Shamna Kasim better known by the stage name Poorna, is an Indian actress, dancer and model who appears in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films.[3] She made her acting debut in the 2004 Manju Poloru Penkutty.^{[citation needed]}

Shamna Kasim
Poorna in 2019
Born	Thayyil, Kannur, Kerala, India
Other names	Poorna, Chinnaty[1]
Occupation	Actress, dancer
Years active	2004–present
Spouse	Shanid Asif Ali[2]

Early life

Shamna Kasim completed her Bachelor of Arts in English by correspondence.[4] She resides in Kochi, Kerala.[1]

Career

In the mid-2010s, Kasim appeared in a series of films where she portrayed a ghost, with The Hindu labelling her as "the ghost queen of Telugu films".[5] She appeared in Avunu (2012) and the sequel Avunu 2 (2015).^{[citation needed]} She turned down several similar scripts, before acting as a ghost in Raju Gari Gadhi (2015), which became a surprise hit at the box office.[5] She shaved her head completely bald for her role in the Kodiveeran (2017), but the movie did not receive a good response from the audience.^{[citation needed]}

Controversy

In June 2020, police arrested members of a gang on a complaint lodged by Kasim's mother that they blackmailed her daughter.[6][7] Police revealed that the gang locked film actresses in hotel rooms and forced them to accompany as escorts for transporting black money.[8][9]

Filmography

Films

Television

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Television shows

References

External links

• Poorna at IMDb