Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress, comedian, television presenter, and politician. She has acted in over 60 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, often playing supporting roles. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, and has also received awards including the Vijay Award for Best Comedian and the Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian.

Sarala was born on April 7, 1962 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu to a Malayalam-speaking family. She has acted with many top comedians, including Brahmanandam, Goundamani, Senthil, Vadivelu, and Vivek. Some of her recent films include Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae (2017), Sathura Adi-3500 (2017), Sema (2018), Inba Twinkle Lilly (2018), Lakshmi (2018), Viswasam (2019), Kanchana 3 (2019), and Abhinetri 2 (2019).