Kaviyoor Ponnamma

Kaviyoor Ponnamma

Kaviyoor Ponnnamma is a veteran Indian film actress.As a five-year old, she learned music and used to sing in stage shows. She did not see many movies. She started acting in dramas when she was 14 years old, starting off with Mooladhanam of Thoppil Bhasi. After five years, came her first movie Kudumbini, in which she did the title role of the mother of two kids.She was born to T P Damodharan and Gauri, as eldest of seven children, on September 10, 1945 in Kaviyoor, Travancore . Ponnamma was married to producer Maniswami. The couple has a daughter Bindhu who is settled in the United States. Her husband Maniswami died in 2011.
The roles of Kaviyoor Ponnamma-Mohanlal duo as mother and son are very popular in malayalam movies.

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