Charmy Kaur (born 17 May 1987), also spelt as Charmme or Charmi, is an Indian film producer and former actress. She is well known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema, as well as a few Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. Her most notable works include films such as Mass (2004), Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005), Lakshmi (2006), Pournami (2006), and Rakhi (2006), where she played supporting roles in all these movies except Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005). She is a recipient of two Nandi State Awards.
She then appeared in films such as Mantra (2007), for which she won the state Nandi Award for Best Actress, the subsequent years, she appeared in Manorama (2009), Kavya's Diary (2009) and Mangala (2011) for which she garnered another state Nandi Special Jury Award. Later she also appeared in the Hindi film Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap alongside Amitabh Bachchan.
Career Charmy Kaur made her acting debut in the 2002 Telugu film Nee Thodu Kavali, in which she acted as a housewife at the age of 15. This film was a flop, but helped Charmy in getting noticed by the south Indian film industry. Her next film was T. Rajendar's Kadhal Azhivathillai in Tamil, alongside Silambarasan. During this time she acted in a Malayalam film directed by Vinayan named Kattuchembakam.
Her re-entry to Telugu films happened with Neeke Manasichaanu a film with Srikanth; then in Sri Anjaneyam, directed by Krishna Vamsi, was followed by another drama film Chanti, paired against Ravi Teja. She finally got a big break in Telugu with Gowri, in which she was paired with Sumanth. Again, Charmy paired with Ravi Teja in Dongala Mutha, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. In 2012, she made special appearances in films such as Dhamarukam, Naayak and Yaare Koogadali. She then appeared in Hindi films such as Zila Ghaziabad and R... Rajkumar. She produced and starred in the film Jyothi Lakshmi (2015), directed by Puri Jagannadh. Her next film, Pratighatana, in which she played a journalist, was her 50th film.
Charmy Kaur co-produced Rogue, starring the debuting Ishan, a Telugu and Kannada bilingual film and also Paisa Vasool, starring Nandamuri Bala Krishna. All three movies were directed by South Indian star director Puri Jagannadh, who is the core founder of "Puri Connects", a production house along with media related events and marketing and designing and talent management company. She co-produced the film Mehbooba under the Puri Connects banner along with Puri Jagannadh, who has directed and also co-produced the film on Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies Banner, launching his son Akash Puri. In May 2019, Charmy Kaur announced she had quit her acting career, and would continue as a film producer.
Filmography
As actress Year Film Role LanguageNotes2002 Nee Thodu Kavali Manasa Telugu Kadhal Azhivathillai Charmi Tamil Kattuchembakam Chembakam Malayalam 2003 Kadhal Kisu Kisu Indhu Tamil Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu Divya Natarajan Neeke Manasichaanu Sridevi Telugu 2004 Sri Anjaneyam Padma Gowri Sweta Chanti Vasantha Laxmi Mass Priya 2005 Chakram Lakshmi Anukokunda Oka Roju Sahasra Political Rowdy Kaveri Allari Pidugu Subbalakshmi 2006 Chukkallo Chandrudu Sandhya Lakshmi Sailaja Style Shruti Pournami Chandrakala Chinnodu Anjali Rakhi Gowri 2007 Lava Kusha Sinchana Kannada Mantra Mantra Telugu 2008 Sundarakanda Pinky Bhale Dongalu Raksha Special appearance Michael Madana Kamaraju Archana Kousalya Supraja Rama Supraja King Herself Special appearance2009 Laadam Angel Tamil Manorama Geetanjali Telugu Kavya's Diary Kavya Mahatma Special appearance in the song "Dailamo Dailamo"2010 Aagathan Shreya Malayalam Indhu Telugu Sye Aata Malliswari Ragada Herself Special appearance2011 Mangala Mangala Dongala Mutha Rani Nagaram Nidrapothunna Vela Niharika Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap Amrita / Amrutha Hindi Mayagadu Vandana Chidambaram Telugu Dev S/o Mudde Gowda Kavya Kannada 2012 Thappana Mallika Malayalam Damarukam Sakkubai Telugu Special appearance Yaare Koogadali Herself Kannada Special appearance in song "Hello 123 Mike Testing"2013 Sevakudu Telugu Naayak Herself Special appearance Zila Ghaziabad Suman Hindi Saradaga Ammayitho Telugu Cameo appearance Prema Oka Maikam Mallika R... Rajkumar Herself Hindi Special appearance in song "Gandi Baat"2014 Pratighatana Nischala Telugu 2015 Jyothi Lakshmi Jyothi Lakshmi Also producer Mantra 2 Mantra 10 Enradhukulla Herself Tamil Cameo appearance
As producer Year Film Language DirectorNotes 2015 Jyothi Lakshmi Telugu Puri Jagannadh Co-producer 2017 Rogue Kannada Telugu 2017 Paisa Vasool Telugu 2018 Mehbooba 2019 ISmart Shankar 2021 Romantic Anil Paduri 2022 Liger TeluguHindi Puri Jagannadh 2024 Double iSmart Telugu
Voice Role Year Film Actress Role LanguageNotes 2007 Chandamama Kajal Aggarwal Mahalakshmi Telugu
Awards 2005: Santosham Best Actress Award - Anukokunda Oka Roju 2007: Nandi Award for Best Actress - Mantra
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