Uma Riyaz Khan


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 cooking reality show Cook with Comali .

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

Career

Uma's first film was Anbulla Rajinikanth and her second film was the Hindi film Muskurahat by director Priyadarshan. In the film she played Amrish Puri's daughter. She described her second movie as a 'superb' experience. She calls her work in the film Anbe Sivam as her magnum opus. For her performance in Mouna Guru, she received a lot of appreciation in the form of awards that year.
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. 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
2025Flash BackTBAOnly the Hindi dubbed version was released.

Television

;Serials
YearTitleRoleChannelLanguage
2000–2001Irandaam ChanakyanSun TVTamil
2001–2002MarumagalVijay TVTamil
2016Vinnaithaandi VaruvaayaaGayatriVijay TVTamil
2016VamsamSun TVTamil
2017–2018Ninaika Therintha ManamaeMallikaVijay TVTamil
2018–2019ChandrakumariDevikaSun TVTamil
2022–PresentKayalSivasankariSun TVTamil
2022–2023Raja Rani 2Gowri IPSStar VijayTamil

;Shows
YearTitleRoleChannelLanguage
2019–2020Cooku with ComaliContestant
Star VijayTamil
2021Cooku with Comali Season 2GuestStar VijayTamil
2021Comedy Raja Kalakkal RaniJudgeStar VijayTamil
2021BB JodigalGuestStar VijayTamil
2022Oo Solriya Oo Oohm SolriyaParticipant Star VijayTamil
2024–PresentNaanga Ready Neenga Ready AhRecurring JudgeSun TVTamil
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Awards

;Vijay Awards
;Vikatan Award