Pooja Devariya

Pooja Devariya
Pooja Devariya
Born	Pooja Balu; 29 July 1991 (age 32); Bengaluru, Karnataka
Other names	Rascal Papa
Occupation	Stage and Film Actress
Years active	2011 - present

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Pooja Devariya is an Indian film and theatre actress who has appeared in the 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.^[1] She finished her high school at St. Michael's Academy, in Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Career[edit]

In 2010, Pooja joined the theatre group Stray Factory and has worked on stage performances and online videos with the company.^[2]^[3] 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.^[4]

In 2015, she was in production for six films, including roles in Karthik Subbaraj's Iraivi and Manikandan's Kuttrame Thandanai.^[5]^[6]

As a model, she was on the cover of India Today magazine alongside actor Naren Weiss several times.^[7] Her directorial debut was also his play Maya from Madurai.

Filmography[edit]

All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2011	Mayakkam Enna	Padmini
2015	Maiem
2016	Iraivi	Malar	Won, Edison Award for Best Character Artist Female
2016	Mo	Mohanavadhani aka Mo	Cameo Appearance
2016	Kuttrame Thandanai	Anu	Won, Vikatan Award for Best Supporting Actress Won, Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards for Best Supporting Actress
2016	Aandavan Kattalai	Aarthi
2018	Andhra Mess	Arasi
2018	Katheyondu Shuruvagide	Tanya	Kannada film
2019	Vellai Pookal	Ramya
2019	Ayogya	Santhiya
2019	Vallavanukku Vallavan		Delayed

References[edit]

↑ "Pooja Balu, Stray Factory". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
↑ RAVEENA JOSEPH. "Busting the Madrasi myth". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
↑ LAKSHMI KRUPA. "A short and sweet debut". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
↑ Raveena, Joseph (16 November 2015). "The struggle of an actress". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
↑ D Meera Chithirappaavai. "Iraivi's first look will be released well before Diwali 2015". Behindwoods. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
↑ "Illayaraja teams up with 'Kaaka Muttai' director". Sify.com. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
↑ "Naren Weiss Twitter". n.d. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

External links[edit]

[1] "Pooja Balu, Stray Factory". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[2] RAVEENA JOSEPH. "Busting the Madrasi myth". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[3] LAKSHMI KRUPA. "A short and sweet debut". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[strug-4] Raveena, Joseph (16 November 2015). "The struggle of an actress". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

[5] D Meera Chithirappaavai. "Iraivi's first look will be released well before Diwali 2015". Behindwoods. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[6] "Illayaraja teams up with 'Kaaka Muttai' director". Sify.com. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[India_Today-7] "Naren Weiss Twitter". n.d. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

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