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Pooja Umashankar

Jun 25, 1981 (44 years old) in Colombo, Sri Lanka

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.

Known For

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Naan Kadavul
Hamsavalli
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Orange
Meenakshi Teacher
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Jithan
Priya
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Attagasam
Swapna
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Jay Jay
Seema
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Pori
Pooja
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Ullam Ketkumae
Irene
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Drohi
Roja (Guest appearance)
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Oram Po
Rani
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Pattiyal
Sandhya

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