Shubha Poonja

Shubha Poonja
Shubha Poonja
	Shubha Poonja
Born	05 August, 1978; Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2004–present

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Shubha Poonja is an Indian actress and former model. She has mostly appeared in Kannada films and Tamil. She is best known for her role in the movie Moggina Manasu for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada. Recently she entered the kannada TV reality show Bigg Boss Kannada (season 8).

Career[edit]

Shubha Poonja is of Mangalorean descent from the Tuluva community.^[1] She was raised in Bangalore and studied in Carmel Convent School, Jayanagar, Bangalore, before she started modelling, appearing in various television ads.^[2]^[3] Meanwhile, 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, she entered the Kannada film industry with the 2006 film Jackpot.^{[citation needed]} Afterwards, she appeared in several Kannada films, including Chanda, Moggina Manasu and Slum Bala. Lately, she appeared in Anjadiru, the Kannada remake of the 2008 Tamil film Anjaathe, and in Thakath.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2004	Machi	Rakshita	Tamil
2005	Thirudiya Idhayathai	Haritha	Tamil
2006	Jackpot	Preethi	Kannada
2006	Oru Ponnu Oru Paiyan	Shubha	Tamil
2007	Chanda	Swapna	Kannada
2008	Moggina Manasu	Renuka	Kannada	Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
	Slum Bala	Duniya Vijaya	Kannada
	Sutta Pazham	Vandana	Tamil
2009	Anjadiru	Uththara	Kannada
2009	Thakath	Bhagya (Bhageerathi)	Kannada
2010	Preethi Hungama	Geetha	Kannada
2010	Naari Adda		Kannada
2011	Kanteerava	Indra	Kannada
2011	Nanalla	Bhavya	Kannada
2012	Golmaal	Preethi	Kannada
2013	Parari	Urmila	Kannada
2014	Chirayu		Kannada
2015	Kotigond Love Story		Kannada
2016	Tarle Nan Maklu		Kannada
	Jai Maruthi 800	Smitha	Kannada
	Sigandur Chowdeshwari Mahime		Kannada
2017	Meenakshi	Meenakshi	Kannada
2018	Googal	Nandini	Kannada
2020	Naragunda Bandaya		Kannada
TBA	Samosa		Kannada	Delayed

References[edit]

↑ "Shooting of Kannada film "Chirayu" at padubidri beach". Padubidri News.com. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
↑ "Shuba - The new girl!". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
↑ "Mangalorean Actress Shuba Punja Hits 'Jackpot'". mangalorean.com. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
↑ "Mangalorean Actress Shuba Punja Hits 'Jackpot'". mangalorean.com. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
↑ "Shuba Punja: Sreedevi is my role model". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 27 May 2009.

External links[edit]

Shubha Poonja on IMDb

[1] "Shooting of Kannada film "Chirayu" at padubidri beach". Padubidri News.com. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[2] "Shuba - The new girl!". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2009.

[3] "Mangalorean Actress Shuba Punja Hits 'Jackpot'". mangalorean.com. Retrieved 27 May 2009.

[4] "Mangalorean Actress Shuba Punja Hits 'Jackpot'". mangalorean.com. Retrieved 27 May 2009.

[5] "Shuba Punja: Sreedevi is my role model". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 27 May 2009.

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