Poonam Kaur
| Poonam Kaur | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Other names |
Deepa[1] Nakshatra[2] |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Poonam Kaur is an Indian actress and model from Hyderabad, who appears in Tamil and Telugu films.
Career
Born and raised in Hyderabad, India,[1] Poonam Kaur did her schooling there as well, 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 film 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 Suuporting 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 legendary actors Kamal Haasan and Mohan Lal.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mayajalam | Swati Rajender | Telugu | |
| Oka Vichitram | Deepa | Telugu | ||
| 2007 | Nikki And Neeraj | Nikki | Telugu | |
| Nenjirukkum Varai | Bhuvana Rangasamy Naidu | Tamil | Credited as Deepa | |
| 2008 | Souryam | Divya | Telugu | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu |
| Bandhu Balaga | Kannada | |||
| Vinayakudu | Sandhya (Sandy) | Telugu | ||
| 2009 | Unnaipol Oruvan | Anu Sethuraman | Tamil | |
| Ganesh Just Ganesh | Deepa | Telugu | ||
| 2010 | Nagavalli | Pooja | Telugu | |
| 2011 | Payanam | Vimala | Tamil | |
| Gaganam | Telugu | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | ||
| Brahmigadi Katha | Bhagya | Telugu | ||
| Vedi | Aishwarya | Tamil | ||
| 2013 | 6 | Lizzy | Tamil | |
| Bangles | Avanthika | Malayalam | ||
| Aadu Magaadra Bujji | Anjali | Telugu[3] | ||
| 2014 | Manjina Hani | Kannada | Filming | |
| Poga | Telugu | Filming | ||
| Ranam | Tamil | Filming | ||
| Vatham | Tamil | Filming[4] | ||
| Guest | Tamil | Filming[5] | ||
| Vettai Mannan | Tamil | Filming | ||
| Aacharam | Tamil | Filming[6] | ||
| Super Star Kidnap | Telugu | Filming[7] | ||
| Anta Nee Maayalone | Telugu | Filming | ||
| En Vazhi Thani Vazhi | Tamil | Filming[8] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Deepa". totalbollywood.com. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ↑ "Poonam Kaur becomes Nakshatra!". Sify.com. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "Sudhir Babu confident about Aadu Magadura Bujji – Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Janani Karthik (2 January 2012) Poonam Kaur feels the chill. Deccan Chronicles
- ↑ TNN (15 November 2012). "'Guest' audio release on Nov 17th – Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Poonam Kaur tries to break her jinx?. Deccanchronicle.com (6 April 2014). Retrieved on 2015-04-28.
- ↑ The Mahesh Babu kidnap plot. Deccan Chronicle (29 April 2014). Retrieved on 2015-04-28.
- ↑ Poonam Kaur pairs opposite R.K in 'En Vazhi Thani Vazhi'. Deccanchronicle.com (8 May 2014). Retrieved on 2015-04-28.