Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 25, 1981
Place of Birth
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Credits
24 titles
Pooja Umashankar
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.
Known For
Filmography
Sihinayaki Adare (Love is a Dream)
Jennifer
Sarigama
Maria
Paththini
Kannaki
Kadavul Paathi Mirugam Paathi
Guest Appearance
Vidiyum Munn
Rekha
Kusa Pabha
Princess Pabha
Orange
Meenakshi Teacher
Drohi
Roja (Guest appearance)
Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe
Rashmi
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(cameo)
Naan Kadavul
Hamsavalli
Friends
Manorani
Oram Po
Rani
Asai Man Piyabanna
Ranmalee
Pori
Pooja
Panthayakozhi
Chempakam
Thagapansamy
Marikozhundu
Anjalika
Anjalika / Uttara
Thambi
Archana
Pattiyal
Sandhya
Ullam Ketkumae
Irene
Jithan
Priya
Attagasam
Swapna
Jay Jay
Seema