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Charmy Kaur, also spelt as Charmme or Charmi (born 17 May 1987 [1] ), is an Indian film producer and former actress. She is well known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema, as well as few Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. [2] [3] 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 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. [4] [5] Later she also appeared in the Hindi film Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap alongside Amitabh Bachchan. [6] [7] [8]
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 13. [9] 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 .[ citation needed ]
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. [10]
Charmy Kaur co-produced Rogue , starring the debuting Ishan, a Telugu & Kannada bilingual and also Paisa Vasool , starring Nandamuri Bala Krishna, all three movies 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.[ citation needed ] 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. [11]
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Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2002 | Nee Thodu Kavali | Manasa | Telugu | |
Mujhse Dosti Karoge! | College student | Hindi | Uncredited Cameo appearance | |
Kadhal Azhivathillai | Charmi | Tamil | ||
Kattuchembakam | Chembakam | Malayalam | ||
2003 | Kadhal Kisu Kisu | Indhu | Tamil | |
Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu | Divya Natarajan | Tamil | ||
Neeke Manasichaanu | Sridevi | Telugu | ||
2004 | Sri Anjaneyam | Padma | Telugu | |
Gowri | Sweta | Telugu | ||
Chanti | Vasantha Laxmi | Telugu | ||
Mass | Priya | Telugu | ||
2005 | Chakram | Lakshmi | Telugu | |
Anukokunda Oka Roju | Sahasra | Telugu | ||
Political Rowdy | Kaveri | Telugu | ||
Allari Pidugu | Subbalakshmi | Telugu | ||
2006 | Chukkallo Chandrudu | Sandhya | Telugu | |
Lakshmi | Sailaja | Telugu | ||
Style | Shruti | Telugu | ||
Pournami | Chandrakala | Telugu | ||
Chinnodu | Anjali | Telugu | ||
Rakhi | Gowri | Telugu | ||
2007 | Lava Kusha | Sinchana | Kannada | |
Mantra | Mantra | Telugu | ||
2008 | Sundarakanda | Pinky | Telugu | |
Bhale Dongalu | Raksha | Telugu | Special appearance | |
Michael Madana Kamaraju | Archana | Telugu | ||
Kousalya Supraja Rama | Supraja | Telugu | ||
King | Herself | Telugu | Special appearance | |
2009 | Laadam | Angel | Tamil | |
Manorama | Geetanjali | Telugu | ||
Kavya's Diary | Kavya | Telugu | ||
Mahatma | Telugu | Special appearance | ||
2010 | Aagathan | Shreya | Malayalam | |
Indhu | Telugu | |||
Sye Aata | Malliswari | Telugu | ||
Ragada | Herself | Telugu | Special appearance | |
2011 | Mangala | Mangala | Telugu | |
Dongala Mutha | Rani | Telugu | ||
Nagaram Nidrapothunna Vela | Niharika | Telugu | ||
Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap | Amrita / Amrutha | Hindi | ||
Mayagadu | Vandana Chidambaram | Telugu | ||
Dev S/o Mudde Gowda | Kavya | Kannada | ||
2012 | Thappana | Mallika | Malayalam | [12] |
Damarukam | Sakkubai | Telugu | Special appearance | |
Yaare Koogadali | Herself | Kannada | Special appearance in song "Hello 123 Mike Testing" | |
2013 | Sevakudu | Telugu | ||
Naayak | Herself | Telugu | Special appearance | |
Zila Ghaziabad | Suman | Hindi | ||
Saradaga Ammayitho | Telugu | Cameo appearance | ||
Prema Oka Maikam | Mallika | Telugu | ||
R... Rajkumar | Herself | Hindi | Special appearance in song "Gandi Baat" | |
2014 | Pratighatana | Nischala | Telugu | |
2015 | Jyothi Lakshmi | Jyothi Lakshmi | Telugu | Also producer |
Mantra 2 | Mantra | Telugu | ||
10 Enradhukulla | Herself | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
Year | Film | Language | Director | Notes |
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2015 | Jyothi Lakshmi | Telugu | Puri Jagannadh | Co-producer |
2017 | Rogue | Kannada Telugu | Co-producer | |
2017 | Paisa Vasool | Telugu | Co-producer | |
2018 | Mehbooba | Telugu | Co-producer | |
2019 | ISmart Shankar | Telugu | Co-producer | |
2021 | Romantic | Telugu | Anil Paduri | Co-producer |
2022 | Liger | Telugu Hindi | Puri Jagannadh | Co-producer |
2024 | Double iSmart | Telugu | Co-producer |
Year | Film | Actress | Role | Language | Notes |
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2007 | Chandamama | Kajal Aggarwal | Mahalakshmi | Telugu | |
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