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Charmy Kaur (also spelt as Charmee or Charmi) is an Indian film actress, who has predominantly appeared in Telugu films. She acted with stars such as Nandamuri Balakrishna, Akkineni Nagarjuna
Akkineni Nagarjuna
Akkineni Nagarjuna is an Indian film actor in Tollywood and Bollywood. He is a producer and one of the lead actors in Telugu cinema.- Early life :...

, Venkatesh
Daggubati Venkatesh
Venkatesh Daggubati is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of veteran Tollywood film producer, former MP, Dr. D. Ramanaidu. He is often credited as Victory Venkatesh in films and is one of the lead actors in Telugu Cinema. He has won seven Nandi Awards and four...

, Jr. NTR, Prabhas, Siddarth, Ravi Teja
Ravi Teja
Ravi Teja is an Indian Telugu film actor. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film Neninthe in 2008. He has participated in other films including Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru, Idiot,Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Venky, Bhadra, Vikramarkudu, Krishna, Kick, and Mirapakaay...

, Sumanth
Sumanth
Sumanth is a Telugu film actor. He is the nephew of actor Akkineni Nagarjuna and grandson of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He is also a partner in Annapurna Studios, a prominent film studio/production house that was established in 1975 by his grandfather....

, Nitin
Nitin
Nitin Reddy , born 30 March 1983 in Hyderabad,native of Karimnagar is a Tollywood and Bollywood film actor. His father N. Sudhakar Reddy is a popular film distributor and a producer in the Nizam area...

, Silambarasan and Dileep
Dileep
Dileep may refer to:* Dilip or Dileep: King in Hindu mythology* Dilip Kumar, Bollywood Indian film actor* A. R. Rahman , Indian composer, musician, and record producer...

. She is known for her dedication to learn Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 in short span of time. Charmi gave her voice to Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal
Kajal Aggarwal is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She has also appeared in Tamil and Hindi films.Kajal made her film debut in the 2004 Hindi film Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na and entered the Telugu film industry through the film Lakshmi Kalyanam...

 in Chandamama
Chandamama (film)
Chandamama is a 2007 Telugu movie directed by Krishna Vamsi with Navdeep and Shiva Balaji in the lead roles. Kajal Agarwal, known for playing the lead role in Lakshmi Kalyanam, is paired opposite Navdeep, while Sindhu Menon is playing the female lead opposite Shiva Balaji.The movie is produced by...

 movie.

Early life

Charmy was born in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 and her family is of Punjabi
Punjabi people
The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...

 -Sikh background. She studied in Carmelite Convent English High School in Vasai.

Career

She made her acting debut in the 2002 Telugu film Nee Thodu Kaavali, in which she acted as a housewife
Housewife
Housewife is a term used to describe a married woman with household responsibilities who is not employed outside the home. Merriam Webster describes a housewife as a married woman who is in charge of her household...

 at a young age of 15. This film was a flop, but helped Charmme in getting noticed by the south Indian film industry. Her next film was Kadhal Azhivathillai
Kadhal Azhivathillai
Kadhal Azhivathillai is the debut film for Silambarasan as an actor. This film was directed and acted by Vijaya T. Rajendar. This film's stars are Silambarasan and Charmi.-Plot:...

with Silambarasan, which was also a flop. During this time she acted in a Malayalam film directed by Vinayan
Vinayan
Vinayan is an Indian film director, mainly of Malayalam movies. He started his career with the film Super Star, in which he used a Mohanlal look-alike in the lead role....

 named Kattuchembakam
Kattuchembakam
Kattuchembakam is a 2002 Malayalam movie starring Jayasurya and Charmy Kaur. The film was directed by Vinayan....

. This film also bombed in box office. After that she acted in a couple more Tamil films but they bombed at the box office.
Her re-entry to Telugu movies happened with Neeke Manasichhaanu a film with Sreekanth which was a failure; then in Sri Anjaneyam
Sri Anjaneyam
Sri Anjaneyam is a Telugu film directed and produced by Krishna Vamsi. It stars Nitin, Charmme Kaur, Arjun in the lead roles. Prakash Raj and Ramya Krishna play supporting roles. This film has been dubbed in Tamil as Hanumaan....

, directed by ace director Krishna Vamsi
Krishna Vamsi
Krishna Vamsi Pasupuleti is an award-winning Indian film director in Telugu Cinema.-Early life and background:...

 which too was a failed attempt. It was followed by another failure with Chanti
Chanti
Chanti may refer to:* Chanti , a 1992 Telugu film starring Daggubati Venkatesh* Chanti , a 2004 Telugu film starring Ravi Teja* Angelos Chanti , Greek footballer...

, paired against Ravi Teja
Ravi Teja
Ravi Teja is an Indian Telugu film actor. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film Neninthe in 2008. He has participated in other films including Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru, Idiot,Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Venky, Bhadra, Vikramarkudu, Krishna, Kick, and Mirapakaay...

. She finally got a big break in Telugu with Gowri
Gowri (film)
Gowri is a 2004 Telugu film that was directed by B.V. Ramana. The action/drama film stars Sumanth and Charmme Kaur. It was produced by Sravanti Ravi Kishore. The film is a remake of a Tamil film, Thirumalai. Gowri was a hit at the box office collecting close to 11 crore Rs...

in which she was paired with Sumanth
Sumanth
Sumanth is a Telugu film actor. He is the nephew of actor Akkineni Nagarjuna and grandson of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He is also a partner in Annapurna Studios, a prominent film studio/production house that was established in 1975 by his grandfather....

. She didn't have to look back afterwards. The stupendous success of Mass with Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna
Nāgārjuna was an important Buddhist teacher and philosopher. Along with his disciple Āryadeva, he is credited with founding the Mādhyamaka school of Mahāyāna Buddhism...

 strengthened her position in Tollywood. Charmme's most indistinguishable and critically acclaimed film so far is Anukokunda Oka Roju
Anukokunda Oka Roju
Anukokunda Oka Roju is a critically acclaimed and successful Telugu film released on 30 June 2005 and was directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. This film stars Charmme Kaur, Jagapati Babu, and Shashank. The movie was a critical success. This film is a heroine-oriented suspense film...

. It was a heroine-oriented thriller. Her performance in the movie was acclaimed by critics.

In 2006 she acted in Pournami
Pournami
Pournami is a 2006 Telugu language film directed by choreographer-turned director Prabhu Deva. It stars Trisha Krishnan, Prabhas, Charmy Kaur, Rahul Dev, and Sindhu Tolani. The movie was released with a lot of hype because of Prabhas and Krishnan's earlier hit, Varsham. However, despite the huge...

which was a total failure in spite of high expectations, but her performance was appreciated. Though she did not learn Indian classical dance, her Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam
Bharata Natyam or Chadhir Attam, is a classical dance form from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, practiced predominantly in modern times by women. The dance is usually accompanied by classical Carnatic music...

 and Kuchipudi
Kuchipudi
Kuchipudi is a Classical Indian dance form Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also popular all over South India. Kuchipudi is the name of a village in the Divi Taluka of Krishna district that borders the Bay of Bengal and with resident Brahmins practicing this traditional dance form, it acquired the...

 dances in the film were appreciated by audiences. Later that year she was paired for the second time with Sumanth
Sumanth
Sumanth is a Telugu film actor. He is the nephew of actor Akkineni Nagarjuna and grandson of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He is also a partner in Annapurna Studios, a prominent film studio/production house that was established in 1975 by his grandfather....

 in Chinnodu
Chinnodu
Chinnodu is a 2006 Tollywood film that stars Sumanth, Charmme Kaur, and Rahul Dev. It is directed by Kanmani. It was a moderate success at the box office. It was later dubbed into Hindi under the title Ek aur Ilzaam- Plot :...

but it was not a successful venture. Her next film, Rakhi (with NTR), was a hit. In 2007 Mantra
Mantra (film)
Mantra is a 2007 Telugu thriller film starring Sivaji , Charmy Kaur and Kausha. This film was directed by Tulasi Ram and produced by Ravi Prakash and Kalyan Ram.-Plot:...

, a thriller with Charmme in the lead role, was declared as a surprise hit.This performance fetched her the Nandi Award for the best herione of 2007. Her performance in the movie is appreciated by wide range of audience.

Then, she starred in several lady oriented roles, a rare thing in Tollywood. The list includes Anukokunda Oka Roju
Anukokunda Oka Roju
Anukokunda Oka Roju is a critically acclaimed and successful Telugu film released on 30 June 2005 and was directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. This film stars Charmme Kaur, Jagapati Babu, and Shashank. The movie was a critical success. This film is a heroine-oriented suspense film...

, Mantra
Mantra (film)
Mantra is a 2007 Telugu thriller film starring Sivaji , Charmy Kaur and Kausha. This film was directed by Tulasi Ram and produced by Ravi Prakash and Kalyan Ram.-Plot:...

, Manorama 2009
Manorama 2009
Manorama is a telugu film released in 2009 directed by Eshwar reddy and music by Koti starring Charmy Kaur and Nishan in lead roles, comic actor ali made also some funny scenes in the movie.-Plot:...

, Kavya's Diary
Kavya's Diary
Kavya's Diary is a Telugu film released in 2009. Directed by Karuna Prkash, the film stars Manjula Ghattamaneni, Charmy Kaur, Shashank, Indrajith, Satyam Rajesh and Leena. The film was made with a small budget of Rs. 4 Crores...

, Sye Aata, Mangala
Mangala
In Jyotish astrology, Mangala is the name for Mars, the red planet. Mars is also called Angaraka In Jyotish astrology, Mangala (Devanagari: मंगल) is the name for Mars, the red planet. Mars is also called Angaraka In Jyotish astrology, Mangala (Devanagari: मंगल) is the name for Mars, the red...

in Telugu and Laadam
Laadam
Laadam is a Tamil film starring Charmy Kaur and debutant Aravindhan, directed by Prabu Solomon. Kota Srinivasa Rao, Dheeraj Kher and Babu Antony also play prominent roles in the gangster-orientated thriller...

in Tamil, out of which Anukokunda Oka Roju
Anukokunda Oka Roju
Anukokunda Oka Roju is a critically acclaimed and successful Telugu film released on 30 June 2005 and was directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. This film stars Charmme Kaur, Jagapati Babu, and Shashank. The movie was a critical success. This film is a heroine-oriented suspense film...

and Mantra
Mantra (film)
Mantra is a 2007 Telugu thriller film starring Sivaji , Charmy Kaur and Kausha. This film was directed by Tulasi Ram and produced by Ravi Prakash and Kalyan Ram.-Plot:...

were very successful. Finally she got chance to work in Bollywood in the movie Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap lead by Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

 . Her role on this movie is as a supporting actress and the movie has done average in the box office.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2002 Nee Thodu Kaavali Manasa Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 
Kadhal Azhivathillai
Kadhal Azhivathillai
Kadhal Azhivathillai is the debut film for Silambarasan as an actor. This film was directed and acted by Vijaya T. Rajendar. This film's stars are Silambarasan and Charmi.-Plot:...

Charmi Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 
Kattuchembakam
Kattuchembakam
Kattuchembakam is a 2002 Malayalam movie starring Jayasurya and Charmy Kaur. The film was directed by Vinayan....

Malayalam
Malayalam language
Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people...

 
2003 Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu
Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu
Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu is a 2003 Tamil language film released in India. It was directed by KanmaniThe film starred Mithun, Charmy, Nasser, and Pyramid Natarajan.The film was produced by J S Pankaj Mehta.- Soundtrack:...

Divya Natarajan Tamil
Neeke Manasichchaanu Sridevi Telugu
Kadhal Kisu Kisu Indhu Tamil
2004 Sri Anjaneyam
Sri Anjaneyam
Sri Anjaneyam is a Telugu film directed and produced by Krishna Vamsi. It stars Nitin, Charmme Kaur, Arjun in the lead roles. Prakash Raj and Ramya Krishna play supporting roles. This film has been dubbed in Tamil as Hanumaan....

Padma Telugu
Gowri
Gowri (film)
Gowri is a 2004 Telugu film that was directed by B.V. Ramana. The action/drama film stars Sumanth and Charmme Kaur. It was produced by Sravanti Ravi Kishore. The film is a remake of a Tamil film, Thirumalai. Gowri was a hit at the box office collecting close to 11 crore Rs...

Sweta Telugu
Chanti
Chanti (film)
Chanti is a 2004 Indian film. The film is considered the second biggest flop in Ravi Teja's career.-Plot summary:Chanti, a soldier, arrives at his village for his father's funeral. He is bequeathed of property which he plans to use for his blind sister's revathy...

Telugu
Mass Priya Telugu
2005 Chakram Lakshmi Telugu
Anukokunda Oka Roju
Anukokunda Oka Roju
Anukokunda Oka Roju is a critically acclaimed and successful Telugu film released on 30 June 2005 and was directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. This film stars Charmme Kaur, Jagapati Babu, and Shashank. The movie was a critical success. This film is a heroine-oriented suspense film...

Sahasra Telugu Winner, Santosham Best Actress Award
Santosham Best Actress Award
The Santosham Best Actress Award is given by the Santosham Film magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films.The award was first given to Asin Thottumkal in 2003. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Winners:...


Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Actress (Jury)
Political Rowdy
Political Rowdy
Political Rowdy is a 2005 Tollywood film directed by Adi. The film stars Mohan Babu, Charmme Kaur, Prakash Raj, & Abbas in important roles. As well as playing the lead role, Mohan Babu also produced the film. The film is a remake of the Tamil movie Adi Thadi.-Plot:Vithal is a rowdy who commands...

Kaveri Telugu
Allari Pidugu
Allari Pidugu
Allari Pidugu is a Tollywood film which released on 5 October 2005 and was directed by Jayant Paranjee. Balakrishna plays a dual role and Katrina Kaif and Charmi play the heroines. The movie was a bad box-office failure.-Plot:...

Subbalakshmi Telugu
2006 Chukkallo Chandrudu
Chukkallo Chandrudu
Chukkallo Chandrudu is a Telugu film released on 14 January 2006 and was directed by Mani Ratnam's associate, Siva Kumar. The film has Siddharth Narayan, Sadha, Saloni Aswani, Charmme Kaur, and Akkineni Nageswara Rao playing important roles but this film story lines nearly equals to Jagapathi Babu...

Sandhya Telugu
Lakshmi
Lakshmi (film)
Lakshmi Lakshmi Lakshmi (Telugu (Dubbed into Malayalam as Lakshmi and Hindi as Meri Taqat) is a Telugu movie directed by V.V. Vinayak starring Venkatesh, Nayantara, and Charmme Kaur in the lead roles. The film was a "super Hit" at the box-office.-Story:...

Sailaja Telugu
Style
Style (2006 film)
Style is a Telugu film which was released on 12 January 2006 and was directed by Raghava Lawrence. This is Lawrence's second directorial venture after the blockbuster Mass with Akkineni Nagarjuna. It was produced by Larsco Entertainment with producers Sridhar and Sirisha Lagadapati.-Story:Ganesh ...

Shruti Telugu
Pournami
Pournami
Pournami is a 2006 Telugu language film directed by choreographer-turned director Prabhu Deva. It stars Trisha Krishnan, Prabhas, Charmy Kaur, Rahul Dev, and Sindhu Tolani. The movie was released with a lot of hype because of Prabhas and Krishnan's earlier hit, Varsham. However, despite the huge...

Chandrakala Telugu
Chinnodu
Chinnodu
Chinnodu is a 2006 Tollywood film that stars Sumanth, Charmme Kaur, and Rahul Dev. It is directed by Kanmani. It was a moderate success at the box office. It was later dubbed into Hindi under the title Ek aur Ilzaam- Plot :...

Anjali Telugu
Rakhi Gowri Telugu
2007 Lavakusha Sinchana Kannada
Mantra
Mantra (film)
Mantra is a 2007 Telugu thriller film starring Sivaji , Charmy Kaur and Kausha. This film was directed by Tulasi Ram and produced by Ravi Prakash and Kalyan Ram.-Plot:...

Mantra Telugu Winner, Nandi Award for Best Actress
Nandi Award for Best Actress
The Nandi Award for Best Actress winners:-See also:* Nandi Awards* Cinema of Andhra Pradesh...

2008 Sundarakanda
Sundarakanda (2008 film)
Sundarakanda is a Telugu movie directed by well known Telugu director, Bapu. Naresh and Charmi act in the lead roles. The story is provided by Mullapudi Ramana and music by Vidyasagar.This movie is copy of film "What girl wants" in English.Story=...

Pinky Telugu
Bhale Dongalu
Bhale Dongalu
Bhale Dongalu is a 2008 Telugu film, starring Tarun and Ileana D'Cruz in the lead roles and Jagapati Babu in a prominent role. The film is directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by Sakhamuri Panduranga Rao and Bellamkonda Suresh and music composed by KM Radha Krishna. It is a re-make of...

Telugu Special appearance
Michael Madana Kamaraju Archana Telugu
Kausalya Supraja Rama
Kausalya Supraja Rama
Kausalya Supraja Rama is a Telugu Film, starring Srikanth, Charmi, Gowri Munjal and others, directed by Surya Prasad. Produced by D Ramanaidu, and music composed by Koti. This film released on September 2008.-References:* - Kausalya Supraja Rama Telugu film....

Kausalya Telugu
King
King (2008 film)
King is a 2008 Indian Telugu film starring Akkineni Nagarjuna, Trisha Krishnan, Arjan Bajwa , and Mamta Mohandas. The film was directed by Sreenu Vaitla and produced by D Sivaprasad Reddy.-Plot:...

Telugu Special appearance
2009 Laadam
Laadam
Laadam is a Tamil film starring Charmy Kaur and debutant Aravindhan, directed by Prabu Solomon. Kota Srinivasa Rao, Dheeraj Kher and Babu Antony also play prominent roles in the gangster-orientated thriller...

Angel Tamil
Manorama Geetanjali Telugu
Kavya's Diary
Kavya's Diary
Kavya's Diary is a Telugu film released in 2009. Directed by Karuna Prkash, the film stars Manjula Ghattamaneni, Charmy Kaur, Shashank, Indrajith, Satyam Rajesh and Leena. The film was made with a small budget of Rs. 4 Crores...

Kavya Telugu
Mahatma
Mahatma (film)
Mahatma is a 2009 Telugu film written and directed by noted director Krishna Vamsi. This film stars Srikanth in the lead role. The film was to release on 2 October which is Gandhi Jayanti holiday but due to censoring issues, the film's release was postponed a week for 9 October 2009.-Plot:Dasu is...

Telugu Special appearance
2010 Aagathan
Aagathan
- External links :* at Oneindia.in...

Shreya Malayalam
Indhu Telugu
Sye Aata Telugu
Ragada
Ragada
Ragada is a Telugu-language film directed by Veeru Potla. The film stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Anushka and Priyamani. The film was released on 24 December 2010...

Telugu Special appearance
2011 Mangala Mangala Telugu
Dongala Mutha
Dongala Mutha
Dongala Mutha is a Telugu-language film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Ravi Teja, Charmme Kaur, Prakash Raj, Lakshmi Manchu, Bramhanandam, Subbaraju, Supreet and Ajay. This film is the first of its kind in Indian cinema as it was shot with just 7 crew members and in a...

Rani Telugu
Nagaram Nidrapothunna Vela Niharika Telugu
Bbuddah... Hoga Tera Baap
Bbuddah... Hoga Tera Baap
Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap is a 2011 Bollywood action film directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sonu Sood, Prakash Raj, Charmy Kaur, Sonal Chauhan and Raveena Tandon...

Amrita / Amrutha Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

 
Mayagadu Vandana Chidambaram Telugu
Sevakudu Telugu Post-production
Zilla Ghaziabad
Zilla Ghaziabad
Zilla Ghaziabad is a Indian film currently scheduled to be released in early 2012. The plot is loosely based on a gang war between two rival groups of Satbir Gurjar and Mahender Fauji which happened in Ghaziabad. The film is directed by Anand Kumar, whose previous film was Delhii Heights...

Hindi Pre-production

Awards

  • 2007: Nandi Award for Best Actress
    Nandi Award for Best Actress
    The Nandi Award for Best Actress winners:-See also:* Nandi Awards* Cinema of Andhra Pradesh...

     for Mantra
    Mantra (film)
    Mantra is a 2007 Telugu thriller film starring Sivaji , Charmy Kaur and Kausha. This film was directed by Tulasi Ram and produced by Ravi Prakash and Kalyan Ram.-Plot:...

  • 2005: Santosham Best Actress Award
    Santosham Best Actress Award
    The Santosham Best Actress Award is given by the Santosham Film magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu films.The award was first given to Asin Thottumkal in 2003. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Winners:...

     for Anukokunda Oka Roju
    Anukokunda Oka Roju
    Anukokunda Oka Roju is a critically acclaimed and successful Telugu film released on 30 June 2005 and was directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. This film stars Charmme Kaur, Jagapati Babu, and Shashank. The movie was a critical success. This film is a heroine-oriented suspense film...

  • 2005: CineMAA Award for Best Actress (Jury) for Anukokunda Oka Roju
    Anukokunda Oka Roju
    Anukokunda Oka Roju is a critically acclaimed and successful Telugu film released on 30 June 2005 and was directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. This film stars Charmme Kaur, Jagapati Babu, and Shashank. The movie was a critical success. This film is a heroine-oriented suspense film...


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