She has acted with all the top comedians including Brahmanandam, Goundamani, Senthil, Vadivelu and Vivek. Her comedy tracks with Vadivelu and Brahmanandam have been especially popular.
Early and present life
Kovai Sarala was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (then in Madras State) in a Malayali family.[4] She developed interest in acting after watching MGR's films. She completed her studies and entered the film industry with the support of her sister and father.[4]
She got her first film offer when she was in the 9th standard and acted with Vijayakumar and K. R. Vijaya in the film Velli Ratham.[5] She was in Class 10, when she played a 32-year-old pregnant woman Mundhanai Mudichu, her second film.[6] Two years later she acted in Chinna Veedu, where she played the 65-year-old mother of Bhagyaraj's character.[6] She has appeared in more than 300+ films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.[6] She has mentioned the films Sathi Leelavathi, Viralukketha Veekkam, Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana, Karakattakkaran and Viswanathan Ramamoorthy as her personal favourites.[5]
She has also worked in television series and television shows. She worked as a regular guest judge on Asatha Povathu Yaaru?[citation needed] and has hosted the reality show Paasa Paravaigal.[6] In 2013, she was the judge on the Tamil comedy show "Comedyil Kalakkuvathu Eppadi" that airs on Vijay TV.[citation needed] Now she is regular judge on the Tamil comedy show "Varuthapadatha valibar sangam" that airs on Zee Tamil.[7] Also hosting kids game show "Chellame chellam" on Sun TV.
Personal life
Sarala is not married. She looks after the children of her relatives, as she considers them to be her own.[citation needed]
^ abChowdhary, Y. Sunita (7 January 2012). "Comedy comes naturally". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021. A Tamil from Coimbatore, Sarala nurtured a dream of becoming an actor after watching MGR's films.
^ abcdRangarajan, Malathi (21 April 2012). "The Kovai chronicle". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
