Shamna Kasim

Shamna Kasim
Shamna Kasim
Born	Shamna Kasim; 23 May 1989 (age 35); Kuruva, Thayyil Kannur, Kerala, India
Other names	Poorna, Chinnaty
Occupation(s)	Actress, dancer
Years active	2004–present
Parent(s)	Kassim, Ramla Beevi

Shamna Kasim, also known by the stage name Poorna, is an Indian film actress and model. She started her career as a classical dancer and got into media when she was participating at the reality-based dance competition Super Dancer on Amrita TV.^[3] She made her acting debut in the 2004 Malayalam film Manju Poloru Penkutty and went on to play minor supporting roles in a couple of unsuccessful films. She played her first major role in "Pakadai" along with Raj Kiran and 'Taraka Ratna'from NTR family. But this movie was shooted on 2006, later it was dropped due to some external factors. Later her debut on Telugu film Sri Mahalakshmi, while playing the lead female character in her first Tamil film, Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu.^[4]

Early life

She was born as the youngest of five children in a Muslim family to Kassim and Ramla Beevi on 23 May 1989 at Kannur, Kerala. She did her high school studies from Ursuline Senior Secondary School, Kannur and later moved to St. Teresas, Kannur to concentrate more on her dancing skills. She has four siblings: Sheriffa, Arifa, Shanavas and Shaina. She has completed a Bachelor of Arts in English by correspondence.^[5] Currently she resides at Kochi, Kerala.^[2] She is a dancer in all types of stage shows. She has mentioned in the recent interview in John Brittas Show that her godfather in Malayalam movies at early stages of her career was Mohanlal. She also said her worries about less chances she is now getting in Malayalam movies compared to that of Tamil and Telugu Movie Industry.

Career

In the mid 2010s, Poorna appeared in a series of films where she portrayed a ghost, with The Hindu labelling her as "the ghost queen of Telugu films".^[6] She won critical acclaim for her roles in Avunu (2012) and the sequel Avunu 2 (2015), which led to film makers wanting to cast her in horror films. She turned down several similar scripts, before winning further acclaim for her role as a ghost in Raju Garu Gadhi (2015), which became a surprise sleeper hit at the box office.^[6]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2004	Manju Poloru Penkutty	Dhanya	Malayalam
2005	Hridayathil Sookshikkan	Model	Malayalam
2005	December	Keerthi's friend	Malayalam
2006	Pachakuthira	Raji	Malayalam
	Bhargavacharitham Moonam Khandam	Radhika	Malayalam
	Ennittum	Student	Malayalam
	Oruvan	Devu	Malayalam
2007	Sri Mahalakshmi	Sri Mahalakshmi	Telugu
	Ali Bhai	Kingini	Malayalam
	Flash	Machi	Malayalam
2008	College Kumaran	Sreekutti	Malayalam
	Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu	Madhumitha	Tamil
	Kodaikanal	Brinda	Tamil
2009	Kandhakottai	Pooja	Tamil
2009	Josh	Meena	Kannada
2010	Drogi	Malar	Tamil
2010	9 KK Road	Rosemary	Malayalam
2011	Aadu Puli	Anjali Thillainayagam	Tamil
	Seema Tapakai	Sathya	Telugu
	Makaramanju	Model	Malayalam
	Vellore Maavattam	Priya	Tamil
	Vithagan	Mercy	Tamil
2012	Chattakaari	Julie	Malayalam
2012	Avunu	Mohini	Telugu
2013	Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha	Meena Sreekumar	Malayalam
	Radhan Ganda	Radha	Kannada
	Jannal Oram	Nirmala David	Tamil
	Thagaraaru	Meenakshi	Tamil
2014	Laddu Babu	Maya	Telugu
	Nuvvala Nenila	Mahalakshmi	Telugu
	Rajadhi Raja	Dancer	Malayalam	Special appearance
2015	Mili	Renuka	Malayalam
	Avunu 2	Mohini	Telugu
	Appa Takkaru		Tamil	Special appearance
	Srimanthudu		Telugu	Special appearance
	Rajugari Gadhi	Bommali	Telugu
	Mama Manchu Alludu Kanchu	Shruthi Naidu	Telugu
2016	Jayammu Nischayammu Raa	Rani	Telugu
2016	Manal Kayiru 2	Nisha	Tamil
2017	Kodiveeran	Velu	Tamil
2018	Savarakathi	Subhadra	Tamil
	Oru Kuttanadan Blog	Neena	Malayalam
	Aanakallan	Mercy	Malayalam	Post Production
	Suvarna sundari		Telugu	Post Production
	Madhuraraja	Rosy	Malayalam	Filming
	Adanga Maaru	Lawyer	Tamil	Post Production
	Ivanukku Engeyo Macham Irukku		Tamil	Production

Television

Aarppo erro ( Kairali TV) as judge
Super dancer (Amrita TV) as Contestant

References

^ |Spouse = Mirchi Hemanth Reel moves - Thiruvananthapuram. The Hindu (21 April 2012). Retrieved on 30 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b Manorama Online Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ "ചട്ടക്കാരി മനസ്സുതുറക്കുന്നു". mathrubhumi.com. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Gopika doesn't want to get old". 17 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ തെന്നിന്ത്യയുടെ പൂർണയായി മലയാളത്തിന്റെ സ്വന്തം ഷംന കാസിം | മലയാളം ഇ മാഗസിൻ.കോം Archived 3 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Malayalam Online magazine (12 January 2013).
^ ^a ^b Search for variety: Poorna. The Hindu (21 November 2015). Retrieved on 30 December 2015.

External links

[1] |Spouse = Mirchi Hemanth Reel moves - Thiruvananthapuram. The Hindu (21 April 2012). Retrieved on 30 December 2015.

[manoramaonline1-2] Manorama Online Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[3] "ചട്ടക്കാരി മനസ്സുതുറക്കുന്നു". mathrubhumi.com. 28 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "Gopika doesn't want to get old". 17 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] തെന്നിന്ത്യയുടെ പൂർണയായി മലയാളത്തിന്റെ സ്വന്തം ഷംന കാസിം | മലയാളം ഇ മാഗസിൻ.കോം Archived 3 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Malayalam Online magazine (12 January 2013).

[variety-6] Search for variety: Poorna. The Hindu (21 November 2015). Retrieved on 30 December 2015.

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