Shamna Kasim

Shamna Kasim, also known by her stage name Poorna is an Indian actress, dancer, and model, who appears in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films.

Early life

She was born in Kannur to a Malayalee couple Kasim and Ramla. She has done her schooling from St. Teresas Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School in Kannur after shifting from Ursuline Senior Secondary School. She shifted her school to concentrate more on her dancing skills.

She resides in Kochi, Kerala.

Career

2004–2011: Early struggle

She made her acting debut in the 2004 Malayalam film '' Manju Poloru Penkutty''. She played her first major role in her debut Telugu film ''Sri Mahalakshmi'' (2007), while playing the lead female character in her first Tamil film, '' Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu'' (2008).

Her biggest hit came with '' Josh'' (2009), a Kannada movie that completed 100 days in the theatres. She has starred in several Tamil films including '' Kodaikanal'' (2008), '' Kandhakottai'' (2009), '' Drohi'' (2010), '' Aadu Puli'' (2011), '' Vellore Maavattam'' (2011) and '' Vithagan'' (2011).

2012–2016: Experimental roles and television

She is best known for her Malayalam movies '' Chattakkari'' (2012), '' Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha'' (2013) and '' Mili'' (2015).

Kasim appeared in a series of films where she portrayed a ghost, with ''The Hindu'' labelling her as "the ghost queen of South films".Search for variety: Poorna
The Hindu (21 November 2015). Retrieved 30 December 2015. She essayed the lead role in '' Avunu'' (2012) and the sequel '' Avunu 2'' (2015) that were successful at the box office. In this brief period of time, she turned down several similar scripts, before acting as a ghost again in '' Raju Gari Gadhi'' (2015), which became a hit at the box office.

She extended her appearance from silver screen to numerous Television projects in Telugu and Malayalam, particularly as a Judge in dance reality shows that bought her closer to the audiences. In 2016, she was cast in Telegu comedy '' Jayammu Nischayammu Raa''.

2017–present

Shamna shaved her head completely bald for her role in the '' Kodiveeran'' (2017), but the movie met with average reviews.

She has also done a lot of Malayalam like '' Madhura Raja'' (2019), '' Maarconi Mathaai'' (2019) and Telugu films '' Akhanda'' (2021), '' Drushyam 2'' (2021), '' Dasara'' (2023) as well. In 2024, she appeared in Tamil horror thriller, ''Devil''.

Personal life

In June 2020, police arrested members of a gang on a complaint lodged by Shamna's mother that they blackmailed her daughter. Police revealed that the gang locked film actresses in hotel rooms and forced them to accompany as escorts for transporting black money.

Filmography

Film

Television

Television shows

References

External links

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Living people
Indian film actresses
Indian web series actresses
Actresses from Kannur
Bharatanatyam exponents
Year of birth missing (living people)
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Tamil television
Actresses in Malayalam television
Actresses in Telugu television
Dancers from Kerala
21st-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian dancers