Pooja is an actress who has appeared in Tamil, Sinhalese and Malayalam films. Following a series of successful commercial ventures, Balas Naan Kadavul saw Poojas performance as a blind beggar praised by the critics, securing a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Character Artiste in the process.Her mother is a Sri Lankan Sinhalese and her father is Tamilian. The languages she can speak are Kannada, Tamil, Sinhalese, and English. She went to school and college in Bangalore, Baldwins and Mount Carmel College respectively. Her fathers name is Uma Shankar who was at Valparai working with Hindustan Unilever Limited as a manager.Her father was not at all interested in film industry but she was attached to it.Her debut film was Ullam Ketkumae in Tamil with Shaam, Laila, Arya, and Asin Thottumkal which was directed by the late Jeeva. It wasnt released until her second and third films Jay Jay and Attagasam released in 2003 and 2004 respectively. She bagged one of the main roles in Balas Naan Kadavul by replacing Bhavana and was appreciated by the critics for her fantastic performance.She became a sensation in Sri Lankan film industry and a household name after the success of Anjalika (2005) and Asai Man Piyambanna (2007). This also earned her the role of broadband ambassador for SLT (Sri Lanka Telecom).
Actress Pooja Movies List
Kadavul Paathi Mirugam Paathi
(
Tamil
)
Director :
Raaj
Music Director :
Rahul Raj
Release Date:
20-03-2015
Vidiyum Munn
(
Tamil
)
Director :
Balaji K. Kumar
Music Director :
Girishh Gopalakrishnan
Release Date:
29-11-2013
Oram Po
(
Tamil
)
Director :
Pushkar-Gayathri
Music Director :
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Released Year:
2007
Jithan
(
Tamil
)
Artist :
Jithan Ramesh
,
Pooja
,
Sarath Kumar
Director :
Vincent Selva
Music Director :
Srikanth Deva
Released Year:
2006
Thagappansammy
(
Tamil
)
Director :
Shivashanmugham
Music Director :
Srikanth Deva
Released Year:
2006
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