Awards & Winners

Pooja Umashankar

Date of Birth 25-June-1981
Place of Birth Colombo
(Colombo District, Sri Lanka)
Nationality Sri Lanka, India
Also know as Pooja Gauthami Umashankar, Pooja
Profession Actor, Model
Pooja Gauthami Umashankar, mononymously known as Pooja is an Indian-Sri Lankan actress, who has primarily appeared in Tamil films as well as Sinhala, Malayalam and amateur films. Following a series of successful commercial ventures, Bala's Naan Kadavul saw Pooja's performance as a blind beggar praised by the critics, securing major awards, including the South Filmfare and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. She simultaneously worked in Sinhala cinema and was part of several successful films like Anjalika, Asai Man Piyabanna, Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe and Kusa Pabha, thus establishing herself as one of the leading actresses of Sinhala cinema.

Awards by Pooja Umashankar

Check all the awards nominated and won by Pooja Umashankar.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Vidiyum Munn

2013


Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Vijay Award for Best Actress Vidiyum Munn

2010


Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Honored for : Naan Kadavul

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Naan Kadavul

2009


Vijay Award for Best Actress
Honored for : Naan Kadavul

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Vijay Award for Best Actress Naan Kadavul