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Pooja Hegde

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Pooja Hegde

Born October 13, 1990 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India27 films

Pooja Hegde (born 13 October 1990) is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil cinema. She began her career in pageantry and was the second runner-up at the Miss Universe India 2010 competition before entering films.

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She made her acting debut in Mysskin's Tamil superhero film *Mugamoodi* (2012), followed by her Telugu films *Oka Laila Kosam* (2014) and *Mukunda* (2014). She made her Hindi-film debut in Ashutosh Gowariker's period film *Mohenjo Daro* (2016). Her subsequent Telugu and Hindi films include the action comedy *Duvvada Jagannadham* (2017), *Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava* (2018), *Maharshi* (2019), *Gaddalakonda Ganesh* (2019), and the comedy *Housefull 4* (2019). She played Amulya in Trivikram Srinivas's *Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo* (2020), for which she received the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Telugu, and received another SIIMA Award for Best Actress for *Most Eligible Bachelor* (2021).

Her later films include the period romance *Radhe Shyam* (2022), Nelson Dilipkumar's action thriller *Beast* (2022), *Acharya* (2022), *Cirkus* (2022), and *Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan* (2023). Her filmography also includes the action thriller *Deva* (2025), Karthik Subbaraj's action drama *Retro* (2025), H. Vinoth's political action drama *Jana Nayagan* (2026), and the comedy-drama *Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai* (2026). She has received multiple SIIMA Awards and Filmfare nominations.

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Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo posterFirst watchAla Vaikunthapurramuloo20206.6as AmulyaAfter growing up enduring criticism from his father, a young man finds his world shaken upon learning he was switched at birth with a millionaire's son.View film

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Rangasthalam poster7.2Rangasthalam2018Coolie poster6.2Coolie2025Mohenjo Daro poster6.1Mohenjo Daro2016Deva poster6.2Deva2025Housefull 4 poster5.5Housefull 42019DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham poster5.8DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham2017Beast poster5.2Beast2022

Filmography

27 films as actor
  1. TBAKanchana 4
  2. TBAUntitled Vikram - Vishnu Edavan Film
  3. 2026Sri Sri
  4. 2026Jana NayaganKayal
  5. 2026Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona HaiPreet
  6. 2025CoolieSpecial appearance in the song "Monica"
  7. 2025RetroRukmani
  8. 2025DevaDiya Sathaye
  9. 2023Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki JaanBhagya Lakshmi Gundapeneni
  10. 2022CirkusMala
  11. 2022F3: Fun and FrustrationSpecial Appearance
  12. 2022AcharyaNeelambari
  13. 2022BeastPreethi
  14. 2022Radhe ShyamPrerana
  15. 2021Most Eligible BachelorVibha
  16. 2020Ala VaikunthapurramulooAmulya
  17. 2019Housefull 4Rajkumari Mala / Pooja
  18. 2019Gaddalakonda GaneshSridevi
  19. 2019MaharshiPooja
  20. 2018Aravinda Sametha Veera RaghavaAravindha
  21. 2018SaakshyamSoundharya Lahari
  22. 2018RangasthalamGuest Appearance
  23. 2017DJ: Duvvada JagannadhamPooja
  24. 2016Mohenjo DaroChaani
  25. 2014MukundaGopika
  26. 2014Oka Laila KosamNandhana "Nandhu"
  27. 2012MugamoodiShakthi Gaurav