Pooja Umashankar

Born: 1981-06-25

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.


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Naan Kadavul

as Hamsavalli
Released: 2009-02-06

This surreal Tamil entry tells the story of Rudran, who is abandoned as a child in Kasi and...

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Orange

as Meenakshi Teacher
Released: 2010-11-25

A young man falls in love with a girl but has to keep lying to make her happy. Unable to...

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Drohi

as Roja (Guest appearance)
Released: 2010-09-10

Samy and Karuna grow up together in the slums of Royapuram. One day, they witness the brutal...

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Oram Po

as Rani
Released: 2007-11-30

Chandru (Arya) and Bigilu (Lal) are close friends. Chandru is an expert auto driver & racer...

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Ullam Ketkumae

as Irene
Released: 2005-06-03

A friendship between college friends Shyam, Priya and Pooja suffers when Shyam confesses his...

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Pori

as Pooja
Released: 2007-07-07

Hari (Jeeva) is an unemployed youth who runs a pavement book shop in Tripiclane area. His father...

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Thambi

as Archana
Released: 2006-02-22

A man cannot tolerate injustice and opposes it in any form; this earns him the wrath of a local...

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TN 07 AL 4777

as (cameo)
Released: 2009-02-21

The film's story revolves around a taxi driver and the son of a rich businessman, in which the...

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Jay Jay

as Seema
Released: 2003-11-14

Jagan and Jamuna spend all day chatting on their first meeting. Jamuna puts down her details on...

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Pattiyal

as Sandhya
Released: 2006-02-17

Two contract killers, who wish to leave the crime world, are betrayed by their boss.

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Attagasam

as Sapna
Released: 2004-11-12

The movie begins with Ajith, a driving instructor leading a happy life with his mother Sujatha....

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Asai Man Piyabanna

as Ranmalee
Released: 2007-11-01

Ranmalee, a village girl talented in both music and dancing meets the son (Praveen) of a...

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Sihinayaki Adare (Love is a Dream)

as Jennifer
Released: 2024-01-18

The complicated love story of a man and a woman, whose pasts make it harder for them to love one...

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Paththini

as Kannaki
Released: 2016-05-05

Kannagi (Pooja) born in the Chola kingdom, one of the three kingdoms in South India around 1,500...

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Vidiyum Munn

as Rekha
Released: 2013-11-29

Greed, lust and anger collide and threaten to rip apart the lives of two disparate women on the...

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Jithan

as Priya
Released: 2005-05-06

A girl breaks up with her lover after a rich guy proposes marriage to her. The lover gets the...

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Panthayakozhi

as Chempakam
Released: 2007-04-14

Nandagopal lives with his mother and mute sister Maya at the mercy of his uncle. They come to...

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Thagapansamy

as uncredited
Released: 2006-12-23

The film begins with Kadhirvel (Prashanth), a do-gooder going all out to get water for his...

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Anjalika - අංජලීකා

as Anjalika / Uttara
Released: 2006-06-28

A young man named Thivanka returns home to Sri Lanka from England to fall in love with a village...

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Kusa Pabha

as Princess Pabha
Released: 2012-01-26

The love story between beastly-looking prince Kusa and beautiful princess Paba.

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Sarigama

as Maria
Released: 2016-10-30

A woman leaves a convent to become a governess to the children of a Army officer widower.

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Friends

as Manorani
Released: 2007-12-20

Yahaluvo (Friends) (යහළුවෝ), also known as Yahaluwo, is a 2007 Sinhala romantic drama film. It...

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