Favourite mom characters of Tamil cinema

Tamil movies always have an emotional quotient attached to it. Not only to get positive responses from the family audience, but also these basic emotions are added to the storyline so that the overall film may have an emotional impact among the viewers. Any story's main purpose is to infuse emotions among the audience and conveying those emotions through a mom's love is something that the viewers could easily relate to.

Following is the list of actresses who played the role of mother whom we actually wish to be our mothers in real life.

Oorvasi played the role of mother in quite a number of movies. To name a few, ‘Siva Manasula Sakthi’, ‘Thamizh Ku En Ondrai Azhuthavum’, ‘Soorarai Pottru’, ‘Mookuthi Amman’. She is one of the funniest mothers of all. Her sense of humour and timing makes us laugh and adore her.

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Saranya Ponvannan in her role as mother in films - portrays an innocent and warm bubbly character. Every film that she has acted as a mother, the character though will not be a lead role; but it would be penetrated deep in the audience's mind. To name a few movies that she has acted as a mother are ‘VIP’, ‘Oru Kal Oru Kannadi’, ‘Kalavaani’.

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Kalairani is the mother who is strict but practical. That has been her character in the movies she played as a mother. Mothers can relate to Kalairani on a certain level as her body language, slang is relatable in daily life. To name a few movies that she has acted as a mother are ‘Dum Dum Dum’, ‘Mudhalvan’, Enakku 20 Unakku 18’.

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Lakshmy Ramakrishnan is famous on the small screen, but with a handful of movies in which she has acted in the role of mother, she has been remembered. Lakshmy’s role as a mother in movies can be at two extremes – a serious mother for a tragic story, a fun-filled mother for a comedy drama. To name the movies that she has acted as mothers are ‘Boss Engira Baskaran’, 'Naadodigal', ‘Yudham Sei’.

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Geetha entered the film industry as an actress in 1978. With her role as mother in films, Geetha has got more fans than earlier. She often plays a soft role that reminds us about how sensitive, understanding and emotional mothers can be. To name a few of the movies where she acted as a mother are ‘Santhosh Subramaniam’, ‘Azhagiya Thamizh Magan’, ‘Something Something Unakkum Enakkum’.

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