Uma Padmanabhan

Uma Padmanabhan

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Uma Padmanabhan is a successful film and television actress known for supporting roles. She is a successful television anchor too, known for the TV shows - "Chellame Chellam", “Vanakkam Tamizhakam” and "Oru Thaayin Sabatham". She has also appeared in Tamil television serial, “Veetukku Veedu Looty". As a film actress, her latest release in 2013 comedy hit, Kalyana Samayal Saadham in which she played the role of Lekha Washington’s mother. She has been one of the most successful anchors of breakfast shows in Tamil television.



She was born and brought up in Chennai, where she completed education. She holds a graduation in commerce from S. I. E. T, Nandanam. She started her television career as a newsreader when SUN TV was started in 1993. She was married and daughter of 10 year old child when she started her television career. She was supported by a lot by her husband and family and she applied for ‘compere’ job in the channel for which she got selected. Thus she served as a news reader for a short time before giving the new assignment of anchoring a new Breakfast show, Vanakkam Tamizhakam. This program was a huge success and she became a known face. In 2001, the show successfully completed 1000 episodes.



Later she hosted television shows like `Thirai Vimarsanam', `Malarum Mottum' (for kids), `Veetukku Veedu' and `Aalosanai Neram'. She also directed the show, `Aalosanai Neram'. It was Kalanidhi Maran who brought up the idea of changing her job role from news reader to TV host and it proved to be a good movie indeed. She has also hosted live shows from Manali and Singapore. She made her big screen debut in 2002 through the movie, Hey! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukke and has completed more than a decade in the industry portraying character and supporting roles.

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Updated: May 28, 2018

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