Sukumari
Born: 1940-10-06 in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: 2013-03-26
Known For: Acting
Biography
Sukumari was an Indian film actress who primarily acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She had been acting since she was 10 years old and has acted in various roles. The total number of her films is presumed to be more than 3000. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions towards the arts. And she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Namma Gramam(2010).
Filmography
2013
- SIM
- Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala as Annamma
- Immanuel as Khadeejumma
- Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath as Surekha's grandmother
- Hotel California as Rafeeq's Mother
- David and Goliath as Kurisamma
- Black Butterfly as Old orphan lady who was cared by Reena
- Ayal
- Breaking News Live
- August Club as Bhagavati Amma
- Progress Report
2012
- Ayalum Njanum Thammil as 'Nurse' Lucy
- Karmayodha as Maddy's mother
- Doctor Innocentanu as Noorjahan
- Diamond Necklace as Rajasree's grandmother
- Graamam as as Amminiyamma
- Lekshmi Vilasom Renuka Makan Reghuraman as Muthassi
- Trivandrum Lodge as Peggy
- Ardhanaari as Priest
- Chattakaari as Aunty
2011
- Ekadashy
- Ponnar Shankar as Vaanayi
- Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha as Moothumma
- Maharaja Talkies
- Khaddama as Razak's mother
- Bangkok Summer as Paati
- Venshangupol
2010
- Magizhchi
- Chikku Bukku
- Best Actor as Mother Superior
- Four Friends as Amir's grand mother
- 3 Char Sau Bees as Selvan's Grandmother
2009
- Vettaikaaran as Susheela's grandmother
- Ividam Swargamanu as Rahelamma
- Kerala Cafe as Narayani
- Utharaswayamvaram
- Loudspeaker as Head Nurse
- Kana Kanmani as Grandmother
- Red Chillies as Mani Varghese's wife
- Love in Singapore as Diana's aunt
- Seetha Kalyanam as Abhirami's Mother
2008
- Yaaradi Nee Mohini as Grandmother
- Twenty 20 as Leelamma
- Mulla as Akka
- A Climate for Crime as The narrator
- Kurukshetra as Fussy's mother
- Pachamarathanalil as Nun
- Mizhikal Sakshi as Kooniyamma / Nabisa
- Pakal Nakshatrangal
2007
- Agaram as Thiru's Grandmother
- Nasrani as Annamma
- Payum Puli as Malli's Grandmother
- Kangaroo as Josekutty's Mother
- Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal
2006
- Balram v/s Tharadas as Alex's mother
- Classmates as Janaki
- The Don as Devakiamma
- Aadum Koothu as Aachi
- Madhuchandralekha as Chandramathi's grandmother
2005
- Ben Johnson
- Pandippada as Pandi Durai's Mother
- Pauran as Minister
- Alice in Wonderland
- Achuvinte Amma as Moothamma
- Chanthupottu as Bhavaniyamma
2004
- Manasthan
- Vettam as Uncle Tom's wife
- Perazhagan as Priya's Grandmother
- Wanted as Unni's Mother
- Rasikan as Bhargaviyamma
- Samba as Samba's grandmother
- Vishwa Thulasi as Vishwa's mother
- Vismayathumbathu as Hostel Warden
2003
- C.I.D. Moosa as Sahadevan's Mother
- Mizhi Randilum as Bhadra's Mom
- Kilichundan Mampazham as Beeyathu
- Sadanandante Samayam as Kalyani
- Ammakilikkoodu as Parvathy Ammal
- Manassinakkare as Shanthamma
- Pattalam as Pattabhiraman's Mother
2002
- Snehithan as Malavika's grandmother
- Meesa Madhavan as Madhavan's Mother
- Varushamellam Vasantham
- Pammal K. Sambandam
- Shadow Kill as Marakatam
- Mazhathullikkilukkam as Kikkili Kochamma
- Kanmashi as Paatti
2001
- Murari as Sabari
- Ravanaprabhu as Gounder's mother
- Poovellam Un Vasam
- Praja as Appu's mother
- Randam Bhavam as Akhila's mother
- Kakkakuyil as Nambeeshan's wife
- Vinnukkum Mannukkum
- Rakshasa Rajavu as Kashi thalla
2000
- Pilots as Mother Superior
- Priyam as Joshua's mother
- Valliettan as Kunjikavamma
- Vinayapoorvam Vidyadharan
- Darling Darling as Sudha Warrier
- Alaipayuthey as Shakti's Aunty
- Snegithiye as Hostel Warden
- Unnai Kann Theduthey
1999
- Olympian Anthony Adam as Bella Mam
- Independence as Pappamma
- Prem Poojari
- Aakasha Ganga as Maanikkasheri Thampuratti
- Chandranudikkunna Dikhil as Sreeram's Mother
- Friends as Ammayi
- Pathram
- Pallavur Devanarayanan
1998
- Summer in Bethlehem as Ravi Shankar's grandmother
- Meenathil Thalikettu as Durga
- Amma Ammayiamma as Visalakshi
- Samantharangal as Aishu
- Oru Maravathoor Kanavu
- Meenakshi Kalyanam as Janaki
- Oro Viliyum Kathorthu as Kalyani
- Chitrashalabham as Maria
- Kabhi Na Kabhi as Rajeshwar's mother
1997
- Gajaraja Manthram as Ananthan's Mother
- Rishyasringan
- Subhakankshalu as Stephen's wife
- Ratchagan as Sonia's Grandmother
- Chandralekha as Udhaya Varma's sister
- Boopathi as Maggie
- Kalyana Unnikal
- Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu as Giri's Mother
- Five Star Hospital
1996
- Saamoohyapadom as Bhavani Amma
- Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan as Ananthan's Mother
- Tom & Jerry as Balagopalan's Mother
- Yuvathurki
- Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum
- Naalamkettile Nalla Thambimar as Madhaviyamma
- Kaathil Oru Kinnaram as Dakshayani
1995
- Simhavalan Menon as Subhadra
- Mazhayethum Munpe as Mariamma
- Agnidevan as Kochammini
- Sreeragam
- Mannar Mathai Speaking as Gopalakrishnan's Mother
- Kalyanji Anandji as Kalyana Krishnan's mother
- No: 1 Snehatheeram Banglore North as School principal
- Alancheri Thamprakkal as Devaki
- Achan Kombath Amma Varambath as Harikrishnan's neighbour
- Karma
- Manikya Chempazhukka as Muthassi
- Saadaram
1994
- Kashmeeram as Mariya Singh
- Thenmavin Kombath as Ginjimood Gandhari
- Chief Minister K. R. Gowthami
- Sukham Sukhakaram
- Parinayam
- Pakshe as Balan's mother
- Pavam I. A. Ivachan as Ivachan's Mother
- Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu as Amalu
1993
- Midhunam as Swamini Amma
- Butterflies as Sreedevi Menon
- Gandharvam
- Maya Mayooram as Cheriyamma
- Kabuliwala as Amminiamma
- Aayirappara as Mariya
- Aalavattam
- Golanthara Vartha as Meenakshi Amma
- Varam
- O' Faby as Slum Dweller
- Aagneyam
- Sthreedhanam
- Sakshal Sreeman Chathunni as Bhavani
- Addeham Enna Iddeham
1992
- Kamaladalam as Dance Teacher at Kerala Kala Mandiram
- Mr & Mrs
- Aadhaaram as Naniyamma
- Yoddha as Sumathi
- Ellarum Chollanu
- My Dear Muthachan as Parthasarathi's Mother
- First Bell
- Soorya Gayathri as Paatti
- Grihaprevesam
- Welcome to Kodaikanal as Elizabeth Samuel
- Makkal Mahathmyam as Subhadramma
- Johnnie Walker as Mridula's mother
- Kallan Kappalil Thanne
- Ponnaramthottathe Raajaavu as Saraswathiyamma
1991
- Thudar Katha
- Kakkathollayiram
- Georgekutty C/O Georgekutty as George Kutty's mother
- Adwaytham as Naniyamma
- Kilukkam as Doctor
- Putham Pudhu Payanam
- Kizhakkunarum Pakshi
- Gopura Vasalile
- Nettippattam as Mamma
- Ennum Nanmakal
- Anaswaram
- Nirnayam as Jolly the aunt of Geetha
- Vishnulokam
- Keli as Muthassi
- Abhimanyu as Kalyani
- Ulladakkam as Mental Patient
1990
- Arhatha as Devamma
- Kuttettan as Vishnu's Mother
- Midhya as Ammalu
- Arangetra Velai
- Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom as Subhadra
- Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam as Kunjulakshmi
- His Highness Abdullah as Janaki Varma
- Rajavazhcha
- Shubhayathra as Hostel Warden
- Kalikkalam as Jamal's Mother
- Thoovalsparsham as Ananda Padmanabhan's mother
- Iyer the Great as Soorya's Mother
- Aye Auto as Janaki
- Ee Kanni Koodi as Annamma
- Gajakesariyogam as Saroja Nair
- Akkare Akkare Akkare as House Owner
- Sasneham as Paatti
- Thalayana Manthram as Sulochana Thankappan
- Kadathanadan Ambadi as Unnicharu
- Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu as Stella
1989
- Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha as Kannappa Chekavar's wife
- Dasharatham as Maggie
- Ramji Rao Speaking as Goplakrishnan's mother
- Vandanam as Maggie Aunty
- Varusham Padhinaaru
- Ulsavapittennu as Bhageerathi
- Swagatham as Daisy
- Vadakkunokkiyantram as Shobha's Mother
- Adharvam as Thevalli's Wife
- Artham as Janardanan's mother
- Chakkikotha Chankaran as Subhadra Kunjamma
- Utharam as Molly Aunty
- Njangalude Kochu Doctor as Thressiakutty Kalapurackal aka Ammamma
1988
- Aryan as Thampuratti
- Dhinarathrangal as Lakshmi
- Daisy as Daisy's nanny
- Aparan as Lalitha
- Vicharana as Sarasathi Amma
- Aranyakam as Madhavan Nair's wife
- Orkkapurathu as Mamma
- Dhwani as Thankamani
- Oozham
- Kudumbapuranam as Thrikkunnathu Bhageerathiyamma
- Oru Muthassi Katha
- Chithram as Nambiar's sister
- Vellanakalude Naadu as Pavithran's Mother
- Innaleyude Baakki as Rajasekharan's mother
1987
- Thoovanathumbikal as Jayakrishnan's Mother
- Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam as Kunjannamma
- Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu as Bhanumathi
- Irupatham Noottandu as Janakiyamma
- Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal as Vinayachandran's Mother
- Sarvakalasala as Leelamma
- Vrutham
- Amrutham Gamaya as Haridas' Mother
- Idhu Oru Thodarkathai
- Kalam Mari Katha Mari
- Jaalakam
- Kottum Kuravayum
- Aalippazhangal as Savithri
1986
- Gandhinagar 2nd Street as Mrs.Varkey
- Love Story as Rukmini
- Thalavattam as Nurse
- Sukhamo Devi as Bharathi
- Ee Kaikalil
- Yuvajanotsavam
- Abhayam Thedi as Ammalu
- Malarum Kiliyum
- Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal as Doctor
- Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu as M.A. Dhawan's Mother
- Nandi Veendum Varika as Madhavi
- Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam
- Adukkan Entheluppam as Bharathi
- Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam as Panikkar's Mother
- Kunjattakilikal as Kamalamma
- Arappatta Kettiya Graamathil as Malu Amma
- Rareeram as Soudamini
- Moonnu Masangalkku Munpu
- Geetham
- Ennu Nathante Nimmi
- Ente Entethu Mathram
- Snehamulla Simham as Kamalamma
- Aayiram Kannukal as Anu's mother
- T. P. Balagopalan M.A. as Anitha's mother
- Meenamasathile Suryan as Abubakkar's Mother
- Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil
- Hello My Dear Wrong Number
- Revathikkoru Pavakkutty as Devootty
- Ninnishtam Ennishtam as Kakkathiamma
- Ennennum Kannettante
- Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare as Sister
- Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi as Subhadra Kunjamma
1985
- Rangam as Chandrika's mother
- Thammil Thammil as Saraswathy Menon
- Oru Nokku Kanan as Vilasini
- Idanilangal
- Koodum Thedi as Sister
- Kandu Kandarinju as Janaki
- Ente Kanakkuyil as Subhadra Thankachi
- Boeing Boeing as Dick Ammayi
- Adhyayam Onnu Muthal as Karthyayaniyamma
- Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil as Mrs. Menon
- Guruji Oru Vakku
- Punnaram Cholli Cholli as Sundari
- Karimpin Poovinakkare
- Anubandham as Malu
- Makan Ente Makan as Saraswathi
- Vasantha Sena as Reetha
- Upaharam
- Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya as Meenakshi
- Eeran Sandhya as Seetha
- Aram + Aram = Kinnaram
- Oduvil Kittiya Vartha
- Avidathepole Ivideyum as Thankamani
- Oru Kudakeezhil
- Gayathridevi Ente Amma
- Akkare Ninnoru Maran as Savithri, Achuthan's amma
- Poove Poochudava as David's mother
- Mangamma Sabadham
- Puli Varunne Puli as Bhavani
1984
- Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla
- Adiyozhukkukal as Radha
- Sreekrishna Parunthu as Kochamma
- Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu as Sreekumar's Mother
- Vikatakavi as Ayisha
- Kanamarayathu as Roy's mother
- Vanitha Police
- Athirathram as Kathamma
- Panchavadi Palam as Rahel
- April Pathinettu
- Aarorumariyathe as Subhadra
- Ivide Thudangunnu
- Kodathi as Saraswathiyamma
- Onnanu Nammal as Dr. Rachel
- Anthichuvappu
- Swanthamevide Bandhamevide
- Parannu Parannu Parannu as Elizabeth
- Itha Innu Muthal as Gopi's mother
- Ariyaatha Veethikal as Kalyanikutty
- Kaliyil Alpam Karyam
- Alakadalinakkare as Daisy's mother
- Koottinilamkili as Sarada
- Aduthaduthu as Gourikutty
- Poochakkoru Mookkuthi
- Appunni as Malu
- Odaruthammava Aalariyam as Major Nair's Wife
- Paavam Poornima
- Muthodu Muthu as Bhavani
- Aalkkoottathil Thaniye as Cheeru
- Ethirppukal as Geetha's mother
- Thirakal as James George's Mother
1983
- Karyam Nissaram as Annie
- Naanayam as Sindhu's Mother
- Pinnilavu as Saraswathi
- Rugma as Elizabeth's Mother
- Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu as Jayamohan's mother
- Theeram Thedunna Thira as Jayalakshmi's mother
- Koodevide? as Susan
- Aattakalasham as Ammaayi
- Ilamai Kaalangal
- Kinnaram as Mary
- Guru Dakshina
- Kuyiline Thedi as Kausalya
- Ente Katha
- Engane Nee Marakkum
- Onnu Chirikku
- Asthram as Sharada Chechi
- Veena Poovu
- Aa Raathri as Sundaresan's Mother
- Oru Swakaryam
- Prasnam Gurutharam
- Saagaram Santham as Marathakam
- Aashrayam
1982
- Puthu Kavithai as Thilakavathy
- Padayottam as Chiruthevi Thampuratti
- Thunai
- Enthino Pookunna Pookal
- Kazhumaram
- Njan Onnu Parayatte as Ammini
- Chiriyo Chiri as Self
- Anuraagakkodathi
- Amrutha Geetham as Suresh's mother
- Chillu
- Ponnum Poovum as Lakshmi
- Ithu Njangalude Katha as Naniyamma
- Vazhvey Maayam
- Innalenkil Nale
- Pooviriyum Pulari
1981
- Garjanai
- Thadavara as Sarojini
- Thenum Vayambum as Varma's mother
- Kadal Meengal
- Archana Teacher
- Ahimsa as Bharathan's Motherl
- Sanchari as Kotha / Kadambari
- Vayal
- Parvathy as Lakshmi
- Venal
- Parankimala
- Poocha Sanyasi
1980
- Idi muzhakkam as Gouri
- Vaiki Vanna Vasantham
- Akalangalil Abhayam
- Nayattu
- Shalini Ente Koottukari as Shantha
1979
- Sikharangal
- Rakthamillatha Manushyan as Kamala ambal
- Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum as Ayishaumma
- Thaayillamal Naanillai as Sivagami
- Neela Malargal as Kamatchi
- Pagalil Oru Iravu as Vinod's mother
1978
- Annapoorni as Meenakshi
- Randu Penkuttikal
- Kadathanaattu Maakkam
- Oru Nadigai Nadagam Parkiral
- Mattoli as Kochammini
- Rappadikalude Gatha
- Nakshathrangale Kaaval
- Thai Meethu Sathiyam
- Mochanam as Saraswathi
- Ee Ganam Marakkumo as Mariya Chedathi
1977
1976
- Aayiram Janmangal as Leela Sukumaran
- Agni Pushpam
- Kumaara Vijayam
- Mogam Muppadhu Varusham
- Maharasi Vazhga
- Perum Pugazhum as Ladies Club Head
- Appooppan
1975
- Raagam
- Manidhanum Dheivamagalam as Kaveri
- Thiruvarul as Valliammai's mother
- Andharangam as "Madurai" Maragatham
- Paattum Bharathamum
- Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal as Ganesan's wife
- Then Sindhudhe Vaanam
- Ullasa Yaathra
- Mattoru Seetha
- Aayirathil Oruthi
1974
- Poonthenaruvi as Mariamma
- Chattakkari as Margarette
- Netru Indru Naalai as Dayalan's wife
- Bhoomidevi Pushpiniyayi as Bhanu
1973
- Padmavyooham
- Thekkan Kattu as Shyamala Khanna
- Maru Piravi
1972
- Theerthayathra as Sreekumarikkutty
1971
- Vithukal as Sarada
- Muhammad bin Tughluq
- Nootrukku Nooru
- Aabhijathyam as Sreedevi
1969
1968
- Yakshi as Kalyani
- Viruthan Shanku as Parukuttyamma
1967
1966
1965
- Murappennu as Mrs.Menon
- Sarppakkadu
1964
- Thacholi Othenan as Unnichara
- Omanakkuttan
1962
- Kannum Karalum
- Veluthampi Dalawa as Janaki
- Bandha Pasam
1961
1960
1959
1957
1955
- Gomathiyin Kaadhalan as Dancer