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 cooking reality show Cook with Comali .
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. After losing her father aged nine, she was single-handedly brought up by her mother. She married Malayalam actor Riyaz Khan in 1992. They have two sons, Shariq Hassan Khan and Shamarth Hassan Khan.
Uma 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.
Career 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. She calls her work in the film Anbe Sivam (2003) as her magnum opus. For her performance in Mouna Guru (2011), she received a lot of appreciation in the form of awards that year.
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. Uma Riyaz Khan acted in the negative role in Chandrakumari serial along with Radhika Sarathkumar in Sun TV.
Filmography Films Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted. 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 ActressNominated, 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 2025 Flash Back TBA Only the Hindi dubbed version was released.
Television Serials 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
Shows 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 Guest2022 Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya Participant ( Winner)2024–PresentNaanga Ready Neenga Ready Ah Recurring JudgeSun TV
Awards Vijay Awards 2011 - Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress - Mouna Guru
Vikatan Award 2011 - Vikatan Award for Best Supporting Actress - Mouna Guru
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