Harshika Poonacha

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Harshika Poonacha
Born
NationalityIndian
EducationBachelors in Engineering
Alma mater Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bangalore
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
Spouse
(m. 2023)

Harshika Poonacha is an Indian actress who mainly works in Kannada films. She rose to fame with the 2008 Kannada film PUC.

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Career

Harshika Poonacha started her career at the age of 15 by acting in PUC (2008 Kannada film) while she was doing her 12th Standard at Christ Junior College, Bangalore. [1] After completing 12th standard, Harshika spent the next two months working as a television anchor by hosting [2] shows like Nimmindha Nimagaagi, Hrudayadinda [3] and Sarigamapa before beginning a professional course. [4] Harshika then joined Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bangalore [5] and completed her Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical. [6] [7] In 2012, she joined Maxpro Software Company and agreed to work for five days a month while working 21 days in films. [8] She said Getting into films was an accident. I never dreamt of becoming an actress. [9]

After PUC (2008 Kannada film), she acted in a Kodava language film Ponnamma, [10] a Konkani film Kazar [11] and a Telugu film Edukondalavada Venkataramana Andaru Bagundali. [12] In 2010, Harshika acted in an important role in Jackie with Puneeth Rajkumar, which catapulted her to an instant celebrity status. She later appeared in Thamassu with Shiva Rajkumar [13] for which she won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, [14] and played Ramya in Nariya Seere Kadha, [15] in which Ravichandran played the lead role. She also acted in a film named Cycle opposite Shivarjun. [16] She played the daughter of a crorepati who gets kidnapped for ransom in the comedy film 5 Idiots. [2] In 2013, she first had two releases in a row, Cycle and Ale and her third release Managana Kaili Maanikya opposite Ramesh Aravind, which was her first comedy film, [17] in July. [18] Her two films, B3 a love story directed by Gana Shyam with Srikanth and Adwaitha an action-based film directed by MB Giriraj which has Ajay Rao in the lead, released both on 6 December. [19]

She has signed her first Tamil film Anandha Thollai. [20] [21] [5] She also has a Telugu film titled Panipuri coming up. [22]

She also appeared in a video album Hoo Manase. [4] She and her cousin Bhuvaan Ponannaa own a company called Glamgod Fashion and Events and conduct fashion shows and fashion weeks. [22] She made her Bhojpuri debut from the film Hum Hai Raahi Pyar Ke with Pawan Singh in 2021.

Personal life

Harshika was born in Ammathi, Kodagu district of Karnataka [3] and is the only daughter to Uddappanda Poonacha and Shambhavi. [6] [23] She married actor Bhuvann Ponnannaa in 2023. [23]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2008PUCGowri
2009Ponnamma Kodava film
2009 Kazar Konkani film
2009Edukondalavada Venkataramana Andaru Bagundali Telugu film
2010 Sugreeva
2010 Thamassu Amreen Sabha Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2010 Jackie Yashodha Suvarna Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
2010 Jugaari
2010 Naariya Seere Kadda Ramya
2011 5 Idiots Sheetal
2011 Murali Meets Meera Shwetha
2011 Krishnan Marriage Story Prospective brideCameo
2012 Ko Ko Ganga
2012 Parie Sumedha
2012 Crazy Loka Chandini
2013Cycle
2013AleGeetha
2013 Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya Manohar's fiancé
2013 Case No. 18/9 Special appearance
2013 Advaitha Ambika
2013B3Anu
2014Maryade [24]
2016 Bhale Jodi Ramya
2016 ...Re Parvathi
2016Beat
2016Appudala IppudilaTelugu film
2017 Upendra Matte Baa Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) – Kannada
2018 Charminar NandaMalayalam film [25]
2018Chitte
2019 Udgharsha
2021 Hum Hai Raahi Pyar Ke Bhojpuri film
2023 Kaasina Sara Sampige
2023SthabdaIndu
2023Bera
TBAUn Kadhal Irundhal Tamil film

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