Uma Riyaz Khan

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Uma Riyaz Khan
Born
Uma Kamesh

Other namesUma Riyaz
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active1984–present
Spouse
(m. 1992)
[1]
Children2

Uma Riyaz Khan is an Indian actress. She has appeared in Tamil television shows and in supporting roles in a few Tamil films.

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Personal life

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]

Career

Uma's first film was the Hindi film Muskurahat (1992) by director Priyadarshan. In the film she played Amrish Puri's daughter. She described her first 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.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1984 Anbulla Rajinikanth Siriya Pushpam Tamil
1992 Muskurahat Gopichand Verma's daughter Hindi
2003 Anbe Sivam Mehrunnissa Tamil
2004 Kanavu Meippada Vendum KokilaTamil
2011 Mouna Guru Inspector PalaniammalTamil Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor or Actress in a Supporting Role – Tamil
2012 Ambuli PonniTamil
2013 Maryan SeeliTamil
2013 Biriyani HitwomanTamil
2015 Thoongaa Vanam MaheswariTamil
2016Sutta Pazham Sudatha PazhamTamil
2017 Nibunan / Vismaya Dr. RamyaTamil / KannadaBilingual Tamil-Kannada film
2018 Saamy 2 Sub-Inspector NoorjahanTamil
2022 D Block WardenTamil
2022 Aadhaar Tamil
2022Flash BackTBATamilFilming[ citation needed ]

Television

Serials
YearTitleRoleChannelLanguage
2000–2001Irandaam Chanakyan Sun TV Tamil
2001–2002Marumagal Vijay TV
2016 Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Gayatri
Vamsam Sun TV
2017–2018Ninaika Therintha ManamaeMallika Vijay TV
2018–2019 Chandrakumari Devika Sun TV
2022–Present Kayal Sivasankari
2022–2023Raja Rani 2Gowri IPS Star Vijay
Shows
YearTitleRoleChannelLanguage
2019–2020 Cooku with Comali Contestant

(Runner Up)

Star Vijay Tamil
2021 Cooku with Comali Season 2 Guest
Comedy Raja Kalakkal Rani Judge
BB JodigalGuest
2022 Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya Participant

Awards

Vijay Awards
Vikatan Award

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