Harshika Poonacha

Harshika Poonacha is an Indian actress who mainly works in Kannada films. She rose to fame with the 2008 Kannada film PUC.

Career Harshika Poonacha started her career at the age of 15 by acting in PUC (2008 Kannada film) while she was doing her 12th Standard at Christ Junior College, Bangalore. After completing 12th standard, Harshika spent the next two months working as a television anchor by hosting shows like Nimmindha Nimagaagi, Hrudayadinda In 2012, she joined Maxpro Software Company and agreed to work for five days a month while working 21 days in films. She said Getting into films was an accident. I never dreamt of becoming an actress.

After PUC (2008 Kannada film), she acted in a Kodava language film Ponnamma, a Konkani film Kazar and a Telugu film Edukondalavada Venkataramana Andaru Bagundali. In 2010, Harshika acted in an important role in Jackie with Puneeth Rajkumar, which catapulted her to an instant celebrity status. She later appeared in Thamassu with Shiva Rajkumar for which she won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress, and played Ramya in Nariya Seere Kadha, in which Ravichandran played the lead role. She also acted in a film named Cycle opposite Shivarjun. She played the daughter of a crorepati who gets kidnapped for ransom in the comedy film 5 Idiots. in July. Her two films, B3 a love story directed by Gana Shyam with Srikanth and Adwaitha an action-based film directed by MB Giriraj which has Ajay Rao in the lead, released both on 6 December.

She has signed her first Tamil film Anandha Thollai. She also has a Telugu film titled Panipuri coming up.

She also appeared in a video album Hoo Manase. She and her cousin Bhuvaan Ponannaa own a company called Glamgod Fashion and Events and conduct fashion shows and fashion weeks. and is the only daughter to Uddappanda Poonacha and Shambhavi. She married actor Bhuvann Ponnannaa in 2023.

Filmography Year Film Role Notes 2008 PUC Gowri 2009 Ponnamma Kodava film Kazar Konkani film Edukondalavada Venkataramana Andaru Bagundali Telugu film 2010 Sugreeva Thamassu Amreen Sabha Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress Jackie Yashodha Suvarna Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada Jugaari Naariya Seere Kadda Ramya 2011 5 Idiots Sheetal Murali Meets Meera Shwetha Krishnan Marriage Story Prospective bride Cameo 2012 Ko Ko Ganga Parie Sumedha Crazy Loka Chandini 2013 Cycle Ale Geetha Mangana Kaiyalli Manikya Manohar's fiancé Case No. 18/9 Special appearance Advaitha Ambika B3 Anu 2014 Maryade 2016 Bhale Jodi Ramya ...Re Parvathi Beat Appudala Ippudila Telugu film 2017 Upendra Matte Baa Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) – Kannada 2018 Charminar Nanda Malayalam film Chitte 2019 Udgharsha 2021Hum Hai Raahi Pyar Ke Bhojpuri film 2023 Kaasina Sara Sampige Sthabda Indu Bera Marakastra Nandini