Born 1962 (age 64) · Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Appears in 235 titles

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.

Filmography

Mersal
7.3
Mersal
2017
as Sarala
Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal
Viswasam
6.3
Viswasam
2019
as Filomina
Temper
6.5
Temper
2015
as Shanvi's mother
Thaanaa Serndha Koottam
Panchatanthiram
7.0
Panchatanthiram
2002
as Tenant's Wife
Badrinath
3.9
Badrinath
2011
as Badri's Mother
Kanchana
5.4
Kanchana
2011
as Raghava´s mother
Kanguva
3.6
Kanguva
2024
as Francis's Mother
Kanchana 2
5.1
Kanchana 2
2015
as Raghava's mother
Desamuduru
5.3
Desamuduru
2007
as Shivani
Aranmanai 2
4.2
Aranmanai 2
2016
as Komalam
Aranmanai
5.2
Aranmanai
2014
as Eshwari
Kanchana 3
4.2
Kanchana 3
2019
as Raghava's Mother
Maareesan
7.0
Maareesan
2025
as Fareeda
Komban
5.1
Komban
2015
as Kottaiamma
Kadhala Kadhala
6.9
Kadhala Kadhala
1998
as Junior Vikadananda's wife
Poovellam Un Vasam
Mumbai Xpress
5.9
Mumbai Xpress
2005
as Avinasi's Sister
Niram
7.0
Niram
1999
as Rukku