Surbhi Puranik (born 5 June), known professionally as Surbhi, is an Indian actress who primarily works in
Telugu
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S ...
and
Tamil films. She made her film debut with the Tamil film ''
Ivan Veramathiri'' (2013), for which she received
SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut - Tamil and
Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
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The list
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.
Nominations
*2007 Anjali – ''K ...
nominations.
Surbhi made her Telugu film debut with ''
Beeruva'' (2015). She has been part of successful films including ''
Express Raja
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'' and ''
Gentleman
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'' both (2016). She made her Kannada film debut with ''
Sakath'' (2021).
Early life and education
Surbhi was born as Surbhi Puranik on 5 June in
Delhi
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.
She completed her bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the
College of Art, Delhi. Surbhi took up an acting course at Imago Acting School, where she was taught by
Barry John and
Manoj Bajpai. She then did various modelling assignment before her film debut.
Career
Debut and early success (2013-2018)
Surbhi made her acting debut in 2013 with ''
Ivan Veramathiri''. She portrayed a college student opposite
Vikram Prabhu
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in this successful film. ''
Rediff.com'' wrote, "Surabhi is perfectly cast. She brightens up all the scenes she appears in and seems totally natural and fresh." ''
Hindustan Times
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'' said, "Debutant Surabhi can be impressive with some guidance." She received
SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut - Tamil and
Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
The Vijay for Best Debut Actress is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil (Kollywood) films.
The list
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.
Nominations
*2007 Anjali – ''K ...
nominations for her performance.
In 2014, she first appeared as a
chain smoker in ''
Velaiyilla Pattathari
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'' alongside
Dhanush
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. It was one of the most successful Tamil films of the year. ''
Deccan Chronicle
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'' noted, "Surabhi in cameo fits the bill." She next appeared in a cameo in ''
Jeeva''. In 2015, she made her Telugu debut and appeared opposite
Sundeep Kishan
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Career
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in ''
Beeruva''. ''
Times of India
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'' wrote, "Surbhi is good in her role but she could have worked better in the drunk scene."
Surbhi had four releases in 2016. Firstly, she portrayed a dog lover opposite
Sharwanand
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in ''
Express Raja
''Express Raja'' is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film written and directed by Merlapaka Gandhi. Produced by V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy and Pramod Uppalapati under their production company UV Creations, the film features Sha ...
''. It was a commercial success. ''
The Hindu'' noted, "Surbhi looks pretty. Though she has a small role she does her part well." Next, she appeared opposite
Jai in ''
Pugazh'', a box office average. She then appeared in ''
Attack
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'' opposite
Manchu Manoj. Her final release of the year came with ''
Gentleman
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'' opposite
Nani, portraying a young entrepreneur. It become a commercial success at the box office. ''
Firstpost
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'' noted, "Surabhi as Aishwarya is simple and naïve, like the character demands." While ''
Deccan Chronicle
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'' wrote, "Surabhi looks good on screen and has done her job very well."
She appeared opposite
Allu Sirish in her only release of 2017, ''
Okka Kshanam
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''. ''
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'' mentioned, "Surbhi, as Allu Sirish's love, fits her role to the T."
Career progression (2019-present)
Surbhi portrayed the lead opposite
Vishnu Manchu
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in the 2019 film ''
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''. ''
123 Telugu
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...
'' wrote, "Surabhi looks glamorous and her chemistry with Vishnu Manchu is good too."
Surbhi had two release in 2021. She first portrayed the titular role opposite
Aadi in ''
Sashi''. ''
Times of India
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'' wrote, "Surabhi looked good on screen but could have been more expressive." Surbhi next made her Kannada film debut with ''
Sakath''. She portrayed an anchor alongside
Ganesh
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. ''
Times of India
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'' stated, "Surbhi is charming in her debut outing."
Filmography
Films
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Actresses from Delhi
Living people
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Indian film actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Year of birth missing (living people)