Early life and background

Krishnan was born 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. Her mother tongue is Tamil.

Film career

Krishnan started her acting career at the age of 13 with the Malayalam film Neram Pularumbol featuring Mammootty and Mohanlal in the lead. This film had a delayed release in 1986. Her first release was Vellai Manasu (1985), a Tamil film opposite Y. G. Mahendra.

Krishnan's first Telugu film was Bhalae Mithrulu. She achieved fame through Kasinadhuni Viswanath’s Sutradharulu, released in 1987. She emerged as one of the leading actresses in the Telugu industry alongside Radha, Banupriya, Vijayashanti, Soundarya and Meena in the 1980's and 90's. She has been paired with leading actors such as N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna, Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Balakrishna, Jagapati Babu, Rajendra Prasad, Srikanth, Rajasekhar, Junior NTR, and Mahesh Babu. She received two prestigious Nandi Awards from the Government of Andhra Pradesh and a National Award from the Indian Government as well. She won the Special Jury award for her performance in Dasari Narayana Rao's film Kante Koothurne Kanu from the Andhra Pradesh state government.

She was a judge in a dancing show on STAR Vijay: Jodi Number One, season 1, followed by season 5.

She played lead role in several SunTV serials such as Kalasam, Thangam, Rajakumari and Vamsam.

Her most recent film is Baahubali: The Beginning where she played Shivagami the Rajamata and the caretaker of King Bahubali and soggade chinni nayana where she played the role of seethamma and she is also playing a very important role in Allari Naresh's upcoming movie Mama Manchu, Alludu Kanchu.

Personal life

She married Telugu film director Krishna Vamsi on 12 June 2003. They have a son named Ritwik.

Awards

Filmfare Awards

• Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Tamil - Padayappa (1999)
• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Telugu - Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam (2009)

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

• Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Best Actress (Special Prize) - Padayappa (1999)

Nandi Awards

• Nandi Award for Best Actress - Kante Koothurne Kanu (1998)
• Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress - Raju Maharaju (2009)

Dubai Amma Awards 2007

• Dubai Amma Award for Best Supporting Actress - Malayalam - Ore Kadal (2007)

Amrita Film Awards 2007

• Amrita Film Award for Best Supporting Actress - Malayalam - Ore Kadal (2007)

Sun TV Family Awards

• Best Actress Special Award - Thangam (2009)

Vikatan Awards 2015

• Best Supporting Actress - Tamil - Baahubali (2015)

IIFA Utsavam Awards 2016

• Best Supporting Actress - Tamil - Baahubali: The Beginning
• Best Supporting Actress - Telugu - Baahubali: The Beginning

Filmography

Main article: Ramya Krishnan filmography

[ Source: Wikipedia ]