Pooja Gandhi is an Indian actress and model, who mainly works in Kannada and Tamil language films. After starring in the commercially successful 2006 film Mungaru Male, she became one of the most popular and highest paid actresses in Kannada language films and also the recipient of several awards, including an honorary doctorate. Gandhi is popularly referred to as Male Hudugi in the media and Kannada film industry. Gandhi has acted in over five languages and 50 films in a decade. The Banglore Times placed her in the list of "25 Most Desirable Women of 2012".
Accident is a 2008 Indian Kannada language Suspense Thriller film directed by Ramesh Aravind and starring himself, Rekha Vedavyas and Pooja Gandhi. Thilak Shekar and Mohan play supporting roles. The film was a box office success and ran for fifty days.
Jogayya is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by Prem. starring Shiva Rajkumar in his 102nd film. It was produced under the banner of Prem Pictures. Rakshita Prem, who is married to the director Prem, is the producer of this film and the shooting began on his 49th birthday. It is the sequel to the 2005 blockbuster film Jogi. The film was released on 19 August 2011 in more than 200 theaters across Karnataka
Aithalakkadi is a 2010 Indian Kannada comedy film directed by J.G. Krishna. The film stars Rangayana Raghu and Bullet Prakash in the lead roles. The music of the film was composed by Sadhu Kokila.
Huduga Hudugi is a 2010 Kannada-language comedy film written and directed by Indrajit Lankesh. The film features Dhyan and Lekha Washington in the lead roles, whilst other noted actresses play roles in the film. The film was launched in 2008 as Thunta Thunti with Ganesh and Praneetha in the lead roles and then a second launch was conducted in March 2010 with Ganesh and Ishita Sharma but the pair later opted out of the project.
Kote is a 2011 Kannada-language film directed by Srinivas Raju and produced by Manjunath and GN Murthy. Prajwal Devaraj and Gayatri Rao are the lead pair of the film. Raghu Dixit has composed the music for the film. Ashley Mendonca & Abhilash Lakra have scored the background music. It is one amongst P. Ravi Shankar's three films he acted in before he gained massive recognition through Kempe Gowda. The other two being Halli Krishna Delhi Radha and Mana Mecchida Sose.
Johny Mera Naam Preethi Mera Kaam is a 2011 Indian Kannada-language romance film starring Duniya Vijay and Ramya. The film is directed by Preetam Gubbi of Mungaru Male fame. Jayanna and Bhogendra have jointly produced this venture under Jayanna combines banner. V. Harikrishna has composed the music and a long associate, S.Krishna works as the cameraman. The sequel to the film Johnny Johnny Yes Papa was released in 2018.
Parijatha is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by Prabhu Srinivas starring Diganth, Aindrita Ray and Sharan.
Dandupalya is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language crime film, starring Pooja Gandhi and Raghu Mukherjee. The plot is based on the real-life exploits of a notorious gang named 'Dandupalya'. The film was directed by Srinivas Raju and produced by Girish under the Apple Blossom Creations banner. It was a major commercial success as it became one of the highest-grossing films of all time of the year 2012, being shown for more than 100-days in multiple centres. With Pooja in the lead, it turned out to be an all time highest grossing female lead film of Kannada cinema industry.
Mr. 420 is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film starring Ganesh and Pranitha Subhash. This film was directed by Prakash Raj and produced by Sandesh Nagaraj under Sandesh films banner. V. Harikrishna is the music composer and R. Giri is the cinematographer. The film made its theatrical release on 19 October 2012.
Kalaya Tasmai Namaha is a 2012 Kannada Crime drama movie directed and written by Chandrashekar Shrivastav. The film stars Yogesh and debutante Madhubala in the lead roles. Snake Shyam makes a special appearance in a song sequence. The music is composed by A. M. Neel.
Director's Special is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language satire film written and directed by Guruprasad. It stars a debutant Dhananjay along with Rangayana Raghu. Actress Pooja Gandhi made a special appearance in an item song. The storyline of the movie was also found in two more Kannada movies—Dasavala and Karodpathi. It was also reported that the concept of all these films could be traced back to the 1996 Spanish film Familia in which a lonely rich man hires actors to act as his family members on his birthday.
Jothegara is a 2010 Indian Kannada romance film written and directed by Sigamani and produced by Ashwini Ram Prasad. The film features Prem and Ramya in the lead roles.
Sri Harikathe is a 2010 Indian Kannada language romantic thriller film directed by Dayal Padmanabhan. The film stars Sri Murali, Pooja Gandhi, Radhika Gandhi and Naveen Krishna in pivotal roles. The film is jointly produced by S. A. Chinne Gowda and M. N. Kumar.
Shourya is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language action film written by J. Siva Kumar and directed by Sadhu Kokila. The film stars Darshan and Madalasa Sharma, making her debut in Kannada films, in the lead roles. It is a remake of the successful Telugu film Souryam (2008) starring Gopichand and Anushka Shetty.
Savari is a 2009 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed by Jacob Verghese and produced by Ramoji Rao of Ushakiran Movies in association with Arka Media Works. The film stars Raghu Mukherjee, Kamalini Mukherjee and Srinagar Kitty in main roles. It is a remake of Telugu film Gamyam (2008) directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi.
Gokula is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language comedy drama film written, directed and co-produced by Prakash. It stars Vijay Raghavendra, Yash, Pooja Gandhi, Pawan and Nakshatra in the lead roles. Actress Ragini Dwivedi is featured in a special appearance in an item song. The soundtrack and original score is composed by Mano Murthy and the cinematography is by Sathya Hegde.
Ninagaagi Kaadiruve is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Jolly Bastian starring Vishal Hegde and Pooja Gandhi in lead roles.
Thaakath (transl. Power) is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language film directed by M S Ramesh, starring Duniya Vijay and Shubha Poonja.
Naa Rani Nee Maharani is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language film directed by B. Ramamurthy starring Pooja Gandhi and Akshay Shashwath in the lead roles. The film has a similar storyline to Rani Maharani (1990).
