Poonam Bajwa

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Poonam Bajwa
Born
Poonam Singh Bajwa

Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Symbiosis International University, Pune (English Literature)
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2005–present
Parents
  • Amarjit Singh Bajwa
  • Jayalakshmi Bajwa

Poonam Bajwa is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada 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 . She acted in China Town , a Malayalam movie.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRole(s)Language(s)NotesRef.
2005 Modati Cinema Sindhu Telugu Telugu Debut
2006 Premante Inte Pavani
Boss Shruti 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 [7]
Mei Hoom Moosa Kunjipaathu [8]
Gurumoorthi TamizhTamil

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