Pooja
Hegde,
who
was
crowned
as
the
Miss
Universe
India
2010
second
runner
up,
made
her
debut
in
films
with
Mysskin's
Mugamoodi
(Tamil),
which
garnered
rave
reviews
from
film
critics
and
viewers.
Now,
this
Mangalorean
beauty
is
heading
to
make
debut
in
Telugu
film
industry.
She
will
be
seen
romancing
young
actor
Akkineni
Naga
Chaitanya
in
his
upcoming
Tollywood
film.
Vijay
Kumar
Konda,
who
rose
to
fame
with
a
successful
Telugu
directorial
debut
Gunde
Jaari
Gallanthayyinde,
will
direct
Naga
Chaitanya
in
his
next
film.
Talking
about
Pooja
Hegde,
the
director
said,
"We
have
been
looking
for
a
fresh
face
and
Pooja
fits
the
bill.
We
have
almost
confirmed
her,
but
are
yet
to
make
an
official
announcement.
It
is
expected
to
happen
anytime
soon." He
added,
"The
film
will
be
a
romantic
entertainer
like
my
last
film.
We
are
expected
to
start
shooting
from
November
onwards."
Pooja
Hegde
was
born
and
brought
up
in
Mangalore,
Karnataka.
She
is
fluent
at
speaking
English,
Hindi
and
Tulu.
She
attended
her
college
at
MMK
College,
Mumbai.
She
is
a
trained
Bharata
Natyam
dancer.
She
has
starred
alongside
Jeeva
in
her
debut
Tamil
movie
Mugamoodi.
If
everything
goes
as
per
plans,
the
model-turned-actress
will
be
seen
with
Naga
Chaitanya
in
her
first
Telugu
movie.