Charmi Kaur

Biography:  Charmi Kaur , or Charmi, is a Tollywood actress working in India. She has acted with stars such as Simbu, Venkatesh, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Prabhas, Siddarth, Ravi Teja, Sumanth, Nitin, and Jr. NTR. She acted in her first film, Nee Thodu Kaavali (released March 2002), as a house wife. This film was a big flop, but helped Charmi get noticed by the south Indian film industry. Her next film was Kadal Azhavatillai with Silambarasan which was also a major let down. During this time, she acted in a Malayalam film directed by Vinayan named "Kattuchembakam". This film also bombed at the box office. The hero was Jayasurya. After that, she acted in a couple more Tamil films but they bombed as well at the box office. Her re-entry into Telugu movies happened with Sri Anjaneyam, directed by ace director Krishna Vamsi. This too was a failed attempt. It was followed by another failure with Chanti, paired against Ravi Teja. She finally got a big break in Telugu with Gowri, in which she paired with Sumanth. She didn't have to look back afterwards. The stupendous success of Mass with Nagarjuna strengthened her position in Tollywood. Charmi's most indistinguishable and critically acclaimed film so far is Anukokunda Oka Roju. It was a heroine-oriented thriller and had her playing the lead in it. Her performance in the movie was acclaimed by critics. Her film, Pournami, was a total failure, but her performance was appreciated. Though she did not learn Indian classical dances, her Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dances in the film were appreciated by the audiences. Charmi's film Chinnodu was declared a safe-player at the box-office. Her next film, Rakhi (with NTR), was declared a Hit and Charmi's role was appreciated in it. Another film, Mantra, a thriller with Charmi in the lead role, had houseful shows. Her performance in the movie was appreciated by a wide range of audiences. She states her best friends in the industry are Bhoomika Chawla and Genelia D'Souza and outside of the industry, she says she is close to her childhood pals Sridhar Teegala and Anuradha Yadla.