Actor

Pooja Umashankar

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Movies: 22Series: 0

TMDB ID: 237990

IMDb ID: nm2661079

Known for: Acting

Born: June 25, 1981

Age: 44

Place of birth: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2003 - 2024

Years active: 22

Average TMDB rating: 6.95

Wikidata: Q3534651

Also known as

Pooja Gauthami Umashankar • Pooja • Pooja Umasankar

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Biography

Pooja Gauthami Umashankar, mononymously known as Pooja is an Indian-Sri Lankan actress, who has primarily appeared in Tamil films as well as Sinhala, Malayalam and amateur films. Following a series of successful commercial ventures, Bala's Naan Kadavul saw Pooja's performance as a blind beggar praised by the critics, securing major awards, including the South Filmfare and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. She simultaneously worked in Sinhala cinema and was part of several successful films like Anjalika (2006), Asai Man Piyabanna (2007), Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe (2010) and Kusa Pabha (2012), thus establishing herself as one of the leading actresses of Sinhala cinema.