Semmalar Annam

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Semmalar Annam
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Born
Semmalar Annam K.

20 August 1990 (1990-08-20) (age 33)
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Parent(s)A.V. Karuppasamy
Boovathy

Semmalar Annam is an Indian actress who rose to fame with the critically acclaimed Tamil drama film Ammani (2016) directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan. She has also directed and acted in more than fifteen short films during her studies at college. Semmalar is well known for her street plays performed at Coimbatore for many social and environmental causes under her guide CR Jayaprakash, Eco Club of PSG College of Arts and Science. [1] [2]

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Life

Semmalar Annam from Coimbatore is the eldest daughter of A.V. Karuppasamy and Boovathy and has a younger brother Samaran.

Education

After her schooling at Krishnamal Higher Secondary School Coimbatore, she joined for B.Sc., Visual Communication studies at PSG College of Arts and Science and later did her post graduation in Mass Communication and Journalism from PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore,. [3] After her formal education, she underwent a course on acting and theater at the Stanislavsky Acting School, Chennai. [4] which helped her to step into the Tamil film industry.

Career

During her post-graduate studies in journalism and mass communication at PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore she performed several street-plays for environmental and social causes. Many of these street-plays were organized by her college professor CR Jayaprakash under the college Eco Club. These street plays were instrumental in bringing a lot of awareness and positive change to the society and reversing environmental damages caused to the . [5]

Semmalar's debut film Malarmathi (2010), about a sexually abused orphan won the best film and best director award at Legend 2010, a state-level short film festival organized by Department of Visual Communication, Sathyabama University, Chennai. [6]

In the film Ammani (2016), she plays the frustrated daughter-in-law of the main character: Salamma, a hard-working government hospital worker. Other than film, she has acted in several advertisements and documentaries.

Filmography

As an actress
YearFilmRoleNotes
2016 Ammani Amudha
2017 Magalir Mattum Housewife in Prabhavathy's documentary
2017 Kurangu Bommai Mother of kidnapped child
2018 Street Lights Malar, Mani's motherMalayalam film
2019 Thambi Gunavathi
Maadathy Veni
KattumaramMalar
Sillu Karupatti AishwaryaTurtles segment
2020 Ponmagal Vandhal Kid's mother
The TremorMysterious woman
2021 Vadham series
SennaiAnnamBest Actress, Port Blair International Film Festival, [2] 2021

Best Actress, Tagore International Film Festival, [7] 2021

Rising Star Emerging Actress, Toronto Tamil International Film Festival, 2021

Mmmmm Malayalam film [8]
2022 Thunikaram
2023 Yaathisai
Thandatti
Maaveeran Selvi
Appatha Villager
Kattil
Aayiram Porkaasukal Aarayi
2024 Ayalaan Cancer-affected girl's mother
Inspector Rishi Mangaiseries
As Director
YearFilmNotes
2019First RainBelgaum International Short Film Festival [9]
2010MalarmathiLegend 2010 award in Sathyabama University [6]
2010Konangal Widow MarriageBest Film award by Sumariyadhai Panbaattu Kalagam

Awards

2012 Winner of a reality show at Kalaignar TV. The award was presented to the person who could prove his/her skills in several art forms like Dancing, Acting and Singing. [10]

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