Mavelikkara Ponnamma

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{{Infobox person
| name = Mavelikkara Ponnamma
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| occupation = Film actor
| nationality = Indian
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| death_date = 6 September 1995
| spouse = Raghava Panicker
| children= Sushama Padmanabhan
| years_active= 1940–1995
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'''Mavelikkara Ponnamma''' (died 6 September 1995) was an [[India]]n actress in [[Malayalam movie]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/mavelikkara-ponnamma.html |title=Mavelikkara Ponnamma - Movies, Photos, Filmography, Biography, Wallpapers, Videos, Fan Club |publisher=entertainment.oneindia.in |date= |accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref> She was one of the prominent supporting actress in late 1970s and 1990s in [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] movies. She is noted for her performance in ''[[Ulladakkam]]'' (1991), ''Aakasha Kottayile Sultan'' (1991) and ''[[Ennodu Ishtam Koodamo]]'' (1992).

==Personal life==
She belongs to the Mavelikkara Palace clan in [[Mavelikkara]], Kerala. She was married to Raghava Panicker. The couple had a daughter, Sushama Padmanabhan.<ref>http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/Mavelikkara%20Ponnamma-4318</ref>

==Career==
She was a government school teacher by profession, but her life was drama and films. She was one of the foremost females to start acting on stage in the 1940s when female roles were done on stage by men. She had acted in more than 500 stage dramas with renowned troupes like ''KPAC'' and ''Kalanilayam''. She had acted with all of the top artistes of her time like ''Sebastian kunju kunju bhagavathar'', ''Augustine joseph'' ( Singer Yesudas's father) ''T. N. Gopinathan Nair'', ''Thoppil Bhasi'', ''O Madhavan'' ( Actor Mukesh's father) etc.

She started acting in films in 1963 in the ''Udaya'' movies film ''[[Kadalamma]]'' in which she was the heroine and [[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]] was the hero. She acted in few other films during those days like ''[[Oru Sundariyude Katha]]'' with [[Prem Nazir]] and [[Jayabharathi]] and few other films. However, since her job as a teacher didn't allow her to take long leaves and those days since most of the films were being shot in Madras, she discontinued acting till she retired from government service.

She returned to big screen in 1989 with the K P Kumaran directed Award-winning movie ''Rugmini'' which had the story by Madhavikutty. Later she starred in movies like Jayaraj's ''Akasakottayile Sultan''- with Srinivasan, Kamal's ''Ennodishtam Koodamo''- with Mukesh, Madhubhala, Kamal's ''[[Ulladakkam]]'' with Mohanlal, Shobhana etc., Siby Malayil's Lohithadas scripted ''Valayam'' with Murali, Manoj K Jayan etc., T.V Chandrans’ ''[[Ponthan Mada]]'' with Mammootty, ''Sasinas'' based on Vaikom Muhammad Basheer's life story with Asokhan, ''Kidilol Kidilam'' with Narendra Prasad, Rajan P Dev and Rekha, ''Thalamura'' with Narendra Prasad, Madhu and Anju, ''[[Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu]]'' with Urvashi, Ratheesh, Vinayaprasad, Sathyan Anthikkad's ''[[Samooham]]'' with Suresh Gopi, Suhasini Manirathnam etc.<ref>{{cite web|author=Shevlin Sebastian / ENS |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article587087.ece?service=print |title=Music is the food of life |publisher=Newindianexpress.com |date=11 August 2012 |accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref>

She was the recipient of the Kendra Sahithya Academy Awards and many other noted awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/music-is-the-food-of-life/281222-60.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808074510/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/music-is-the-food-of-life/281222-60.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 August 2014 |title=Music is the food of life - IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date= |accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref>

She died on 6 September 1995 at the Sree Uthradom thirunal hospital due to heart attack.

==Partial filmography==

===As an actress===
*[[Gnanambika]] (1940)
*Aniyathi (1955)
*Manthravadi (1956) as Kanthimathi
*Unniyarcha (1961)
*Krishnakuchela (1961)
*Umma (1961) as Pathumma
*[[Kadalamma]] (1963)
*[[Ninamaninja Kalpadukal]] (1963)
*[[Devaalayam]] (1964)
*[[Anveshichu Kandethiyilla]] (1967)
*[[Abhayam (1970 film)|Abhayam]] (1970) as Saraswathiyamma
*[[Nilakkatha Chalanangal]] (1970)
*[[Oru Sundariyude Katha]] (1972) as Thankachi
*[[Ammanamkili]] (1986) as Saraswathi Amma
*[[Rugmini]] (1989) as Sathyabhai
*[[Ulladakkam]] (1991) as Mental Patient
*[[Aakaashakottayile Sulthaan]] (1991) as Mariyamma
*[[Valayam]] (1992) as Ammini
*[[Ennodu Ishtam Koodamo]] (1992) as Arathi's Grandmother
*[[Thalamura]] (1993)
*[[Samooham]] (1993) as Sudhakaran's mother
*[[Ponthan Mada]] (1994)
*[[Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu]] (1994) as Ammachi
*Kidilolkkidilam (1995) as Lakshmiyamma
*[[Shashinaas]] (1995)

===As a playback singer===
* Priyachandra Mamachandran as Jnaanaambika (1940)
* Manojnam as Jnaanaambika (1940)
* Maayaarasitham as Jnaanaambika (1940)
* Jeevitheshane as Jnaanaambika (1940)

==Television career==
* Oru Poo Viriyunnu
* Lambo {telefilm}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1524650}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=6033|title=Mavelikkara Ponnamma|publisher=malayalachalachithram.com|accessdate=2014-07-23}}
*[http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Mavelikkara%20Ponnamma Mavelikkara Ponnamma at MSI]

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