Awards & Winners

Saranya Ponvannan

Date of Birth 26-April-1970
Place of Birth India
(Asia, Indian subcontinent)
Nationality India
Also know as Saranya, Charaniya, Sharanya Ponvannan, शरन्या पोंवंनन, सरन्या, चरनिया
Profession Actor
Saranya Ponvannan is an Indian film actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. Saranya made her debut in a lead role in Mani Ratnam's Nayagan and went on to play lead roles in a few films during the late 1980s. Following an eight-year sabbatical, she returned to feature films as a character artiste, essaying supporting roles, particularly playing mother characters to lead artists. For her performances in films including Raam, Thavamai Thavamirundhu, Em Magan and Kalavani, she has received notable critical praise and several accolades, including three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress, while her performance in Thenmerku Paruvakaatru fetched her the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2011. Saranya is the daughter of famous Malayalam film director A. B. Raj. She is married to a fellow actor, Ponvannan.

Awards by Saranya Ponvannan

Check all the awards nominated and won by Saranya Ponvannan.

2013


Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
Honored for : Neerparavai

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Neerparavai

2012


Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress Oru Kal Oru Kannadi

2011


Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
Honored for : Thenmerku Paruvakaatru

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Puli
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Thenmerku Paruvakaatru

2010


Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
Honored for : Thenmerku Paruvakaatru
National Film Award for Best Actress
Honored for : Thenmerku Paruvakaatru
(Role: Veerayi)

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress Thenmerku Paruvakaatru

2006


Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
Honored for : Thavamai Thavamirundu