Poonam Bajwa

Poonam Bajwa is an Indian actress and model who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She made her acting debut in 2005 with the Telugu film Modati Cinema, after that she was featured in more Telugu film, such as Boss (2006). Her debut Tamil movie was Seval (2008).

Poonam Bajwa
Bajwa in 2019
Born
Poonam Singh Bajwa

Bombay, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materSymbiosis International University, Pune (English Literature)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2005–present
Parents
  • Amarjit Singh Bajwa
  • Jayalakshmi Bajwa

Early life and education

A Punjabi by birth, she was born in Bombay to Amarjit Singh Bajwa, a Naval Officer and Jayalakshmi Bajwa. She has a younger sister, Deepika Bajwa.[1] She was crowned Miss Pune in 2005,[2] after which she started modeling part-time while studying.[3] When she went to Hyderabad for a ramp show, the director of Modati Cinema spotted her and asked her if she was interested in films. She had finished her 12th then and had a five-month gap before college and hence agreed to star in his film, despite excelling in academics.[4] She pursued a degree in English Literature from Symbiosis International University, Pune.

Personal life

In October 2020 Bajwa took to Instagram to announce she is in a relationship with director Suneel Reddy.[5]

Acting career

She made her acting debut in the 2005 Telugu film Modati Cinema, following which she appeared in several Telugu films, including Boss opposite Nagarjuna and Bhaskar's Parugu. She debuted in Tamil in 2008 with the Hari-directed masala film Seval and subsequently starred in Thenavattu and Kacheri Arambam, both co-starring Jeeva, and Drohi and Thambikottai. She acted in China Town, a Malayalam movie.

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2005 Modati Cinema Sindhu Telugu Telugu Debut
2006 Premante Inte Pavani
Boss Shruti Ramprakash
Thangigagi Priya Kannada Kannada Debut
2007 Veduka Harini Telugu
2008 Parugu Subbalakshmi
Seval Parijatham Panchami Tamil Tamil Debut
Thenavattu Gayathri
2010 Kacheri Arambam Madhi
Drohi Shruthi
Lochani
2011 Thambikottai Kanaga Amirthalingam
China Town Emily Malayalam Malayalam Debut
Venicile Vyapari Lakshmi
2012 Shikari Renuka,
Nanditha		 Malayalam
Kannada
Manthrikan Malu/Chandana Malayalam
2014 Peruchazhi Herself Special appearance in the song "Po Mone Dinesha"
2015 Rosapookkalam Lena Alexander
Aambala Herself Tamil Special appearance in the song "Madras to Madurai"
Romeo Juliet Nisha
2016 Mast Mohabbat Maya Kannada
Aranmanai 2 Manju Tamil
Muthina Kathirikai Maya
2017 Zacharia Pothen Jeevichirippundu Mariya Malayalam
Masterpiece Smitha
2019 N.T.R: Kathanayakudu Garapati Lokeswari Telugu
Kuppathu Raja Mary Tamil
2022 Pathonpatham Noottandu Queen of Travancore
Mathruppillil Kalyanikutty Amma		 Malayalam [6]
Mei Hoom Moosa Kunjipaathu [7]
Gurumoorthi Tamizh Tamil

References
  1. "പൂവ്‌ പോലെ പൂനം". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. "Poonam Bajwa". The Times of India.
  3. "Modati Cinema and a short stint in Telugu". The Times of India. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. "Poonam Bajwa -With stars in her eyes!". Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. "Poonam Bajwa reveals being in a relationship with an adorable post". The Times of India. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022.
  6. "Poonam Bajwa is all set for 'Pathonpatham Noottandu', as the shoot wraps up". The Times of India. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  7. "Poonam Bajwa is all excited to join the cast of Suresh Gopi's 'Mei Hoom Moosa'". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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