Kaviyoor Ponnamma

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Sep 10, 1945 (79 years old)
Death date
Sep 10, 2024

Kaviyoor Ponnamma

Known For

Aaraattu
2h 48m
Movie 2022

Aaraattu

Goparajan / Gopan, a native of Neyyattinkara and a real estate tycoon buys a large piece of land in Chittur for a construction purpose, but on his arrival, he learns that the residents are forcefully and unlawfully evicted from their properties by an Andhra based real estate mafia using illegal land acquisition rules with support from the local authorities and government officials.

Ammachi Koottile Pranayakalam
2h 18m
Movie 2021

Ammachi Koottile Pranayakalam

Munna falls unconditionally in love with Riya who belongs to a different caste. Their grandmothers understand the difficulties they face in their relationship.

Aanum Pennum
1h 37m
Movie 2021

Aanum Pennum

An anthology film that takes you to different eras in the history of Kerala through three stories about relationships and emotions.

Mamangam
2h 37m
Movie 2019

Mamangam

Based on the medieval fair called Mamankam, which was celebrated every 12 years between 800 AD and 1755 AD, the story of the film is supposedly about a brave warrior of Malabar and his loyal soldiers.

Achayans
2h 20m
Movie 2017

Achayans

Three cousins and their best friend leave for a road trip, hoping for one final hurrah before one of them gets married. Their path crosses with that of two girls who are on a getaway of their own. Their plans are derailed after a suspicious death. Who was the killer and why forms the plot.

Vedham
1h 52m
Movie 2017

Vedham

A young college student reluctantly goes on a pilgrimage to Sabarimala on the insistence of his parents.

Thoppil Joppan
2h 9m
Movie 2016

Thoppil Joppan

Joppan's failed romance excuses him to be an alcoholic. Hoping to start a new life, he seeks out for some love but would fate favor him this time?

Oppam
2h 37m
Movie 2016

Oppam

Jayaraman (Mohanlal) is born as a blind man but with heightened senses of smell, sound and touch. He is trained in the martial art of Kalaripayattu. He works as an elevator operator in an apartment where many reputed people live. One day he happens to encounter a murder in a flat. The killer escapes and Jayaraman is charged with the murder. To prove his innocence to the law, Jayaraman must now find and kill the true murderer.

Pa.Va
2h 2m
Movie 2016

Pa.Va

Pa.Va or Pappanekkurichum Varkeyekkurichum focuses on existential aspects of life in two close octogenarian friends Pappen and Varkey. The movie narrates the love and friendship shared between two close friends - Pappen and Varkey, in the backdrop of Christian families in Central Travancore.

Poyi Maranju Parayathe...
2h 11m
Movie 2016

Poyi Maranju Parayathe...

The film tells the story of a household where several murders have happened. The plot picks up from a point many years after the killings, and what happens next.

Biography

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. Often called as the "mother to all actors", she acted as mother of almost all actors in her career spanning over decades. 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. As a five-year-old, she learned music and sang in stage shows. In 1958, she was spotted by Kerala People's Arts Club (KPAC) who was looking for a girl who can sing in their stage play. They also gave her the role of heroine in Mooladhanam, her debut stage drama at age 13. It was directed by Thoppil Bhasi. After five years came her first movie Kudumbini, in which she did the title role of the mother of two children. Ponnamma died from cancer at Lissie Hospital in Kochi, Kerala, on 20 September 2024, at the age of 79.

Acting

2022
Aaraattu
2021
Ammachi Koottile Pranayakalam
2021
Aanum Pennum
2019
Mamangam
2017
Achayans
2017
Vedham
2016
Thoppil Joppan
2016
Oppam
2016
Pa.Va
2016
Poyi Maranju Parayathe...
2014
Avatharam
2013
Ginger
2013
Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty
2012
Mr. Marumakan
2011
Collector
2009
Kappalu Muthalali
2009
Meghatheertham
2009
2 Harihar Nagar
2008
Gulmohar
2006
Aanachandam
2006
Vadakkumnadhan
2004
Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty
2004
Runway
2003
Pattanathil Sundaran
2003
Ammakilikkoodu
2002
Nandanam
2001
Uthaman
1999
Njangal Santhushtaranu
1999
Ezhupunna Tharakan
1998
Kottaram Veettile Apputtan
1998
Poothiruvathira Raavil
1998
Manjeeradhwani
1998
Amma Ammayiamma
1995
Minnaminuginum Minnukettu
1995
Karma
1995
Mannar Mathai Speaking
1994
Santhanagopalam
1994
Chukkan
1994
Njan Kodiswaran
1994
Kudumba Visesham
1994
Vendor Daniel State Licency
1993
Oru Kadankatha Pole
1993
Maya Mayooram
1993
Kavadiyattam
1993
Ithu Manjukaalam
1993
Samagamam
1993
Sopanam
1992
Pappayude Swantham Appoos
1992
Mukhamudra
1992
Aayushkalam
1992
Ponnurukkum Pakshi
1991
Pookkalam Varavayi
1991
Ezhunnallathu
1991
Apoorvam Chilar
1991
Aparahnam
1990
Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
1990
Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom
1990
Kattukuthira
1990
In Harihar Nagar
1990
Rajavazhcha
1990
Midhya
1990
His Highness Abdullah
1990
Purappadu
1989
Mazhavilkavadi
1989
Ulsavapittennu
1989
Muthukkudayum Choodi
1989
Kireedam
1989
Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam
1989
Vandanam
1989
Jaathakam
1988
Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas
1988
Mukthi
1988
1921
1987
Oru Maymasa Pulariyil
1987
Achuvettante Veedu
1987
Thaniyavarthanam
1987
Irupatham Noottandu
1986
Ennu Nathante Nimmi
1986
Nakhakshathangal
1985
Thinkalazhcha Nalla Divasam
1985
Angadikkappurathu
1985
Makan Ente Makan

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