Poonam Bajwa


Poonam Bajwa is an Indian film actress and model who appears in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She made her acting debut in 2005 with the Telugu film Modati Cinema, after that she was featured in more Telugu film, such as Boss. Her debut Tamil movie was Seval. She showcased her talent by her acting in various movies in different languages.

Early life

A Punjabi and Iyengar by birth, she was born in Mumbai to Amarjit Singh Bajwa, a Naval Officer and Jayalakshmi Bajwa. She has a younger sister, Deepika Bajwa. She was crowned Miss Pune in 2005, after which she started modeling part-time while studying. When she went to Hyderabad for a ramp show, the director of Modati spotted her and asked her if she was interested in films. She had finished her 12th then and had a five-month gap before college and hence agreed to star in his film, despite excelling in academics. She pursued a degree in English Literature from Symbiosis International University, Pune.

Career

She made her acting debut in the 2005 Telugu film Modati Cinema, following which she appeared in several Telugu films, including Boss opposite Nagarjuna and Bhaskar's Parugu. She debuted in Tamil in 2008 with the Hari-directed masala film Seval and subsequently starred in Thenavattu and Kacheri Arambam, both co-starring Jeeva, and Drohi and Thambikottai. She acted in China Town, a Malayalam movie.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2005Modati CinemaSindhuTeluguTollywood Debut
2006Premante IntePavaniTelugu
2006BossShruti RamprakashTelugu
2006ThangigagiPriyaKannadaSandalwood Debut
2007VedukaHariniTelugu
2008ParuguSubbalakshmiTelugu
2008SevalParijatham PanchamiTamilKollywood Debut
2008ThenavattuGayathriTamil
2010Kacheri ArambamMadhiTamil
2010DrohiShruthi
Lochani		Tamil
2011ThambikottaiKanaga AmirthalingamTamil
2011China TownEmilyMalayalamMollywood Debut
2011Venicile VyapariLakshmiMalayalam
2012ShikariRenuka,
Nanditha		Malayalam
Kannada
2012 ManthrikanMalu/ChandanaMalayalam
2014PeruchazhiHerselfMalayalamSpecial appearance
2015RosapookkalamLena AlexanderMalayalam
2015AambalaHerselfTamilSpecial appearance in Song "Madras to Madurai"
2015Romeo JulietNishaTamil
2016Mast MohabbatMayaKannada
2016Aranmanai 2ManjuTamil
2016Muthina KathirikaiMayaTamil
2017Zacharia Pothen JeevichirippunduMariyaMalayalam
2017MasterpieceSmithaMalayalam
2019Garapati LokeswariTelugu
2019Kuppathu RajaMaryTamil