Kovai Sarala
Acting
🎂 1962-04-07
Kovai Sarala is an Indian Film actress and Comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. In a career spanning 25 years, Sarala has appeared in over 750 films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian and the Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian for her performances in Poovellam Un Vasam (2001), and Ori Nee Prema Bangaram Kanu (2003), respectively. She got her first film offer when she was in the 9th standard and acted with Vijayakumar and K. R. Vijaya in the film Velli Ratham. She was in Class 10, when she played a 32-year-old pregnant woman Mundhanai Mudichu, her second film. Two years later she acted in Chinna Veedu, where she played the role of the 65-year-old mother of Bhagyaraj's character. She has appeared in more than a 100 films in Telugu. She has mentioned the films Sathi Leelavathi, Viralukketha Veekkam, Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana, Karagattakaran and Viswanathan Ramamoorthy as her personal favourites.
Cast credits(216)
Gayatramma
2025
Sarala
2017
Francis's Mother
2024
A. Saraswathi, Lakshmi's School Principal
2018
2020
Raghava´s mother
2011
Filomina
2019
Shanvi's mother
2015
2000
Raghava's Mother
2019
Lawyer Lalitha
2019
Komalam
2016
Darling
2015
Eshwari
2014
Dr. Bala Thirupurasundari
1999
2001
Kottaiamma
2015
2022
Tenant's Wife
2002
Raghava’s neighbour
2006
Anjali Devi/Chintamani/dual role
2013
Fire Pushapa
2023
Rukku
1999
Raghava's mother
2015
Shivani
2007
2018
E.B Rajeshwari
2017
Vaijayanthi
2017
Housemaid
1989
1990
2021
1990
2013
Sowmiya's Aunt
2013
2001
2000
Allari Deyyam
1994
Urmila
2008
Chandralekha
2013
2004
Thangam
1991
2024
Sarala
2008
Shiva's Grand-Mother
2012
Manju
1984
Ganesh's mother
2007
Kausalya Raman
2005
Simran
2000
2025
Senthamarai
2013
Goddess Lakshmi
2012
1984
2016
1989
1985
2018
Badrinath's Mother
2011
2011
Special Appearance
2000
1994
Thenmozhi
1994
Julie
1994
Palaniammal Sakthivel Gounder
1995
Raghava's mother
1999
1985
2013
1985
Avinasi's Sister
2005
2006
Roja's elder sister
2001
2022
Sevatamma
1992
1999
Madanagopal's Mother
1985
Lalitha
1999
2001
1990
2000
2000
1994
Valli
1986
1996
Sarala
2014
1990
1996
2009
1989
Meena
1997
2012
Elisabeth
1994
Lalitha
2000
1990
Shanmugavalli
2024
2014
Jennifer
2001
2017
Bhagyam
2001
Chilakamma
2005
Savithri
1998
Twinkle
2018
1990
1983
1998
1990
1992
Sarala
1995
Parvathi Ammal
2004
Komalam
2016
Kanagavalli
2000
1987
1990
2015
2001
Sundari
1996
1992
Ranjitham
1999
Vimala
1995
1993
2008
2021
Magizhini's Mother
2018
Junior Vikadananda's wife
1998
2000
2002
Bommana brothers' mother
2008
2021
1986
1987
Chitra's mother
1990
Inspector Madhumati
2010
2003
Devil Devika
2017
Aandaal
2001
1989
1989
Valli
2005
1987
2016
1988
1988
1999
Sarala
2017
2014
2003
1987
2000
1984
Bank Manager Ambhujam
1995
Fitting Parvathi
2002
1991
2018
1987
Chuppu
1989
2005
1989
2008
1994
Dawini D’Zosa
2013
2012
2014
Rani
2001
1998
1988
2004
Paramu
1996
2014
1992
2006
2005
2012
2003
1986
1991
Mary Gotham
2006
Kathai
2016
Velpandiyan mother
2014
1998
1986
1991
1988
2013
2000
1986
Chinnamani
1988
1990
1985
1995
1986
2006
1997
1989
1989
Chi.La.Sow.Suryakantham
2004
2000
Sakku
1987
1985
1985
1992
2003
1993
2000
Lakshmi
1985
Meena
1997
1997
1986
2002
1993
Sarasu's Sister
1987
2010
1987
Mom