
Kaviyoor Ponnamma
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 10, 1945
- Died
- September 10, 2024 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Kaviyoor, Thiruvalla, Kerala
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography

Poacher
TV · as Mother Finn · 1 ep

Aaraattu
Movie · as Voice (Uncredited)

Ammachi Koottile Pranayakalam
Movie · as Pathumma

Aanum Pennum
Movie · as Sumathiyamma

Mamangam
Movie · as Puthumana Thampuratti

Vedham
Movie · as Hariharan's mother

Achayans
Movie · as Roy's Mother

Lal Salam
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Pa.Va
Movie · as Agnes / Sister amma

Thoppil Joppan
Movie · as Marykutty

Oppam
Movie · as Jayaraman's valiyammayi

Poyi Maranju Parayathe...
Movie

Avatharam
Movie · as Madhavan's Mother

Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty
Movie · as Mariyamma

Ginger
Movie · as Vivekanandan's mother

Mr. Marumakan
Movie · as Bhavani Amma

Christian Brothers
Movie · as Joseph Vadakkan's mother

Collector
Movie · as Avinash's and Mahendran's mother

Ithu Nammude Katha
Movie · as Saraswathy

Evidam Swargamanu
Movie · as Elssama

2 Harihar Nagar
Movie · as Andrew's mother

Kappalu Muthalali
Movie · as Devaki

Meghatheertham
Movie

Manjadikuru
Movie · as Devayani
Kavyam
Movie

Twenty 20
Movie · as Bharathi Amma

Gulmohar
Movie · as Devaki

Anchil Oral Arjunan
Movie · as Sudheendran's mother

Baba Kalyani
Movie · as Meenakshiyamma

Vadakkumnadhan
Movie · as Rugmavathi Amma

Mampazhakkalam
Movie · as Lakshmi

Vismayathumbathu
Movie · as Sreekumar's Mother

Natturajavu
Movie · as Charlie's Mother

Njaan Salperu Raman Kutty
Movie · as Devaki

Runway
Movie · as Bharathi

Mr. Brahmachari
Movie · as Subhadramma

Hariharan Pilla Happy Aanu
Movie · as Padmavathiyamma

Pattanathil Sundaran
Movie · as Bhavaniyamma

Ammakilikkoodu
Movie · as Marykutty Teacher

Nandanam
Movie · as Unni Amma

Kakkakuyil
Movie · as Sethu Lakshmi Bhai / Thampuratty

Uthaman
Movie · as Jayaraj's Mother

Akashathile Paravakal
Movie · as Muthassi

Arayannangalude Veedu
Movie · as Lakshmi

Pallavur Devanarayanan
Movie · as Bhageerathi

The Godman
Movie · as Amarnath's Mother

Ezhupunna Tharakan
Movie · as Kunjannamma

Njangal Santhushtaranu
Movie · as Mother of the orphanage

Kottaram Veettile Apputtan
Movie · as Appottan's mother

Amma Ammayiamma
Movie · as Sarada

Priyuralu
Movie
Poothiruvathira Raavil
Movie

Itha Oru Snehagatha
Movie

No: 1 Snehatheeram Banglore North
Movie · as Vijayabhaskar's mother

Mannar Mathai Speaking
Movie · as Meera's Mother
Karma
Movie

Minnaminuginum Minnukettu
Movie
Saadaram
Movie

Santhanagopalam
Movie

Sukrutham
Movie

Thenmavin Kombath
Movie · as Yeshodhamma

Kudumba Visesham
Movie · as Bharathi
Chukkan
Movie

Njan Kodiswaran
Movie · as Janaki

Vendor Daniel State Licency
Movie · as Annamma Daniel

Ithu Manjukaalam
Movie

Gandharvam
Movie · as Graceykutty

Vatsalyam
Movie · as Janakiyamma

Kalippattam
Movie · as Sarojam's mother

Chenkol
Movie · as Ammu

Maya Mayooram
Movie

Kavadiyattam
Movie · as Sethulakshmi

Oru Kadankatha Pole
Movie

Samagamam
Movie · as Annakutty

Sopanam
Movie · as Sethulakshmi Varma

Mukhamudra
Movie · as Lakshmi

Mahanagaram
Movie

Ponnurukkum Pakshi
Movie

Aayushkalam
Movie · as Aby Mathew's Mother

Pappayude Swantham Appoos
Movie

Vietnam Colony
Movie · as Parvathiyammal
Kudumbasametham
Movie · as Kochukutty Amma

Bharatham
Movie · as Devaki

Ulladakkam
Movie · as Sunny's Mother

Dhanam
Movie · as Sivasankarans mother

Kizhakkunarum Pakshi
Movie · as Ananthu' Mother

Sandhesam
Movie · as Bhanumathi
Apoorvam Chilar
Movie · as Sarojam

Pookkalam Varavayi
Movie · as Nandan's Mother

Ezhunnallathu
Movie
Aparahnam
Movie · as Janakiyamma

Midhya
Movie · as Rajagopal's Mother

In Harihar Nagar
Movie · as Andrews's mother

Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu
Movie · as Nurse Leeladevi
Rajavazhcha
Movie · as Naniyamma

His Highness Abdullah
Movie · as Bhagirathi Valiya Thampurati

Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom
Movie · as Vinayachandran's Mother
Purappadu
Movie

Kattukuthira
Movie · as Manka

Muthukkudayum Choodi
Movie

Vandanam
Movie · as Unnikrishnan's mother

Kireedam
Movie · as Ammu

Ulsavapittennu
Movie · as Kalyaniyamma

Adhipan
Movie · as Shyam Prakash's mother

Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal
Movie · as Devaki

Mazhavilkavadi
Movie · as Velayudhankutty's Mother

Dasharatham
Movie · as Chandradas's mother

Oru Sayahnathinte Swapnam
Movie · as Mariamma

Jaathakam
Movie · as Janaki

1921
Movie
Mukthi
Movie · as Madhaviyamma

Sathya
Movie · as Malayali shop-owner
Unnikrishnante Adyathe Christmas
Movie
Vidaparayan Mathram
Movie

Anantaram
Movie · as Yoginiyamma

Thaniyavarthanam
Movie

Irupatham Noottandu
Movie · as Meenakshiyamma
Oru Maymasa Pulariyil
Movie

Achuvettante Veedu
Movie
Ennu Nathante Nimmi
Movie · as Nirmala's grandmother

Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal
Movie · as Reetha

Kshamichu Ennoru Vakku
Movie · as Shanthamma

Sukhamo Devi
Movie

Manasilloru Manimuthu
Movie
Iniyum Kurukshetrum
Movie · as Kartyayani

Nakhakshathangal
Movie

Makan Ente Makan
Movie · as Paaruvamma

Thinkalazhcha Nalla Divasam
Movie · as Janakikutty

Ee Thanalil Ithiri Neram
Movie

Adhyayam Onnu Muthal
Movie · as Maash

Angadikkappurathu
Movie · as Rosi
Ente Ammu Ninte Thulasi Avarude Chakki
Movie
Manithali
Movie · as Zulfikar's mother
Kodathi
Movie · as Venu's mother

Kanamarayathu
Movie · as Mother Superior

Ariyaatha Veethikal
Movie · as Janakiyamma
Swanthamevide Bandhamevide
Movie · as Lakshmi

Face to Face
Movie

Thirakal
Movie · as Madhaviyamma
Mansoru Maha Samudram
Movie · as Devaki
Nathi Muthal Nathi Vare
Movie · as Lakshmi

Sesham Kazhchayil
Movie · as Susheela

Marakkillorikkalum
Movie · as Sharada
Enikku Vishakunnu
Movie · as Chinamma

Chiriyo Chiri
Movie
Ilakkangal
Movie · as Valiyamma
Kaaliya Mardhanam
Movie

Balloon
Movie
Beedi Kunjamma
Movie · as Madhavan's Mother
Vayal
Movie

Thrishna
Movie · as Chinnammu

Maniyanpilla Adhava Maniyanpilla
Movie

Oppol
Movie
Manushya Mrugam
Movie · as Babu's Mother

Thirayum Theeravum
Movie · as Mohan's mother

Chamaram
Movie · as Ravi's Mother

Karimpana
Movie

Moorkhan
Movie
Love in Singapore
Movie

Agni Saram
Movie
Anthappuram
Movie

Kaantha Valayam
Movie · as Mariyamma

The Evil Deeds of Cheriyachan
Movie

Kodiyettam
Movie · as Kamalamma

Avalude Ravukal
Movie · as Lakshmi
Randilonnu
Movie

Rathinirvedam
Movie · as Saraswathi
Aniyara
Movie

Kudumbam Namukku Sreekovil
Movie

Eeta
Movie

Uthrada Rathri
Movie
Itha Ivide Vare
Movie · as Kamalakshi

Jagadguru Aadisankaran
Movie · as Kaippilly Aryadevi Antarjanam, Mother of Sankaracharyar

Achaaram Ammini Osharam Omana
Movie · as Dhakshayani

Siva Thaandavam
Movie

Nirakudam
Movie

Satyavan Savithri
Movie

Oonjaal
Movie
Minimol
Movie
Sree Murugan
Movie · as Kamalakshi
Thulaavarsham
Movie

Amrithavaahini
Movie · as Lakshmi

Innale Innu
Movie

Aruthu
Movie

Appooppan
Movie
Amba Ambika Ambalika
Movie · as Old Sathyavathi

Prayanam
Movie · as Amminiyamma
Tourist Bungalow
Movie

Thiruvonam
Movie

Mattoru Seetha
Movie

Utsavam
Movie · as Mother of Gopi
Makkal
Movie · as Leela

Chakravakam
Movie · as Soshamma
Devi Kanyakumari
Movie · as Old Lady

Nellu
Movie · as Savithri Varassyar

Arakkallan Mukkalkkallan
Movie · as Queen Lakshmi

Nirmalyam
Movie · as Velichapad's Wife

Ponnapuram Kotta
Movie
Divyadharsanam
Movie

Sree Guruvayoorappan
Movie

Manthrakodi
Movie · as Saraswathi

Puthrakameshti
Movie

Snehadeepame Mizhi Thurakku
Movie

Aromalunni
Movie · as Thumbolarcha

Gandharavakshetram
Movie · as Kalamezhuthu Singer

Theerthayathra
Movie · as Kochikkaavu
Akkarapacha
Movie · as Bhageerathi

Aabhijathyam
Movie · as Janaki Amma

Vithukal
Movie · as Ammini

Karakanakadal
Movie · as Tharathi
Makane Ninakku Vendi
Movie

Thriveni
Movie · as Parvathy
Cross Belt
Movie · as Bhavani

Othenante makan
Movie · as Naani

Nizhalattam
Movie · as Ravi's Mother

Vivahitha
Movie

Aalmaram
Movie · as Ammini Amma
Velutha Kathreena
Movie · as Marthappulayi

Anweshichu Kandethiyilla
Movie

Odayil Ninnu
Movie · as Kalyani

Daham
Movie
Sreerama Pattabhishekam
Movie · as Mandodari