Shubha Poonja is an Indian actress and former model. 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'' directed ...

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 featur ...

for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada. Recently she entered the Kannada TV reality show Bigg Boss Kannada (season 8).

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 (Tulunaad ...

descent from the Tuluva 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

television ads A television advertisement (also called a television commercial, TV commercial, commercial, spot, television spot, TV spot, advert, television advert, TV advert, television ad, TV ad or simply an ad) is a span of television programming produce ...

. 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 ''Kollywood ...

, 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 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 for ...

'', and in ''

Thaakath ''Thaakath'' () is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language film directed by M S Ramesh, starring Duniya Vijay and Shubha Poonja. Cast * Duniya Vijay as Basiya * Shubha Poonja as Bhagya * Sathyajith * Sanketh Kashi * Avinash * Rangayana Raghu as Singar ...

''.

Filmography

References

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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