Biography

Uma was born as 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. She was married to popular South Indian actor & body builder Riyaz Khan. They have two sons, Shariq Hassan and Samarth.

Uma Riyaz Khan is well known for Anbe Sivam (2003), Mouna Guru (2011), Biriyani (2013) and Thoongaa Vanam (2015). 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 TV dance show, Jodi Number One, which aired on Vijay TV in 2007. After that she judged a show called Kalakka Povathu Yaaru.
- IMDb mini biography by: Suren