Ramya Krishnan profile
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Ramya Krishnan

15th September 1970 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Acting

Ramya Krishnan (born 15 September 1970) is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 260 films across Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi cinema. She began her acting career with the Tamil film *Vellai Manasu* (1985). Krishnan's breakthrough in Telugu cinema came with K. Viswanath's *Sutradharulu* (1989). Her Telugu films from the 1990s include K. Raghavendra Rao's *Alludugaru* (1990), *Allari Mogudu* (1992), and *Annamayya* (1997). Her Hindi film credits include *Parampara* (1993), *Khalnayak* (1993), and *Bade Miyan Chote Miyan* (1998). In 1999, she played Neelambari opposite Rajinikanth in the Tamil film *Padayappa*, earning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil. Krishnan appeared in devotional films including *Ammoru* (1995) and *Rajakali Amman* (2000), and in the comedy *Panchatanthiram* (2002), alongside Kamal Haasan. She later played Rajamata Sivagami Devi in S. S. Rajamouli's films *Baahubali: The Beginning* (2015) and *Baahubali 2: The Conclusion* (2017), earning the Filmfare and Nandi Awards for Best Supporting Actress Krishnan portrayed a politician inspired by J. Jayalalithaa in the web series *Queen* (2019). Her later film roles include *Super Deluxe* (2019), the Telugu drama *Republic* (2021), *Liger* (2022), and the action film *Jailer* (2023), in which she reunited with Rajinikanth. Her 2024 films include *Guntur Kaaram* and *Purushothamudu*. She also hosted the reality television show *Second Love* (2026) on JioHotstar.

152 Movies 8 TV Shows 3 In Production 195 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Jaat poster
Jaat 10th April 2025 as Vasundhara
Jailer poster
Jailer 10th August 2023 as Vijayalakshmi 'Viji' Pandian
Liger poster
Liger 25th August 2022 as Balamani
Romantic poster
Romantic 29th October 2021 as ACP Ramya Gowariker
Republic poster
Republic 1st October 2021 as "Vishakha" Vani
Dev poster
Dev 14th February 2019 as Padmavati
Hello! poster
Hello! 22nd December 2017 as Sarojini/Saru
Jaguar poster
Jaguar 5th October 2016 as Krishna's Mother
Aambala poster
Aambala 15th January 2015 as Periya Ponnu
Chandra poster
Chandra 14th February 2014 as Special Appearance
Hero poster
Hero 24th October 2008 as Triveni Naik (Police Academy Director)
Thulasi poster
Thulasi 12th October 2007 as Dr. Surekha
Kuthu poster
Kuthu 14th April 2004 as Cameo
Kurumbu poster
Kurumbu 21st November 2003 as Cameo Appearance
Kaakha Kaakha poster
Kaakha Kaakha 1st August 2003 as Special Appearance in "Thoodhu Varumaa" Song
Jaya poster
Jaya 6th December 2002 as Jaya
Baba poster
Baba 15th August 2002 as Neelambari (Special Appearance)
Onnaman poster
Onnaman 12th May 2002 as District Collector Kamala
Devullu poster
Devullu 9th November 2000 as Goddess Durga / Bhramarambika
Pattali poster
Pattali 17th December 1999 as Kannamma
Wajood poster
Wajood 11th December 1998 as Shalini / Sofia / Amina Twins Triple Role
Ooyala poster
Ooyala 14th January 1998 as Swapna
Shapath poster
Shapath 12th December 1997 as Kavita D. Kallu (as Ramya Krishna)
Devudu poster
Devudu 23rd October 1997 as Shanti
Loha poster
Loha 10th July 1997 as Karisma
Chaahat poster
Chaahat 6th June 1996 as Reshma Narang
Ammoru poster
Ammoru 16th June 1995 as Goddess Ammoru
Aryan poster
Aryan 1st August 1988 as Nirmala/Nimmi
Queen poster
Queen 14th December 2019 as Shakthi Seshadri
Baahubali: The Eternal War – Part 1 poster Coming soon
Baahubali: The Eternal War – Part 1 10th June 2027 as Sivagami (voice)
Sri Sri poster Coming soon
Sri Sri 25th December 2026
Jailer 2 poster Coming soon
Jailer 2 15th October 2026 as Vijayalakshmi 'Viji' Pandian