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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Uma Padmanabhan
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_name = Uma
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|09|27}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[Television presenter|Presenter]]
| years_active = 1993–2002 <br> 2007–Present
| spouse = Padmanabhan (divorced)
}}

'''Uma Padmanabhan''' (born 27 September 1965) is a [[Tamil people|Tamil]] film and television actress.

==Career==
Uma Padmanabhan was born in 1965, had her early education in [[Chennai]] and graduated in [[commerce]] from SIET, [[Nandanam]].<ref name="thehindu_20010906">{{cite news|title=Doing it in style|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/09/06/stories/1306078i.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902084903/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/09/06/stories/1306078i.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2 September 2006|date=6 September 2001|work=The Hindu}}</ref> When [[Sun TV (India)|SUN TV]] was founded in 1993, she applied for the job of a [[Compere (host)|compere]] in the channel.<ref name="thehindu_20010906" /> After serving as a news reader for a short time, Uma was chosen to host the program ''Vanakkam Tamizhagam''.<ref name="thehindu_20010906" /> She later made her acting debut with the show ''Micro Thodar-Oru Kudumbam Oru Ragasiyam'' and also appeared in the shows ''Veetukku Veedu Looty'', ''Oru Thaayin Sabatham'', ''Chellame Chellam'', ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (TV series)|Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'' ''[[Poove Poochudava (TV series)|Poove Poochudava]]'', ''[[Priyamanaval]]'' and ''[[Chithi 2]]''. Uma acted in more than 30 films in Tamil and Malayalam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/uma-padmanabhan-gets-nostalgic-as-she-shares-a-10-year-old-major-throwback-picture/articleshow/84610517.cms|title = Uma Padmanabhan gets nostalgic as she shares a 10-year-old major throwback picture - Times of India}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen ]]'' || ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]'' || Interviewer ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke!]]'' || Uma ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Unnale Unnale]]'' || Karthik's sister || Guest appearance
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]'' || Mrs Jyothi Ramalingam ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Sivi (film)|Sivi]]'' || ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Vel (film)|Vel]]''|| ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'' || Mrs Sivakumar ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Uthamaputhiran (2010 film)|Uthamaputhiran]]'' || Sundari Raghavan ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[The Thriller]]'' || Meera's mother || Malayalam film
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Virudhagiri]]'' || Priya's mother ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Venghai]]'' || Rajalingam's wife ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Nanban (2012 film)|Nanban]]'' || Mrs Ramakrishnan ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Oru Kal Oru Kannadi]]'' || Gayatri ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Mirattal]]'' ||Babloo's mother ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Aarohanam (2012 film)|Aarohanam]]'' || Jay ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Puthagam]]'' || Divya's mother ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Yaaruda Mahesh]]'' || Shiva's mother ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Ragalaipuram]]'' || Velu's mother||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Kalyana Samayal Saadham]]'' || Meera's mother ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Marumugam]]'' || ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Thirudan Police]]'' ||AC's wife ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Thakka Thakka]]'' ||Sarasu ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Gethu]]'' || Herself ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[Oopiri]]'' || rowspan="2"|Swathi's mother-in-law || Telugu film
|-
| ''Thozha'' ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Uyire Uyire]]'' || Priya's mother ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Yenda Thalaiyila Yenna Vekkala]]'' || Praveen's mother ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Ghajinikanth]]'' || Lakshmi ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Kaatrin Mozhi]]'' || Saroja Maamy ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[NGK (film)|NGK]]'' || Viji ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Fingertip (web series)|Fingertip]]'' || Mrs. Pramod || [[ZEE5]] Web Series
|-
| 2019 || ''[[A1 (2019 film)|A1]]'' || Divya's Mother ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Kaappaan]]'' || Chandrakanth Varma's wife ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Taana (film)|Taana]]'' ||Shakthi's mother ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Kasada Thapara]]'' || ||
|-
| 2021 || ''Iruvar Ullam'' || Sambavi's mother ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Channel
|-
| 1990s || ''Vanakkam Tamizhagam'' ||Host || [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
| 2000 || ''Micro Thodar-Oru Kudumbam Oru Ragasiyam'' || || [[Raj TV]]
|-
| 2002–2003 || ''Veetukku Veedu Looty'' || Indira || [[Jaya TV]]
|-
| 2013 || ''Oru Thaayin Sabatham'' || Host || [[Zee Tamil]]
|-
| 2015 || ''Chellame Chellam'' || Host || [[Jaya TV]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (TV series)|Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'' || Kalyani || [[Star Vijay]]
|-
| 2017–2021|| ''[[Poove Poochudava (TV series)|Poove Poochudava]]'' || Godavari || [[Zee Tamil]]
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Priyamanaval]]'' || Radha ||rowspan=3|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|2020 – Present||''[[Chithi 2]]''||Gowri
|-
|2021||''Poova Thalaiya''||Contestant
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==

* {{cite news|title=Academy for anchors|author=Chitra Mahesh|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/02/24/stories/2003022400060200.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121111053206/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/02/24/stories/2003022400060200.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 November 2012|date=24 February 2003}}

==External links==
*{{IMDB name|id=2704843}}

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[[Category:Indian socialites]]
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[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Chennai]]
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[[Category:Actresses in Tamil television]]
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[[Category:1965 births]]

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