Renuka (actress)

Renuka is an Indian actress who is known for playing the lead role Premi in K. Balachander's Tamil tele-serial of the same name. She has also acted in Malayalam and some Hindi films.[1]

Renuka
Born17 January 1964
Tiruchirappalli Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli,
Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Film and Television Actress
Years active1985–present
Spouse(s)
Aloha Kumaran
​
(m. 1998)​

Early life

Renuka's family hailed from the town of Srirangam. Due to adverse circumstances caused by the early death of her father, she was compelled to move to the city of Chennai at an early age in search of work. In a short while, she was able to get a job as a drama artiste with Komal Swaminathan's troupe.[2]

Career

She got the break in Tamil films with the 1989 movie Samsara Sangeetham directed by T. Rajender and in the year 1990, she worked in Malayalam movie Kuttettan. Renuka has worked in a few Tamil films and about 75 Malayalam movies, after she was introduced to Tamil film director K. Balachander by colleague Geetha.

Renuka was cast in a supporting role in the teleserial Kaialavu Manasu directed by Balachander. Following Kaialavu Manasu, Renuka also did a supporting role in Kadhal Pagadai, which made her very popular and lead roles in Premi, Jannal and Ganga Yamuna Saraswati. She also earned good reviews for her performance in Premi.

Personal life

Renuka is the eldest daughter in the family and has two younger brothers. In 1998, she married Aloha Kumaran, the chairman and managing director of Aloha India.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1985PoruthamTamil
1988Maduraikara ThambiTamil
En Thangai KalyaniTamilcredited as Renu
1989Samsara SangeethamTamil
1990Thangaikku Oru ThalattuKasthuri (Stella)Tamil
KuttettanThomas Chacko's girl friendMalayalam
Brahma RakshassKarthikaMalayalam
1991AdwaythamKrishnan Kutty Menon's wifeMalayalam
AbhimanyuSavithriMalayalam
Pudhu Nellu Pudhu NaathuThaayammaTamil
Tholi PodduTelugu
1992Congratulations Miss Anitha MenonMalayalam
Aval AriyadheDr. SumamMalayalam
Thevar MaganAnniTamil
Chinna MarumagalShanthiTamil
Sugamana SumaigalKalyaniTamil
SargamKunjulakshmiMalayalam
KudumbasammethamDevuMalayalam
DaddyAliceMalayalam
1993SthreedhanamVidya's sisterMalayalam
MafiaUmaMalayalam
ButterfliesSaradhaMalayalam
VatsalyamAmbikaMalayalam
Ammayane SathyamParvathi's motherMalayalam
Theeram Thedunna ThirakalMalayalam
ChenkolMalayalam
PoruthamMalayalam
PeriyammaTamil
Thiruda ThirudaSeethalakshmiTamil
Rojavai KillatheSathasivam's wifeTamil
AsadhyuraaluTelugu
1994Kudumba VisheshamUrmilaMalayalam
ChukkanLeelaMalayalam
RajadhaniParvathy's sisterMalayalam
PavithramNirmala Ramakrishnan(Nimmy)Malayalam
CommissionerMalayalam
Magalir MattumPandian's wifeTamil
1995Achan Kombathu Amma VarampathuSumithraMalayalam
NirnayamRajan's wifeMalayalam
ThakshashilaSheela NambiarMalayalam
ChanthaSherlyMalayalam
AgrajanKunjulakshmiMalayalam
1996KalkiKarpagamTamil
MahathmaRamakrishna Kurup's daughterMalayalam
Sathyabhaamaykkoru PranayalekhanamThatriMalayalam
The PrinceIndhuMalayalam
MeghasangeehtamMalayalam
1997GuruRamanagan's sisterMalayalam
BharatheeyamSebastian's wifeMalayalam
AattuvelaSugandhiMalayalam
VamsamMalayalam
1998SamaantharangalRaziyaMalayalam
ChitrashalabhamGeethaMalayalam
DhinamdhorumChandraTamil
1999Panchadara ChilakaTelugu
2006Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai IrukkirathuMalarTamil
PoiMenakaTamil
2008Mizhikal SakshiAmbili's motherMalayalam
De Ingottu NokkiyeSathyabhamaMalayalam
2009Quick Gun MuruganKidnapped MumEnglish
Hindi
AyanKaveri VelusamyTamilNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
Guru En AaluGuru's motherTamil
2011Sweet HomeArun's motherTamilShort film
2012ChattakaariSasi's motherMalayalam
GramamThankamMalayalam
2013Alex PandianRaniTamil
AnnakodiTamil
MathapooKarthik's motherTamil
Vanakkam ChennaiAjay's motherTamil
KaanchiBhagheerathi AmmaMalayalam
2014Namma GramamThankamTamil
Kerala Nattilam PengaludaneUnnikrishnan's motherTamil
Nalanum NandhiniyumRajalakshmiTamil
Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya SigamaniSigamani's motherTamil
PoojaiManimekalaiTamil
Thirudan PoliceVishwa's motherTamil
2015Kanchana 2Nandhini's sister-in-lawTamil
Vasuvum Saravananum Onna PadichavangaKamatchiTamil
AdhibarSia's motherTamil
2016VetrivelSharathaTamil
2017Pokkiri SimonMahalakshmiMalayalam
Kalavu ThozhirchalaiMinister of Home AffairsTamil
KaruppanKaruppan's motherTamil
2018SeyalKarthik's motherTamil
KoothanTamil
Kalavani MappillaiDeva's motherTamil
2019DevGeethaTamil
Dhanusu Raasi NeyargalePandiammaTamil
2020PsychoVasanthaTamil
2021Kalathil SanthippomAnand's motherTamil
Theerpugal VirkapadumDr. Aruna Stephen RajTamil
2022AnbarivuArivu's auntyTamil
RangaAdithya's motherTamil
VattamMano's motherTamil
CobraBhavana's motherTamil
Therkathi VeeranSarath's motherTamil
2023Kathar Basha Endra MuthuramalingamAyeshaTamil
AnnapooraniSaradhaTamil

Television
Year Title Role Channel
1996-1997PremiPremiSun TV
1996Kaiyalavu ManasuManjulaSun TV
1996Air BusRajasri Tamil
Vaai Sollil Veeranadi
Pournami
Jannal Veettin Kankal
Sevvai Kizhamai
Oru Koodai Pasam
Vilakku Vekkum Neram
(Malayalam)		DD Malayalam
Aa Amma
(Malayalam)		Kairali TV
1998Jannal-Sila Nijangal Sila NyayangalSun TV
1996-1998Kadhal PagadaiGirija
1998-2000Ganga Yamuna SaraswatiRaj TV
1999Kasalavu NesamSun TV
2003-2004Sahana Sindhu Bairavi Part-IIGeethaJaya TV
2008Ganga Yamuna Saraswathy SangamamSUN TV
2008-2009SivasakthiSivagamiSUN TV
2011-2012Parinayam
(Malayalam)		Second mother of heroineMazhavil Manorama
2012-2014Amudha Oru AacharyakuriAmutha (female lead role)Kalaignar TV
2013–2013Naduvula Konjam Thukkatha Kaanum(Female lead role)Singapore Tamil drama broadcast on MediaCorp Vasantham
2014–2015Nenjathai KilladheZee Tamil

Web series
Year Title Role Network
2022 Paper Rocket Valliamma ZEE5

Plays
  • Thanneer Thanneer
  • Naliravil Petrom
  • Irutile Thedatheenga

References
  1. "Renuka Chouhan". Moviebuff.com. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. "My First Break". The Hindu. 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.