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.

Charmme Kaur
Kaur in 2014
Born (1987-05-17) 17 May 1987 (age 37)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
Years active2002–2015 (actress)
2015–present (producer)

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

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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

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As actress

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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
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

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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 Co-producer

Voice Role

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

Awards

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References

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