Semmalar Annam

Semmalar ANNAM (1990, India) is an Indian actress and director. She began her career making and acting in more than 15 short films while studying in college, primarily working in Tamil-language cinema. She made her feature film debut as an actress in Ammani (2016) directed by Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, and has since appeared in acclaimed films including Maadathy (2019), Sennai (2021) which earned her the Rising Star Emerging Actress Award at the Toronto Tamil International Film Festival 2021 and the Malayalam film Mmmmm (2021). Mayilaa is her directorial feature debut.

Filmography

(selection) Mudhal Mazhai/First Rain (2019, short), Mayilaa (2026)