Ramya Krishnan

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 Krishnans breakthrough in Telugu cinema came with K Viswanaths Sutradharulu 1989 Her Telugu films from the 1990s include K Raghavendra Raos 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 Rajamoulis 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