Renuka (actress)

Renuka is an Indian actress who is known for playing the lead role Premi in K. Balachander's Tamil tele-serial of the same name. She has also acted in Malayalam and some Hindi films.[1]

Renuka
Born
Occupation(s)Film and Television Actress
Years active1985–present
Spouse(s)
Aloha Kumaran
(m. 1998)

Early life

Renuka's family hailed from the town of Srirangam. Due to adverse circumstances caused by the early death of her father, she was compelled to move to the city of Chennai at an early age in search of work. In a short while, she was able to get a job as a drama artiste with Komal Swaminathan's troupe.[2]

Career

She got the break in Tamil films with the 1989 movie Samsara Sangeetham directed by T. Rajender and in the year 1990, she worked in Malayalam movie Kuttettan. Renuka has worked in a few Tamil films and about 75 Malayalam movies, after she was introduced to Tamil film director K. Balachander by colleague Geetha.

Renuka was cast in a supporting role in the teleserial Kaialavu Manasu directed by Balachander. Following Kaialavu Manasu, Renuka also did a supporting role in Kadhal Pagadai, which made her very popular and lead roles in Premi, Jannal and Ganga Yamuna Saraswati. She also earned good reviews for her performance in Premi.

Personal life

Renuka is the eldest daughter in the family and has two younger brothers. In 1998, she married Aloha Kumaran, the chairman and managing director of Aloha India.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1985PoruthamTamil
1988Maduraikara ThambiTamil
1988En Thangai KalyaniTamilcredited as Renu
1989Samsara SangeethamTamil
1990Thangaikku Oru ThalattuKasthuri (Stella)Tamil
1990KuttettanThomas Chacko's girl friendMalayalam
1990Brahma RakshassKarthikaMalayalam
1991AdwaythamKrishnan Kutty Menon's wifeMalayalam
1991AbhimanyuSavithriMalayalam
1991Pudhu Nellu Pudhu NaathuThaayammaTamil
1991Tholi PodduTelugu
1992Congratulations Miss Anitha MenonMalayalam
1992Aval AriyadheDr. SumamMalayalam
1992Thevar MaganAnniTamil
1992Chinna MarumagalShanthiTamil
1992Sugamana SumaigalKalyaniTamil
1992SargamKunjulakshmiMalayalam
1992KudumbasammethamDevuMalayalam
1992DaddyAliceMalayalam
1993SthreedhanamVidya's sisterMalayalam
1993MafiaUmaMalayalam
1993ButterfliesSaradhaMalayalam
1993VatsalyamAmbikaMalayalam
1993Ammayane SathyamParvathi's motherMalayalam
1993Theeram Thedunna ThirakalMalayalam
1993ChenkolMalayalam
1993PoruthamMalayalam
1993PeriyammaTamil
1993Thiruda ThirudaSeethalakshmiTamil
1993Rojavai KillatheSathasivam's wifeTamil
1993AsadhyuraaluTelugu
1994Kudumba VisheshamUrmilaMalayalam
1994ChukkanLeelaMalayalam
1994RajadhaniParvathy's sisterMalayalam
1994PavithramNirmala Ramakrishnan(Nimmy)Malayalam
1994CommissionerMalayalam
1994Magalir MattumPandian's wifeTamil
1995Achan Kombathu Amma VarampathuSumithraMalayalam
1995NirnayamRajan's wifeMalayalam
1995ThakshashilaSheela NambiarMalayalam
1995ChanthaSherlyMalayalam
1995AgrajanKunjulakshmiMalayalam
1996KalkiKarpagamTamil
1996MahathmaRamakrishna Kurup's daughterMalayalam
1996Sathyabhaamaykkoru PranayalekhanamThatriMalayalam
1996The PrinceIndhuMalayalam
1996MeghasangeehtamMalayalam
1997GuruRamanagan's sisterMalayalam
1997BharatheeyamSebastian's wifeMalayalam
1997AattuvelaSugandhiMalayalam
1997VamsamMalayalam
1998SamaantharangalRaziyaMalayalam
1998ChitrashalabhamGeethaMalayalam
1998DhinamdhorumChandraTamil
2006Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai IrukkirathuMalarTamil
2006PoiMenakaTamil
2008Mizhikal SakshiAmbili's motherMalayalam
2008De Ingottu NokkiyeSathyabhamaMalayalam
2009Quick Gun MuruganKidnapped MumEnglish
Hindi
2009AyanKaveri VelusamyTamilNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
2009Guru En AaluGuru's motherTamil
2011Sweet HomeArun's motherTamilShort film
2012ChattakaariSasi's motherMalayalam
2012GramamThankamMalayalam
2013Alex PandianRaniTamil
2013AnnakodiTamil
2013MathapooKarthik's motherTamil
2013Vanakkam ChennaiAjay's motherTamil
2013KaanchiBhagheerathi AmmaMalayalam
2014Namma GramamThankamTamil
2014Kerala Nattilam PengaludaneUnnikrishnan's motherTamil
2014Nalanum NandhiniyumRajalakshmiTamil
2014Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya SigamaniSigamani's motherTamil
2014PoojaiManimekalaiTamil
2014Thirudan PoliceVishwa's motherTamil
2015Kanchana 2Nandhini's sister-in-lawTamil
2015Vasuvum Saravananum Onna PadichavangaKamatchiTamil
2015AdhibarSia's motherTamil
2016VetrivelSharathaTamil
2017Pokkiri SimonMahalakshmiMalayalam
2017Kalavu ThozhirchalaiMinister of Home AffairsTamil
2017KaruppanKaruppan's motherTamil
2018SeyalKarthik's motherTamil
2018KoothanTamil
2018Kalavani MappillaiDeva's motherTamil
2019DevGeethaTamil
2019Dhanusu Raasi NeyargalePandiammaTamil
2020PsychoVasanthaTamil
2021Kalathil SanthippomAnand's motherTamil
2021Theerpugal VirkapadumDr. Aruna Stephen RajTamil
2022AnbarivuArivu's auntyTamil
2022RangaAdithya's motherTamil
2022VattamMano's motherTamil
2022CobraBhavana's motherTamil
2022Therkathi VeeranSarath's motherTamil
2023Kathar Basha Endra MuthuramalingamAyeshaTamil

Television

Year Title Role Channel
1996-1997PremiPremiSun TV
1996Kaiyalavu ManasuManjulaSun TV
1996Air BusRajasri Tamil
Vaai Sollil Veeranadi
Pournami
Jannal Veettin Kankal
Sevvai Kizhamai
Oru Koodai Pasam
Vilakku Vekkum Neram
(Malayalam)
DD Malayalam
Aa Amma
(Malayalam)
Kairali TV
1998Jannal-Sila Nijangal Sila NyayangalSun TV
1996-1998Kadhal PagadaiGirija
1998-2000Ganga Yamuna SaraswatiRaj TV
1999Kasalavu NesamSun TV
2003-2004Sahana Sindhu Bairavi Part-IIGeethaJaya TV
2008Ganga Yamuna Saraswathy SangamamSUN TV
2008-2009SivasakthiSivagamiSUN TV
2011-2012Parinayam
(Malayalam)
Second mother of heroineMazhavil Manorama
2012-2014Amudha Oru AacharyakuriAmutha (female lead role)Kalaignar TV
2013–2013Naduvula Konjam Thukkatha Kaanum(Female lead role)Singapore Tamil drama broadcast on MediaCorp Vasantham
2014–2015Nenjathai KilladheZee Tamil

Web series

Year Title Role Network
2022 Paper Rocket Valliamma ZEE5

Plays

  • Thanneer Thanneer
  • Naliravil Petrom
  • Irutile Thedatheenga

References

  1. https://www.moviebuff.com/renuka-chouhan
  2. "My First Break". The Hindu. 17 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009.
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