Poonam Kaur is an Indian actress and model who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil films.[3][4] She is also a politician, based in Telangana and a member of the Congress Party.[5]
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| Years active | 2006–present |
Career edit
Born and raised in Hyderabad, India,[1] Poonam Kaur did her schooling in Hyderabad Public School, before doing fashion designing at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in Delhi.[1] In 2006, after her studies, she signed up for a film to be directed by Teja, which didn't take off for unknown reason. However, she took an offer for another Teja film, Oka Vichitram.[1] Even before the release of that film, Kaur was pursuing a lead role in another Telugu film, Mayajalam, which released first.[1]
Subsequently, she appeared in several Telugu films as Nikki And Neeraj, enacting the title role of Nikki, and in Souryam, alongside Gopichand and Anushka Shetty. For her performance in the latter, Kaur received a nomination for the Best Supporting Actress Award for 2008. She made her acting debut in the Tamil and Kannada film industries, with S. A. Chandrasekhar's Nenjirukkum Varai and Bandhu Balaga, respectively. In 2010, she made a comeback in Tamil with the highly anticipated Unnaipol Oruvan, a remake of the 2008 Bollywood film, A Wednesday!, in which she played a small supporting role alongside Kamal Haasan and Mohanlal. Recently, she was nominated as a brand ambassador for the Miss Telangana event.
Filmography edit
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2006 | Mayajalam | Swati Rajender | Telugu | Credited as Deepa (Telugu Debut) |
| Oka `V` Chitram | Deepa | Telugu | ||
| 2007 | Nikki And Neeraj | Nikki | Telugu | |
| Nenjirukkum Varai | Bhuvana Rangasamy Naidu | Tamil | Credited as Deepa (Tamil Debut) | |
| 2008 | Souryam | Divya | Telugu | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu |
| Bandhu Balaga | Lakshmi | Kannada | Kannada Debut | |
| Vinayakudu | Sandhya (Sandy) | Telugu | ||
| 2009 | Unnaipol Oruvan | Anu Sethuraman | Tamil | |
| Eenadu | Anu Gautham | Telugu | ||
| Ganesh | Deepa | Telugu | ||
| 2010 | Nagavalli | Pooja | Telugu | |
| 2011 | Payanam | Air Hostess Vimala Gupta | Tamil | |
| Gaganam | Telugu | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | ||
| Brahmi Gadi Katha | Bhagya | Telugu | ||
| Vedi | Aishwarya | Tamil | [6] | |
| 2013 | 6 | Lizzy | Tamil | |
| Bangles | Avanthika | Malayalam | Malayalam Debut | |
| Aadu Magaadra Bujji | Anjali | Telugu | ||
| 2014 | Poga | Telugu | ||
| 2015 | En Vazhi Thani Vazhi | Saraswathi (Sarasu) | Tamil | |
| Achaaram | Ramya | Tamil | ||
| Superstar Kidnap | Priya | Telugu | ||
| 2016 | Attack | Sakhi | Telugu | |
| Junooniyat | Kamya | Hindi | Hindi Debut | |
| Nayaki | Shravani | Telugu | Guest Appearance | |
| Nayagi | Tamil | Guest Appearance | ||
| 2018 | Srinivasa Kalyanam | Kavya | Telugu | |
| Next Enti? | Prachiti | Telugu | ||
| 2019 | 3 Dev | Radha | Hindi | Delayed |
| Nandu En Nanban | Tamil | Filming | ||
| Guest | Tamil | Delayed | ||
| 2022 | Nathicharami | Srilatha | Telugu |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel |
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| 2016 | Super 2 | Herself | Telugu | E TV Telugu |
| Celebrity Danger | Herself | Telugu | Star Maa | |
| 2018–2019 | Swarna Khadgam | Queen of Manipuram Vindhyavathi | Telugu | E TV Telugu |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Deepa". totalbollywood.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ "Poonam Kaur becomes Nakshatra!". Sify. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "'Never thought I'll perform pooja at Pakistan's iconic Katas Raj temples". The Times of India.
- ^ Ganguly, Nivedita (3 May 2017). "On a high after IPL show". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Actor Poonam Kaur explains why Rahul Gandhi held her hand; 'Sit down...': Priyanka Chaturvedi to troll". Hindustan Times. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Poonam Kaur is Kollywood bound". The Times of India. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
External links edit
- Poonam Kaur at IMDb