Uma Riyaz Khan | |
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 Uma in 2018 | |
| Born | Uma Kamesh Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Other names | Uma Riyaz |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 2 |
Uma Riyaz Khan is an Indian actress. She has appeared in Tamil television shows and in supporting roles in a few Tamil films. She is the 1st runner-up of Cooku with Comali .
Uma was the only child of her artist parents. Her father, Kamesh, was a music director and her mother, Kamala Kamesh, was a famous actress who is well respected in the industry. [2] After losing her father aged nine, she was single-handedly brought up by her mother. [3] She married Malayalam actor Riyaz Khan in 1992. [4] They have two sons, Shariq Hassan Khan and Shamarth Hassan Khan. [3]
Khan went to Fatima Convent School in Kodambakkam. She was a state level athlete in 100 meters, Javelin throw, and a professional dancer. She was a trained classical dancer, and later switched to salsa and other Latin American dance forms. [3]
Uma's first film was Anbulla Rajinikanth and her second film was the Hindi film Muskurahat (1992) by director Priyadarshan. In the film she played Amrish Puri's daughter. She described her second movie as a 'superb' experience. [3] She calls her work in the film Anbe Sivam (2003) as her magnum opus. [3] For her performance in Mouna Guru (2011), she received a lot of appreciation in the form of awards that year. [3]
She took part in second season of the much talked about show, Jodi Number One , which aired on Vijay TV in 2007. After that she judged a show called Kalakka Povathu Yaaru. [3] Uma Riyaz Khan acted in the negative role in Chandrakumari serial along with Radhika Sarathkumar in Sun TV.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Anbulla Rajinikanth | Siriya Pushpam | |
| 1992 | Muskurahat | Gopichand Verma's daughter | Hindi film |
| 2003 | Anbe Sivam | Mehrunnissa | |
| 2004 | Kanavu Meippada Vendum | Kokila | |
| 2011 | Mouna Guru | Inspector Palaniammal | Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor or Actress in a Supporting Role – Tamil |
| 2012 | Ambuli | Ponni | |
| 2013 | Maryan | Seeli | |
| 2013 | Biriyani | Hitwoman | |
| 2015 | Thoongaa Vanam | Maheswari | |
| 2016 | Sutta Pazham Sudatha Pazham | ||
| 2017 | Nibunan / Vismaya | Dr. Ramya | Bilingual Tamil-Kannada film |
| 2018 | Saamy 2 | Sub-Inspector Noorjahan | |
| 2022 | D Block | Warden | |
| 2022 | Aadhaar | ||
| 2022 | Flash Back | TBA | Filming[ citation needed ] |
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2001 | Irandaam Chanakyan | Sun TV | Tamil | |
| 2001–2002 | Marumagal | Vijay TV | ||
| 2016 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Gayatri | ||
| Vamsam | Sun TV | |||
| 2017–2018 | Ninaika Therintha Manamae | Mallika | Vijay TV | |
| 2018–2019 | Chandrakumari | Devika | Sun TV | |
| 2022–Present | Kayal | Sivasankari | ||
| 2022–2023 | Raja Rani 2 | Gowri IPS | Star Vijay |
| Year | Title | Role | Channel | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2020 | Cooku with Comali | Contestant (Runner Up) | Star Vijay | Tamil |
| 2021 | Cooku with Comali Season 2 | Guest | ||
| Comedy Raja Kalakkal Rani | Judge | |||
| BB Jodigal | Guest | |||
| 2022 | Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya | Participant ( Winner) | ||
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