Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 15, 1970
Place of Birth
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Credits
194 titles
Ramya Krishnan
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.
Known For
Filmography
Baahubali: The Eternal War – Part 1
Sivagami (voice)
Sri Sri
Jailer 2
Vijayalakshmi 'Viji' Pandian
Second Love
Self - Host
Gatta Kusthi 2
Raja Rajeshwari
Bãhubali: The Torchbearer
Self
Bāhubali: The Epic
Sivagami
Ghaati
Jaat
Vasundhara
Purushothamudu
Vasundhara
Guntur Kaaram
Vasundhara
Jailer
Vijayalakshmi 'Viji' Pandian
Rangamarthanda
Raju Garu
Liger
Balamani
Ravi Bopanna
Bangarraju
Satya
Dance Ikon
Judge
Romantic
ACP Ramya Gowariker
Republic
"Vishakha" Vani
BB Jodigal
Judge
Queen
Shakthi Seshadri
Cooku with Comali
Self - Special Guest
Aakashaganga 2
Dr Soumini Devi
Super Deluxe
Leela
Dev
Padmavati
Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven
Nandhini Prakash
Shailaja Reddy Alludu
Shailaja Reddy
Thaanaa Serndha Koottam
Azhagu Meena/Jhansi Rani
Hello!
Sarojini/Saru
Anjaniputra
Anjana Devi
Balakrishnudu
Bhanumati Devi
Bigg Boss Telugu
Presenter/Guest Host
Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion
Sivagami
Mupparimanam
Self
Jaguar
Krishna's Mother
Aadupuliyattam
Matangi
Soggade Chinni Nayana
Satyabhama
Mama Manchu Alludu Kanchu
Priyamvada
Bāhubali: The Beginning
Sivagami
Appavum Veenjum
Merlin
Aambala
Periya Ponnu
Maanikya
Lavanya
Chandra
Special Appearance
Sweety Nanna Jodi
Vasundhara Devi
Yamudiki Mogudu
Yama's wife Ayyo
Ranga the Donga
Kutti Pisasu
Aarumugam
Malini Devi
Anjani Putrudu
Raju Maharaju
Ramya