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Pooja Umashankar

Pooja Umashankar

Birthday: 1981-06-25 | Place of Birth: Colombo, Sri Lanka

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2015
Kadavul Paathi Mirugam Paathi

as    Guest Appearance

2010
Drohi

as    Roja (Guest appearance)

2007
Pori

as    Pooja

2007
Oram Po

as    Rani

2006
Thambi

as    Archana

2006
Pattiyal

as    Sandhya

2005
Ullam Ketkumae

as    Irene

2004
Attagasam

as    Sapna