Ramya Krishnan
Born September 15, 1970 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
14
Films reviewed
6.5
Avg. rating
Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion
Best-reviewed
1999–2026
Years active
Biography
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.
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Films featuring Ramya Krishnanthat we've reviewed.
★ 7.3Gatta Kusthi 2
as Judge Raja Rajeshwari
Chella Ayyavu · 2026
Jailer 2
as Vijayalakshmi 'Viji' Pandian
Nelson Dilipkumar · 2026
★ 7.2Jailer
as Vijaya Pandian, Muthuvel's wife
Nelson Dilipkumar · 2023
RT 50%
Dev
as Padmavati
Rajath Ravishankar · 2019
Super Deluxe
as Leela
Thiagarajan Kumararaja · 2019
Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven
as Nandhini Prakash
Sundar C · 2019
Thaanaa Serndha Koottam
as Supporting
Vignesh Shivan · 2018
★ 8.2Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion
as Sivagami
S. S. Rajamouli · 2017
RT 88%
★ 4.8Aambala
as Periya Ponnu
Sundar C. · 2015
Kuthu
as Supporting
A. Venkatesh · 2004
★ 5.3Anbe Anbe
as Supporting
Mani Bharathi · 2003
★ 6.0Julie Ganapathi
as Supporting
Balu Mahendra · 2003
Paarai
as Lead
K.S.Ravikumar · 2003
Padayappa
as Neelambari
K. S. Ravikumar · 1999
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Selected Filmography
- Cooku with Comali(2019)TV Series · 1 epas Self - Special Guest
- Bāhubali: The Beginning(2015)as Sivagami
- Bāhubali: The Epic(2025)as Sivagami
- Baahubali: The Eternal War – Part 1(2027)as Sivagami (voice)
- Second Love(2026)TV Series · 35 epsas Self - Host
- Baba(2002)as Neelambari (Special Appearance)
- Shailaja Reddy Alludu(2018)as Shailaja Reddy
- Kaakha Kaakha(2003)as Special Appearance in "Thoodhu Varumaa" Song
- Aakashaganga 2(2019)as Dr Soumini Devi
- Jaat(2025)as Vasundhara
- Orkkapurathu(1988)as Sherin
- Thulasi(2007)as Dr. Surekha
- Bangaru Bullodu(1993)as Rani
- Guntur Kaaram(2024)as Vasundhara
- Muthal Vasantham(1986)
- Aarumugam(2009)as Malini Devi
- Neram Pularumbol(1986)as Nancy
- Liger(2022)as Balamani
- Loha(1997)as Karisma
- Chandra(2014)as Special Appearance