Poonam Kaur is an Indian actress and

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who primarily appears in Telugu and

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films. She is also a politician, based out of

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and a member of the Congress Party.

Career

Born and raised in

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, India, Poonam Kaur did her schooling in

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, before doing

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ing at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in

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. In 2006, after her studies, she signed up for a film to be directed by

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, which didn't take off for unknown reason. However, she took an offer for another Teja film, ''Oka Vichitram''. Even before the release of that film, Kaur was pursuing a lead role in another Telugu film, '' Mayajalam'', which released first. Subsequently, she appeared in several Telugu films as ''Nikki And Neeraj'', enacting the title role of Nikki, and in ''

Souryam ''Souryam'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by V. Anand Prasad on Bhavya Creations banner and directed by cinematographer Siva, who made his directorial debut. It stars Gopichand, Anushka Shetty, Poonam Kaur and M ...

'', alongside Gopichand and Anushka Shetty. For her performance in the latter, Kaur received a nomination for the Best Supporting Actress Award for

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. She made her acting debut in the

and Kannada film industries, with S. A. Chandrasekhar's '' Nenjirukkum Varai'' and '' Bandhu Balaga'', respectively. In 2010, she made a comeback in Tamil with the highly anticipated '' Unnaipol Oruvan'', a remake of the 2008

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film, ''

A Wednesday! ''A Wednesday!'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language thriller film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Anjum Rizvi and Shital Bhatia under UTV Motion Pictures and Friday Filmworks. Though a work of fiction, the s ...

'', in which she played a small supporting role alongside Kamal Haasan and

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. Recently, she was nominated as a brand ambassador for the Miss Telangana event.

Filmography

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaur, Poonam Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Hyderabad, India Punjabi women Indian Sikhs Indian film actresses Indian television actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Telugu television 21st-century Indian actresses