Shamna Kasim
{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Indian name|Shamna|Kasim (poorna)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shamna Kasim (Poorna)
| image = Actress Poorna.jpg
| caption = Shamna in 2019
| birth_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Thayyil, Kannur, Kerala, India
| othername = Poorna[https://archive.today/20140709181522/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=16524335&programId=7940879&BV_ID=@@@&channelId=-1073882402&tabId=20 Manorama Online] Retrieved 8 July 2014.{{cbignore}}
| occupation = Actress, dancer
| yearsactive = 2004–present
| children = 1
}}
Shamna Kasim, also known by her stage name Poorna is an Indian actress, dancer, and model, who appears in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films.{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/305464 |title=ചട്ടക്കാരി മനസ്സുതുറക്കുന്നു |website=mathrubhumi.com |date=28 September 2012 |access-date=15 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215014017/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/305464 |archive-date=15 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Early life
She was born in Kannur to a Malayalee couple Kasim and Ramla. She has done her schooling from St. Teresas Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School in Kannur after shifting from Ursuline Senior Secondary School. She shifted her school to concentrate more on her dancing skills.[http://malayalamemagazine.com/shamna-kassim/ തെന്നിന്ത്യയുടെ പൂർണയായി മലയാളത്തിന്റെ സ്വന്തം ഷംന കാസിം | മലയാളം ഇ മാഗസിൻ.കോം] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103092103/http://malayalamemagazine.com/shamna-kassim/ |date=3 January 2015 }}. Malayalam Online magazine (12 January 2013).
She resides in Kochi, Kerala.
Career
= 2004–2011: Early struggle=
She made her acting debut in the 2004 Malayalam film Manju Poloru Penkutty. She played her first major role in her debut Telugu film Sri Mahalakshmi (2007), while playing the lead female character in her first Tamil film, Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu (2008).{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/06/01/actor-shamna-kasim-businessman-shanidh-asif-ali.html/1000|title = Actor Shamna Kasim gets engaged to businessman Shanid Asif Ali, shares pics}}
Her biggest hit came with Josh (2009), a Kannada movie that completed 100 days in the theatres. She has starred in several Tamil films including Kodaikanal (2008), Kandhakottai (2009), Drohi (2010), Aadu Puli (2011), Vellore Maavattam (2011) and Vithagan (2011).
= 2012–2016: Experimental roles and television =
She is best known for her Malayalam movies Chattakkari (2012), Aaru Sundarimaarude Katha (2013) and Mili (2015).
Kasim appeared in a series of films where she portrayed a ghost, with The Hindu labelling her as "the ghost queen of South films".[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/search-for-variety-poorna/article7903736.ece?secpage=true&secname=entertainment Search for variety: Poorna]. The Hindu (21 November 2015). Retrieved 30 December 2015. She essayed the lead role in Avunu (2012) and the sequel Avunu 2 (2015) that were successful at the box office. In this brief period of time, she turned down several similar scripts, before acting as a ghost again in Raju Gari Gadhi (2015), which became a hit at the box office.
She extended her appearance from silver screen to numerous Television projects in Telugu and Malayalam, particularly as a Judge in dance reality shows that bought her closer to the audiences. In 2016, she was cast in Telegu comedy Jayammu Nischayammu Raa.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/jayammu-nischayammu-ra-is-all-set-for-release/articleshow/55311492.cms|title =Jayammu Nischayammu Ra is all set for release|newspaper =The Times of India|date =8 November 2016}}
= 2017–present =
Shamna shaved her head completely bald for her role in the Kodiveeran (2017), but the movie met with average reviews.{{Cite web |title=Didn't mind shaving head for 'Kodi Veeran': Poorna |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/aug/19/didnt-mind-shaving-head-for-kodi-veeran-poorna-1645347.html |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=The New Indian Express|date=19 August 2017 }}
She has also done a lot of Malayalam like Madhura Raja (2019), Maarconi Mathaai (2019) and Telugu films Akhanda (2021), Drushyam 2 (2021), Dasara (2023) as well. In 2024, she appeared in Tamil horror thriller, Devil.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2024/Feb/02/devil-movie-review-this-devil-suffers-from-an-identity-crisis-51710.html|title =Devil Movie Review: This devil suffers from an identity crisis|website =Cinema Express|date =2 February 2024}}
Personal life
In June 2020, police arrested members of a gang on a complaint lodged by Shamna's mother that they blackmailed her daughter.{{cite news |title=Four held in Kochi for blackmailing actress Shamna Kasim with marriage proposal |work=Deccan Herald |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/four-held-in-kochi-for-blackmailing-actress-shamna-kasim-with-marriage-proposal-853228.html |access-date=27 June 2020}}{{cite news |title=Shamna Kasim blackmail case: Accused had inter-state links, suspect police |work=Mathrubhumi Newspaper |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/crime-beat/shamna-kasim-blackmail-case-accused-had-inter-state-links-suspect-police-1.4863720 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629071932/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/crime-beat/shamna-kasim-blackmail-case-accused-had-inter-state-links-suspect-police-1.4863720 |url-status=dead }} Police revealed that the gang locked film actresses in hotel rooms and forced them to accompany as escorts for transporting black money.{{cite news |title=Police arrest four for blackmailing actor Shamna Kasim |work=The Indian Express Newspaper |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/shamna-kasim-case-police-arrest-four-for-blackmailing-threatening-6475162/ |access-date=27 June 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2020/Jul/05/gang-cheated-many-junior-artists-planned-to-con-big-actors-for-amassing-more-money-2165587.html|title=Gang cheated many junior artists, planned to con big actors for amassing more money|first=Arun|last=M|date=5 July 2020|website=The New Indian Express}}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
==Television shows==
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|+ List of Poorna television show credits | |||||
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! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Channel ! scope="col" | Language ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes | |||||
| 2019, 2021 | Sixth Sense (game show)) | Participant | Star Maa | Telugu | Game show |
| 2021 | Udan Panam | Contestant | Mazhavil Manorama
|Malayalam | Game show |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|id=4486082|name=Poorna}}
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Category:Indian film actresses
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Actresses from Kannur
Category:Bharatanatyam exponents
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Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema
Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema
Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema
Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema
Category:Actresses in Malayalam television
Category:Actresses in Telugu television