Pooja Umashankar
ActingAlso Known As
Pooja Gauthami Umashankar, Pooja, Pooja Umasankar
Biography
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.
Movies
(24 total)
Orange
as Meenakshi Teacher
Naan Kadavul
as Hamsavalli
Attagasam
as Swapna
Oram Po
as Rani
Ullam Ketkumae
as Irene
Pattiyal
as Sandhya
Jay Jay
as Seema
Vidiyum Munn
as Rekha
Thambi
as Archana
Panthayakozhi
as Chempakam
Jithan
as Priya
Pori
as Pooja
Asai Man Piyabanna
as Ranmalee
Drohi
as Roja (Guest appearance)
Sihinayaki Adare (Love is a Dream)
as Jennifer
Sarigama
as Maria
Anjalika
as Anjalika / Uttara
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as (cameo)
Paththini
as Kannaki