Ramya Krishnan

Known for ActingBorn 1970-09-15 (age 55)Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Bãhubali: The Torchbearer

Tiger Harischandra Prasad

Jaya

Shapath

Balarama Krishnulu

Brindavanam

Thambi Thanga Kambi

Kathanayagan

Nageswari

Raja Enga Raja

Aayanaki Iddaru

Allari Priyudu

Vaa Arugil Vaa

Cooku with Comali

Major Chandrakanth

Devullu

Raktha Kanneeru

Yey! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke

Budget Padmanabham

Mahathma

Vaaname Ellai

Allari Mogudu

Iddaru Iddare

Alludugaru

Sutradhaarulu

Super Deluxe

Asthulu Anthasthulu

Sankeertana

Muthal Vasantham

Bāhubali: The Beginning

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion

Criminal

Kaakha Kaakha

Rhythm

Padayappa

Jallikkattu

Kakkakuyil

Julie Ganapathi

Dharma Chakram

Orkkapurathu

Kshemanga Velli Labhamga Randi

Hero

Hello!

Aarumugam

Raju Maharaju

Panchatanthiram

Kushi Kushiga

Paarai