Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
7 aprile 1962 (64)
Place of birth
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Also known as
Sneha Narasimhan · کوای سارالا
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.
Conosciuto per
2.3
Film
Lucky the Superstar
2026
0.0
Film
Chinna Kuyil Paaduthu
1987
8.0
Film
Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda
Mohana
1993
0.0
Film
Ullam Kavarntha Kalvan
1987
7.0
Film
Kumbakarai Thangaiah
1991
0.0
Film
Themmangu Paattukaaran
1997
0.0
Film
Doubles
2000
0.0
Film
Periya Manushan
Parvathi
1997
0.0
Film
Evaraina Epudaina
Nurse
2009
0.0
Film
Kizhakku Africavil Sheela
Chikki Mukki
1987
0.0
Film
Pathavi Pramanam
1994
9.0
Film
Theertha Karayinile
Sarasu's Sister
1987
6.9
Film
Kadhala Kadhala
Junior Vikadananda's wife
1998
0.0
Film
En Mana Vaanil
Parvathi
2002
0.0
Film
Michaelpatty Raja
Mom
3.5
Film
Naane Raja Naane Manthiri
1985
0.0
Film
Thangakkili
1993
6.4
Film
Naan Sigappu Manithan
1985
10.0
Film
Paandi Naattu Thangam
Chuppu
1989
6.0
Film
Aval Varuvala
Savithri
1998
10.0
Film
Enga Ooru Maappilai
1989
6.0
Film
Kaadhal Parisu
1987
0.0
Film
Neethikku Thandanai
1987
0.0
Film
Family
1996
4.7
Film
Ela Cheppanu
2003
5.0
Film
Thenpandi Seemaiyile
1988
3.9
Film
Badrinath
Badri's Mother
2011
0.0
Film
Inba Twinkle Lilly
Twinkle
2018
7.5
Film
Sathi Leelavathi
Palaniammal Sakthivel Gounder
1995
0.0
Film
Pournami Nagam
2010
8.5
Film
Piriyadha Varam Vendum
Kananthaa
2001
4.8
Film
Uyirile Kalanthathu
2000
0.0
Film
Gopura Deepam
1997
0.0
Film
Mama Bagunnava
1997
6.7
Film
Japanil Kalyanaraman
1985
0.0
Film
Ellame En Pondattithaan
1998
6.3
Film
Vaidehi Kathirunthal
1984
0.0
Film
Therku Theru Machan
1992
7.0
Film
Vishwa Thulasi
2004
0.0
Film
Amma Pillai
1991
6.8
Film
Champion
2025
0.0
Film
Shakalaka Baby
2002
0.0
Film
Anantha Poongattre...
1999
6.5
Film
Nooravathu Naal
Manju
1984
5.5
Film
Arya Surya
Chandralekha
2013
5.6
Film
Budget Padmanabhan
2000
0.0
Film
Sandhana Kaatru
1990
0.0
Film
Utharavu Maharaja
2018
7.0
Film
Mannukkul Vairam
1986
0.0
Film
Uyire Unakkaaga
1986
0.0
Film
Enga Veetu Deivam
1989
7.3
Film
Bhairava Dweepam
Allari Deyyam
1994
8.0
Film
Chinna Vathiyar
Vimala
1995
7.3
Film
Mersal
Sarala
2017
6.5
Series
Devika & Danny
Gayatramma
2025–
3.6
Film
Kanguva
Francis's Mother
2024
4.0
Film
Seetha Payanam
2026
0.0
Film
Machan
2016
4.2
Film
Kanchana 3
Raghava's Mother
2019
7.1
Film
Sembi
2022
6.3
Film
Viswasam
Filomina
2019
2.6
Film
The Legend
2022
4.2
Film
Devi 2
Lawyer Lalitha
2019
7.8
Film
Lakshmi
A. Saraswathi, Lakshmi's School Principal
2018
7.0
Film
Maareesan
Fareeda
2025
3.8
Film
Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva
Vaijayanthi
2017
6.8
Film
Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal
2020
1.5
Film
Sema
Magizhini's Mother
2018
4.4
Film
Aranmanai 4
2024
2.0
Film
Nayagi
2016
4.2
Film
Aranmanai 2
Komalam
2016
4.7
Film
Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae
E.B Rajeshwari
2017
3.5
Film
Aranmanai 3
2021
5.1
Film
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan
Sarala
2017
4.5
Film
Kick
Fire Pushapa
2023
3.0
Film
Sathura Adi 3500
2017
6.5
Film
Bayama Irukku
Devil Devika
2017
5.0
Film
Double Tuckerr
Shanmugavalli
2024
Acting credits 78 titles
Seetha Payanam
4.0
2026
Lucky the Superstar
2.3
2026
Maareesan
as Fareeda
7.0
2025
Devika & Danny
as Gayatramma
6.5
2025–
Champion
6.8
2025
Double Tuckerr
as Shanmugavalli
5.0
2024
Aranmanai 4
4.4
2024
Kanguva
as Francis's Mother
3.6
2024
Kick
as Fire Pushapa
4.5
2023
Sembi
7.1
2022
The Legend
2.6
2022
Aranmanai 3
3.5
2021
Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal
6.8
2020
Kanchana 3
as Raghava's Mother
4.2
2019
Devi 2
as Lawyer Lalitha
4.2
2019
Viswasam
as Filomina
6.3
2019
Inba Twinkle Lilly
as Twinkle
0.0
2018
Utharavu Maharaja
0.0
2018
Lakshmi
as A. Saraswathi, Lakshmi's School Principal
7.8
2018
Sema
as Magizhini's Mother
1.5
2018
Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva
as Vaijayanthi
3.8
2017
Sathura Adi 3500
3.0
2017
Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae
as E.B Rajeshwari
4.7
2017
Bayama Irukku
as Devil Devika
6.5
2017
Mersal
as Sarala
7.3
2017
Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan
as Sarala
5.1
2017
Machan
0.0
2016
Nayagi
2.0
2016
Aranmanai 2
as Komalam
4.2
2016
Arya Surya
as Chandralekha
5.5
2013
Badrinath
as Badri's Mother
3.9
2011
Pournami Nagam
0.0
2010
Evaraina Epudaina
as Nurse
0.0
2009
Vishwa Thulasi
7.0
2004
Ela Cheppanu
4.7
2003
Shakalaka Baby
0.0
2002
En Mana Vaanil
as Parvathi
0.0
2002
Piriyadha Varam Vendum
as Kananthaa
8.5
2001
Budget Padmanabhan
5.6
2000
Uyirile Kalanthathu
4.8
2000
Doubles
0.0
2000
Anantha Poongattre...
0.0
1999
Aval Varuvala
as Savithri
6.0
1998
Ellame En Pondattithaan
0.0
1998
Kadhala Kadhala
as Junior Vikadananda's wife
6.9
1998
Periya Manushan
as Parvathi
0.0
1997
Gopura Deepam
0.0
1997
Mama Bagunnava
0.0
1997
Themmangu Paattukaaran
0.0
1997
Family
0.0
1996
Sathi Leelavathi
as Palaniammal Sakthivel Gounder
7.5
1995
Chinna Vathiyar
as Vimala
8.0
1995
Pathavi Pramanam
0.0
1994
Bhairava Dweepam
as Allari Deyyam
7.3
1994
Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda
as Mohana
8.0
1993
Thangakkili
0.0
1993
Therku Theru Machan
0.0
1992
Amma Pillai
0.0
1991
Kumbakarai Thangaiah
7.0
1991
Sandhana Kaatru
0.0
1990
Paandi Naattu Thangam
as Chuppu
10.0
1989
Enga Veetu Deivam
0.0
1989
Enga Ooru Maappilai
10.0
1989
Thenpandi Seemaiyile
5.0
1988
Kaadhal Parisu
6.0
1987
Theertha Karayinile
as Sarasu's Sister
9.0
1987
Ullam Kavarntha Kalvan
0.0
1987
Kizhakku Africavil Sheela
as Chikki Mukki
0.0
1987
Chinna Kuyil Paaduthu
0.0
1987
Neethikku Thandanai
0.0
1987
Uyire Unakkaaga
0.0
1986
Mannukkul Vairam
7.0
1986
Naane Raja Naane Manthiri
3.5
1985
Japanil Kalyanaraman
6.7
1985
Naan Sigappu Manithan
6.4
1985
Vaidehi Kathirunthal
6.3
1984
Nooravathu Naal
as Manju
6.5
1984
Michaelpatty Raja
as Mom
0.0