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Charmy Kaur 
At the shoot of Dongala MuthaBorn Charmy Kaur
May 17, 1987 [1]
Vasai (Mumbai), Maharashtra, IndiaOther names Charmi, Charmee Occupation Actress Years active 2002–present Charmy Kaur (also spelt as Charmee or Charmi)[2] is an Indian film actress, who has predominantly appeared in Telugu films. She acted with stars such as Nandamuri Balakrishna, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Jr. NTR, Prabhas, Siddarth, Ravi Teja, Sumanth, Nitin, Silambarasan and Dileep.
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Early life
Charmy was born in Mumbai and her family is of Punjabi -Sikh background. She studied in Carmelite Convent English High School in Vasai.
Career
She made her acting debut in the 2002 Telugu film Nee Thodu Kaavali, in which she acted as a housewife at a young age of 15.[3] This film was a flop, but helped Charmme in getting noticed by the south Indian film industry. Her next film was Kadhal Azhivathillai with Silambarasan, which was also a flop. During this time she acted in a Malayalam film directed by Vinayan named Kattuchembakam. This film also bombed in box office. After that she acted in a couple more Tamil films but they bombed at the box office.
Her re-entry to Telugu movies happened with Neeke Manasichhaanu a film with Sreekanth which was a failure; then in Sri Anjaneyam, directed by ace director Krishna Vamsi which too was a failed attempt. It was followed by another failure with Chanti, paired against Ravi Teja. She finally got a big break in Telugu with Gowri in which she was paired with Sumanth. She didn't have to look back afterwards. The stupendous success of Mass with Nagarjuna strengthened her position in Tollywood. Charmme's most indistinguishable and critically acclaimed film so far is Anukokunda Oka Roju. It was a heroine-oriented thriller. Her performance in the movie was acclaimed by critics.
In 2006 she acted in Pournami which was a total failure in spite of high expectations, but her performance was appreciated. Though she did not learn Indian classical dance, her Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dances in the film were appreciated by audiences. Later that year she was paired for the second time with Sumanth in Chinnodu but it was not a successful venture. Her next film, Rakhi (with NTR), was a hit. In 2007 Mantra, a thriller with Charmme in the lead role, was declared as a surprise hit.This performance fetched her the Nandi Award for the best herione of 2007. Her performance in the movie is appreciated by wide range of audience.
Then, she starred in several lady oriented roles, a rare thing in Tollywood.[citation needed] The list includes Anukokunda Oka Roju, Mantra, Manorama 2009, Kavya's Diary, Sye Aata, Mangala in Telugu and Laadam in Tamil, out of which Anukokunda Oka Roju and Mantra were very successful. Finally she got chance to work in Bollywood in the movie Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap lead by Amitabh Bachchan . Her role on this movie is as a supporting actress and the movie has done average in the box office.
Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes 2002 Nee Thodu Kaavali Manasa Telugu Kadhal Azhivathillai Charmi Tamil Kattuchembakam Malayalam 2003 Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu Divya Natarajan Tamil Neeke Manasichchaanu Sridevi Telugu Kadhal Kisu Kisu Indhu Tamil 2004 Sri Anjaneyam Padma Telugu Gowri Sweta Telugu Chanti Telugu Mass Priya Telugu 2005 Chakram Lakshmi Telugu Anukokunda Oka Roju Sahasra Telugu Winner, Santosham Best Actress Award
Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Actress (Jury)Political Rowdy Kaveri Telugu Allari Pidugu Subbalakshmi Telugu 2006 Chukkallo Chandrudu Sandhya Telugu Lakshmi Sailaja Telugu Style Shruti Telugu Pournami Chandrakala Telugu Chinnodu Anjali Telugu Rakhi Gowri Telugu 2007 Lavakusha Sinchana Kannada Mantra Mantra Telugu Winner, Nandi Award for Best Actress 2008 Sundarakanda Pinky Telugu Bhale Dongalu Telugu Special appearance Michael Madana Kamaraju Archana Telugu Kausalya Supraja Rama Kausalya Telugu King Telugu Special appearance 2009 Laadam Angel Tamil Manorama Geetanjali Telugu Kavya's Diary Kavya Telugu Mahatma Telugu Special appearance 2010 Aagathan Shreya Malayalam Indhu Telugu Sye Aata Telugu Ragada Telugu Special appearance 2011 Mangala Mangala Telugu Dongala Mutha Rani Telugu Nagaram Nidrapothunna Vela Niharika Telugu Bbuddah... Hoga Tera Baap Amrita / Amrutha[4] Hindi Mayagadu Vandana Chidambaram Telugu Sevakudu Telugu Post-production Zilla Ghaziabad Hindi Pre-production Awards
- 2007: Nandi Award for Best Actress for Mantra[5]
- 2005: Santosham Best Actress Award for Anukokunda Oka Roju
- 2005: CineMAA Award for Best Actress (Jury) for Anukokunda Oka Roju
References
- ^ "Charmy turns 18". http://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news260.html. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
- ^ Moidu, KK (2007-10-25). "In The Right Groove". TIME OUT. The Gulf Today. http://kkmoidu.blogspot.com/2007/10/in-rightgroove-charmi_4256.html. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ "Interview with Charmy". idlebrain.com. http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview-charmy.html. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ 'Bbuddah..Hoga Tera Baap' Review: Big B Redefined!!
- ^ http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/nandiawards2007.html
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Categories:- Living people
- Punjabi people
- Indian film actors
- Indian actors
- Tamil film actors
- Telugu cinema
- 1987 births
- Indian Sikhs
- People from Thane
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