Shubha Poonja

Shubha Poonja
Born Shubha Poonja
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Other names Subha,
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2004–present

Shubha Poonja is an Indian actress and former model. She mostly appeared in Tamil and Kannada films. She is best known for her role in the movie Moggina Manasu for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada.

Career

Shubha Poonja, a Mangalorean descent from Tuluva community by birth,[1] brought up in Bangalore,[2] studied in Carmel Convent School, Jayanagar in Bangalore, before she started modelling, appearing in various television ads.[3] Meanwhile, she took part at a beauty contest in Chennai, where she won the "Miss Chennai-Top Model 2003" title.[4] Subsequently, she entered the Tamil film industry, after K. S. Vasanthakumar, director of the Tamil film Machi approached her to enact the lead female role in the film, having seen her photos.[5] After starring in the Tamil films Thirudiya Idhayathai and Shanmuga in the following months, which all proved to be very unsuccessful at the box-office, failed to attract people and hence, went totally unnoticed, she got to enter the Kannada film industry with the 2006 film Jackpot. Afterwards, she appeared in several Kannada films, including Chanda, Moggina Manasu and Slum Bala and was able to make her mark there, with people beginning to take notice of her. Lately, she appeared in Anjadiru, the Kannada remake of the 2008 Tamil hit film Anjaathe, and in Thakath.

Filmography

YearTitleLanguageRoleNotes
2004MachiTamilRakshita
2005Thirudiya IdhayathaiTamilHaritha
ShanmugaTamil
2006JackpotKannadaPreethi
Oru Ponnu Oru PaiyanTamilShubha
2007ChandaKannadaSwapna
2008Moggina ManasuKannadaRenukaWinner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
Slum BalaKannadaDuniya Vijaya
Sutta PazhamTamilVandana
2009AnjadiruKannadaUththara
ThakathKannadaBhagya (Bhageerathi)
2010Preethi HungamaKannadaGeetha
Naari AddaKannada
2011KanteeravaKannadaIndra
NanallaKannadaBhavya
2012GolmaalKannadaPreethi
2013ParariKannadaUrmila
2014ChirayuKannada
2015Kotigond Love StoryKannada
2016Tarle Nan MakluKannada
Jai Maruthi 800KannadaSmitha
Sigandur Chowdeshwari MahimeKannada
2017MeenakshiKannadaMeenakshi
2018GoogalKannada
SamosaKannadaDelayed

References

  1. ↑ "Shooting of Kannada film "Chirayu" at padubidri beach". Padubidri News.com. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  2. ↑ "Shuba - The new girl!". Sify. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Mangalorean Actress Shuba Punja Hits 'Jackpot'". mangalorean.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  4. ↑ "Mangalorean Actress Shuba Punja Hits 'Jackpot'". mangalorean.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  5. ↑ "Shuba Punja: Sreedevi is my role model". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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