Shamna Kasim better known by the stage name Poorna, is an Indian actress, dancer and model who appears in

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films. She made her acting debut in the 2004 '' Manju Poloru Penkutty''.

Early life

Shamna Kasim completed her Bachelor of Arts in English by correspondence. She resides in

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, Kerala.

Career

In the mid-2010s, Kasim appeared in a series of films where she portrayed a

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, with '' The Hindu'' labelling her as "the ghost queen of Telugu films".Search for variety: Poorna
The Hindu (21 November 2015). Retrieved 30 December 2015. She appeared in '' Avunu'' (2012) and the sequel ''

Avunu 2 ''Avunu 2 '' is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language horror thriller film written, directed, and produced by Ravi Babu. A sequel to the 2012 film '' Avunu'', the film stars Poorna and Harshvardhan Rane who reprise their roles from the original with a ...

'' (2015). She turned down several similar scripts, before acting as a ghost in ''

Raju Gari Gadhi ''Raju Gari Gadhi'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language horror comedy film directed by Ohmkar, starring Ashwin Babu and Dhanya Balakrishna which is produced by Varahi Chalana Chitram, AK Entertainments Pvt. Ltd and OAK Entertainments Pvt ...

'' (2015), which became a surprise hit at the box office. She shaved her head completely bald for her role in the ''

Kodiveeran ''Kodiveeran'' ( Flag Warrior) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by M. Muthaiah. Sasikumar and Mahima Nambiar are playing as the lead pair in this movie alongside Vidharth, Pasupathy, Shamna Kasim, Sanusha, ...

'' (2017), but the movie did not receive a good response from the audience.

Controversy

In June 2020, police arrested members of a gang on a complaint lodged by Kasim'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

Films

Television

Television shows

References

External links

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