Pooja Umashankar

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pooja Umashankar
Occupation	Movie Actress
Date Of Birth	Jun 25, 1981(1981-06-25)
Age	43
Birthplace	Colombo
Country	Sri Lanka
Birth City	Western
Horoscope	Gemini

Pooja Umashankar Biography

Pooja Umashankar is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on June 25, 1981 in Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka. This Sri Lankan-born actress is best known for her performances in Tamil films like Vidiyum Munn and Naan Kadavul. She also won praises for her work with Sinhala- language movies like Anjalika or Kusa Pabha.

In the 2004 film Attahasam, she was opposite Ajith K.

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

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. 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”. She was soon offered a role opposite R. Madhavan, which she could not decline and made her rethink her decision. Ullam Ketkumae’s massive delay meant that her second film, the romantic comedy Jay Jay (2004), directed by Saran, became her first official release. Pooja received favorable reviews for her performance in Jay Jay; 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…” 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. Pooja, too, met with criticism, with critics citing that she had “only limited role” and was “wasted […] in an insignificant and half-baked role”. 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. 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 was born in Sri Lanka, Colombo to a Sinhalese family. However, she spent most of her childhood in India. Deepak Shanmuganathan, her model boyfriend, was once the engagement ring of her life. They later broke up.

Pooja Umashankar Net Worth

Pooja Umashankar is one of the richest Movie Actress from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pooja Umashankar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mount Carmel College in Bangalore gave her both a bachelor’s and master’s degree.

She was awarded the Amrutha Surabi Film Award for her performance in Jay Jay 2003 Tamil film as Seema.

1. Amurtha Surabi Best Newcomer Award For Jay Jay 2003

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Pooja Umashankar Dating?

According to our records, Pooja Umashankar married to Prashan David Vedhakan. As of December 1, 2023, Pooja Umashankar’s is not dating anyone.

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4. Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Best Actress For Naan Kadavul 2009

Facts & Trivia

Pooja Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Pooja Umashankar celebrates birthday on June 25 of every year.

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.

Is Pooja umashankar Sinhala?

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 of Karnataka.

How old is umashankar?

40 years (June 25, 1981)

Who is the pooja?

Puja or pooja (Sanskrit: पूजा, romanized: pūjā) is a worship ritual performed by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains to offer devotional homage and prayer to one or more deities, to host and honour a guest, or to spiritually celebrate an event.

Who is Pooja in Bigg Boss?

Pooja Misra , who is best remembered for her outburst on Bigg Boss 5 that resulted in ‘Pooja, what is this behaviour’ memes, revisited that moment on the show. She talked about what caused her to ‘behave’ in that manner and her reaction to the video going viral several years later.

What is Pooja real name?

Bio
Real Name Pooja Hegde
Family| Father- Manjunath Hegde Mother- Lata Hegde Sister- N/A Brother- Rishabh Hegde (Doctor)
Religion| Hinduism
Hobbies| Dancing, Travelling, Singing, Reading