Charmy Kaur

Charmme Kaur
Charmme Kaur
	Kaur in 2014
Born	17 May 1987 (age 37); Vasai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations	Actress; producer;
Years active	2002–2015 (actress); 2015–present (producer)

Charmy Kaur, also spelt as Charmme or Charmi (born 17 May 1987^[1]), is an Indian film producer and former actress. She is well known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema, as well as few Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films.^[2] Her most notable works include films such as Mass (2004), Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005), Lakshmi (2006), Pournami (2006), and Rakhi (2006), where she played supporting roles in all these movies except Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005). She is a recipient of two Nandi State Awards.

She then appeared in films such as Mantra (2007), for which she won the state Nandi Award for Best Actress, the subsequent years, she appeared in Manorama (2009), Kavya's Diary (2009) and Mangala (2011) for which she garnered another state Nandi Special Jury Award.^[3]^[4] Later she also appeared in the Hindi film Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap alongside Amitabh Bachchan.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Career

Charmy Kaur made her acting debut in the 2002 Telugu film Nee Thodu Kavali, in which she acted as a housewife 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 was T. Rajendar's Kadhal Azhivathillai in Tamil, alongside Silambarasan. During this time she acted in a Malayalam film directed by Vinayan named Kattuchembakam.^[9]^[10]

Her re-entry to Telugu films happened with Neeke Manasichaanu a film with Srikanth; then in Sri Anjaneyam, directed by Krishna Vamsi, was followed by another drama film Chanti, paired against Ravi Teja. She finally got a big break in Telugu with Gowri, in which she was paired with Sumanth. Again, Charmy paired with Ravi Teja in Dongala Mutha, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. In 2012, she made special appearances in films such as Dhamarukam, Naayak and Yaare Koogadali. She then appeared in Hindi films such as Zila Ghaziabad and R... Rajkumar. She produced and starred in the film Jyothi Lakshmi (2015), directed by Puri Jagannadh. Her next film, Pratighatana, in which she played a journalist, was her 50th film.^[11]

Charmy Kaur co-produced Rogue, starring the debuting Ishan, a Telugu & Kannada bilingual and also Paisa Vasool, starring Nandamuri Bala Krishna, all three movies 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 film Mehbooba 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]

Filmography

As actress

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	Tamil
	Neeke Manasichaanu	Sridevi	Telugu
2004	Sri Anjaneyam	Padma	Telugu
	Gowri	Sweta	Telugu
	Chanti	Vasantha Laxmi	Telugu
	Mass	Priya	Telugu
2005	Chakram	Lakshmi	Telugu
	Anukokunda Oka Roju	Sahasra	Telugu
	Political Rowdy	Kaveri	Telugu
	Allari Pidugu	Subbalakshmi	Telugu
2006	Chukkallo Chandrudu	Sandhya	Telugu
	Lakshmi	Sailaja	Telugu
	Style	Shruti	Telugu
	Pournami	Chandrakala	Telugu
	Chinnodu	Anjali	Telugu
	Rakhi	Gowri	Telugu
2007	Lava Kusha	Sinchana	Kannada
2007	Mantra	Mantra	Telugu
2008	Sundarakanda	Pinky	Telugu
	Bhale Dongalu	Raksha	Telugu	Special appearance
	Michael Madana Kamaraju	Archana	Telugu
	Kousalya Supraja Rama	Supraja	Telugu
	King	Herself	Telugu	Special appearance
2009	Laadam	Angel	Tamil
	Manorama	Geetanjali	Telugu
	Kavya's Diary	Kavya	Telugu
	Mahatma		Telugu	Special appearance
2010	Aagathan	Shreya	Malayalam
	Indhu		Telugu
	Sye Aata	Malliswari	Telugu
	Ragada	Herself	Telugu	Special appearance
2011	Mangala	Mangala	Telugu
	Dongala Mutha	Rani	Telugu
	Nagaram Nidrapothunna Vela	Niharika	Telugu
	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	Telugu	Special appearance
	Zila Ghaziabad	Suman	Hindi
	Saradaga Ammayitho		Telugu	Cameo appearance
	Prema Oka Maikam	Mallika	Telugu
	R... Rajkumar	Herself	Hindi	Special appearance in song "Gandi Baat"
2014	Pratighatana	Nischala	Telugu
2015	Jyothi Lakshmi	Jyothi Lakshmi	Telugu	Also producer
	Mantra 2	Mantra	Telugu
	10 Enradhukulla	Herself	Tamil	Cameo appearance

As producer

Year	Film	Language	Director	Notes
2015	Jyothi Lakshmi	Telugu	Puri Jagannadh	Co-producer
2017	Rogue	Kannada Telugu		Co-producer
2017	Paisa Vasool	Telugu		Co-producer
2018	Mehbooba	Telugu		Co-producer
2019	ISmart Shankar	Telugu		Co-producer
2021	Romantic	Telugu	Anil Paduri	Co-producer
2022	Liger	Telugu Hindi	Puri Jagannadh	Co-producer
2024	Double iSmart	Telugu	Puri Jagannadh	Co-producer

Voice Role

Year	Film	Actress	Role	Language	Notes
2007	Chandamama	Kajal Aggarwal	Mahalakshmi	Telugu

Awards

2005: Santosham Best Actress Award - Anukokunda Oka Roju^[16]
2007: Nandi Award for Best Actress - Mantra^[17]

References

^ "Charmy turns 18 Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, Mumbai". Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2006.
^ "Many filmy twists and salvation, finally". The Hindu. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
^ "CCL Telugu Warriors Brand Ambassadors 2016". CCL 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
^ "Charmy is not just a run-of-the-mill actress; here's why she's a hero in Tollywood". Folomojo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
^ "Charmi impressed by a Hollywood Star". tollywoodshow.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ Y. Sunita Chowdhury (9 April 2014). "For the election season". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
^ "Charmme Kaur moves court in drug case | the Indian Express". 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
^ "Interview with Charmy". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
^ "A leaking boat". 17 January 2018.
^ "Charmme to pair up with Mammootty". MSN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
^ "Charmme to do a Jyothi Lakshmi". The Times of India. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
^ ANI (10 February 2021). "Theatrical release date of 'Liger' to be announced tomorrow, says Karan Johar". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ "Charmme Kaur bids adieu to acting". India Today. 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
^ "Hitting the bull's eye with 'Cocktail'". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 December 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
^ Viswanath, Chandrakanth (17 August 2012). "Johnny Antony back with Mammootty in 'Thappana'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "Videocon Santosham Telugu film awards 2006 - Telugu cinema photo gallery". Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
^ "Nandi awards 2007 announced - Telugu cinema news". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2009.

External links

Charmy Kaur at IMDb

[1] "Charmy turns 18 Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School, Mumbai". Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2006.

[2] "Many filmy twists and salvation, finally". The Hindu. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

[3] "CCL Telugu Warriors Brand Ambassadors 2016". CCL 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

[4] "Charmy is not just a run-of-the-mill actress; here's why she's a hero in Tollywood". Folomojo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

[5] "Charmi impressed by a Hollywood Star". tollywoodshow.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2015.

[6] Y. Sunita Chowdhury (9 April 2014). "For the election season". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

[7] "Charmme Kaur moves court in drug case | the Indian Express". 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.

[8] "Interview with Charmy". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2009.

[9] "A leaking boat". 17 January 2018.

[10] "Charmme to pair up with Mammootty". MSN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011.

[11] "Charmme to do a Jyothi Lakshmi". The Times of India. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

[12] ANI (10 February 2021). "Theatrical release date of 'Liger' to be announced tomorrow, says Karan Johar". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[13] "Charmme Kaur bids adieu to acting". India Today. 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.

[14] "Hitting the bull's eye with 'Cocktail'". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 December 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2011.

[15] Viswanath, Chandrakanth (17 August 2012). "Johnny Antony back with Mammootty in 'Thappana'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

[16] "Videocon Santosham Telugu film awards 2006 - Telugu cinema photo gallery". Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[17] "Nandi awards 2007 announced - Telugu cinema news". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2009.

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v t e Nandi Award for Best Actress
Nandi Awards
1977–1980	Lakshmi (1977) Roopa (1978) Jayasudha (1979) Shakuntala (1980)
1981–1990	Jayasudha (1981) Jayasudha (1982) Jayasudha (1983) Suhasini (1984) Vijayashanti (1985) Lakshmi (1986) Sumalatha (1987) Bhanupriya (1988) Vijayashanti (1989) Vijayashanti (1990)
1991–2000	Sridevi (1991) Meena (1992) Aamani (1993) Ooha (1994) Aamani (1995) Soundarya (1996) Vijayashanti (1997) Roja (1998) Maheswari (1999) Laya (2000)
2001–2010	Laya (2001) Kalyani (2002) Bhumika Chawla (2003) Kamalinee Mukherjee (2004) Trisha Krishnan (2005) Nandita Das (2006) Charmy Kaur (2007) Swathi Reddy (2008) Theertha (2009) Nithya Menen (2010)
2011–present	Nayanthara (2011) Samantha Ruth Prabhu (2012) Anjali Patil (2013) Anjali (2014) Anushka Shetty (2015) Ritu Varma (2016)
Category

v t e Nandi Special Jury Award
1983–1990	Vijayachander (1983) Karthik (1987) Kallu Chidambaram (1988) Chiranjeevi (1988) Venkatesh (1988) Jagapathi Babu (1990)
1991–2000	Naresh (1992) Suman (1997) Ravi Teja (1999) Venu Thottempudi (1999) AVS (2000) Srihari (2000) Nagarjuna (2000) Manjula Ghattamaneni (2001) Mahesh Babu (2001)
2001–2010	Surya (2001) N. T. Rama Rao Jr (2002) Ravi Teja (2002) Mahesh Babu (2002) Pavan Malhotra (2003) Saritha (2004) Mahesh Babu (2004) Allu Arjun (2004) Sneha (2005) Priyadarshini Ram (2005) Vadde Naveen (2005) Gangaraju Gunnam (2006) Genelia D'Souza (2006) Ram Charan (2007) Bhumika Chawla (2007) Allu Arjun (2008) Anushka Shetty (2008) Genelia D'Souza (2009) Ram Charan (2009) Srikanth (2009) Manchu Manoj (2010) Sunil (2010) Samantha Ruth Prabhu (2010)
2011–present	Nagarjuna (2011) Charmy Kaur (2011) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (2012) Lakshmi (2012) Gautham Vasudev Menon (2012) Anjali (2013) Nithya Menen (2015) Nani (2016)