Poonam Bajwa is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut in 2005 with the Telugu film Modati Cinema, followed by another Telugu film Boss (2006). Her debut Kannada- and Tamil- language movies were Thangigagi (2006) and Seval (2008), respectively.
Early life and education A Punjabi by birth, she was born in Bombay to Amarjit Singh Bajwa, a Naval Officer and Jayalakshmi Bajwa. She has a younger sister, Deepika Bajwa. She was crowned Miss Pune in 2005, after which she started modeling part-time while studying. When she went to Hyderabad for a ramp show, the director of Modati Cinema spotted her and asked her if she was interested in films. She had finished her 12th then and had a five-month gap before college and hence agreed to star in his film, despite excelling in academics. She pursued a degree in English Literature from Symbiosis International University, Pune.
Acting career She made her acting debut in the 2005 Telugu film Modati Cinema, following which she appeared in several Telugu films, including Boss alongside Nagarjuna and Bhaskar's Parugu, in which she had a cameo appearance as Prakash Raj's elder daughter. She debuted in Tamil in 2008 with the Hari-directed masala film Seval and subsequently starred in Thenavattu and Kacheri Arambam, both co-starring Jeeva, and Drohi and Thambikottai. She acted in China Town, a Malayalam movie.
Filmography
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref. 2005 Modati Cinema Sindhu Telugu Telugu Debut 2006 Premante Inte Pavani Boss Sruthi Ramprakash Thangigagi Priya Kannada Kannada Debut 2007 Veduka Harini Telugu 2008 Parugu Subbalakshmi Seval Parijatham PanjamiTamil Tamil Debut Thenavattu Gayathri 2010 Kacheri Arambam Madhi Drohi Shruthi / Lochani 2011 Thambikottai Kanaga Amirthalingam China Town Emily GomezMalayalam Malayalam Debut Venicile Vyapari Mahalakshmi 2012 Shikari Renuka,Nanditha MalayalamKannada Manthrikan Malu/Chandana Malayalam 2014Peruchazhi Herself Special appearance in the song "Po Mone Dinesha" 2015 Rosapookkalam Lena Alexander Aambala Herself Tamil Special appearance in the song "Madras to Madurai" Romeo Juliet Nisha 2016 Mast Mohabbat Maya Kannada Aranmanai 2 Manju Tamil Muthina Kathirikai Maya 2017 Zacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu Mariya Malayalam Masterpiece Smitha 2019 N.T.R: Kathanayakudu Garapati Lokeswari Telugu Kuppathu Raja Mary Tamil 2022Pathonpatham NoottanduQueen of Travancore Mathruppillil Kalyanikutty AmmaMalayalamMei Hoom MoosaKunjipaathu Gurumoorthi Tamizh Tamil
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