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]

Poonam Kaur
Born
Other names
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2006–present

Career

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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

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Year Film Role Language Notes
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

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Year Title Role Language Channel
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

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Deepa". totalbollywood.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Poonam Kaur becomes Nakshatra!". Sify. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. ^ "'Never thought I'll perform pooja at Pakistan's iconic Katas Raj temples". The Times of India.
  4. ^ Ganguly, Nivedita (3 May 2017). "On a high after IPL show". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Poonam Kaur is Kollywood bound". The Times of India. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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