Sona Nair is an Indian actress working mainly in Malayalam cinema who is also best known for her roles in television soaps.
Personal life
Sona Nair attended Al-Uthuman Higher Secondary School, Kazhakoottam, Trivandrum, where her mother was a teacher. She received a degree from Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram.
She married Malayalam cinema cameraman Udayan Ambaadi in 1996.
Career Sona Nair got her first credited role in the 1996 film Thooval Kottaram. She then appeared in Katha Nayakan, Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal, Manassinakkare, Passenger and more.
Awards and nominations
In 2004, Sona received the Best Actress Award in the "Kaveri Film Critics Television Awards" for her role in the telefilm Rachiyamma, telecast on Doordarshan. In 2006, she won the Best Supporting Actress award in both Kerala State TV Awards and telefilm category of Sathyan Memorial Awards, for her role in Amrita TV's Samasya.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Note1986T. P. Balagopalan M.A.Singer of prayer groupChild ArtistThooval Kottaram Hema1997 The Car Beena Katha Nayakan Padmanabhan Nair's kin Bhoopathi Meera 1999The Godman Ayisha Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal Sheela2000Nadanpennum NaattupramaaniyumGayathri's sister Extended CameoArayannangalude Veedu Geetha Kharaaksharangal- 2001 Dany Anna 2002NeythukaranGeetha , Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress Kanal Kireedam Soosie 2003ArimparaSuma Kasthooriman RajiVarum Varunnu Vannu SarammaIvarMrs.Hakkim Pattanathil Sundaran Shalini Sasidharan ManassinakkareSherin 2004 Udayam Lalitha PravaasamAmminikuttyKanninum KannadikkumRadha Vettam Gopalakrishnan's sisterBlack Sheela 2005NaranKunnumal Santha 2006Malamaal Weekly Lilaram's wife Hindi FilmVadakkumnadhanLathaRaashtram Thommi's sisterAchante Ponnumakkal Meenakshi Vasthavam Pattam Raveendran's wife 2007July 4 Gokul's mother Extended CameoHello Liza Kanna Lady teacher Tamil FilmNaalu Pennungal Street lady "Segment : The Prostitute"Paradesi NabeesaAvan Chandiyude MakanSusanna2008Pachamarathanalil Beena Veruthe Oru Bharya Sugunan's superior officer Sound of BootRahul Krishna's mother 2009Shudharil Shudhan Panki Angel JohnSofiya's mother Swantham Lekhakan Dr. Malathi Puthiya Mukham VanajaKadha, Samvidhanam Kunchakko Kunchacko's sister Passenger Thankamma Rajan Nominated:-Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – MalayalamSagar Alias Jacky Reloaded Hari's wifeKerala Cafe - A segment MakalkuVenalmaramDeaf & Dumb's mother MeghatheerthamParvathi 2010Sufi Paranja KathaMainumma Rama RavananMaya Punyam Aham Naarayanan Unni's elder sister Nallavan Prosecutor Rajalakshmi The Waiting RoomShop keeper Hindi FilmOliver Twist Nun Plus Two Mollikutty 2011Nadakame UlakamRemani Sarkar Colony Thankam Pachuvum KovalanumAnna 2012Akam PorulTeacherOrange Pullachi Doctor Innocent aanu Subha lakshmi Bombay Mittayi Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal MariaHindi Film2013English Saly Anavruthayaya Kaapalika Rosamma Short film TelugabbaiSeetha MahalakshmiTelugu Film Pakaram Devu Nandan Manikya Thamburattiyum Christmas Carolum- Kutteem KolumIndu's mother Progress ReportArundathi Rangrezz Devyani Deshpande Hindi Film2014 Konthayum Poonoolum Sethu's wife2015 Sound Of Mortality Elsy Short film Perariyathavar Rema Ithinumappuram Leela Dhanapalan Rockstar Mariya Thilothama Ayisha Roopantharam Ramani 2016 Neril AishaShort filmWhiteDeepa Pradeep Buddhanum Chaplinum Chirikkunnu Indraguptan's sister 2017 Kambhoji Narayani Nilavariyathe Bhamini My School MP 2018 Kaly Zeenath Kammara SambhavamBose's wife Mazhayathu 2019 Padmavyoohathila Abhimanyu Emily Miss Muttayi Kallanum Mammaliyum - Kumbalangi Nights Herself Uncredited cameo Archive footage from Seetha Kalyanam Finals Mini 2020 Oru Vadakkan Pennu Manjummel Rani 2023 Pulimada Molly 2024 Jamalinte Punjiri Vasanthi Virunnu Elizabeth
Television YearSerialChannelRole NotesInakkam PinakkamDoordarshan AngaadipaattuDD Malayalam Sasikala Manalnagaram 1997 Radhamritham MakalShari Telefilm Oru Kudayum KunjipengalumDoordarshan 1999 CharulathaSurya TV 2000JwalayayiDD MalayalamWahida 2004 ThyagamLeelamma Telefilm Thoolika SouhrudhamAmrita TV 2004 RachiammaDD Malayalam Rachiamma, Best Actress Award at "Kaveri Film Critics Television Awards"2005AalipazhamSurya TV 2006 SamasyaAmrita TV , Sathyan Memorial Awards2008 -Best Actress, Kerala State Television award 2006-Best Supporting Actress2007PunarjanmamSurya TV Sandhya Velankanni MathavuMaria 2007 2010 Ente ManasaputhriAsianet Sandhya, Asianet Television awards 2008-Best Character Actress2009 2012 Autograph Sethulakshmi2010DevimahatmyamSumangala , Asianet Television awards 2011-Best Character ActressKunjalimarakkarYasoda RananganamJaihind TVContestant 2011 2012 Rudraveena Surya TVAmbika / Ambalika 2012RamayanamMazhavil Manorama Kaikeyi2012 Sreeparvathiyude Padham DD MalayalamSarada Telefilm2013MakalSurya TVVasundhara2014 2016 Punarjani Dr. Aashalatha2015 Smart ShowFlowers TV Participant2016 2017MangalyapattuMazhavil ManoramaChandana Shetty/Lakshmi2017JagrithaAmrita TVAmbika Devi2018MalarvadiFlowers TVBella2018 – 2021Seetha KalyanamAsianet Ambikadevi a.k.a. Saradananda Swamikal2019 Panchavadippalam Flowers TVSatyavathi2019 2020 Oridathoru Rajakumari Surya TV Urmila 2020Uyire (Season 1)Colors TamilVeeralatchmi Tamil serial2020 2022 Velaikkaran Star Vijay Visalakshi 2021Bharathi kannammaCourt judge Parayam Nedam Amrita TV Participant 2023 Chakkappazham Flowers TV Pashmaja Anandharagam Surya TV Nirmala Extended Cameo Appearance 2025–PresentSwayamvarapanthalSurya TVPadmam
Web series YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes2020Forbidden LoveAnamika's FriendZEE5
References
External links
Sona Nair at MSI