Manorama
Biography
Manorama, a legend, was born Gopi Shantha to Kasi Clockudaiyar and Ramamitham on 26 May 1943 at Mannargudi, Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu. Later her family moved to Pallathur near Karaikudi owing to poverty. She started her acting career at 12 years as a drama artist.When she started her stage performances she was rechristened as Manorama by the drama director, Thiruvengadam, and the harmonist, Thiayagarajan. She continued to act in plays and also performed on stage as a playback singer.
Filmography
Chintamani's aunt
Chandramma
GangaBai, ChakkuBai's mother
Rani
Kavya's Grandmother
Mother of young girl at back of bus
La Grand-Mère de Vedhavalli
Chinthamani
Gowry
Pavunu
Thayamma
Sevanthi
Thaiamma
Muniyamma
Pallathhor RamaDevi
Angayarkanni
Baby
Bhuvana's Grandmother
Ponnammal Kicha's Mother
Sivagami
Kulasekaran's mother
Roopa
Jayamuniyamma
Thangapazham
Pattamma
Herself (Special Appearance)
Ranganayaki
Angalamma
Ramaatha
Nattamai's paternal aunt
Vijayakant's mother
Raasathi
Vijay's grandmother
Raja Matha
Mrs. Adarshan Lala
Mrs. James
Sharada
Kavya's grandmother
Andal/Bhanu
Aunt
Meenambikai
"Jil Jil" Ramamani
Gomathi
Meera Bai
Rathna, Dharmalingam's Elder Daughter
Kayarkanni's friend
Mentally Ill Woman
Malli
Poonkuyil
Janaki
Victoria
Sachu
Durai's mother
Vaanavarayan's grandmother
Professor Kodi Malar
Subathra, Ragothama Rao's wife
Kokila
Anjali's Grandmother
Deivane
Dalit woman
Muniyamma
Sakunthala
Rasu Padayachi's Mother
Subhash's mother
Priya's mother
Aaya
Ravi's mother
Aandal
Aachi
Indra
Raja's mother
Arjun's grandmother
Vijay's Foster Mother
Renu
Kantha
Kalyani Nallasivam
Subbulakshmi
Muthamma
K. Manorama
Ranjitham
Bharath's Mother
Velu's wife
Vellaiamma
Sreeni's Mother
Padma
Kamakshi
Annapoorani, Thamizh's mother
‘Burma’ Pappa
Aruna Arunachalam
Durga
Sirasu's mother
Velammal
Azhagi
Shruthi's Grandmother
Kuppamma
Muniyamma
Karmegham's mother
Kumutha
Annapoorani
Kavya's Grandmother
Alli
Poonkodi
Thamarai/Sulakshana
Kannamma
Shweta's Aunt (Cameo)
Valayapatti Valliammai
Ambujam
Nalina
Kanniyamma
Maari's Fiancee
Navaneedham
Lilly, Malathi's friend
Manohari
Indra
Alangari
Dharmalingam's Wife
Guest Appearance
Sivakamini
Actress Girija
Raja's grandmother
Seethalakshmi
Vidhya
Bhuvaneswari
Pallavi (Punithavathi's friend)
Kannan's Mother
Rattan's mother (as Manorama)
Brahmin woman
Chandira
Chinna Ponnu
Vasanthasena
Stella
Lakshmi
Chellamma
Rajappa's friend
Meenambal
Vani's mother
Sooru Subbamma
Sundari