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A walkthrough to Ramya Krishnan's powerful performances

ETimes.in | Last updated on - Sep 15, 2022, 16:15 IST
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A walkthrough to Ramya Krishnan's powerful performances

Actress Ramya Krishnan is celebrating her birthday today, September 15. The actress just turned 52 but she is still one of the most versatile, prominent, and successful and has more to offer to the films. The actress made her debut in the early 1980 and 35 years into the industry, Ramya Krishnan has shared screens with versatile actors of the old times and new times. She is widely popular for her performance in ‘Baahubali’ as Rajamatha Sivagami Devi. But what you don’t know is Ramya Krishnan was a top actress in Tamil Nadu even before ‘Baahubali’ and the Rajamouli film was a stepping stone for her nationwide popularity.

So, on her birthday, here are a few movies that the actress has performed star stunning in Tamil films!


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Queen

'Queen’ marked Ramya Krishnan’s entry into the digital platform. She worked in the web series which is a biography of political leader J Jayalalithaa. The series was streamed on MX Player and Ramya Krishnan played the lead role as politician Jayalalithaa.

T Rajendran gets emotional as his son's film 'Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu' makes it to theatres

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​Thaana Serndha Kootam

After taking a break from the industry, Ramya Krishnan made a comeback into the Tamil film industry with the film ‘Thaana Serndha Kootam’. She shared the screen space with Suriya in the film. Ramya Krishnan once again broke all stereotypes by playing the role as a fake Income Tax officer while being part of a group that stole money and jewels from corrupted politicians and officials.

Actor Simbu reveals 'Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu' was out of his comfort level

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Super Deluxe

Ramya Krishnan played the role of a woman who turned out to be a porn actress after suffering failure in the film industry. She shared screen space with Mysskin, Vijay Sethupathi and Samantha. Though Ramya Krishnan has played numerous different roles, the actress has once revealed that ‘Super Deluxe’ was one of the films that she found difficult and challenging to play.

Nakkhul and Sruti jam to THIS 90s Ajith song!

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​Panchathanthiram

Ramya Krishnan played the role of Maragadhavalli (a), Maggi, in the film. It was one of the bold roles played by the actress as a call girl. Ramya Krishnan is also an anti-heroine in the film. Though she is an antagonist, throughout the film, her parts don’t reveal her as a villain, but as the second lead actress. It is one of the memories of the actress that brought her strong attitude and passion for acting.

Taapsee Pannu shows how to style your smile as an accessory

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​Padayappa

Ramya Krishnan played the role of Nilambari, the antagonist against Rajinikanth. She was deemed as one of the popular actresses who perfectly fit the evil queen title as Nilambari. Her character in the film was a major highlight of the film’s success and the movie later became a cult classic. She will soon be sharing the screen again with Rajinikanth in 'Jailer'.

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