Renuka is an Indian actress who is known for playing the lead role Premi in K. Balachander's Tamil tele-serial of the same name. She has also acted in Malayalam and some Telugu films.
Early life Renuka's family hailed from the town of Srirangam. Due to adverse circumstances caused by the early death of her father, she was compelled to move to the city of Chennai at an early age in search of work. In a short while, she was able to get a job as a drama artiste with Komal Swaminathan's troupe.
Career
She got the break in Tamil films with the 1989 movie Samsara Sangeetham directed by T. Rajender and in the year 1990, she worked in Malayalam movie Kuttettan. Renuka has worked in a few Tamil films and about 75 Malayalam movies, after she was introduced to Tamil film director K. Balachander by colleague Geetha.
Renuka was cast in a supporting role in the teleserial Kaialavu Manasu directed by Balachander. Following Kaialavu Manasu, Renuka also did a supporting role in Kadhal Pagadai, which made her very popular and lead roles in Premi, Jannal and Ganga Yamuna Saraswati. She also earned good reviews for her performance in Premi.
Personal life
Renuka is the eldest daughter in the family and has two younger brothers. In 1998, she married Aloha Kumaran, the chairman and managing director of Aloha India.
Filmography Year Title Role Language Notes 1985 Porutham Tamil 1988 Maduraikara Thambi En Thangai Kalyani credited as Renu 1989 Samsara Sangeetham 1990 Thangaikku Oru Thalattu Kasthuri (Stella) KuttettanThomas Chacko's girlfriend Malayalam Brahma RakshassKarthika 1991 Adwaytham Krishnan Kutty Menon's wife AbhimanyuSavithri Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu Thaayamma Tamil Tholi Poddu Telugu1992 Congratulations Miss Anitha Menon Malayalam Aval Ariyadhe Dr. Sumam Thevar Magan Anni Tamil Chinna Marumagal Shanthi Sugamana Sumaigal Kalyani Sargam Kunjulakshmi Malayalam KudumbasammethamDevu DaddyAlice1993 SthreedhanamVidya's sister MafiaUma Butterflies Saradha Vatsalyam Ambika Ammayane Sathyam Parvathi's mother Theeram Thedunna Thirakal Chenkol Porutham Periyamma Tamil Thiruda ThirudaSeethalakshmi Rojavai KillatheSathasivam's wife Asadhyuraalu Telugu1994 Kudumba Vishesham Urmila Malayalam ChukkanLeela RajadhaniParvathy's sister Pavithram Nirmala Ramakrishnan(Nimmy) Commissioner Magalir Mattum Pandian's wife Tamil1995 Achan Kombathu Amma VarampathuSumithra Malayalam Nirnayam Rajan's wife Thakshashila Sheela Nambiar ChanthaSherly AgrajanKunjulakshmi 1996 Kalki Karpagam Tamil MahathmaRamakrishna Kurup's daughter Malayalam Sathyabhaamaykkoru Pranayalekhanam Thatri The Prince Indhu Meghasangeehtam 1997 Guru Ramanagan's sister Bharatheeyam Sebastian's wife AattuvelaSugandhi Vamsam 1998 Samaantharangal Raziya Chitrashalabham Geetha Dhinamdhorum Chandra Tamil 2006 Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu Malar Poi Menaka 2008 Mizhikal Sakshi Ambili's mother Malayalam De Ingottu NokkiyeSathyabhama2009 Quick Gun Murugan Kidnapped Mum English Ayan Kaveri Velusamy Tamil Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Guru En Aalu Guru's mother 2011 Sweet HomeArun's motherShort film2012 ChattakaariSasi's mother Malayalam GramamThankam2013 Alex Pandian Rani Tamil Mathapoo Karthik's mother Vanakkam Chennai Ajay's mother KaanchiBhagheerathi Amma Malayalam 2014 Namma Gramam Thankam Tamil Kerala Nattilam Pengaludane Unnikrishnan's mother Nalanum Nandhiniyum Rajalakshmi Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani Sigamani's mother Poojai Manimekalai Thirudan Police Vishwa's mother 2015 Kanchana 2 Nandhini's sister-in-law Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga Kamatchi Adhibar Sia's mother 2016 Vetrivel Sharatha 2017 Pokkiri Simon Mahalakshmi Malayalam Kalavu Thozhirchalai Yesotha Ramakrishnan Tamil Karuppan Karuppan's mother 2018 Seyal Karthik's mother Koothan Actress Kalavani Mappillai Deva's mother 2019 Dev Geetha Dhanusu Raasi Neyargale Pandiamma 2020 Psycho Vasantha 2021 Kalathil Santhippom Anand's mother Theerpugal Virkapadum Dr. Aruna Stephen Raj 2022 Anbarivu Arivu's aunty Ranga Adithya's mother Vattam Mano's mother Cobra Bhavana's mother Therkathi Veeran Sarath's mother 2023 Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam Ayesha Annapoorani Saradha 2024 Indian 2 Kanagalatha Thangavel 2025 Maareesan Dhayalan's mother
Television Year Title Role Channel1996-1997 Premi Premi Sun TV1996 Kaiyalavu ManasuManjula Sun TV1996 Air Bus Rajasri Tamil Vaai Sollil Veeranadi Pournami Jannal Veettin Kankal Sevvai Kizhamai Oru Koodai Pasam Vilakku Vekkum Neram (Malayalam) DD Malayalam Aa Amma (Malayalam) Kairali TV 1998 Jannal-Sila Nijangal Sila Nyayangal Sun TV 1996-1998 Kadhal PagadaiGirija 1998-2000Ganga Yamuna Saraswati Raj TV1999 Kasalavu Nesam Sun TV 2003-2004 Sahana Sindhu Bairavi Part-II Meera Jaya TV 2008 Ganga Yamuna Saraswathy Sangamam SUN TV 2008-2009Sivasakthi Sivagami SUN TV 2011-2012 Parinayam(Malayalam) Second mother of heroine Mazhavil Manorama 2012-2014 Amudha Oru Aacharyakuri Amutha (female lead role) Kalaignar TV 2013–2013 Naduvula Konjam Thukkatha Kaanum (Female lead role) Singapore Tamil drama broadcast on MediaCorp Vasantham 2014–2015 Nenjathai Killadhe Zee Tamil
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Plays Thanneer Thanneer Naliravil Petrom Irutile Thedatheenga
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