Pooja Umashankar
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 25, 1981
- Place of birth
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
Biography
Pooja Gauthami Umashankar, mononymously known as Pooja is an Indian-Sri Lankan actress, who has primarily appeared in Tamil films as well as Sinhala, Malayalam and amateur films.
Following a series of successful commercial ventures, Bala's Naan Kadavul saw Pooja's performance as a blind beggar praised by the critics, securing major awards, including the South Filmfare and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. She simultaneously worked in Sinhala cinema and was part of several successful films like Anjalika (2006), Asai Man Piyabanna (2007), Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe (2010) and Kusa Pabha (2012), thus establishing herself as one of the leading actresses of Sinhala cinema.
Movies with Pooja Umashankar
- Orange 2010 · ★ 6.5
- Naan Kadavul 2009 · ★ 7.1
- Attagasam 2004 · ★ 5.5
- Ullam Ketkumae 2005 · ★ 7.4
- Pattiyal 2006 · ★ 7.3
- Oram Po 2007 · ★ 6.1
- Thambi 2006 · ★ 7.5
- Jay Jay 2003 · ★ 7.3
- Vidiyum Munn 2013 · ★ 5.9
- Panthayakozhi 2007 · ★ 2.5
- Jithan 2005 · ★ 7.5
- Pori 2007 · ★ 6.0
- Asai Man Piyabanna 2007 · ★ 5.0
- Drohi 2010 · ★ 4.0
- Sihinayaki Adare 2024 · ★ 6.0
- Kadavul Paathi Mirugam Paathi 2015 · ★ 4.0
- Paththini 2016 · ★ 4.0
- Sarigama 2016 · ★ 10.0
- Kusa Pabha 2012 · ★ 8.5
- Anjalika 2006 · ★ 8.0
- TN 07 AL 4777 2009
- Thagapansamy 2006
- Friends 2007
- Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe 2010