Shubha Poonja

Shubha Poonja is an Indian actress and former model, who has mostly appeared in Kannada films. She is best known for essaying the leading role alongside Radhika Pandit in the movie Moggina Manasu for which she received Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada.

Shubha started her career in 2003-04 and has completed 2 decades (20 years) in the film industry working in nearly 50 movies. She established herself as one of the leading actresses in Kannada Cinema from 2008 to 2012. She still remains one of the most known faces with her regular appearances on T.V. shows and now with her YouTube channel.

Career Shubha Poonja is of Mangalorean descent from the Tuluva community. She was raised in Bangalore and studied in Carmel Convent School, Jayanagar, Bangalore, before she started modelling, appearing in various television ads.

Meanwhile, she won the "Miss Chennai-Top Model 2003" title. and went on a promotional drive for her recently released movies like Naragunda Bandaya, Rhymes and Ambuja. While none of them performed to expectations, her latest film 3Devi is all set to release. This is also Shubha's first movie as a producer and has already made waves across several International Film Festivals worldwide winning many awards. Shubha also stepped in as a guest host for Bigg Boss Kannada season 10 alongside Shine Shetty to conduct the weekend elimination replacing Sudeep while he was sick.

She started her 2025 with a special appearance in Bigg Boss Kannada season 11 to promote and lead the team of Girls in Colors Kannada's new T.V. show - Boys Vs Girls.

Filmography Kannada films

Tamil films + List of Shubha Poonja Tamil film credits Year Title Role Notes 2004 Machi Rakshita 2005 Thirudiya Idhayathai Haritha 2007 Oru Ponnu Oru Paiyan Shubha 2008 Sutta Pazham Vandana