Pooja Devariya

Pooja Devariya is an Indian film and theatre actress who is known for her works in Tamil and Kannada films. After making her film debut with Selvaraghavan's Mayakkam Enna, she worked extensively in theatre with the Stray Factory, before returning to films in 2015.

Career Pooja made her acting debut in Selvaraghavan's Mayakkam Enna (2011) portraying Padmini, a friend in Dhanush's gang. Pooja then joined the theatre group Stray Factory and has worked on stage performances and online videos with the company. Notably, she starred as Zorro in an interpretation of The Three Musketeers in December 2012. in 2013, she made her directorial debut was the play Maya from Madurai written by Naren Weiss.

In 2015, she worked on the production of four films, including roles in Karthik Subbaraj's Iraivi and Manikandan's Kuttrame Thandanai. In 2018, Pooja made her Kannada debut with the film Katheyondu Shuruvagide, directed by Senna Hegde. She is half Kannadiga from her mother's side. She has worked for Lokesh Kanagaraj's 2022 Kamal Haasan starrer Vikram, in which she was the performance coach for Vijay Sethupathi with particular emphasis on his body language for this role. Her association with Vijay Sethupathi has been a long one and she is his performance coach for both the Sriram Raghavan film Merry Christmas and Kishor Pandurang Belekar's upcoming silent feature Gandhi Talks.

Filmography All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted. Year Film Role Notes 2011 Mayakkam Enna Padmini 2015 Maiem 2016 Aandavan Kattalai Aarthi Iraivi Malar Won, Edison Award for Best Character Artist Female Kuttrame Thandanai Anu Won, Vikatan Award for Best Supporting ActressWon, Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards for Best Supporting Actress Mo Mo (Mohanavadhani) 2018 Andhra Mess Arasi Katheyondu Shuruvagide Tanya Mehra Kannada film 2019 Vellai Pookal Ramya 2019 Ayogya Santhiya 2023 Vallavanukkum Vallavan Aandal

Performance coach Year Title Actor 2021 Navarasa Vijay Sethupathi 2022 Vikram 2022 DSP 2023 Jawan 2024 Merry Christmas 2026 Gandhi Talks

Awards and nominations

Films Year Award Category Title Result 2016 Behindwoods Awards Best Actress Critics Choice Iraivi 2016 Edison Awards Best Supporting Actress Iraivi 2016 Behindwoods Awards Best Actress Critics Choice Kuttrame Thandanai 2016 Vikatan Awards Best Supporting Actress Kuttrame Thandanai 2016 Norway Indian Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Kuttrame Thandanai