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
2015
2013
- Hotel California as Rafeeq's Mother
- Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath as Surekha's grandmother
- Black Butterfly as Old orphan lady who was cared by Reena
- Ayal
- Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala as Annamma
- Immanuel as Khadeejumma
- David and Goliath as Kurisamma
- SIM
- Progress Report
- August Club as Bhagavati Amma
- Breaking News Live
2012
- Trivandrum Lodge as Peggy
- Graamam as as Amminiyamma
- Karpoora Deepam
- Ayalum Njanum Thammil as 'Nurse' Lucy
- Chattakaari as Aunty
- Diamond Necklace as Rajasree's grandmother
- Karmayodha as Maddy's mother
- Ardhanaari as Priest
- Lekshmi Vilasom Renuka Makan Reghuraman as Muthassi
- Doctor Innocentanu as Noorjahan
2011
- Khaddama as Razak's mother
- Maharaja Talkies as Vimala's aunt
- Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha as Moothumma
- Naayika as Herself
- Ponnar Shankar as Vaanayi
- Ekadashy
- Venshangupol
- Bangkok Summer as Paati
2010
- Kausthubham
- Four Friends as Amir's grand mother
- Best Actor as Mother Superior
- Chikku Bukku
- Magizhchi
- 3 Char Sau Bees as Selvan's Grandmother
2009
- Utharaswayamvaram
- Vettaikaaran as Susheela's grandmother
- Loudspeaker as Head Nurse
- Kerala Cafe as Narayani
- Ividam Swargamanu as Rahelamma
- Red Chillies as Mani Varghese's wife
- Seetha Kalyanam as Abhirami's Mother
- Love in Singapore as Diana's aunt
- Kana Kanmani as Grandmother
2008
- Pachamarathanalil as Nun
- Pakal Nakshatrangal
- Yaaradi Nee Mohini as Grandmother
- Twenty 20 as Leelamma
- Mizhikal Sakshi as Kooniyamma / Nabisa
- Mulla as Akka
- Kurukshetra as Fussy's mother
- A Climate for Crime as The narrator
2007
- Kangaroo as Josekutty's Mother
- Payum Puli as Malli's Grandmother
- Agaram as Thiru's Grandmother
- Nasrani as Annamma
- Paranju Theeratha Visheshangal
2006
- Classmates as Janaki
- Balram v/s Tharadas as Alex's mother
- The Don as Devakiamma
- Aadum Koothu as Aachi
- Madhuchandralekha as Chandramathi's grandmother
2005
- Pandippada as Pandi Durai's Mother
- Pauran as Minister
- Alice in Wonderland
- Ben Johnson
- Chanthupottu as Bhavaniyamma
- Achuvinte Amma as Moothamma
2004
- Wanted as Unni's Mother
- Vishwa Thulasi as Vishwa's mother
- Perazhagan as Priya's Grandmother
- Vettam as Uncle Tom's wife
- Vismayathumbathu as Hostel Warden
- Samba as Samba's grandmother
- Rasikan as Bhargaviyamma
- Manasthan
- Symphony as Deenamma
2003
- Kilichundan Mampazham as Beeyathu
- C.I.D. Moosa as Sahadevan's Mother
- Pattalam as Pattabhiraman's Mother
- Mizhi Randilum as Bhadra's Mom
- Manassinakkare as Shanthamma
- Sadanandante Samayam as Kalyani
- Ammakilikkoodu as Parvathy Ammal
2002
- Kanmashi as Paatti
- Mazhathullikkilukkam as Kikkili Kochamma
- Pammal K. Sambandam
- Varushamellam Vasantham
- Meesa Madhavan as Madhavan's Mother
- Shadow Kill as Marakatam
- Snehithan as Malavika's grandmother
2001
- Murari as Sabari
- Randam Bhavam as Akhila's mother
- Praja as Appu's mother
- Poovellam Un Vasam
- Vinnukkum Mannukkum
- Kakkakuyil as Nambeeshan's wife
- Ravanaprabhu as Gounder's mother
- Rakshasa Rajavu as Kashi thalla
2000
- Alaipayuthey as Shakti's Aunty
- Snegithiye as Hostel Warden
- Darling Darling as Sudha Warrier
- Valliettan as Kunjikavamma
- Pilots as Mother Superior
- Unnai Kann Theduthey
- Vinayapoorvam Vidyadharan
- Priyam as Joshua's mother
1999
- Independence as Pappamma
- Prem Poojari
- Aakasha Ganga as Maanikkasheri Thampuratti
- Olympian Anthony Adam as Bella Mam
- Friends as Ammayi
- Pallavur Devanarayanan
- Chandranudikkunna Dikhil as Sreeram's Mother
- Pathram
1998
- Oru Maravathoor Kanavu
- Oro Viliyum Kathorthu as Kalyani
- Chitrashalabham as Maria
- Meenakshi Kalyanam as Janaki
- Samantharangal as Aishu
- Summer in Bethlehem as Ravi Shankar's grandmother
- Kabhi Na Kabhi as Rajeshwar's mother
- Amma Ammayiamma as Visalakshi
- Meenathil Thalikettu as Durga
1997
- Ratchagan as Sonia's Grandmother
- Subhakankshalu as Stephen's wife
- Boopathi as Maggie
- Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu as Giri's Mother
- Chandralekha as Udhaya Varma's sister
- Five Star Hospital
- Rishyasringan
- Gajaraja Manthram as Ananthan's Mother
- Kalyana Unnikal
1996
- Aayiram Naavulla Ananthan as Ananthan's Mother
- Poove Unakkaga as Rosy
- Tom & Jerry as Balagopalan's Mother
- Saamoohyapadom as Bhavani Amma
- Kaathil Oru Kinnaram as Dakshayani
- Aramana Veedum Anjoorekkarum
- Yuvathurki
- Lalanam as Rugmini (Vijayan's Mother)
- Naalamkettile Nalla Thambimar as Madhaviyamma
1995
- Raja Muthirai
- Manikya Chempazhukka as Muthassi
- Alancheri Thamprakkal as Devaki
- Mazhayethum Munpe as Mariamma
- Achan Kombath Amma Varambath as Harikrishnan's neighbour
- No: 1 Snehatheeram Banglore North as School principal
- Kalyanji Anandji as Kalyana Krishnan's mother
- Agnidevan as Kochammini
- Sreeragam
- Simhavalan Menon as Subhadra
- Mannar Mathai Speaking as Gopalakrishnan's Mother
- Karma
- Saadaram
1994
- Thenmavin Kombath as Ginjimood Gandhari
- Sukham Sukhakaram
- Chief Minister K. R. Gowthami
- Pakshe as Balan's mother
- Parinayam
- Kashmeeram as Mariya Singh
- Pavam I. A. Ivachan as Ivachan's Mother
- Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu as Amalu
1993
- Aayirappara as Mariya
- Butterflies as Sreedevi Menon
- Golanthara Vartha as Meenakshi Amma
- Aalavattam
- Aagneyam
- Sthreedhanam
- Gandharvam
- Midhunam as Swamini Amma
- Kabuliwala as Amminiamma
- Addeham Enna Iddeham
- Ghoshayaathra
- Sakshal Sreeman Chathunni as Bhavani
- Maya Mayooram as Cheriyamma
- O' Faby as Slum Dweller
- Varam
1992
- Soorya Gayathri as Paatti
- Kamaladalam as Dance Teacher at Kerala Kala Mandiram
- Kallan Kappalil Thanne
- Aadhaaram as Naniyamma
- Ellarum Chollanu
- Makkal Mahathmyam as Subhadramma
- My Dear Muthachan as Parthasarathi's Mother
- First Bell
- Ponnaranthottathe Rajavu as Saraswathiyamma
- Yoddha as Sumathi
- Welcome to Kodaikanal as Elizabeth Samuel
- Johnnie Walker as Mridula's mother
- Mr & Mrs
- Grihaprevesam
1991
- Adwaytham as Naniyamma
- Keli as Muthassi
- Vishnulokam
- Ennum Nanmakal
- Georgekutty C/O Georgekutty as George Kutty's mother
- Kilukkam as Doctor
- Abhimanyu as Kalyani
- Nirnayam as Jolly the aunt of Geetha
- Thudar Katha
- Ulladakkam as Mental Patient
- Nettippattam as Mamma
- Gopura Vasalile
- Kizhakkunarum Pakshi
- Putham Pudhu Payanam
- Anaswaram
- Kakkathollayiram
1990
- Shubhayathra as Hostel Warden
- Arhatha as Devamma
- His Highness Abdullah as Janaki Varma
- Kadathanadan Ambadi as Unnicharu
- Kalikkalam as Jamal's Mother
- Arangetra Velai
- Akkare Akkare Akkare as House Owner
- Nagarangalil Chennu Raparkam as Kunjulakshmi
- Thoovalsparsham as Ananda Padmanabhan's mother
- Gajakesariyogam as Saroja Nair
- Midhya as Ammalu
- Sasneham as Paatti
- Kuttettan as Vishnu's Mother
- Kuruppinte Kanakku Pustakom as Subhadra
- Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu as Stella
- Aye Auto as Janaki
- Thalayana Manthram as Sulochana Thankappan
- Mindapoochakku Kalyanam as Sarasamma
- Rajavazhcha as Meenakshi
- Iyer the Great as Soorya's Mother
- Ee Kanni Koodi as Annamma
1989
- Utharam as Molly Aunty
- Ramji Rao Speaking as Goplakrishnan's mother
- Chakkikotha Chankaran as Subhadra Kunjamma
- Swagatham as Daisy
- Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha as Kannappa Chekavar's wife
- Ulsavapittennu as Bhageerathi
- Varusham Padhinaaru
- Vadakkunokkiyantram as Shobha's Mother
- Dasharatham as Maggie
- Vandanam as Maggie Aunty
- Artham as Janardanan's mother
- Njangalude Kochu Doctor as Thressiakutty Kalapurackal aka Ammamma
- Agnipravesham
- Adharvam as Thevalli's Wife
1988
- Oru Muthassi Katha
- Aranyakam as Madhavan Nair's wife
- Oozham
- Daisy as Daisy's nanny
- Dhinarathrangal as Lakshmi
- Kudumbapuranam as Thrikkunnathu Bhageerathiyamma
- Vicharana as Sarasathi Amma
- Aryan as Thampuratti
- Vellanakalude Naadu as Pavithran's Mother
- Aparan as Lalitha
- Orkkapurathu as Mamma
- Chithram as Nambiar's sister
- Dhwani as Thankamani
- Innaleyude Baakki as Rajasekharan's mother
1987
- Sreedharante Onnam Thirumurivu as Bhanumathi
- Unnikale Oru Kadha Parayam as Kunjannamma
- Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal as Vinayachandran's Mother
- Sarvakalashala as Leelamma
- Kalam Mari Katha Mari
- Thoovanathumbikal as Jayakrishnan's Mother
- Irupatham Noottandu as Janakiyamma
- Vrutham
- Amrutham Gamaya as Haridas' Mother
- Archanappookkal as Hari’s sister
- Aalippazhangal as Savithri
- Idhu Oru Thodarkathai
- Kottum Kuravayum
- Jaalakam
1986
- Yuvajanotsavam
- Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu as M.A. Dhawan's Mother
- Kunjattakilikal as Kamalamma
- Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal as Doctor
- Adukkan Entheluppam as Bharathi
- Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam
- Rakkuyilin Ragasadassil
- Meenamasathile Suryan as Abubakkar's Mother
- Rareeram as Soudamini
- T. P. Balagopalan M.A. as Anitha's mother
- Snehamulla Simham as Kamalamma
- Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam as Panikkar's Mother
- Revathikkoru Pavakkutty as Devootty
- Ninnishtam Ennishtam as Kakkathiamma
- Nandi Veendum Varika as Madhavi
- Arappatta Kettiya Graamathil as Malu Amma
- Ente Entethu Mathram
- Moonnu Masangalkku Munpu
- Sukhamo Devi as Bharathi
- Geetham
- Abhayam Thedi as Ammalu
- Ee Kaikalil
- Thalavattam as Nurse
- Ennu Nathante Nimmi
- Aval Kaathirunnu Avanum
- Ennennum Kannettante
- Love Story as Rukmini
- Aayiram Kannukal as Anu's mother
- Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare as Sister
- Gandhinagar 2nd Street as Mrs.Varkey
- Ayalvasi Oru Daridravasi as Subhadra Kunjamma
- Malarum Kiliyum
- Hello My Dear Wrong Number
1985
- Archana Aaradhana as Soumini
- Makan Ente Makan as Saraswathi
- Ente Kanakkuyil as Subhadra Thankachi
- Koodum Thedi as Sister
- Eeran Sandhya as Seetha
- Anubandham as Malu
- Kandu Kandarinju as Janaki
- Vasantha Sena as Reetha
- Karimpin Poovinakkare
- Upaharam
- Oru Nokku Kanan as Vilasini
- Thammil Thammil as Saraswathy Menon
- Adhyayam Onnu Muthal as Karthyayaniyamma
- Poove Poochooda Vaa as David's mother
- Punnaram Cholli Cholli as Sundari
- Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil as Mrs. Menon
- Akkare Ninnoru Maran as Savithri, Achuthan's amma
- Vilichu Vilikettu as Amma
- Boeing Boeing as Dick Ammayi
- Kaiyum Thalayum Purathidaruthu as Narayani
- Gayathridevi Ente Amma
- Avidathepole Ivideyum as Thankamani
- Guruji Oru Vakku
- Idanilangal
- Mangamma Sabadham
- Rangam as Chandrika's mother
- Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya as Meenakshi
- Oduvil Kittiya Vartha
- Oru Kudakeezhil
- Aram + Aram = Kinnaram
- Puli Varunne Puli as Bhavani
1984
- Parannu Parannu Parannu as Elizabeth
- Koottinilamkili as Sarada
- Swanthamevide Bandhamevide
- Sreekrishna Parunthu as Kochamma
- Paavam Poornima
- Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu as Sreekumar's Mother
- Ivide Thudangunnu
- Itha Innu Muthal as Gopi's mother
- Vanitha Police
- Onnanu Nammal as Dr. Rachel
- April Pathinettu
- Poochakkoru Mookkuthi
- Aduthaduthu as Gourikutty
- Kaliyil Alpam Karyam
- Appunni as Malu
- Odaruthammava Aalariyam as Major Nair's Wife
- Ariyaatha Veethikal as Kalyanikutty
- Athirathram as Kathamma
- Muthodu Muthu as Bhavani
- Vikatakavi as Ayisha
- Aarorumariyathe as Subhadra
- Arante Mulla Kochu Mulla
- Adiyozhukkukal as Radha
- Alakadalinakkare as Daisy's mother
- Kanamarayathu as Roy's mother
- Panchavadi Palam as Rahel
- Aalkkoottathil Thaniye as Cheeru
- Anthichuvappu
- Thirakal as James George's Mother
- Kodathi as Saraswathiyamma
- Ethirppukal as Geetha's mother
1983
- Enikku Vishakunnu as Naaniparuthi
- Adhyathe Anuragam
- Koodevide? as Susan
- Aattakalasham as Ammaayi
- Ilamai Kaalangal
- Ente Katha
- Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu as Jayamohan's mother
- Kuyiline Thedi as Kausalya
- Engane Nee Marakkum
- Guru Dakshina
- Asthram as Sharada Chechi
- Rugma as Elizabeth's Mother
- Onnu Chirikku
- Kinnaram as Mary
- Pinnilavu as Saraswathi
- Naanayam as Sindhu's Mother
- Prasnam Gurutharam
- Aa Raathri as Sundaresan's Mother
- Karyam Nissaram as Annie
- Theeram Thedunna Thira as Jayalakshmi's mother
- Oru Swakaryam
- Saagaram Santham as Marathakam
- Veena Poovu
- Aashrayam
1982
- Anuraagakkodathi
- Padayottam as Chiruthevi Thampuratti
- Ponnum Poovum as Lakshmi
- Puthu Kavithai as Thilakavathy
- Marumagale Vazhga
- Njan Onnu Parayatte as Ammini
- Thunai
- Chillu
- Enthino Pookunna Pookal
- Vazhvey Maayam
- Chiriyo Chiri as Self
- Ithu Njangalude Katha as Naniyamma
- Amrutha Geetham as Suresh's mother
- Pooviriyum Pulari
- Innalenkil Nale
- Kazhumaram
1981
- Sanchari as Kotha / Kadambari
- Thenum Vayambum as Varma's mother
- Archana Teacher
- Kadal Meengal
- Aggi Ravva
- Garjanai
- Parvathy as Lakshmi
- Ahimsa as Bharathan's Motherl
- Parankimala
- Venal
- Thadavara as Sarojini
- Vayal
- Kilinjalgal as Stella
- Poocha Sanyasi
1980
- Dooram Arike as Alamelu
- Vaiki Vanna Vasantham
- Idi muzhakkam as Gouri
- Akalangalil Abhayam
- Nayattu
- Shalini Ente Koottukari as Shantha
- Idhayaththil Ore Idam
1979
- Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum as Ayishaumma
- Thaayillamal Naanillai as Sivagami
- Pagalil Oru Iravu as Vinod's mother
- Rakthamillatha Manushyan as Kamala ambal
- Neela Malargal as Kamatchi
- Sikharangal
1978
- Rappadikalude Gatha
- Nakshathrangale Kaaval
- Thai Meethu Sathiyam
- Annapoorni as Meenakshi
- Randu Penkuttikal
- Kaatrinile Varum Geetham
- Kadathanaattu Maakkam
- Oru Nadigai Nadagam Parkiral
- Mattoli as Kochammini
- Ee Ganam Marakkumo as Mariya Chedathi
- Mochanam as Saraswathi
1977
- Guruvayoor Kesavan
- Sujatha
- Aanandham Paramaanandham
- Madhura Swapanam
- Aadhya Paadam
- Achaaram Ammini Osharam Omana as Padmavathi
- Sreedevi
- Nirakudam
- Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal as Ganesan's wife
- Minimol
1976
- Bhadrakali
- Agni Pushpam
- Lalitha as Meenakshi
- Aayiram Janmangal as Leela Sukumaran
- Perum Pugazhum as Ladies Club Head
- Maharasi Vazhga
- Kumaara Vijayam
- Mogam Muppadhu Varusham
- Appooppan
1975
- Manidhanum Dheivamagalam as Kaveri
- Aayirathil Oruthi
- Makkal as Akhilanthamma
- Mattoru Seetha
- Swami Ayyappan as Muthaliyar's wife
- Andharangam as "Madurai" Maragatham
- Thiruvarul as Valliammai's mother
- Then Sindhudhe Vaanam as Bangajam
- Raagam
- Ullasa Yaathra
- Paattum Bharathamum
1974
- Poonthenaruvi as Mariamma
- Bhoomidevi Pushpiniyayi as Bhanu
- Netru Indru Naalai as Dayalan's wife
- Chattakkari as Margarette
1973
- Thekkan Kattu as Shyamala Khanna
- Padmavyooham
- Maru Piravi
1972
- Kannamma as Elsie
- Mr. Sampath
- Theerthayathra as Sreekumarikkutty
1971
- Vithukal as Sarada
- Nootrukku Nooru
- Aabhijathyam as Sreedevi
- Muhammad bin Tughluq as Srimathi
1969
1968
- Yakshi as Kalyani
- Viruthan Shanku as Parukuttyamma
1967
1966
1965
- Murappennu as Mrs.Menon
- Sarppakkadu
1964
- Thacholi Othenan as Unnichara
- Omanakkuttan
- Rishyasringar as Courtesan
1962
- Veluthampi Dalawa as Janaki
- Kannum Karalum
- Bandha Pasam
1961
1960
1959
- Mangalya Balam as Street Dancer
- Naadodikal
1957
1955
- Gomathiyin Kaadhalan as Dancer