Kovai Sarala
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1962-04-07 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Kovai Sarala
Biography
Kovai Sarala is an Indian Film actress and Comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. In a career spanning 25 years, Sarala has appeared in over 750 films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian and the Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian for her performances in Poovellam Un Vasam (2001), and Ori Nee Prema Bangaram Kanu (2003), respectively.
She got her first film offer when she was in the 9th standard and acted with Vijayakumar and K. R. Vijaya in the film Velli Ratham. She was in Class 10, when she played a 32-year-old pregnant woman Mundhanai Mudichu, her second film. Two years later she acted in Chinna Veedu, where she played the role of the 65-year-old mother of Bhagyaraj's character. She has appeared in more than a 100 films in Telugu. She has mentioned the films Sathi Leelavathi, Viralukketha Veekkam, Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana, Karagattakaran and Viswanathan Ramamoorthy as her personal favourites.
Acting
Kanchana 4
as Raghava's mother
Michaelpatty Raja
as Mom
(2025)
Maareesan
as Fareeda
(2024)
Kanguva
as Francis's Mother
(2024)
Double Tuckerr
as Shanmugavalli
(2024)
(2023)
Kick
as Fire Pushapa
(2022)
(2022)
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
(2020)
(2019)
Kanchana 3
as Raghava's Mother
(2019)
Viswasam
as Filomina
(2019)
Devi 2
as Lawyer Lalitha
(2018)
Lakshmi
as A. Saraswathi, Lakshmi's School Principal
(2018)
(2018)
Inba Twinkle Lilly
as Twinkle
(2018)
(2018)
Sema
as Magizhini's Mother
(2018)
(2017)
Mersal
as Sarala
(2017)
Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva
as Vaijayanthi
(2017)
Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae
as E.B Rajeshwari
(2017)
(2017)
Bayama Irukku
as Devil Devika
(2017)
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan
as Sarala
(2016)
(2016)
Aranmanai 2
as Komalam
(2016)
Balle Vellaiyathevaa
as Kathai
(2016)
Girls
as Komalam
(2016)
(2015)
Temper
as Shanvi's mother
(2015)
Kick 2
as Darling
(2015)
Kanchana 2
as Raghava's mother
(2015)
Komban
as Kottaiamma
(2015)
(2014)
(2014)
Aranmanai
as Eshwari
(2014)
(2014)
Malini 22 Palayamkottai
as Sarala
(2014)
Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya
as Velpandiyan mother
(2014)
(2014)
(2013)
Masala
as Anjali Devi/Chintamani/dual role
(2013)
Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya
as Sowmiya's Aunt
(2013)
Thillu Mullu
as Senthamarai
(2013)
(2013)
Arya Surya
as Chandralekha
(2013)
(2013)
(2013)
Maad Dad
as Dawini D’Zosa
(2012)
Devudu Chesina Manushulu
as Goddess Lakshmi
(2012)
Sudigaadu
as Shiva's Grand-Mother
(2012)
(2012)
(2012)
(2011)
Kanchana
as Raghava´s mother
(2011)
Badrinath
as Badrinath's Mother
(2011)
(2010)
Komaram Puli
as Inspector Madhumati
(2010)
(2009)
(2008)
(2008)
Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters
as Bommana brothers' mother
(2008)
(2008)
Neninthe
as Urmila
(2008)
Hero
as Sarala
(2007)
Desamuduru
as Shivani
(2007)
Muni
as Ganesh's mother
(2006)
Style
as Raghava’s neighbour
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw
as Mary Gotham
(2005)
Priyasakhi
as Kausalya Raman
(2005)
(2005)
Mumbai Xpress
as Avinasi's Sister
(2005)
(2005)
Hai
as Valli
(2005)
Mahanandi
as Chilakamma
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
Andaru Dongale Dorikite
as Chi.La.Sow.Suryakantham
(2004)
Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku
as Parvathi Ammal
(2003)
(2003)
(2003)
(2003)
(2002)
Panchatanthiram
as Tenant's Wife
(2002)
(2002)
Sandade Sandadi
as Fitting Parvathi
(2002)
(2001)
(2001)
Engalukkum Kaalam Varum
as Jennifer
(2001)
Veettoda Mappillai
as Rani
(2001)
(2001)
Mitta Miraasu
as Bhagyam
(2001)
Sonnal Thaan Kaadhala
as Roja's elder sister
(2001)
(2001)
(2001)
Viswanathan Ramamoorthy
as Aandaal
(2000)
(2000)
(2000)
(2000)
(2000)
Vetri Kodi Kattu
as Special Appearance
(2000)
Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai
as Kanagavalli
(2000)
(2000)
(2000)
Ennamma Kannu
as Simran
(2000)
(2000)
(2000)
Tirumala Tirupati Venkatesa
as Lalitha
(2000)
(1999)
Viralukketha Veekkam
as Ranjitham
(1999)
Niram
as Rukku
(1999)
Poovellam Kettuppar
as Dr. Bala Thirupurasundari
(1999)
(1999)
(1999)
Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa
as Lalitha
(1999)
(1998)
Kadhala Kadhala
as Junior Vikadananda's wife
(1998)
Aval Varuvala
as Savithri
(1998)
(1998)
(1998)
(1997)
Pongalo Pongal
as Meena
(1997)
Pelli
as Meena
(1997)
(1997)
(1996)
Kaalam Maari Pochu
as Sundari
(1996)
(1996)
(1996)
Summa Irunga Machan
as Paramu
(1995)
Chinna Vathiyar
as Vimala
(1995)
Sathi Leelavathi
as Palaniammal Sakthivel Gounder
(1995)
Thottil Kuzhandhai
as Sarala
(1995)
(1995)
Lingababu Love Story
as Bank Manager Ambhujam
(1994)
Bhairava Dweepam
as Allari Deyyam
(1994)
Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana
as Elisabeth
(1994)
(1994)
Pavithra
as Thenmozhi
(1994)
Nammavar
as Julie
(1994)
(1994)
(1993)
(1993)
(1993)
(1992)
(1992)
Chinnavar
as Sevatamma
(1992)
(1992)
(1992)
(1991)
(1991)
Pondatti Sonna Kettukanum
as Thangam
(1991)
(1991)
(1990)
(1990)
(1990)
(1990)
(1990)
(1990)
(1990)
(1990)
Sathan Sollai Thattathe
as Chitra's mother
(1990)
(1990)
(1989)
Raja Chinna Roja
as Housemaid
(1989)
(1989)
Paandi Naattu Thangam
as Chuppu
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
(1988)
(1988)
Sahadevan Mahadevan
as Chinnamani
(1988)
(1988)
(1988)
(1987)
(1987)
Enga Ooru Pattukaran
as Sakku
(1987)
(1987)
(1987)
(1987)
(1987)
(1987)
Theertha Karayinile
as Sarasu's Sister
(1986)
(1986)
(1986)
(1986)
(1986)
Lakshmi Vandhachu
as Valli
(1986)
(1986)
(1986)
(1985)
(1985)
(1985)
(1985)
Chinna Veedu
as Madanagopal's Mother
(1985)
(1985)
(1985)
(1985)
Anthasthu
as Lakshmi
(1984)
(1984)
Nooravathu Naal
as Manju
(1984)
(1983)
Crew
(1988)
Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum
Producer