
Manorama, a legend, was born Gopi Shantha to Kasi Clockudaiyar and Ramamitham on 26 May 1943 at Mannargudi, Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu. Later her family moved to Pallathur near Karaikudi owing to poverty. She started her acting career at 12 years as a drama artist.When she started her stage performances she was rechristened as Manorama by the drama director, Thiruvengadam, and the harmonist, Thiayagarajan. She continued to act in plays and also performed on stage as a playback singer.

as Pattamma

as Pattamma

as Pattamma

as Keluthi Amma

as Sreeni's Mother

as Chandramma

as Azhagi

as Arjun's grandmother

as Thangapazham

as Dalit woman

as Raja Matha

as Shweta's Aunt (Cameo)

as Pattamma

as Anjali's Grandmother

as Karthik's mother

as Duraisingam Sister

as Bhuvana's Grandmother

as Karmegham's mother

as Annapoorani, Thamizh's mother

as Vidhya

as Azhagi

as Kamachi

as Vani's mother

as Pechiyamma

as Poongodi's grandmother

as Satyamurthy’s Mother

as Deivanai

as Ranganayaki

as Herself (Special Appearance)

as Kannan's Mother

as Aachi

as Virumayi

as Fathima

as Rasu Padayachi's Mother

as Kamakshi

as Lakshmi

as Velammal

as Kuppamma

as Pattamma

as Shanmugham Mother

as Aruna Arunachalam

as Sirasu's mother

as Ramaatha

as Raasathi

as Aandal

as Pappamma

as Nattamai's paternal aunt

as Shruthi's Grandmother

as Aandal

as Kulasekaran's mother

as Vijay's grandmother

as Janaki

as Bharath's Mother

as Maragatham

as Vijay's Foster Mother

as Appayi

as Priya's mother

as Ponnammal Kicha's Mother

as Mother Mary

as Raja's grandmother

as Vaanavarayan's grandmother

as Nagamma

as Jakkamma

as Vellaiamma

as Durai's mother

as Muthuvelu's grandmother

as Chettiyar Amma

as Sivagami

as Valliammai

as Thaiamma

as Ravi's mother

as Vijayakant's mother

as Azhagi

as Dharmalingam's Wife

as Subhash's Mother (Tamil Version)

as Raja's mother

as Kannamma

as Pangajam

as Anandha Karpagavalli

as Annamma

as Bhuvaneswari

as GangaBai, ChakkuBai's mother

as Manjula

as Aachi

as Aaya

as Muniyamma

as Angayarkanni

as Gopal's Mom

as Subbulakshmi

as Kalyani Nallasivam

as Ambujam

as Colony Secretary Shenbagam

as Gomathi

as Sakunthala

as Parvathi

as Vasanthamala

as Pandiyan's Mother

as Chintamani's aunt

as Kannamma

as Pallathhor RamaDevi

as Sooru Subbamma

as Agni

as Valayapatti Valliammai

as Sundari

as Professor Kodi Malar

as Kaluvaaiyi

as Angalamma

as Parrmala

as Parameswari

as Annapoorani

as Seethalakshmi

as Pandanur Chandirabana

as Goddess

as Rani

as Subathra

as Ranjani

as Durga

as Baby

as Mangalam

as ‘Burma’ Pappa

as Aandallu

as Inspector Mohana

as Thayamma

as Anjalai

as Muniyamma

as Rajappa's friend

as Sivakamini

as Alangari

as Manohari

as Pavunu

as Rosie

as Sevanthi

as Mayilthogai

as Meenatchi

as Jayamuniyamma

as Parameshwari

as Teacher

as Arasangam

as Sundari

as Chellamma

as Meenambal

as Alamelu

as Guest Appearance

as Rosie

as Muthamma

as Meena's mother

as Alamelu

as Manju

as Meenambikai

as Muthammal

as Palakadu Pappamma

as Parvathi

as Chinthamani

as Pallavi

as Sharada

as Veeramma

as Geetha

as Poonkodi

as Meera Bai

as Kumutha

as Ranjitham

as Nalina

as Veeramma

as Lakshmi

as Parvathi

as Valliyammal

as K. Manorama

as Andal/Bhanu

as Kanniamma

as Gandhimathi

as Muniyamma

as Mrs. Adarshan Lala

as Velu's wife

as Saraswathi

as Actress Girija

as Lilly

as Stella

as Roopa

as Indra

as 'Rani' Venkatapuri Rani

as Kokila

as Thenmozhi

as "Jil Jil" Ramamani

as Renu

as Rathna, Dharmalingam's Elder Daughter

as Devi

as Chinna Ponnu

as Mohini

as Sarala

as Sornam

as Muthamma

as Brahmin woman

as Dilruba

as Indra

as Gowry

as Malli

as Padma

as Ahalya

as Thamarai/Sulakshana

as Rupa

as Raami

as Ponni

as Mala

as Ponnamma

as Kantha

as Mentally Ill Woman

as Chandira

as Vasanthasena

as Alli

as Singaari

as Alli

as Poonkuyil

as Kanniyamma

as Thangam

as Maari's Fiancee

as Navaneedham

as Sachu

as Amalu

as Anjalai