Kaviyoor Ponnamma
1945-09-10 ( 79 years old ) in Kaviyoor, Thiruvalla, Kerala

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.

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Kavyam 2008-05-04
Baba Kalyani 2006-12-24
Aanachandam 2006-08-04
Vadakkumnadhan 2006-05-18
Mampazhakkalam 2004-11-04
Natturajavu 2004-08-20
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Vismayathumbathu 2004-04-09
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Ammakilikkoodu 2003-11-26
Hariharan Pilla Happy Aanu 2003-11-25
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Nandanam 2002-12-20
Uthaman 2001-09-07
Kakkakuyil 2001-04-14
Arayannangalude Veedu 2000-03-31
Njangal Santhushtaranu 1999-11-15
Ezhupunna Tharakan 1999-06-22
The Godman 1999-06-22
Pallavur Devanarayanan 1999-06-22
Kottaram Veettile Apputtan 1998-11-30
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Manjeeradhwani 1998-06-13
Amma Ammayiamma 1998-06-06
Itha Oru Snehagatha 1997-07-09
Minnaminuginum Minnukettu 1995-12-16
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Santhanagopalam 1994-12-23
Sukrutham 1994-12-22
Chukkan 1994-11-15
Njan Kodiswaran 1994-10-20
Kudumba Visesham 1994-04-15
Thenmavin Kombath 1994-01-22
Vendor Daniel State Licency 1994-01-01
Gandharvam 1993-08-15
Oru Kadankatha Pole 1993-08-10
Chenkol 1993-07-04
Kalippattam 1993-07-04
Maya Mayooram 1993-07-04
Vatsalyam 1993-04-11
Kavadiyattam 1993-01-14
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Samagamam 1993-01-01
Sopanam 1993-01-01
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Mahanagaram 1992-07-23
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Pookkalam Varavayi 1991-05-01
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Bharatham 1991-03-29
Dhanam 1991-02-07
Sandhesam 1991-02-04
Apoorvam Chilar 1991-01-02
Aparahnam 1991-01-01
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