Akanksha Puri is an Indian actress and model, known for her work in

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TV shows, also few South Indian movies like

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Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

and

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

besides

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movies. She is best known for her role as Goddess

Parvati Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or Gauri ( sa, गौरी, ) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Mahadevi i ...

in ''

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''.

Career

Puri made her

debut with

Madhur Bhandarkar Madhur Bhandarkar (born 26 August 1968) is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. In 2016,Bhandarkar was honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour, by the Government of India. The drama film ''Chandni Ba ...

's 2015 drama film ''

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.'' In 2017, she was cast as Mata AdiParashakti in

. Puri took up modelling projects during her short stint as an international cabin crew member. She was then spotted by a big production house in India's south, whence she bagged her first role in a Tamil movie. She is the winner of the show Swayamvar – Mika Di Vohti.

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Puri, Akanksha Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Female models from Madhya Pradesh Actresses from Bhopal Actresses in Hindi television Year of birth missing (living people)