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Ramya Krishna at the IIFA Utsavam awards 2016 held at Hyderabad, India in January 2016.
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Born |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
15 September 1970
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse(s) | Pasupuleti Krishna Vamsi (m. 2003) |
Children | 1 |
Ramya Krishnan (born 15 September 1968 in Chennai) is an Indian film actress. She has acted in over 200 films in five languages: Tamil,Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. Krishnan has won three Filmfare Awards, two Nandi Awards and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.
She won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for the 2009 dramedy Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam. Krishnan's portrayal of Raj Mata Sivagami Devi in the Baahubali series (2015-17) received universal acclaim. While The Beginning (2015) is the fourth highest grossing Indian film, its sequel The Conclusion (2017) is the highest grossing Indian film of all time. Her performance in The Beginning also won her the Best Supporting Actress – Telugu at the 2016 Filmfare Awards.
Ramya was born to a Tamil Iyer family in Chennai. She is the niece of veteran Tamil comedian Cho Ramaswamy. She received initial training in Bharathanatyam, Western and Kuchipudi dance forms and has given many stage performances.