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Celebrating Mother's Day: Five actresses who delivered exceptional performances in maternal roles

ETimes.in | Last updated on - May 14, 2023, 08:00 IST
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Celebrating Mother's Day: Five actresses who delivered exceptional performances in maternal roles

On this year's Mother's Day, observed on May 14, the world comes together to celebrate the remarkable love and strength of mothers. It is a time for everyone to cherish and reminisce about their cherished moments with their mothers. Tamil cinema, known for its heartfelt portrayals of motherhood, has witnessed outstanding performances over the years. Today, we highlight five actresses who have delivered exceptional performances in roles portraying the essence of motherhood.

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Saranya Ponvannan

Saranya Ponvannan is one of the actresses, who suits well for mother roles, and she has acted as a mother to several leading heroes in Tamil. In most of the films she has impressed fans with her emotional role, and she has bagged several awards for her mother role too. Saranya Ponvannan's roles as a mother in 'Raam', 'Thavamai Thavamirundhu', 'Em Magan', 'Velaiyilla Pattathari', and 'Kalavani' are fans' favorites, and she will last in the hearts of fans forever through them.

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Raadhika

Raadhika, who loves to take up challenging roles, has played mother roles at regular intervals. But the talented actress has proved her skills whenever she got the required space and delivered multiple memorable performances. Raadhika's role as a mother in 'Pasumpon', 'Dharma Durai', 'Theri', 'Poojai', and 'Naanum Rowdy Dhaan' are popular among the audience.

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Nadhiya

Nadhiya played the mother role in Jayam Ravi's 'M Kumaran' to make her on-screen comeback after long years. Nadhiya fascinated fans with her lovable role as a mother, and filmmakers turned to cast the actress more in mother roles. Nadhiya then played the mother role in Tamil and Telugu films, and several turned out to be successful one for the actress.

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Urvashi

Urvashi is one of the versatile actresses, and she has acted in different kinds of roles. The talented actress has also played a mother role in a few films, and the jovial actress followed a unique style for her to stand separate from other popular mother roles. Urvashi's role as Jiiva's mother in 'Siva Manasula Sakthi' is a favorite for many, and she gave a mix of emotions to the fans through the role.

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Jayasudha

Jayasudha Kapoor acts in selective films, but she delivers the best whenever she makes her on-screen entry as a mother. From 'Alaipayuthey' to 'Varisu', Jayasudha has played a mother in multiple films and she has scored the best whenever got the space in the film's story. Jayasudha's recent role in Vijay's 'Varisu' received love from fans, and she looked perfect in the emotional role.

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