Sona Nair

Sona Nair Biography

Sona Nair is a film actress and serial actress who concentrate most on Malayalam. She has worked in top lead in a few movies during 90’s and later on, concentrated on to supporting roles. She started her career as a child actress during 1980’s and appeared in movies like T.P Balagopalan M.A (1986) and Oru Kudayum Kunjupengalum (1985). Later she appeared in movies as an adult actress during second half of 90’s. Her first role of this kind was Thooval Kottaram, released in the year 1996 where she played the supporting actress role. Her character name was Hema. Next year, she played lead role in the movie, ‘The car’ opposite Jayaram. Though the movie was not successful in box office, her role was noticed and later on she appeared in numerous Malayalam movies. She has appeared in supporting roles of Jayaram movies like Veendum chila veettu karyangal, Nadanpennum Naattupramaaniyum and Kadhanayakan in the next 3 years or so.

Though the movie, ‘The car’ gave her big break in the industry she couldn’t get meaty roles in Malayalam movies later. So she appeared in supporting roles. A few of her movies till 2005 include – Bhoopathi, Arayannangalude Veedu, Kharaaksharangal, Neythukaran, Vettam, Danny, Pattanathil Sundaran, Manasinakkare, Udayam, A Story That Begins At The End, Black, Pravaasam, Kanninum Kannadikkum, Arimpara, Kasthooriman and Ivar. In 2005, Mohanlal’s hit movie Naran was released. Though she played supporting role in this movie, her role was noticed and perhaps one of the most noted roles since 1997. She appeared in Priyadarshan’s Malaamal lottery, successful Hindi movie in the year 2005. She has also appeared in Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal, its sequel.

Again she was seen in supporting roles in movies like Raajamanikyam, Vadakkumnadhan, July 4, Hello, Achante Ponnumakkal, Rashtram and Pardesi. One of the noted roles played during this period was Naalu pennungal directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. One special movie needs special mention. Whole throughout her career she received a nomination as an actress only for the movie ‘Passenger’. Though her role was short, it was something like a comeback movie for this actress. The powerful role of a tribal woman leader accumulated a lot of applause as well as nomination of Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam.

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Updated: July 06, 2018