Ramya Krishnan

Ramya Krishnan (lahir 15 September 1970) adalah seorang aktris India yang telah tampil di lebih dari 260 film di bioskop Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, dan Hindi. Dia memulai karir aktingnya dengan film Tamil *Vellai Manasu* (1985). Terobosan Krishnan dalam sinema Telugu datang melalui *Sutradharulu* karya K. Viswanath (1989). Film-film Telugunya dari tahun 1990-an antara lain *Alludugaru* (1990) karya K. Raghavendra Rao, *Allari Mogudu* (1992), dan *Annamayya* (1997). Kredit film Hindi-nya termasuk *Parampara* (1993), *Khalnayak* (1993), dan *Bade Miyan Chote Miyan* (1998). Pada tahun 1999, ia berperan sebagai Neelambari sebagai lawan main Rajinikanth dalam film Tamil *Padayappa*, dan meraih Penghargaan Filmfare untuk Aktris Terbaik – Tamil. Krishnan muncul dalam film-film kebaktian termasuk *Ammoru* (1995) dan *Rajakali Amman* (2000), dan dalam komedi *Panchatanthiram* (2002), bersama Kamal Haasan. Dia kemudian memerankan Rajamata Sivagami Devi dalam film S. S. Rajamouli *Baahubali: The Beginning* (2015) dan *Baahubali 2: The Kesimpulan* (2017), mendapatkan Penghargaan Filmfare dan Nandi untuk Aktris Pendukung Terbaik Krishnan memerankan seorang politisi yang terinspirasi oleh J. Jayalalithaa dalam serial web *Queen* (2019). Peran filmnya selanjutnya termasuk *Super Deluxe* (2019), drama Telugu *Republic* (2021), *Liger* (2022), dan film aksi *Jailer* (2023), di mana ia bertemu kembali dengan Rajinikanth. Film tahun 2024-nya termasuk *Guntur Kaaram* dan *Purushothamudu*. Dia juga menjadi pembawa acara acara televisi realitas *Second Love* (2026) di JioHotstar.

Ramya Krishnan (born 15 September 1970) is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 260 films across Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi cinema. She began her acting career with the Tamil film *Vellai Manasu* (1985). Krishnan's breakthrough in Telugu cinema came with K. Viswanath's *Sutradharulu* (1989). Her Telugu films from the 1990s include K. Raghavendra Rao's *Alludugaru* (1990), *Allari Mogudu* (1992), and *Annamayya* (1997). Her Hindi film credits include *Parampara* (1993), *Khalnayak* (1993), and *Bade Miyan Chote Miyan* (1998). In 1999, she played Neelambari opposite Rajinikanth in the Tamil film *Padayappa*, earning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil. Krishnan appeared in devotional films including *Ammoru* (1995) and *Rajakali Amman* (2000), and in the comedy *Panchatanthiram* (2002), alongside Kamal Haasan. She later played Rajamata Sivagami Devi in S. S. Rajamouli's films *Baahubali: The Beginning* (2015) and *Baahubali 2: The Conclusion* (2017), earning the Filmfare and Nandi Awards for Best Supporting Actress Krishnan portrayed a politician inspired by J. Jayalalithaa in the web series *Queen* (2019). Her later film roles include *Super Deluxe* (2019), the Telugu drama *Republic* (2021), *Liger* (2022), and the action film *Jailer* (2023), in which she reunited with Rajinikanth. Her 2024 films include *Guntur Kaaram* and *Purushothamudu*. She also hosted the reality television show *Second Love* (2026) on JioHotstar.