Hamsa Nandini (born Poonam Bartake) is an Indian

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, and

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known for her works in

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. She has modeled for ''MaaStars'' magazine,

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, and Hyderabad International Fashion week 2011 and 2013. Her birth name is Poonam, under which she appeared in her first few films, but since there were too many people named Poonam in the film industry, director

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rechristened her Hamsa Nandini. In 2015, she played the warrior princess Madanika in the Telugu historical '' Rudhramadevi''. She mainly appears in

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s in Telugu film industry.

Early life

Hamsa Nandini was born and brought up in

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. Later she moved to Mumbai to become a model . She has been in the modeling industry since 2002, and has modeled for MaaStars magazine,

, Hyderabad International Fashion week 2011 & 2013, and various television commercials. She graduated in commerce and had enrolled in a PG (postgraduate) course in human resources in 2009.

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In 2013, all her four releases, '' Mirchi'', '' Bhai'', ''

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'' and ''

Ramayya Vasthavayya ''Ramayya Vasthavayya'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Harish Shankar. It was produced by Dil Raju and stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Shruti Haasan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The soundtrack was composed by S. ...

'' featured her in

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. She stated that she was happy "doing a five-minute dance number" as it gives her "phenomenal reach" and "a good platform to reach out to the masses". Most recently she performed a special number in ''

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''.

Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandini, Hamsa 1984 births 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses from Pune Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Female models from Maharashtra Indian film actresses Living people Marathi people