Charmy Kaur, also spelt as Charmme or Charmi (born 17 May 1987), is an Indian film producer and former actress. She is well known for her works predominantly in

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, as well as few

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, and

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films. Her most notable works include films such as ''

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'' (2004), ''

Anukokunda Oka Roju ''Anukokunda Oka Roju'' () is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language neo-noir mystery-thriller film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by Gangaraju Gunnam and Venkat Dega. The film stars Jagapathi Babu, Charmy and Shashank wi ...

'' (2005), ''

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'' (2006), '' Pournami'' (2006), and '' Rakhi'' (2006), where she played supporting roles in all these movies except ''

'' (2005). She then appeared in films such as ''

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'' (2007), for which she won the state

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, the subsequent years, she appeared in '' Manorama'' (2009), '' Kavya's Diary'' (2009) and ''Mangala'' (2011) for which she garnered another state

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. Later she also appeared in the Hindi film '' Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap'' alongside Amitabh Bachchan.

Career

Charmy Kaur made her acting debut in the 2002 Telugu film '' Nee Thodu Kavali'', in which she acted as a

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at the age of 15. This film was a flop, but helped Charmy in getting noticed by the south Indian film industry. Her next film was T. Rajendar's ''

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'' in Tamil, alongside

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. During this time she acted in a Malayalam film directed by

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named '' Kattuchembakam''. Her re-entry to Telugu films happened with '' Neeke Manasichaanu'' a film with Srikanth; then in '' Sri Anjaneyam'', directed by

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, was followed by another drama film '' Chanti'', paired against

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. She finally got a big break in Telugu with '' Gowri'', in which she was paired with

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. Again, Charmy paired with

in '' Dongala Mutha'', directed by

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. In 2012, she made special appearances in films such as '' Dhamarukam'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She then appeared in Hindi films such as '' Zila Ghaziabad'' and '' R... Rajkumar''. She produced and starred in the film ''

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'' (2015), directed by

Puri Jagannadh Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film '' Badri'' starring Pawan Kalyan, Renu ...

. Her next film, ''Pratighatana'', in which she played a journalist, was her 50th film. Charmy Kaur co-produced '' Rogue'', starring the debuting Ishan, a Telugu & Kannada bilingual and also '' Paisa Vasool'', starring

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, all three movies directed by south Indian star director Puri Jagannadh, who is the core founder of "Puri Connects", a production house along with media related events and marketing and designing and talent management company. She co-produced the film '' Mehbooba'' under the Puri Connects Banner along with Puri Jagannadh, who has directed and also co-produced the film on Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies Banner, launching his son Akash Puri. In May 2019, Charmy Kaur announced she had quit her acting career, and would continue as a film producer.

Filmography

As actress

As producer

Awards

* 2005: Santosham Best Actress Award - ''

'' * 2005: Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu - ''Anukokunda Oka Roju'' * 2007:

- ''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaur, Charmy Living people Indian film actresses Actresses from Mumbai Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema 1987 births People from Palghar district Nandi Award winners Actresses in Hindi cinema 21st-century Indian actresses