Komal Sharma | |
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Born | Komal J. Sharma Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Actress, model, squash player, social activist |
Komal J. Sharma is an Indian actress, model and former squash player, [1] who works in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films. She has acted in films such as Hungama 2 (2021), Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (2021), [2] and The Greatest of All Time (2024).
Komal Sharma was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to a Rajasthani family. She is the youngest of four siblings. She graduated with a Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) from Sri Kanyaka Parameswari Arts and Science College for Women, Chennai.
Komal got interested in squash during her school days. She joined the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) and won several junior and senior National squash championships. She represented Tamil Nadu on several occasions at national level tournaments.
She has been twice crowned as Miss Tamil Nadu in two different events and worked as a commercial model before working in films.[ citation needed ]
In 2013, she was offered a role in S. A. Chandrasekhar's Sattapadi Kutram . [3] Before its release, she completed Oothari, directed by Shakti Krishna. [4] After the release of her debut film Sattapadi Kutram, she taken the films seriously and carefully chosen the roles. [5] Komal acted in Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA , the sequel to Amaidhi Padai directed by Manivannan. [6]
Sharma played the title role in Telugu film Anu , directed and produced by Sunil Kumar. It was Komal's Telugu debut. Later she appeared in the Tamil film Vaigai Express directed by director Shaji Kailash. Natrinai is a Tamil movie directed and produced by director Gautham Elangovan.
She debuted in Malayalam films with Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea , directed by Priyadarshan. In Marakkar, she is paired opposite Arjun Sarja. Her second Malayalam film Ittymaani: Made in China released before Marakkar and was also commercially successful.
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2011 | Sattapadi Kutram | Thamizharasi | Tamil | |
2013 | Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA | Tamileni | Tamil | |
2014 | Anu | Anu | Telugu | |
2017 | Vaigai Express | Yamini Chandrasekharan | Tamil | |
2019 | Ittymaani: Made in China | Sofi | Malayalam | |
2021 | Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham | Puthumana Thampuratti | Malayalam | |
2021 | Hungama 2 | Simran | Hindi | |
2024 | The Greatest of All Time | Nazeer's wife | Tamil | |
Barroz 3D | Emcee | Malayalam |