Uma Riyaz Khan

Uma Riyaz Khan
Uma Riyaz Khan
உமா ரியாஸ் கான் (Tamil)
Born	Uma Kamesh; Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names	Uma Riyaz
Occupations	Actress; dancer;
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Riyaz Khan (m. 1992)
Children	Shariq, Samarth Hassan

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

Personal life

Uma was born as 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.^[1] After losing her father at age of nine, she was single-handedly brought up by her mother.^[2] She is married to Malayalam actor Riyaz Khan. They have two sons, Shariq Hassan and Samarth. Currently, Samarth is following his dream as a soccer player and Shariq has acted in a Tamil film named Pencil^[2]

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.^[2]

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.^[2] She calls her work in the film Anbe Sivam as her magnum opus.^[2] For her performance in Mouna Guru she received a lot of appreciation in the form of awards that year.^[2]

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.^[2]

Filmography

TV shows

Jodi Number One (second season)
Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru (Judge)
Cooku with Comali (contestant)

TV serials

Year	Title	Role	Channel
	Super Sundhari		Kalaignar TV
2002	Marumagal		Star Vijay
2005–2007	Muhurtham		Sun TV
2014	Vamsam	Doctor	Sun TV
2016	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa	Gayathri	Star Vijay
2017–2018	Ninaika Therintha Manamae	Mallika	Star Vijay
2018–2019	Chandrakumari	Devika	Sun TV
2019	Cook with Comali	Herself	Vijay TV

Films

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1992	Muskurahat	Gopichand Verma's daughter	Hindi
2003	Anbe Sivam	Mehrunnissa	Tamil
2004	Kanavu Meipada Vendum	Pusphavalli	Tamil
2011	Mouna Guru	Inspector Palaniammal	Tamil	Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor or Actress in a Supporting Role – Tamil
2012	Ambuli	Ponni	Tamil
2013	Maryan	Seeli	Tamil
2013	Biriyani	Hitwoman	Tamil
2015	Thoongaa Vanam	Maheswari	Tamil
2016	Sutta Pazham Sudatha Pazham		Tamil
2017	Nibunan / Vismaya	Dr.Ramya	Tamil/Kannada	Bilingual Tamil-Kannada film
2018	Saamy 2	Sub-Inspector Noorjahan	Tamil
2019	Avathara Vettai		Tamil	Filming
2019	Magamuni		Tamil	Announced

Awards

Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress - Mouna Guru (2011)

References

^ "Grill mill: Uma Riaz Khan". The Hindu. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "This mommy rocks!". Deccan Chronicle. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

External links

Uma Riyaz Khan at IMDb

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[1] "Grill mill: Uma Riaz Khan". The Hindu. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.

[deccanchronicle1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "This mommy rocks!". Deccan Chronicle. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

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