Ramya Krishnan, also credited as Ramya Krishna is an Indian actress. In a career spanning over four decades she has appeared in five languages: Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi. Ramya has won four Filmfare Awards, three Nandi Awards, and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize.
Padayappa is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Rajinikanth in the titlular lead, with Sivaji Ganesan, Ramya Krishnan and Soundarya sharing other lead roles while Abbas, Lakshmi, Radha Ravi and Nassar play supporting roles. The soundtrack album and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman. The plot revolves around the titular character, Aarupadayappan, and his family being targeted in a generations-long revenge by his cousin Neelambari, a vamp who was left humiliated after Padayappa rejected her love proposal as he was in love with her good-natured home worker Vasundhara.
Thodarum is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Ramesh Khanna, starring Ajith Kumar, Devayani and Heera. The supporting cast includes Manivannan, Vadivelu and Gemini Ganesan. It is a remake of the 1996 Telugu film Maavichiguru, and was released on 14 January 1999.
Sangamam (transl. Confluence) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language musical romance dance film co written and directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by V. Natarajan of Pyramid Films. The film stars Rahman and newcomer Vindhya with Manivannan, Vijayakumar, Radharavi, and Vadivelu playing other important roles. The film's music was composed by A. R. Rahman, while Saravanan handled the cinematography. The film was released in 1999 but despite the award-winning soundtracks and rave reviews, the film became a financial failure.
Budget Padmanabhan is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language comedy film. The film stars Prabhu and Ramya Krishnan.
Kunguma Pottu Gounder is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Suraj, credited as G. Saisuresh. The film stars Sathyaraj and Rambha, with Kausalya, Karan, Mouli and Goundamani in supporting roles. It was released on 8 June 2001. The film was remade in Kannada as Mutthu (2002).
Asathal is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Sathyaraj and Ramya Krishnan. Produced by Mala Cine Creations and featuring music composed by Bharadwaj, the film was released on 18 May 2001. It is a remake of the 1990 Malayalam film Thoovalsparsham which was earlier remade in Tamil as Thayamma.
Sri Raja Rajeshwari is a 2001 Tamil language Hindu devotional film directed by Bharathi Kannan. The film stars Ramya Krishnan, Ramki and Sanghavi, with Banupriya, Nizhalgal Ravi, Vadivelu and Vinu Chakravarthy playing supporting roles. The film was released on 13 April 2001.
Palayathu Amman is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language Hindu devotional film directed by Rama Narayanan. Meena plays the lead role as goddess Amman, while Ramki, Divya Unni, Charan Raj, and Vivek play supporting roles.
Padai Veetu Amman is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by Pugazhmani. The film stars Meena, Ramki, Devayani and Ravali. It was released on 4 November 2002.
Paarai (transl. Rock) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars Sarath Kumar, Jayaram, Meena, and Ramya Krishnan. The music was composed by Sabesh–Murali. The film is the Tamil remake of the Malayalam film Mahayanam and was released on 13 June 2003.
Paattali (transl. Proletariat) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Sarath Kumar, Ramya Krishnan and Devayani in the lead roles. The film was released on 17 December 1999 and became a commercial success.
Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman is a 2001 Tamil-language Hindu devotional film directed by R. Somasunder. The film stars Prabhu, Kausalya and Sanghavi. The film, produced by P. Kannappan Yadav, was released on 16 February 2001.
Vanna Thamizh Paatu is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Prabhu, débutantes Vaijayanthi and Mani Chandana. It was released on 17 November 2000.
Ninaikkaadha Naalillai is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by A. L. Raja and produced by K. Rajan. The film stars R. Parthiban, Rahman, Devayani, and Kaveri. The film had musical score (soundtrack) by Deva.
Engalukkum Kaalam Varum is a 2001 Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Balaruban. The film stars Livingston, Kausalya, Vivek and Vadivelu. It was released on 9 February 2001.
Thulli Thirintha Kaalam is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age drama film directed by Balasekaran and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Arun Vijay and Khushbu, while Roshini, Raghuvaran, and Karan play supporting roles. It was released on 12 March 1998.
Nageswari is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language devotional film written and directed by Rama Narayanan. The film stars Ramya Krishnan in the title role alongside Karan and Vadivelu, while Vivek plays a supporting role. The film, which had music composed by S. A. Rajkumar, released on 14 January 2001.
Annai Kaligambal is an Indian 2003 bilingual devotional film written and directed by Rama Narayanan. The film featured Ramya Krishnan in the title role alongside Anu Prabhakar and Livingston, while Jayanthi plays a supporting role. The film, which had music composed by Deva, released in January 2003. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil and Kannada, with the latter titled as Shri Kalikamba, with Vinod Alva and Tennis Krishna replacing Livingston and Vennira Aadai Moorthy respectively. Kannada version was dubbed in Hindi as Maa Durga Divya Haathi and in Telugu as Allari Gajendrudu.
Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Nassar, Karan, Khushbu, Roja, Vadivelu, Vivek and Kovai Sarala. It was released on 15 July 2000. The film was remade in Kannada as Jenu Goodu.
