Pooja Umashankar

Acting

Pooja Umashankar

Born June 25, 1981 · Colombo, Sri Lanka (age 45)

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 Aw…

Known For

SarigamaSarigama · 2016
Sarigama
★ 10.02016
MovieFamilyMusic
A woman leaves a convent to become a governess to the children of a Army officer widower.
OrangeOrange · 2010
Orange
★ 6.52010
MovieComedyRomance
A young man falls in love with a girl but has to keep lying to make her happy. Unable to continue, he tells her that it cannot go on and breaks up with her.
PoriPori · 2007
Pori
★ 6.02007
MovieActionDrama
Hari (Jeeva) is an unemployed youth who runs a pavement book shop in Tripiclane area. His father (Nagesh) an upright retired school teacher buys him a shop in a building with his PF money. He names it “Periyar Bookshop” and runs it with friend Karunas. Meanwhile he constantly bumps into Pooja (Pooja), a television reporter and a love-hate relationship happens! However, one day a Malaysian based businessman (Seeman) comes and evicts him from the shop claiming that the place belongs to him. Hari discovers that his father was cheated by a land mafia gang which specializes in forged documents and is hand-in-glove with revenue officials. Hari decides to take the gauntlet and unveil the evil forces behind those property grabbers.
Naan KadavulNaan Kadavul · 2009
Naan Kadavul
★ 7.12009
MovieDramaAction
This surreal Tamil entry tells the story of Rudran, who is abandoned as a child in Kasi and grows up to be a mystic who indulges in strange rituals and believes that he has power over life, death and rebirth.
Asai Man PiyabannaAsai Man Piyabanna · 2007
Asai Man Piyabanna
★ 5.02007
MovieRomance
Ranmalee, a village girl talented in both music and dancing meets the son (Praveen) of a businessman who are on a visit to Ranmalee's village in search of a site to build their new hotel. Even though they had developed feelings for each other, Praveen's family doesn't accept their relationship. Meanwhile, Ranmalee comes across a photographer who's a friend of a leading entrepreneur (Sapumal) in the music industry and he helps her join Sapumal's dancing troupe. Ranmalee becomes very famous with her debut productions and Sapumal catches feelings for her. Ranmalee couldn't say "no" to her boss, but she's puzzled with the vibes from the relationship with Praveen.
DrohiDrohi · 2010
Drohi
★ 4.02010
MovieActionDrama
Samy and Karuna grow up together in the slums of Royapuram. One day, they witness the brutal murder of their teacher by a gangster. While Karuna manages to kill the gangster, Samy tells to the cops that Karuna was responsible for the murder.
TN 07 AL 4777TN 07 AL 4777 · 2009
TN 07 AL 4777
2009
MovieDrama
The film's story revolves around a taxi driver and the son of a rich businessman, in which the two come in contact. The taxi driver, protective of his profession, lets everyone think he is an insurance broker while the rich youngster has the problem of retrieving his father's will and eventually leaves the locker key in the taxi driver's cab in an accident. The driver gets falsely accused and is put in jail while the rest of his family comes to know his true job as a taxi driver. The debacles that occur thereafter form the climax of the story.
PattiyalPattiyal · 2006
Pattiyal
★ 7.32006
MovieCrime
Two contract killers, who wish to leave the crime world, are betrayed by their boss.

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