Poornima Indrajith (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

Poornima Mohan; born 13 December) is an Indian actress and television presenter who works in mainly in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

. Apart from that, she is a fashion designer. She is married to actor

Indrajith Sukumaran Indrajith Sukumaran (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor and singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Indrajith was born to the actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran and is the elder brother of Prithviraj Sukumaran. Indrajit ...

Early and personal life

Poornima Indrajith was born to Mohan and Shanthi, in a

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family that settled in Kerala. Her mother tongue is Tamil. Her father is a practising lawyer and her mother runs a dance school. She has a younger sister Priya Mohan, who is also an actress. Poornima & Indrajith at 60th Filmfare Awards South

Poornima & Indrajith at 60th Filmfare Awards South

Poornima is married to

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actor

. She has two daughters including singer

Prarthana Indrajith Prarthana Indrajith (born 29 October 2004) is an Indian playback singer. She predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry, and has also sung in Tamil and Hindi films. Her debut performance was the song "Ko Ko Kozhi" which she sang in the ...

. She is the daughter-in-law of the famous Malayalee actor late

Sukumaran Edappal Ponnamkuzhi Veettil Parameswaran Sukumaran Nair (10 June 1948 – 16 June 1997), known mononymously as Sukumaran, was an Indian actor and producer of Malayalam films. Sukumaran became a popular film star in Malayalam cinema during the 1 ...

and actress

Mallika Sukumaran Mohamallika Pillai (born 4 November 1954), better known as Mallika Sukumaran is an Indian actress and businesswoman, known for her works in Malayalam cinema. She debuted in 1974 with the Malayalam film '' Utharayanam'' by G. Aravindan. Since t ...

. Malayalee actor

Prithviraj Sukumaran Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, director, producer and playback singer primarily working in Malayalam cinema. He has also done Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. He acted in more than 100 films in a variety of rol ...

is her brother-in-law.

Career

Poornima started her career as a

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and then acted in Successful

TV serial '' Kolangal''. She then acted in many TV serials in Malayalam Television serial industry.Following this she acted in supporting roles in movies, including ''

Meghamalhar ''Meghamalhar'' is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language romance film written and directed by Kamal from a story by Iqbal Kuttippuram. It stars Biju Menon and Samyuktha Varma in the lead roles, while Poornima Mohan, Sreenath, Shivaji, Siddique and ...

'' (2001), ''

Valliettan ''Valyettan'' ( Elder brother) is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Shaji Kailas and scripted by Ranjith. It stars Mammootty, Shobana, Sai Kumar, N. F. Varghese, Siddique and Manoj K Jayan. It was remade in Kannad ...

'' (2000) and ''

Randam Bhavam ''Randam Bhavam'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by Ranjan Pramod. It stars Suresh Gopi in dual role along with Thilakan, Biju Menon, Poornima Mohan, Lena, Narendra Prasad, Lal and Srivi ...

'' (2001).

Filmography

As Actor

*''All films are in

language unless otherwise noted''.

As Dubbing Artist

Television

Television shows as host

Television shows as judge

Other shows

Television serials

References

External links

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Poornima Mohan at MSI
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