- Pooja Umashankar
Infobox_Celebrity
name = Pooja Gauthami Umashankar
imagesize = 250px
birth_date = Birth date and age|1981|6|25|mf=y
birth_place = The Soyza Hospital in Sri Lanka
occupation =Actress
salary = 10 Million (Annual)
networth =
website = www.actresspooja.comPooja (born
25 June 1981 as Pooja Gautami Umashankar inSri Lanka ) is an actress inKollywood and the Sinhala film industry. She has a Masters Degree in Business & Management. She was also a part ofMani Ratnam 's stage show, "Netru, Indru, Naalai " (Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow).Biography
Early life
Her mother is a Sri Lankan Sinhalese and her father is
Kannada . The languages she can speak are Tamil, Kannada and English. She went to school and college inBangalore , Baldwin's and Mount Carmel College respectively.Career
Her debut film was
Ullam Ketkumae inTamil with Arya,Laila Mehdin ,Shaam andAsin Thottumkal which was directed by the late Jeeva. It wasn't released until her second and third filmsJay Jay andAttagasam released in2003 and2004 respectively.Television
She is one of the judges in the popular reality dance show "Aatam Paatam Kondatam" opposite dance master Prasanna on
Kalaignar TV .Filmography
References
* [http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=00194bd7-8a6b-466a-920f-810e6e8bc9b8&&Headline=Indian+star's+popularity+leads+to+tax+on+foreign+actors Indian star's popularity leads to tax on foreign actors, Hindustan Times, August 29, 2007]
External links
*imdb name|id=1553201|name=Pooja
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