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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Pooja Devariya<br />
| image = [https://www.biographia.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Pooja-Devariya-_Pooja-Balu_-_5_.jpg]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|07|29|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]<br />
| occupation = Stage and Film Actress<br />
| spouse = <br />
| partner = <br />
| parents = <br />
| imagesize = <br />
| birthname = Pooja Balu<br />
| othername = Rascal Papa<br />
| yearsactive = 2011 - present<br />
}}<br />
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'''Pooja Devariya''' is an Indian film and theatre actress who has appeared in the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film industry]]. After making her film debut with [[Selvaraghavan]]'s ''[[Mayakkam Enna]]'' (2011), she worked extensively in theatre with the [[Stray Factory]], before returning to films in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Pooja-Balu-Stray-Factory/2013/07/02/article1662374.ece1|title=Pooja Balu, Stray Factory|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref><br />
She finished her high school at St. Michael's Academy, in Adyar, Chennai, [[Tamil Nadu]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
In 2010, Pooja joined the theatre group [[Stray Factory]] and has worked on stage performances and online videos with the company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/busting-the-madrasi-myth/article6567644.ece|title=Busting the Madrasi myth|author=RAVEENA JOSEPH|work=The Hindu|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/a-short-and-sweet-debut/article4894784.ece|title=A short and sweet debut|author=LAKSHMI KRUPA|work=The Hindu|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref> During the production of the theatre show, ''Dirty Dancing'', she was spotted by Gitanjali Selvaraghavan who recommended her to her husband, and the actress appeared in his ''[[Mayakkam Enna]]'' (2011) portraying Padmini, a friend in [[Dhanush]]'s gang.<ref name="strug">{{cite news|last1=Raveena|first1=Joseph|title=The struggle of an actress|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/actor-pooja-devariya-on-her-roles/article7883798.ece|access-date=1 October 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 November 2015|location=[[Chennai]]}}</ref><br />
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In 2015, she was in production for six films, including roles in [[Karthik Subbaraj]]'s ''[[Iraivi]]'' and Manikandan's ''[[Kuttrame Thandanai]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/iraivi-first-look-will-be-released-well-before-diwali-2015.html|title=Iraivi's first look will be released well before Diwali 2015|author=D Meera Chithirappaavai|work=Behindwoods|access-date=1 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/news/illayaraja-teams-up-with-kaaka-muttai-director-news-others-phqnuseheehcf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104125111/http://www.sify.com/news/illayaraja-teams-up-with-kaaka-muttai-director-news-others-phqnuseheehcf.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-11-04 |title=Illayaraja teams up with 'Kaaka Muttai' director |publisher=Sify.com |date=2015-07-16 |access-date=2015-10-01}}</ref><br />
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As a model, she was on the cover of [[India Today]] magazine alongside actor [[Naren Weiss]] several times.<ref name="India Today">{{cite web|title=Naren Weiss Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/NarenWeiss/status/697910626710990848?lang=en|date=n.d.|access-date=31 December 2016}}</ref> Her directorial debut was also his play ''[[Maya from Madurai]]''.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"<br />
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes<br />
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| 2011 || ''[[Mayakkam Enna]]'' || Padmini || <br />
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| 2015 || ''[[Maiem]]'' || || <br />
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| 2016 || ''[[Iraivi]]'' ||Malar|| Won, [[Edison Awards (India)|Edison Award for Best Character Artist Female]] <br />
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| 2016 || ''[[Mo (2016 film)|Mo]]'' ||Mohanavadhani aka Mo || Cameo Appearance <br />
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| 2016 || ''[[Kuttrame Thandanai]]'' || Anu || Won, [[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards|Vikatan Award for Best Supporting Actress]]<br>Won, [[Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards]] for Best Supporting Actress<br />
|-<br />
| 2016 || ''[[Aandavan Kattalai (2016 film)|Aandavan Kattalai]]'' || Aarthi || <br />
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| 2018 || ''[[Andhra Mess]]'' || Arasi || <br />
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| 2018 || '' [[Katheyondu Shuruvagide]] '' || Tanya || [[Kannada]] film<br />
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| 2019 || ''[[Vellai Pookal]]'' || Ramya || <br />
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| 2019 || ''[[Ayogya (2019 film)|Ayogya]]'' || Santhiya ||<br />
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| 2019 || ''[[Vallavanukku Vallavan (2016 film)|Vallavanukku Vallavan]]'' || || Delayed<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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*{{Official website|http://www.poojadevariya.com}}<br />
*{{IMDb name|6299092}}<br />
*{{Twitter|id=iamrascalpapa}}<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]<br />
[[Category:Actresses from Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]<br />
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