Kovai Sarala
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Apr 7, 1962 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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.
Known For
| 2026 | Seetha Payanam | |
| 2026 | Lucky the Superstar | |
| 2025 | MaareesanFareeda | |
| 2025 | CHAMPION | |
| 2025 | Devika & DannyGayatramma | |
| 2024 | KanguvaFrancis's Mother | |
| 2024 | Aranmanai 4 | |
| 2024 | Double TuckerrShanmugavalli | |
| 2023 | KickFire Pushapa | |
| 2022 | The Legend | |
| 2022 | Sembi | |
| 2021 | Pei Mama | |
| 2021 | Maaligai | |
| 2021 | Aranmanai 3 | |
| 2020 | Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal | |
| 2019 | Kanchana 3Raghava's Mother | |
| 2019 | ViswasamFilomina | |
| 2019 | Devi 2Lawyer Lalitha | |
| 2018 | Thaanaa Serndha Koottam | |
| 2018 | SemaMagizhini's Mother | |
| 2018 | Utharavu Maharaja | |
| 2018 | Inba Twinkle LillyTwinkle | |
| 2018 | Kasu Mela Kasu | |
| 2018 | LakshmiA. Saraswathi, Lakshmi's School Principal | |
| 2017 | Motta Shiva Ketta ShivaVaijayanthi | |
| 2017 | Sangili Bungili Kadhava ThoraeE.B Rajeshwari | |
| 2017 | Anbanavan Asaradhavan AdangadhavanSarala | |
| 2017 | MersalSarala | |
| 2017 | Sathura Adi 3500 | |
| 2017 | Bayama IrukkuDevil Devika | |
| 2016 | Machan | |
| 2016 | Nayagi | |
| 2016 | Aranmanai 2Komalam | |
| 2016 | GirlsKomalam | |
| 2016 | Balle VellaiyathevaaKathai | |
| 2015 | KombanKottaiamma | |
| 2015 | Kanchana 2Raghava's mother | |
| 2015 | TemperShanvi's mother | |
| 2015 | Adhibar | |
| 2015 | Kick 2Darling | |
| 2014 | Malini 22 PalayamkottaiSarala | |
| 2014 | Vaanavarayan Vallavarayan | |
| 2014 | Thalaivan | |
| 2014 | Sigaram Thodu | |
| 2014 | AranmanaiEshwari | |
| 2014 | Pattaya Kelappanum PandiyaVelpandiyan mother | |
| 2014 | Retta Vaalu | |
| 2013 | Kanna Laddu Thinna AasaiyaSowmiya's Aunt | |
| 2013 | Thillu MulluSenthamarai | |
| 2013 | Ragalapuram | |
| 2013 | Arya SuryaChandralekha | |
| 2013 | Chithirayil Nilachoru | |
| 2013 | MasalaAnjali Devi/Chintamani/dual role | |
| 2013 | Maad DadDawini D’Zosa | |
| 2013 | Greeku Veerudu | |
| 2012 | Oru Nadigaiyin Vakkumoolam | |
| 2012 | Paagan | |
| 2012 | Nuvva Nena | |
| 2012 | SudigaaduShiva's Grand-Mother | |
| 2012 | Devudu Chesina ManushuluGoddess Lakshmi | |
| 2011 | KanchanaRaghava´s mother | |
| 2011 | Katha Screenplay Darsakatvam Appalaraju | |
| 2011 | BadrinathBadri's Mother | |
| 2010 | Pournami Nagam | |
| 2010 | Komaram PuliInspector Madhumati | |
| 2009 | Bumper Offer | |
| 2009 | Evaraina EpudainaNurse | |
| 2008 | Chedugudu | |
| 2008 | NenintheUrmila | |
| 2008 | Bommana Brothers Chandana SistersBommana brothers' mother | |
| 2008 | Dongala Bandi | |
| 2008 | HeroSarala | |
| 2007 | MuniGanesh's mother | |
| 2007 | DesamuduruShivani | |
| 2006 | Veerabhadra | |
| 2006 | Kovai Brothers | |
| 2006 | StyleRaghava’s neighbour | |
| 2006 | Hanumanthu | |
| 2006 | Bhagyalakshmi Bumper DrawMary Gotham | |
| 2005 | Mumbai XpressAvinasi's Sister | |
| 2005 | HaiValli | |
| 2005 | MahanandiChilakamma | |
| 2005 | Naidu LLB | |
| 2005 | Evadi Gola Vadide | |
| 2005 | PriyasakhiKausalya Raman | |
| 2004 | Vishwa Thulasi | |
| 2004 | Vaanam Vasappadum | |
| 2004 | Kerala House Udan VilpanakkuParvathi Ammal | |
| 2004 | Andaru Dongale DorikiteChi.La.Sow.Suryakantham | |
| 2003 | Maa Alludu Very Good | |
| 2003 | Ottesi Cheputunna | |
| 2003 | Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli | |
| 2003 | Pranam | |
| 2003 | Ela Cheppanu | |
| 2002 | Thenkasi Pattanam | |
| 2002 | PanchatanthiramTenant's Wife | |
| 2002 | Shakalaka Baby | |
| 2002 | Sandade SandadiFitting Parvathi | |
| 2001 | Mrugaraju | |
| 2001 | Sonnal Thaan KaadhalaRoja's elder sister | |
| 2001 | Poovellam Un Vasam | |
| 2001 | Simharasi | |
| 2001 | Mitta MiraasuBhagyam | |
| 2001 | Piriyadha Varam Vendum | |
| 2001 | Engalukkum Kaalam VarumJennifer | |
| 2001 | Viswanathan RamamoorthyAandaal | |
| 2001 | Veettoda MappillaiRani | |
| 2001 | Naalo Unna Prema | |
| 2001 | ShahjahanJingili | |
| 2000 | Unnai Kann Theduthey | |
| 2000 | Maayi | |
| 2000 | Vasantham | |
| 2000 | Uyirile Kalanthathu | |
| 2000 | Kshemanga Velli Labhamga Randi | |
| 2000 | Doubles | |
| 2000 | Tirumala Tirupati VenkatesaLalitha | |
| 2000 | Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela | |
| 2000 | Budget Padmanabhan | |
| 2000 | Nuvve Kavali | |
| 2000 | Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi NanmaiKanagavalli | |
| 2000 | Vetri Kodi KattuSpecial Appearance | |
| 2000 | Ennamma KannuSimran | |
| 2000 | Rayalaseema Ramanna ChowdaryVenkamma | |
| 1999 | Poovellam KettupparDr. Bala Thirupurasundari | |
| 1999 | PattaliOlaiyamma | |
| 1999 | Thirupathi Ezhumalai VenkatesaLalitha | |
| 1999 | Anantha Poongattre... | |
| 1999 | Kannodu Kanbathellam | |
| 1999 | NiramRukku | |
| 1999 | Viralukketha VeekkamRanjitham | |
| 1998 | Aval VaruvalaSavithri | |
| 1998 | Unnudan | |
| 1998 | Udhavikku Varalaamaa | |
| 1998 | Kadhala KadhalaJunior Vikadananda's wife | |
| 1998 | Ellame En Pondattithaan | |
| 1997 | PelliMeena | |
| 1997 | Gopura Deepam | |
| 1997 | Pasamulla Pandiyare | |
| 1997 | Pongalo PongalMeena | |
| 1996 | Gopala Gopala | |
| 1996 | Vasantha Vaasal | |
| 1996 | Summa Irunga MachanParamu | |
| 1996 | Kaalam Maari PochuSundari | |
| 1995 | Lingababu Love StoryBank Manager Ambhujam | |
| 1995 | Chinna VathiyarVimala | |
| 1995 | Thottil KuzhandhaiSarala | |
| 1995 | Gangai Karai Paattu | |
| 1995 | Sathi LeelavathiPalaniammal Sakthivel Gounder | |
| 1995 | Naan Petha Magane | |
| 1994 | NammavarJulie | |
| 1994 | Pathavi Pramanam | |
| 1994 | Vaanga Partner Vaanga | |
| 1994 | Sethupathi I.P.S | |
| 1994 | PavithraThenmozhi | |
| 1994 | Bhairava DweepamAllari Deyyam | |
| 1994 | Varavu Ettana Selavu PathanaElisabeth | |
| 1993 | Dhuruva Natchathiram | |
| 1993 | Alimayya | |
| 1993 | Dhool Parakuthu | |
| 1993 | Porantha Veeda Puguntha VeedaMohana | |
| 1992 | Onna Irukka Kathukanom | |
| 1992 | Thirumathi Palanisamy | |
| 1992 | ChinnavarSevatamma | |
| 1992 | Pondatti Rajyam | |
| 1992 | Therku Theru Machan | |
| 1991 | Enga Ooru Sippai | |
| 1991 | Amma Pillai | |
| 1991 | Pondatti Sonna KettukanumThangam | |
| 1991 | Kumbakarai Thangaiah | |
| 1990 | Valiba Vilayattu | |
| 1990 | Jagathalaprathapan | |
| 1990 | Manaivi Oru Manickam | |
| 1990 | My Dear Marthandan | |
| 1990 | Sandhana Kaatru | |
| 1990 | En Kadhal Kanmani | |
| 1990 | Sathan Sollai ThattatheChitra's mother | |
| 1990 | Periya Veettu Panakkaran | |
| 1990 | Maruthu Pandi | |
| 1990 | Adhisaya Manithan | |
| 1989 | Shondham 16 | |
| 1989 | Idhaya Deepam | |
| 1989 | Dharmam Vellum | |
| 1989 | Paandi Naattu ThangamChuppu | |
| 1989 | Pongivarum Kaveri | |
| 1989 | Raja Chinna RojaHousemaid | |
| 1989 | Thaaya Thaarama | |
| 1989 | Karagattakaran | |
| 1989 | Enga Ooru Maappilai | |
| 1989 | Ponnu Pakka PorenKuppamma | |
| 1988 | Thambi Thanga Kambi | |
| 1988 | Thaaippasam | |
| 1988 | Sahadevan MahadevanChinnamani | |
| 1988 | Manaivi Oru Mandhiri | |
| 1988 | Patti Sollai Thattathe | |
| 1987 | Ananda Aradhanai | |
| 1987 | Per Sollum Pillai | |
| 1987 | Kaadhal Parisu | |
| 1987 | Solvadhellam Unmai | |
| 1987 | Theertha KarayinileSarasu's Sister | |
| 1987 | Enga Ooru PattukaranSakku | |
| 1987 | Ini Oru Sudhanthiram | |
| 1987 | Neethikku Thandanai | |
| 1987 | Vaazhga Valarga | |
| 1986 | Vasantha Raagam | |
| 1986 | Enakku Naaney Needhibathi | |
| 1986 | Lakshmi VandhachuValli | |
| 1986 | Uyire Unakkaaga | |
| 1986 | Yaaro Ezhuthiya Kavithai | |
| 1986 | Mannukkul Vairam | |
| 1986 | Panneer Nadhigal | |
| 1986 | Africadalli Sheela | |
| 1985 | AnthasthuLakshmi | |
| 1985 | Naam Iruvar | |
| 1985 | Chinna VeeduMadanagopal's Mother | |
| 1985 | Japanil Kalyanaraman | |
| 1985 | Uyarndha Ullam | |
| 1985 | Naane Raja Naane Manthiri | |
| 1985 | Udhaya Geetham | |
| 1985 | Naan Sigappu Manithan | |
| 1984 | Thambikku Entha Ooru | |
| 1984 | Vaidehi Kathirunthal | |
| 1984 | Nooravathu NaalManju | |
| 1983 | Munthanai Mudichu | |
| - | Nooru Kodi Vaanavil | |
| - | Gift | |
| - | Jeyikkira Kuthira | |
| - | Kanchana 4Raghava's mother | |
| - | Aayiram Jenmangal | |
| - | Michaelpatty RajaMom |
| 1988 | Uzhaithu Vaazha VendumProducer |











