Pooja Umashankar





















Pooja Umashankar

Pooja Gauthami Umashankar.JPG
Pooja Umashankar in 2012

Born
Pooja Gauthami Umashankar



Colombo, Sri Lanka
Occupation
Model, actress
Years active 2003–2018

Pooja Gauthami Umashankar, mononymously known as Pooja, is an Indian-Sri Lankan actress, who has primarily appeared in Tamil films as well as Sinhala, Malayalam and amateur films. Following a series of successful commercial ventures, Bala's Naan Kadavul saw Pooja's performance as a blind beggar praised by the critics, securing major awards, including the South Filmfare and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. She simultaneously worked in Sinhala cinema and was part of several successful films like Anjalika (2006), Asai Man Piyabanna (2007), Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe (2010) and Kusa Pabha (2012), thus establishing herself as one of the leading actresses of Sinhala cinema.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Personal life


  • 3 Career


    • 3.1 Television




  • 4 Filmography


  • 5 Television


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Early life


Pooja's mother Sandhya is a Sri Lankan Sinhalese and her father H.R.Umashankar is an Indian Kannadiga Brahmin from Sringeri in Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.[1] Pooja Uma Shankar was at Valparai working with Hindustan Unilever Limited as a manager. Pooja can speak Kannada, Sinhala, Tamil and English.[2] After she did her pre-schooling in Sri Lanka, she came to India and went to Poornapragnya in Aldur, Chikmagalur and then to Nirmala Convent in Mysore.[2] Later she continued her education at Baldwin's Girls High school in Bangalore and did graduation (B.Com) and Post Graduation (MBA) at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.[2]



Personal life


In 2016, Pooja married a Sri Lankan Tamil business man Prashan D Vethakan, in a low-key ceremony, with close family in attendance.[3]



Career


Pooja was introduced by a friend of her to cinematographer-turned-director Jeeva, who signed her for the role of Anglo-Indian girl in his Tamil venture Ullam Ketkumae.[4] Pooja said that at that time she planned to finish that film and return to her original job and did not take an acting career into consideration. She stated: "I said to myself I'd act in just this film, see what it's like, make good use of the money and get back to studying".[4] She was soon offered a role opposite R. Madhavan, which she could not decline and made her rethink her decision.[4]Ullam Ketkumae's massive delay meant that her second film, the romantic comedy Jay Jay (2004), directed by Saran, became her first official release.[5] Pooja received favorable reviews for her performance in Jay Jay;[6] G. Ulaganathan from Deccan Herald wrote: "Spirited, lively, Pooja's sparkling eyes and smile do leave an impression". Similarly a critic from nowrunning.com noted: "[A]mong the two new heroines, it is Pooja who scores with her good performance and dances..."[7] She next played the romantic interest of Ajith Kumar in another Saran film, Attahasam, which, in spite of mixed critical response, went on to become a financial success.[8] Pooja, too, met with criticism, with critics citing that she had "only limited role" and was "wasted [...] in an insignificant and half-baked role".[9][10] Pooja's subsequent release happened to be Ullam Ketkumae that featured her in one of the five leading roles alongside Shaam, Laila, Arya and Asin. The film fetched positive remarks and emerged as a sleeper hit.[11] She went to appear in commercial Tamil films such as Thambi and Pori. In 2007, Pooja also appeared in a Malayalam film, Panthaya Kozhi, before landing the lead female role in Bala's Naan Kadavul. Her portrayal of Hamshavalli, a blind beggar, was critically appreciated and earned her several accolades, including the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil and Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Character Artiste. Following Naan Kadavul, Pooja went on a sabbatical, appeared just in cameo roles in TN-07 AL 4777, Drohi and the Telugu film Orange.


She became a sensation in Sri Lankan film industry and a household name after the success of Anjalika (2005) and Asai Man Piyambanna (2007). She then on went to appear in several blockbusters in Sinhala cinema and rose to high popularity. Her big budget film Kusa Pabha released in early 2012 and became the highest grosser ever in the history of Sri Lankan film industry. Critics praised Pooja for her role of Pabawathi.


Pooja has been a part of a short film titled Mirage that was shot in September 2011. She says, her good friend Abhishek Venkteswar asked for her participation in this short film. The film was screened in various short film festivals in India and The West Midlands International film festival in UK, fetching accolades for the film and Pooja's performance. When she was shooting for Mirage, she also starred in Smoking kills a short film made by University students as a student welfare initiative.



Television


She was one of the judges in the popular reality dance show Aatam Paatam Kondatam opposite dance master Prasanna on Kalaignar TV, Sun TV.



Filmography

























































































































































































Year Film Role Language Notes
2003 Jay Jay Seema Tamil
2004 Attahasam Sapna Tamil
2005 Ullam Ketkumae Irene Tamil
2005 Jithan Priya Tamil
2006 Anjalika Anjalika,
Uththara		 Sinhala Nominated – Sarasaviya Best Actress Award
Nominated – Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award
2006 Pattiyal Sandhya Tamil
2006 Thambi Archana Tamil
2006 Thagapansamy Marikozhundhu Shanmugam Tamil
2007 Pori Pooja Tamil
2007 Panthaya Kozhi Shenbagam Malayalam
2007 Asai Man Piyabanna Ranmalee / Maleesha Sinhala Nominated – Sarasaviya Best Actress Award
Nominated – Sarasaviya Most Popular Actress Award
2007 Oram Po Rani Tamil
2007 Yahaluvo Manorani Sinhala
2009 Naan Kadavul Hamshavalli Tamil
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Character Artiste
Vijay Award for Best Actress
2009 TN-07 AL 4777 Tamil Guest appearance
2010 Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe Rashmi Sinhala
2010 Drohi Roja Tamil Guest appearance
2010 Orange Meenakshi Telugu Guest appearance
2011 Smoking Kills Pooja English Short film
2012 Kusa Pabha Pabawathi Sinhala
Derana Film Award For Most Popular Actress
Nominated – Derana Film Award For Best Actress
Nominated – Hiru Golden Film Award For Most Popular Actress
2012 Mirage Priya English Short film
2013 Vidiyum Munn Rekha Tamil Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Nominated – Vijay Award for Best Actress
2015 Kadavul Paathi Mirugam Paathi Tamil Guest appearance
2016 Paththini Kannagi (Paththini) Sinhala
2016 Sarigama Mariya Sinhala Derana Film Award For Most Popular Actress
Cargils Sarasaviya Best Actress Award 2018


Television

















Year Title Role Language Notes
2013 Daskon Princess Pramila Sinhala The drama won 46 awards in many ceremonies

Awards


In India


1.Amurtha Surabi Best New Comer Award For Jay Jay 2003


2.All India Radio Awards Most Popular New Comer Award For Attagasam 2004


3. Filmfare Award Best Actress Award For Naan Kadavul 2009


4. Tamilnadu State Film Awards Best Actress For Naan Kadavul 2009


5. Vijay Awards Best Actress Award For Naan Kadavul 2009


6.World Malayalee Council Awards Best Actress For Naan Kadavul 2009


7.Special Honour From Rajinikanth 2009


8. Norway Tamil Film Festival Best Actress For Vidiyum Mun 2013


9.Vikatan Awards Best Actress For Vidiyum Mun 2013


10.Behindwood Gold Medals Best Actress For Vidiyum Mun 2013


In Sri Lanka


1.Derana Film Awards Most Popular Actress For Kusa Paba 2012


2.Slim Nealson People’s Awards Most Popular Actress Award 2016


3.Derana Film Awards Most Popular Actress Award For Paththini 2016


4.Social Media Awards Most Popular Social Media Icon Of the Year 2016


5.Signees Salutation Merit Award For Paththini And Sarigama 2016


6. Janabhimani Honour From Sri Lanka Government


7. Sarasaviya Awards Best Actress Award For Sarigama 2018


8. Hiru Golden Film Awards Most Popular Actress 2018



References





  1. ^ "Pooja Umashanker: About Me". Pooja Umashankar. Retrieved 30 June 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abc "I am enjoying every moment of acting". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 May 2007.


  3. ^ Pooja Umashankar Wedding day on Photo Gallery. Gossip.hirufm.lk. Retrieved on 22 August 2018.


  4. ^ abc "Screen presence". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 April 2007.


  5. ^ "Oram Po… here she comes". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 November 2007.


  6. ^ "Jay Jay – Tamil Movie Review". thiraipadam.com


  7. ^ "J ! J ! (Jay Jay) Review – Tamil Movie Review". Nowrunning.com. 12 November 2003. Retrieved 12 July 2012.


  8. ^ "Ajith tastes success!". Ia.rediff.com. 23 November 2004. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.


  9. ^ "Attahasam Review – Tamil Movie Review". Nowrunning.com. 9 September 2004. Retrieved 12 July 2012.


  10. ^ "Movie Review:Attakasam". Sify.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.


  11. ^ "`Ullam Ketkume` – A sleeper hit!". Sify.com. 7 June 2005. Retrieved 12 July 2012.




External links








  • Pooja Umashankar on IMDb

  • Official Facebook Page of Pooja Umashankar

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