai — Janaki — Tamil • Yaksha — Yaksha's mother — Kannada • Thenmerku Paruvakaatru — Veerayi — Tamil — National Film Award for Best Actress Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress Edison Award for Best Supporting Actress • 2011 — Muthukku Muthaaga — Pechi — Tamil • Vaanam — Lakshmi — Tamil • Sadhurangam — Analaar's wife — Tamil • Maharaja — Seetha — Tamil • 2012 — Oru Kal Oru Kannadi — Shenbagam — Tamil — Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress • Chaarulatha — Chaaru & Latha's Mother — Tamil • Kannada • Thaandavam — Sivakumar's Mother — Tamil • Neerparavai — Mary — Tamil — Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil SIIMA for Best Actress in a Supporting Role • 2013 — Vatthikuchi — Sakthi's mother — Tamil • Kutti Puli — Deivanai — Tamil — Nominated, SIIMA for Best Actress in a Supporting Role • All in All Azhagu Raja — Meenakshi — Tamil • Suvadugal — Tamil • 2014 — Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal — Yasothammal — Tamil • Naan Sigappu Manithan — Sumathi — Tamil • Ennamo Nadakkudhu — Vijay's mother — Tamil — Ananda Vikatan Awards for Best Supporting Actress • Manam — Seetharamudu's mother — Telugu • Pappali — Tamil • Velaiyilla Pattathari — Bhuvana — Tamil — SIIMA for Best Supporting Actress Tamil Ananda Vikatan Awards for Best Supporting Actress Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated, Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress • Amma Ammamma — Lakshmi — Tamil • 2016 — Bangalore Naatkal — Kannan's mother — Tamil • 24 — Sathyabhama — Tamil • Brahmotsavam — Babu's Aunt — Telugu • Remo — SK's Mother — Tamil • Kodi — Kodi's & Anbu's mother — Tamil — Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil • Achamindri — Rajalakhsmi — Tamil • 2017 — Velaiyilla Pattathari 2 — Bhuvana — Tamil • Katha Nayagan — Thambidurai's mother — Tamil • Magalir Mattum — Subbulakshmi Mangalamoorthy (Subbu) — Tamil • 2018 — Mannar Vagaiyara — Kalaiyarasi — Tamil • Itly — Inba — Tamil — Lead role • Junga — Junga's mother/ Don amma — Tamil • Marainthirunthu Paarkum Marmam Enna — Japan's mother — Tamil • Kolamavu Kokila — Kokila's mother — Tamil — Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Nominated - SIIMA for Best Supporting Actress Tamil • The Villain — Vishalavva — Kannada • Oru Kuprasidha Payyan — Chembakaamal — Malayalam • 2019 — Kalavani 2 — Lakshmi — Tamil • Gang Leader — Varalakshmi — Telugu • 2021 — Bhoomi — Bhoominathan's mother — Tamil • Maha Samudhram — Arjun's mother — Telugu • MGR Magan — Rasathi — Tamil • 2022 — Etharkkum Thunindhavan — Kosalai — Tamil • Viruman — Muthulakshmi — Tamil • Chup: Revenge of the Artist — Nila's Mother — Hindi — (Bollywood cinema) debut • Varalaru Mukkiyam — Malar — Tamil — | • Aruvaa Sanda — Valli — Tamil • 2023 — Kushi — Rajalakshmi — Telugu • Conjuring Kannapan — Lakshmi — Tamil • 2024 — Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan — Rathnam, Burma’s mother — Tamil • Brother — Hemamalini Sivagurunathan — Tamil • 2025 — Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam — Ponni — Tamil • Bun Butter Jam — Lalitha — Tamil • Padaiyaanda Maaveeraa — Kalyani — Tamil • Bha. Bha. Ba. — Vavamani — Malayalam • Gangster Granny — Tamil — Filming

• National Film Awards • 2011—Best Actress for Thenmerku Paruvakaatru • Tamil Nadu State Film Awards • 2006 – Best Supporting Actress for Em Magan • 2010 – Best Supporting Actress for Kalavani • Filmfare Awards Winnings: • 2005 – Winner—Best Supporting Actress for Thavamai Thavamirundhu • 2006 – Winner—Best Supporting Actress for Em Magan • 2011 – Winner—Best Supporting Actress for Thenmerku Paruvakaatru • 2012 – Winner—Best Supporting Actress for Neerparavai • 2019 - Winner- Best Supporting Actress for Kolamavu Kokila Nominations: • 2005 - Nominated- Best Supporting Actress - Tamil for Raam • 2012 - Nominated- Best Supporting Actress - Tamil for Oru Kal Oru Kannadi • 2010 – Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Telugu for Puli • 2014 – Nominated–Best Supporting Actress - Tamil for Velaiyilla Pattathari • 2016 – Nominated–Best Supporting Actress - Tamil for Kodi • South Indian International Movie Awards • 2013 – Winner—Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Neerparavai • 2014 – Nominated–Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Kutti Puli • 2015 – Winner—Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Velaiyilla Pattathari • 2019 – Nominated–Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Kolamavu Kokila • Ananda Vikatan Awards • 2010 – Winner–Best Supporting Actress for Kalavani • 2014 – Winner–Best Supporting Actress for Ennamo Nadakkudhu & Velaiyilla Pattathari • Vijay Awards • 2011 – Winner—Best Supporting Actress for Thenmerku Paruvakaatru • 2013 - Nominated—Best Supporting Actress for Oru Kal Oru Kannadi • 2015 – Nominated–Best Supporting Actress for Velaiyilla Pattathari • Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards • 2011 - Winner-Best Supporting Actress for Thenmerku Paruvakaatru • 2013 - Winner-Best Supporting Actress for Oru Kal Oru Kannadi • 2014 - Nominated-Best Supporting Actress forVelaiyilla Pattathari • Edison Awards • 2011 - Winner-Best Supporting Actress for Thenmerku Paruvakaatru • JFW Awards • 2014 - Women Achiever of the year • 2025 - Best On Screen Mother of Tamil Cinema • JFW Movie Awards • 2019 - Best Supporting Actress for Kolamavu Kokila