Shubha Poonja is an Indian actress and former

model A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin ''modulus'', a measure. Models c ...

. She has mostly appeared in

Kannada film Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

s and

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. She is best known for her role in the movie

Moggina Manasu ''Moggina Manasu'' is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film directed by Shashank and produced by E. Krishnappa under the banner E. K. Entertainers. It stars Radhika Pandit and Shuba Punja in lead roles. The supporting cast featu ...

for which she received

Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is and award presented annually by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented ...

. Recently she entered the Kannada TV reality show

Bigg Boss Kannada (season 8) The eighth season of the Indian Kannada-language reality television game show ''Bigg Boss'' premiered on 28 February 2021. It is produced by Endemol Shine India under the control of Banijay and broadcast on Colors Kannada with Kiccha Sudeepa as ...

Career

Shubha Poonja is of

Mangalorean Mangaloreans ( Tulu: ''Kudladaklu''; Kannada: ''Mangaloorinavaruu''; Konkani: ''Kodialkar''; Beary: ''Maikaltanga''; Urdu: ''Kaudalvale'') are a collection of diverse ethnic groups that hail from the historical locales of South Canara (Tulunaa ...

descent from the

Tuluva The Tulu people or Tuluvas are an ethno-linguistic group from Southern India. They are native speakers of the Tulu language and the region they traditionally inhabit is known as Tulu Nadu. This region comprises the districts of Dakshina Kannad ...

community. She was raised in

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

and studied in Carmel Convent School, Jayanagar,

, before she started modelling, appearing in various

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. Meanwhile, she won the "Miss Chennai-Top Model 2003" title. Subsequently, she entered the

Tamil film industry Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kolly ...

, after K. S. Vasanthakumar, director of the Tamil film '' Machi'' approached her to enact the lead female role in the film, having seen her photos. After starring in the Tamil films ''Thirudiya Idhayathai'' and ''Shanmuga'' in the following months, she entered the

Kannada film industry Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

with the 2006 film ''Jackpot''. Afterwards, she appeared in several Kannada films, including ''Chanda'', ''

'' and ''Slum Bala''. Lately, she appeared in ''Anjadiru'', the Kannada remake of the 2008 Tamil film ''

Anjaathe ''Anjathe'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Mysskin and produced by V. Hitesh Jhabak. The film stars Narain, Prasanna, Ajmal Ameer, and Vijayalakshmi. The film opened to rave reviews fo ...

'', and in '' Thaakath''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Poonja, Shubha Actresses from Mangalore Indian film actresses Living people Actresses in Kannada cinema Mangaloreans Tulu people Actresses in Tamil cinema Filmfare Awards South winners 21st-century Indian actresses Female models from Karnataka 1978 births