Charmme Kaur | |
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Kaur in 2014 | |
| Born | (1987-05-17)17 May 1987 (age 38) |
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| Years active | 2002–2015 (actress) 2015–present (producer) |
Charmy Kaur (born 17 May 1987[1]), also spelt asCharmme orCharmi, is an Indian film producer and former actress. She is well known for her works predominantly inTelugu cinema, as well as a fewTamil,Malayalam,Kannada, andHindi films.[2] Her most notable works include films such asMass (2004),Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005),Lakshmi (2006),Pournami (2006), andRakhi (2006), where she played supporting roles in all these movies exceptAnukokunda Oka Roju (2005). She is a recipient of twoNandi State Awards.
She then appeared in films such asMantra (2007), for which she won the stateNandi Award for Best Actress, the subsequent years, she appeared inManorama (2009),Kavya's Diary (2009) andMangala (2011) for which she garnered another stateNandi Special Jury Award.[3][4] Later she also appeared in the Hindi filmBbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap alongsideAmitabh Bachchan.[5][6][7]
Charmy Kaur made her acting debut in the 2002 Telugu filmNee Thodu Kavali, in which she acted as ahousewife at the age of 15.[8] This film was a flop, but helped Charmy in getting noticed by the south Indian film industry. Her next film wasT. Rajendar'sKadhal Azhivathillai in Tamil, alongsideSilambarasan. During this time she acted in a Malayalam film directed byVinayan namedKattuchembakam.[9][10]
Her re-entry to Telugu films happened withNeeke Manasichaanu a film withSrikanth; then inSri Anjaneyam, directed byKrishna Vamsi, was followed by another drama filmChanti, paired againstRavi Teja. She finally got a big break in Telugu withGowri, in which she was paired withSumanth. Again, Charmy paired withRavi Teja inDongala Mutha, directed byRam Gopal Varma. In 2012, she made special appearances in films such asDhamarukam,Naayak andYaare Koogadali. She then appeared in Hindi films such asZila Ghaziabad andR... Rajkumar. She produced and starred in the filmJyothi Lakshmi (2015), directed byPuri Jagannadh. Her next film,Pratighatana, in which she played a journalist, was her 50th film.[11]
Charmy Kaur co-producedRogue, starring the debuting Ishan, a Telugu & Kannada bilingual and alsoPaisa Vasool, starringNandamuri Bala Krishna. All three movies were 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.[12] She co-produced the filmMehbooba 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.[13][14]
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| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Nee Thodu Kavali | Manasa | Telugu | |
| Mujhse Dosti Karoge! | College student | Hindi | Uncredited Cameo appearance | |
| Kadhal Azhivathillai | Charmi | Tamil | ||
| Kattuchembakam | Chembakam | Malayalam | ||
| 2003 | Kadhal Kisu Kisu | Indhu | Tamil | |
| Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu | Divya Natarajan | |||
| Neeke Manasichaanu | Sridevi | Telugu | ||
| 2004 | Sri Anjaneyam | Padma | ||
| Gowri | Sweta | |||
| Chanti | Vasantha Laxmi | |||
| Mass | Priya | |||
| 2005 | Chakram | Lakshmi | ||
| Anukokunda Oka Roju | Sahasra | |||
| Political Rowdy | Kaveri | |||
| Allari Pidugu | Subbalakshmi | |||
| 2006 | Chukkallo Chandrudu | Sandhya | ||
| Lakshmi | Sailaja | |||
| Style | Shruti | |||
| Pournami | Chandrakala | |||
| Chinnodu | Anjali | |||
| Rakhi | Gowri | |||
| 2007 | Lava Kusha | Sinchana | Kannada | |
| Mantra | Mantra | Telugu | ||
| 2008 | Sundarakanda | Pinky | ||
| Bhale Dongalu | Raksha | Special appearance | ||
| Michael Madana Kamaraju | Archana | |||
| Kousalya Supraja Rama | Supraja | |||
| King | Herself | Special appearance | ||
| 2009 | Laadam | Angel | Tamil | |
| Manorama | Geetanjali | Telugu | ||
| Kavya's Diary | Kavya | |||
| Mahatma | Special appearance in the song "Dailamo Dailamo" | |||
| 2010 | Aagathan | Shreya | Malayalam | |
| Indhu | Telugu | |||
| Sye Aata | Malliswari | |||
| Ragada | Herself | Special appearance | ||
| 2011 | Mangala | Mangala | ||
| Dongala Mutha | Rani | |||
| Nagaram Nidrapothunna Vela | Niharika | |||
| Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap | Amrita / Amrutha | Hindi | ||
| Mayagadu | Vandana Chidambaram | Telugu | ||
| Dev S/o Mudde Gowda | Kavya | Kannada | ||
| 2012 | Thappana | Mallika | Malayalam | [15] |
| Damarukam | Sakkubai | Telugu | Special appearance | |
| Yaare Koogadali | Herself | Kannada | Special appearance in song "Hello 123 Mike Testing" | |
| 2013 | Sevakudu | Telugu | ||
| Naayak | Herself | Special appearance | ||
| Zila Ghaziabad | Suman | Hindi | ||
| Saradaga Ammayitho | Telugu | Cameo appearance | ||
| Prema Oka Maikam | Mallika | |||
| R... Rajkumar | Herself | Hindi | Special appearance in song "Gandi Baat" | |
| 2014 | Pratighatana | Nischala | Telugu | |
| 2015 | Jyothi Lakshmi | Jyothi Lakshmi | Also producer | |
| Mantra 2 | Mantra | |||
| 10 Enradhukulla | Herself | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| Year | Film | Language | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jyothi Lakshmi | Telugu | Puri Jagannadh | Co-producer |
| 2017 | Rogue | Kannada Telugu | ||
| 2017 | Paisa Vasool | Telugu | ||
| 2018 | Mehbooba | |||
| 2019 | ISmart Shankar | |||
| 2021 | Romantic | Anil Paduri | ||
| 2022 | Liger | Telugu Hindi | Puri Jagannadh | |
| 2024 | Double iSmart | Telugu |
| Year | Film | Actress | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Chandamama | Kajal Aggarwal | Mahalakshmi | Telugu |