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Uma Riyaz Khan is an Indian actress. She has appeared in Tamil television shows and in supporting roles in a few Tamil films. She is the 1st runner-up of Cooku with Comali.

Uma Riyaz Khan
Born
Uma Kamesh
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesUma Riyaz
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active1984–present
Spouse
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(m. 1992)​[1]

Children2

Personal life

Uma was 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.[2] After losing her father aged nine, she was single-handedly brought up by her mother.[3] She married Malayalam actor Riyaz Khan in 1992.[4] They have two sons, Shariq Hassan Khan and Shamarth Hassan Khan.[3]

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.[3]

Career

Uma’s first film was Anbulla Rajinikanth and her second film was the Hindi film Muskurahat (1992) by director Priyadarshan. In the film she played Amrish Puri‘s daughter. She described her second movie as a ‘superb’ experience.[3] She calls her work in the film Anbe Sivam (2003) as her magnum opus.[3] For her performance in Mouna Guru (2011), she received a lot of appreciation in the form of awards that year.[3]

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.[3] Uma Riyaz Khan acted in the negative role in Chandrakumari serial along with Radhika Sarathkumar in Sun TV.

Filmography

Films

  • Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
YearFilmRoleNotes
1984Anbulla RajinikanthSiriya Pushpam
1992MuskurahatGopichand Verma’s daughterHindi film
2003Anbe SivamMehrunnissa
2004Kanavu Meippada VendumKokila
2011Mouna GuruInspector PalaniammalVijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor or Actress in a Supporting Role – Tamil
2012AmbuliPonni
2013MaryanSeeli
2013BiriyaniHitwoman
2015Thoongaa VanamMaheswari
2016Sutta Pazham Sudatha Pazham
2017Nibunan / VismayaDr. RamyaBilingual Tamil-Kannada film
2018Saamy 2Sub-Inspector Noorjahan
2022D BlockWarden
2022Aadhaar
2022Flash BackTBAFilming[citation needed]

Television

Serials
YearTitleRoleChannelLanguage
2000–2001Irandaam ChanakyanSun TVTamil
2001–2002MarumagalVijay TV
2016Vinnaithaandi VaruvaayaaGayatri
VamsamSun TV
2017–2018Ninaika Therintha ManamaeMallikaVijay TV
2018–2019ChandrakumariDevikaSun TV
2022–PresentKayalSivasankari
2022–2023Raja Rani 2Gowri IPSStar Vijay
Shows
YearTitleRoleChannelLanguage
2019–2020Cooku with ComaliContestant

(Runner Up)

Star VijayTamil
2021Cooku with Comali Season 2Guest
Comedy Raja Kalakkal RaniJudge
BB JodigalGuest
2022Oo Solriya Oo Oohm SolriyaParticipant

Awards

Vijay Awards
Vikatan Award

References

  1. ^ The Times of India. “Here’s how Uma and Riyaz Khan celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary”. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ “Grill mill: Uma Riaz Khan”. The Hindu. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g “This mommy rocks!”. Deccan Chronicle. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  4. ^ “‘Ponniyin Selvan’ actor Riyaz Khan attacked for advising people to maintain social distancing?”. The Times of India.
  5. ^ “6th Annual Vijay Awards: Kamal, ARR & top celebs grace the occasion”. IndiaGlitz.com. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  6. ^ “Vikatan awards 2011”.