Kaviyoor Ponnamma

Acting

Born Sep 10, 1945

From Kaviyoor, Thiruvalla, Kerala

Died Sep 10, 2024

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.

Kaviyoor Ponnamma

Known For

Sathya

Aaraattu

Mukhamudra

Kottaram Veettile Apputtan

Uthaman

Nandanam

Irupatham Noottandu

Mamangam

Kakkakuyil

Vandanam

Filmography — Acting

Sathya

Aaraattu

Mukhamudra

Kottaram Veettile Apputtan

Uthaman

Nandanam

Irupatham Noottandu

Mamangam

Kakkakuyil

Vandanam

Manithali

Christian Brothers

Anantaram

Avatharam

Natturajavu

Achayans

Oppam

Eeta

Kizhakkunarum Pakshi

Amma Ammayiamma

Thenmavin Kombath

Maya Mayooram

Dhanam

Jaathakam

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu

Avalude Ravukal

Aanum Pennum

Aayushkalam

Pappayude Swantham Appoos

Kanamarayathu

Twenty 20

Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare

Baba Kalyani

Njangal Santhushtaranu

1921

Thiruvonam

Ividam Swargamanu

Runway

Mampazhakkalam

Vadakkumnadhan

Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal

Gandharvam

Chenkol

Mattoru Seetha

Sandhesam

Mahanagaram

Thulaavarsham

Santhanagopalam

Arayannangalude Veedu

Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas

Kireedam

Ennu Nathante Nimmi

Thaniyavarthanam

Vatsalyam

Ulladakkam

Achuvettante Veedu

Ulsavapittennu

Makan Ente Makan

Nirmalyam

Adhipan

Kodathi

Ariyaatha Veethikal

Sukhamo Devi

Ammakilikkoodu

Bharatham

Thirakal

Manjadikuru