Uma Riyaz Khan

Uma Riyaz Khan

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Uma Riyaz Khan Profile

  • Name:
  • Uma Riyaz Khan
  • Mother:
  • Kamala Kamesh
  • Spouse:
  • Riyaz Khan

Uma Riyaz Khan Biography

Uma Riyaz Khan is a noted actress associated with Tamil entertainment industry. She plays supporting roles in both Tamil movies and television serials. She is married to popular south Indian actor known for police roles, Riyaz Khan. The couple has two sons, and their elder son Shariq Hassan has debut film scene through Tamil film – Pencil. Her younger son is currently acting in a children’s film. She is the daughter of renowned film actress Kamala Kamesh, who played supporting roles in more than 400 Tamil films, apart from a few Malayalam films. Uma is associated with film scene since early 1990s.

 

Uma Kamesh is her maiden name. She is a single girl child to her parents. She was born in 1975. Her mother is an established actress of south Indian film industry known for supporting roles. Uma lost her father at the age of 9 and she was brought up by her mother. Uma is a professional dancer and has been a national level athlete during her younger days. She also learnt salsa and other Latin American dance forms.

 

She was introduced to the film scene for the first time by director Priyadarshan through the Hindi film – Muskurahat, remake of his own Malayalam classic – Kilukkam. She played Amrish Puri’s daughter in this film. Later she appeared onscreen after 10 long years. She made her Tamil film debut through Anbe Sivam in 2002. Since then she is associated with Tamil film scene. She acted in Tamil films – Ambuli, Maryan, Biriyani, Thoongaa Vanam, Kanavu Meipada Vendum and Mouna Guru. Her role as Palaniammal in Mouna Guru earned her Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress and a nomination at SIIMA. She also appeared in ‘Marumagal’ in Vijay TV and ‘Muhurtham’ in Sun TV. She participated in dance show ‘Jodi No. 1 season 2’ of Vijay TV. She was a celebrity judge of the show, Kalakka Povadhu Yaaru.

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Updated: June 19, 2016

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