Pooja Devariya is an Indian film and theatre actress who is known for her works in Tamil and Kannada films. After making her film debut with Selvaraghavan's Mayakkam Enna (2012), she worked extensively in theatre with the Stray Factory, before returning to films in 2015.[2]
Pooja Devariya | |
|---|---|
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011 - present |
Career
editPooja made her acting debut in Selvaraghavan's Mayakkam Enna (2011) portraying Padmini, a friend in Dhanush's gang. Pooja then joined the theatre group Stray Factory and has worked on stage performances and online videos with the company.[3][4] Notably, she starred as Zorro in an interpretation of The Three Musketeers in December 2012.[5] in 2013, she mad her directorial debut was the play Maya from Madurai written by Naren Weiss.[6]
In 2015, she worked on the production of four films, including roles in Karthik Subbaraj's Iraivi and Manikandan's Kutramum Thandanaiyum.[7][8] In 2018, Pooja made her Kannada debut with the film Katheyondu Shuruvagide, directed by Senna Hegde.[9] She is half Kannadiga from her mother's side.[1]
Pooja worked with director Bharat Bala as a performance coach on Netflix's anthology, Navarasa.[10][11][12] She has worked for Lokesh Kanagaraj's 2022 Kamal Haasan starrer Vikram, in which she was the performance coach for Vijay Sethupathi[13] with particular emphasis on his body language for this role. Her association with Vijay Sethupathi has been a long one[14] and she is his performance coach for both the upcoming Sriram Raghavan film Merry Christmas and Kishor Pandurang Belekar's upcoming silent feature Gandhi Talks.
Filmography
edit- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mayakkam Enna | Padmini | |
| 2015 | Maiem | ||
| 2016 | Aandavan Kattalai | Aarthi | |
| Iraivi | Malar | Won, Edison Award for Best Character Artist Female | |
| Kuttrame Thandanai | Anu | Won, Vikatan Award for Best Supporting Actress Won, Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards for Best Supporting Actress | |
| Mo | Mo (Mohanavadhani) | ||
| 2018 | Andhra Mess | Arasi | |
| Katheyondu Shuruvagide | Tanya | Kannada film | |
| 2019 | Vellai Pookal | Ramya | |
| 2019 | Ayogya | Santhiya | |
| 2023 | Vallavanukkum Vallavan | Aandal |
As Performance Coach
edit| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Navarasa | Bharat Bala |
| 2022 | Vikram | Lokesh Kanagaraj |
| 2022 | DSP | Ponram |
| 2023 | Jawan | Atlee |
| 2024 | Gandhi Talks | Kishor Pandurang Belekar |
Awards and nominations
editFilms
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Behindwoods Awards | Best Actress Critics Choice | Iraivi | Won[15] |
| 2016 | Edison Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Iraivi | Won[16] |
| 2016 | Behindwoods Awards | Best Actress Critics Choice | Kuttrame Thandanai | Won |
| 2016 | Vikatan Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kuttrame Thandanai | Won |
| 2016 | Norway Indian Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Kuttrame Thandanai | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b "How Pooja Devariya's kathe began". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Pooja Balu, Stray Factory". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Busting the Madrasi myth". 5 November 2014 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "A short and sweet debut". 8 July 2013 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "A laugh riot". 18 December 2012 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Five years of Stray Factory: Fast and furiously funny". 27 July 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Iraivi's first look will be released well before Diwali 2015". Behindwoods. 29 September 2015.
- ^ http://www.sify.com/news/illayaraja-teams-up-with-kaaka-muttai-director-news-others-phqnuseheehcf.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Senna Hegde finds his leading lady in Pooja Devariya". The Times of India. October 2017.
- ^ "Ace your acting skills with actress Pooja Devariya". The Times of India. 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Meet Pooja Devariya: The Woman Behind the Emotions of Netflix's Navarasa". 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Nine emotions within minutes: How 'Navarasa' teaser was made". 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Vijay Sethupathi works with performance trainer for 'Vikram'". The Times of India. 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Vijay Sethupathi on being the busiest lead Tamil actor — even during a pandemic". 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Pooja Devariya gets the Best Actress - Critics Choice in the BGM 2017". Behindwoods. 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Edison Awards". edisonawards.in.