Pooja Devariya

Pooja Devariya
Born (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993
Other names Pooja Balu, Rascal Papa
Occupation Stage and Film Actress
Years active 2011 - Present

Pooja Devariya is an Indian film and theatre actress who has appeared in the Tamil film industry. After making her film debut with Selvaraghavan's Mayakkam Enna (2011), she worked extensively in theatre with the Stray Factory, before returning to films in 2015.[1]

Career

In 2010, Pooja joined the theatre group Stray Factory and has worked on stage performances and online videos with the company.[2][3] During the production of the theatre show, Dirty Dancing, she was spotted by Gitanjali Selvaraghavan who recommended her to her husband, and the actress appeared in his Mayakkam Enna (2011) portraying Padmini, a friend in Dhanush's gang.[4]

In 2015, she is currently working on the production of six films, including roles in Karthik Subbaraj's Iraivi and Manikandan's Kuttrame Thandanai.[5][6]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2011 Mayakkam Enna Padmini Tamil
2016 Iraivi Malar Tamil
2016 Kuttrame Thandanai Anu Tamil
2016 Aandavan Kattalai Aarthi Tamil
2016 Andhra Mess Tamil Post-production
2016 Mo Tamil Post-production
2016 Vallavanukku Vallavan Tamil Post-production

References

  1. "Pooja Balu, Stray Factory". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. RAVEENA JOSEPH. "Busting the Madrasi myth". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  3. LAKSHMI KRUPA. "A short and sweet debut". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  4. Raveena, Joseph (16 November 2015). "The struggle of an actress". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. D Meera Chithirappaavai. "Iraivi's first look will be released well before Diwali 2015". Behindwoods. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  6. "Illayaraja teams up with `Kaaka Muttai` director". Sify.com. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
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