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 Dileep, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Jr. NTR, Prabhas, Siddarth, Ravi Teja, Sumanth, Nitin, Silambarasan and mammootty. She is known for her dedication to learn Telugu in short span of time. Charmi gave her voice to Kajal Aggarwal in the film Chandamama (2007).
Charmi Early life
Charmy was born in Mumbai and her family is of Punjabi -Sikh background. She studied in Carmelite Convent English High School in Vasai.
Charmi Career
She made her acting debut in the 2002 Telugu film Nee Thodu Kaavali, in which she acted as a housewife 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 with Silambarasan, which was also a flop. During this time she acted in a Malayalam film directed by Vinayan named Kattuchembakam. 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 films happened with Neeke Manasichhaanu a film with Sreekanth which was a failure; then in Sri Anjaneyam, directed by ace director Krishna Vamsi which 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 was paired with Sumanth. She didn't have to look back afterwards. The stupendous success of Mass with Nagarjuna strengthened her position in Tollywood. Charmme's most critically acclaimed film so far is Anukokunda Oka Roju. It was a heroine-oriented thriller. Her performance in the film was acclaimed by critics.
In 2006 she acted in Pournami 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 and Kuchipudi dances in the film were appreciated by audiences. Later that year she was paired for the second time with Sumanth in Chinnodu but it was not a successful venture. Her next film, Rakhi (with NTR), was a hit. In 2007 Mantra, 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 film 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, Mantra, Manorama 2009, Kavya's Diary, Sye Aata, Mangala in Telugu and Laadam in Tamil, out of which Anukokunda Oka Roju and Mantra were very successful. Finally she got chance to work in Bollywood in the film Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap lead by Amitabh Bachchan . Her role on this film is as a supporting actress and the film has done average in the box office.
Charmi Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes
1997 Humko Ishq Ne Maara (TV) Jojo Hindi
2002 Nee Thodu Kavali Manasa Telugu
Kadhal Azhivathillai Charmi Tamil
Kattuchembakam Chembakam Malayalam
2003 Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu Divya Natarajan Tamil
Neeke Manasichchaanu Sridevi Telugu
Kadhal Kisu Kisu Indhu Tamil
2004 Sri Anjaneyam Padma Telugu
Gowri Sweta Telugu
Chanti Telugu
Mass Priya Telugu
2005 Chakram Lakshmi Telugu
Anukokunda Oka Roju Sahasra Telugu Winner, Santosham Best Actress Award
Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Actress (Jury)
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
Mantra Mantra Telugu Winner, Nandi Award for Best Actress
2008 Sundarakanda Pinky Telugu
Bhale Dongalu Telugu Special appearance
Michael Madana Kamaraju Archana Telugu
Kausalya Supraja Rama Kausalya Telugu
King 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 Telugu
Ragada Telugu Special appearance
2011 Mangala Mangala Telugu Nandi Special Jury Award
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
Dhamarukam Telugu Special appearance
Sevakudu Telugu Post-production
Yaare Koogadali Kannada Filming
special appearance
Zilla Ghaziabad Hindi Filming
Prema Oka Maikam Mallika Telugu Filming
Charmi Awards
2007: Nandi Award for Best Actress for Mantra
2005: Santosham Best Actress Award for Anukokunda Oka Roju
2005: CineMAA Award for Best Actress (Jury) for Anukokunda Oka Roju
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