Poonam Bajwa

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Poonam Bajwa
Born
Poonam Singh Bajwa

(1985-04-05) April 5, 1985 (age 40)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Symbiosis International University, Pune (English Literature)
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2005–2019,2022

Poonam Bajwa is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu films. She made her acting debut in 2005 with the Telugu film Modati Cinema , followed by another Telugu film Boss (2006). Her debut Kannada- and Tamil- language movies were Thangigagi (2006) and Seval (2008), respectively.

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Early life and education

A Punjabi by birth, she was born in Bombay to Amarjit Singh Bajwa, a Naval Officer and Jayalakshmi Bajwa. She has a younger sister, Deepika Bajwa. [1] She was crowned Miss Pune in 2005, [2] after which she started modeling part-time while studying. [3] When she went to Hyderabad for a ramp show, the director of Modati Cinema spotted her and asked her if she was interested in films. She had finished her 12th then and had a five-month gap before college and hence agreed to star in his film, despite excelling in academics. [4] She pursued a degree in English Literature from Symbiosis International University, Pune.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

In October 2020, Bajwa took to Instagram to announce she is in a relationship with director Suneel Reddy. [5]

Acting career

She made her acting debut in the 2005 Telugu film Modati Cinema , following which she appeared in several Telugu films, including Boss alongside Nagarjuna and Bhaskar's Parugu , in which she had a cameo appearance as Prakash Raj's elder daughter. [6] She debuted in Tamil in 2008 with the Hari-directed masala film Seval and subsequently starred in Thenavattu and Kacheri Arambam , both co-starring Jeeva, and Drohi and Thambikottai . [7] She acted in China Town , a Malayalam movie.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
YearTitleRole(s)Language(s)NotesRef.
2005 Modati Cinema Sindhu Telugu Telugu Debut
2006 Premante Inte Pavani
Boss Sruthi Ramprakash
Thangigagi Priya Kannada Kannada Debut
2007 Veduka HariniTelugu
2008 Parugu Subbalakshmi
Seval Parijatham Panchami Tamil Tamil Debut
Thenavattu Gayathri
2010 Kacheri Arambam Madhi
Drohi Shruthi
Lochani
2011 Thambikottai Kanaga Amirthalingam
China Town Emily Malayalam Malayalam Debut
Venicile Vyapari Lakshmi
2012 Shikari Renuka,
Nanditha		Malayalam
Kannada
Manthrikan Malu/ChandanaMalayalam
2014 Peruchazhi Herself Special appearance in the song "Po Mone Dinesha"[ citation needed ]
2015RosapookkalamLena Alexander
Aambala HerselfTamilSpecial appearance in the song "Madras to Madurai"
Romeo Juliet Nisha
2016 Mast Mohabbat MayaKannada
Aranmanai 2 ManjuTamil
Muthina Kathirikai Maya
2017 Zacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu MariyaMalayalam
Masterpiece Smitha
2019 N.T.R: Kathanayakudu Garapati LokeswariTelugu[ citation needed ]
Kuppathu Raja MaryTamil
2022 Pathonpatham Noottandu Queen of Travancore
Mathruppillil Kalyanikutty Amma 		Malayalam [8]
Mei Hoom Moosa Kunjipaathu [9]
Gurumoorthi TamizhTamil

References

  1. ↑ "പൂവ്‌ പോലെ പൂനം". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Poonam Bajwa". The Times of India . 28 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Modati Cinema and a short stint in Telugu". The Times of India. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Poonam Bajwa -With stars in her eyes!". Sify . Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Poonam Bajwa reveals being in a relationship with an adorable post". The Times of India . 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Poonam: Little miss Sunshine". The Times of India. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Kacheri Aarambam - Tamil Movie Reviews - Kacheri Aarambam | Jiiva | Poonam Bajwa | JD Chakravarthy | Vadivelu | D Imman | Thiraivanna - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Poonam Bajwa is all set for 'Pathonpatham Noottandu', as the shoot wraps up". The Times of India. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Poonam Bajwa is all excited to join the cast of Suresh Gopi's 'Mei Hoom Moosa'". The Times of India. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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