Uma Riyaz Khan is an Indian actress. She has appeared in Tamil television shows and in supporting roles in a few Tamil films.

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 the Hindi film Muskurahat (1992) by director Priyadarshan. In the film she played Amrish Puri's daughter. She described her first 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

Television

Serials

Shows

Awards

Vijay Awards

• 2011 - Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress - Mouna Guru^[5]

Vikatan Award

• 2011 - Vikatan Award for Best Supporting Actress - Mouna Guru ^[6]