Pooja Gandhi
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Pooja Gandhi also known as Sanjana Gandhi, is an Indian actress predominantly working in the Kannada film industry
.She went on to appear in commercially successful films like mungaru male
, taj mahal
, buddhivanta, thus establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress of kannada cinema.
family. Her father Pawan Gandhi is a businessman and her mother Jyothi Gandhi is a housewife. She studied at Sophia Convent and Dewan Public School in Meerut. She has two younger sisters, Radhika Gandhi, who is also working in Kannada films, and Suhani Gandhi, a tennis player.
, starting with Zameen Se Asman directed by Aruna Irani
. She made her debut in the Bengali
film Tomake Salam, released in 2003. She moved to the South Indian film industry with the Tamil
film Kokki
, which did not show promising results at the box office.
She entered the Kannada film industry with Mungaru Male
, a film that became a big hit in Karnataka
, and she popularly came to be known as Mungaru Male Hudugi ("Mungaru Male girl").
Pooja Gandhi acted in the Kannada movie Krishna
, opposite "Comedy Time" Ganesh, her co-actor in Mungaru Male. She has since acted in several Kannada films including Kodagana Koli Nungitha, Manmahta, Milana
, Buddhivantha, Huchchi, Taj Mahal and Honey Honey.
Pooja has signed up to make her Tulu language
film debut in Beere Devupoonje, playing the role of Raja Nartaki. The film, produced and directed by R. Dhanraj, will be based on a Tulu warrior named Devapoonja who lived 400 years ago.
Cinema of Karnataka
The cinema of Karnataka , sometimes colloquially referred to as Sandalwood and as Chandanavana in Kannada, encompasses movies made in the Indian state of Karnataka based in Bangalore. Most of the movies are made in Kannada, with a handful of them in Konkani or Tulu. Today more than 100 films are...
.She went on to appear in commercially successful films like mungaru male
Mungaru Male
Mungaru Male is a 2006 Kannada language movie directed by Yograj Bhat and produced by E Krishnappa. The film stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi, and Anant Nag in lead roles...
, taj mahal
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is a white Marble mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal...
, buddhivanta, thus establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress of kannada cinema.
Early life
Pooja Gandhi was born in paurath, punjab, on October 11 in a traditional PunjabiPunjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...
family. Her father Pawan Gandhi is a businessman and her mother Jyothi Gandhi is a housewife. She studied at Sophia Convent and Dewan Public School in Meerut. She has two younger sisters, Radhika Gandhi, who is also working in Kannada films, and Suhani Gandhi, a tennis player.
Career
Pooja started her career by acting in soapsSoap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, starting with Zameen Se Asman directed by Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani
Aruna Irani is an Indian actress. An accomplished actress and dancer of her time, Aruna Irani has acted in about 300 movies, with many memorable acting performances to her credit...
. She made her debut in the Bengali
Bengali language
Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...
film Tomake Salam, released in 2003. She moved to the South Indian film industry with the Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
film Kokki
Kokki (film)
Kokki is a Tamil language film released in 2006. It starred Karan, Pooja Gandhi and Kota Srinivasa Rao in the lead roles. The film earned moderate reviews and had an average run at the box office. The film helped Karan's status as a solo hero.-Cast:...
, which did not show promising results at the box office.
She entered the Kannada film industry with Mungaru Male
Mungaru Male
Mungaru Male is a 2006 Kannada language movie directed by Yograj Bhat and produced by E Krishnappa. The film stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi, and Anant Nag in lead roles...
, a film that became a big hit in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, and she popularly came to be known as Mungaru Male Hudugi ("Mungaru Male girl").
Pooja Gandhi acted in the Kannada movie Krishna
Krishna (2007 film)
Krishna is an Indian Kannada-language film starring Comedy Time Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi and Sharmila Mandre. It is directed by M.D. Sridhar, and produced by Ramesh Yadav..The movie was released on 5 October 2007.-Plot:...
, opposite "Comedy Time" Ganesh, her co-actor in Mungaru Male. She has since acted in several Kannada films including Kodagana Koli Nungitha, Manmahta, Milana
Milana
Milana is a Kannada film Directed by Prakash and Produced by Dushyant. This movie was from the banners of Jai Matha Combines and Chowdeshwari Cine creations. Puneet Rajkumar played the male lead and Parvathi Menon played the female lead, who is making a debut in kannada movies with this film...
, Buddhivantha, Huchchi, Taj Mahal and Honey Honey.
Pooja has signed up to make her Tulu language
Tulu language
The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...
film debut in Beere Devupoonje, playing the role of Raja Nartaki. The film, produced and directed by R. Dhanraj, will be based on a Tulu warrior named Devapoonja who lived 400 years ago.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2003 | Tomake Salam | Bengali Bengali language Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script... |
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| 2006 | Kokki Kokki (film) Kokki is a Tamil language film released in 2006. It starred Karan, Pooja Gandhi and Kota Srinivasa Rao in the lead roles. The film earned moderate reviews and had an average run at the box office. The film helped Karan's status as a solo hero.-Cast:... |
Raji | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
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| Mungaru Male Mungaru Male Mungaru Male is a 2006 Kannada language movie directed by Yograj Bhat and produced by E Krishnappa. The film stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi, and Anant Nag in lead roles... |
Nandini | Kannada Kannada language Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world... |
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| 2007 | Manmatha Manmatha (film) Manmatha is a 2007 Kannada comedy film starting Jaggesh in a double role. The film is a remake of Kunjikoonan.-Plot:Putswamy is a ugly village youth who covers up his handicap with humor... |
Kannada | Special appearance | |
| Krishna Krishna (2007 film) Krishna is an Indian Kannada-language film starring Comedy Time Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi and Sharmila Mandre. It is directed by M.D. Sridhar, and produced by Ramesh Yadav..The movie was released on 5 October 2007.-Plot:... |
Preethi | Kannada | ||
| Milana Milana Milana is a Kannada film Directed by Prakash and Produced by Dushyant. This movie was from the banners of Jai Matha Combines and Chowdeshwari Cine creations. Puneet Rajkumar played the male lead and Parvathi Menon played the female lead, who is making a debut in kannada movies with this film... |
Priya | Kannada | ||
| Geleya | Herself | Kannada | Special appearnce in song huduga malebillu | |
| 2008 | Hani Hani | Ramya | Kannada | |
| Accident | Pooja | Kannada | ||
| Kamannana Makkalu | Kannada | Special appearance | ||
| Nee Tata Naa Birla | Pooja | Kannada | ||
| Tajmahal | Shruthi | Kannada | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Kannada Actress Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films... |
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| Kodagana Koli Nungitha | Lakshmi | Kannada | ||
| Budhivanta Budhivanta Budhivanta is a 2008 Kannada language blockbuster film starring Superstar Upendra in the lead role. It was directed by Ramnath Rigvedhi. It is a remake of the Tamil film Naan Avanillai. It was released on 26 September 2008... |
Pooja | Kannada | ||
| Maharshi Maharshi (film) Maharshi is a 1988 Telugu Drama film written and directed by Vamsy. The film stars Maharshi Raghava, Nishanti , and Krishna Bhagavan, with Ilaiyaraja composing music and S.P.Balasubrahmanyam doing the singing.-Plot:... |
Manasa Veena | Kannada | ||
| Janumada Gelathi Janumada Gelathi Janumada Gelathi is a 2008 Kannada language film directed by Dinesh Baboo and produced by Manohar C R. its stars Srinagara Kitti and Pooja Gandhi in the lead roles. music composed by V.Manohar... |
Manjula | Kannada | ||
| Thiruvannamalai Thiruvannamalai (film) Thiruvannamalai is a Tamil language action film released in 2008. It stars Arjun in the lead roles. The film was an above average grosser.. Tanya Vakil was originally cast to play the female heroine but due to her boosting modelling career she opted out. The film was later dubbed in Hindi to be... |
Malathy | Tamil | ||
| Haage Summane Haage Summane Haage Summane is a 2008 Kannada film directed by Preetham Gubbi. The newcomers Kiran and Suhasi played the lead roles. Music was composed by Mano Murthy. The film released nationwide on 26 December 2008... |
Nandini | Kannada | Special appearance | |
| 2009 | Anu | Anu | Kannada | |
| Thalai Ezhuthu | Tamil | |||
| Iniya | Janaki | Kannada | ||
| Huchchi | Preethi | Kannada | ||
| Ninagaagi Kaadiruve | Shweta Nandan | Kannada | ||
| Gokula | Leela | Kannada | ||
| 2010 | Minugu | Sanchitha | Kannada | |
| Shri Harikathe | Pooja Krishnamurthy | Kannada | ||
| Nee Raani Naa Maharani | Rani, Pooja Gandhi |
Kannada | ||
| Vega | Kannada | |||
| 2011 | Thavarina Runa Thavarina Runa Thavarina Runa is a 2011 released Kannada film starring Pooja Gandhi and Paramesh in the lead roles. The film has been directed and written by Ramesh Raj. K. Srirama Reddy has produced the movie under KR Entertainment Banner. Abhiman Roy has composed the music... |
Kannada | ||
| Aptha Aptha Aptha is a 2011 Kannada film in the thriller genre starring Pooja Gandhi, Neeraj Sham in the lead roles . The film has been directed and written by Sanjeev Kumar and produced by Dharmalingam and Megoti Sanjeev Kumar... |
Anjali Devi | Kannada | ||
| Nee Illadhe Nee Illadhe Nee Illadhe is a 2011 Kannada film in the romance genre starring Raghu Mukherjee and Pooja Gandhi in the lead roles . The film has been directed, co-produced and written by Shiva Ganapathy and produced by Ekarudradevi Channapati Nagamalleshwari under Ekarudradevi banner . The duo Ashley Mendonca... |
Sharanya | Kannada | ||
| I Am I Am (film) I Am is a 2010 Indian anthology film by Onir. It consists of four short films: "Omar", "Afia", "Abhimanyu", and "Megha". Each film shares the common theme of fear and each is also based on real life stories. The film was financed by donations from more than 400 different people around the world,... |
Hindi | Post-production | ||
| Jaihind | Anjali | Kannada | Filming | |
| Hare Rama Hare Krishna | Kannada | Filming | ||
| Kalayanamasthu | Kannada | Filming | ||
| Paagal | Kannada | |||
| Jogayya | Kannada | Released |