Komal Sharma
Komal Sharma is an Indian actress, model, and former squash player.[1] She won the title Miss Metropolis 2011. She won the best actor award from American Film Festival 2018. She Acted with Mohanlal in Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea.[2]
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Born | Komal Sharma Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Model, Squash player |
Years active | 2012 – present |
She also acted in Bollywood Hungama 2 which is directed by Priyadarshan and "Public " with Samuthirakani which is directed by Raa Paraman.[3]
Early life
Komal Sharma was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu India to North Indian parents. She is the youngest of four siblings. Graduated in Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) from Sri Kanyaka Parameswari Arts and Science College for Women, Chennai. She earned her Honorary Doctorate in 2018.
Career
Beauty pageants
She won the title Miss Metropolis 2011 and continued winning pageants like Miss Tamil Nadu, Miss Beautiful Skin of Tamil Nadu, Miss Beautiful Skin of South India, Fresh Face of South India, twice crowned as Miss Tamil Nadu in two different event.
Sports
Komal got interest on Squash from her school days. She joined the Squash Racquets Federation of India (SRFI) and won several junior and senior National Squash championships. She represented Tamil Nadu several times in national level tournaments and won the medals.
Acting career
In 2013, she was offered a role in S. A. Chandrasekhar's Sattapadi Kutram.[3] Before its release, she completed Oothari, directed by Shakti Krishna.[4] After the release of her debut film Sattapadi Kutram, she taken the films seriously and carefully chosen the roles.[5] Komal acted in Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA, the sequel to Amaidhi Padai. directed by Manivannan.[6]
Sharma played the title role in Telugu film Anu, directed and produced by Sunil Kumar. It is Komal's Telugu debut. Later appeared in Tamil film Vaigai Express directed by director Shaji Kailash. Natrinai is a Tamil movie directed and produced by director Gautham Elangovan.
She debuted to Malayalam film in Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea, directed by director Priyadarshan. In Marakkar she is paired opposite to actor Arjun Sarja. Her second Malayalam film Ittymaani: Made in China released before Marakkar and movie went was commercially successful. She won best actress award at chilli International film festival for her movie Security short film directed by director Udhaya Alagappan.
Komal's next in Tamil film is Shot Boot 3 directed by Director Arunachalam Vaidhyanathan. She has finished another untitled Tamil movie Director Samuthirakani is doing a title role in this.
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Komal featured in more than 150 print and television commercials nationally and Internationally. Komal appeared in various dance shows internationally.
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2011 | Sattapadi Kutram | Thamizharasi | Tamil | |
2012 | Oothari | Tamil | ||
2013 | Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA | Tamileni | Tamil | |
2014 | Anu | Anu | Telugu | |
2017 | Vaigai Express | Yamini Chandrasekharan | Tamil | |
2018 | Natrinai-India Fight Backs | Sruthi | Tamil | |
2019 | Ittymaani: Made in China | Sofi | Malayalam | |
2021 | Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham | Puthumana Thampuratti | Malayalam | |
2021 | Hungama 2 | Simran | Hindi | |
2022 | Shot Boot three | Amrith | Tamil | Filming |
2022 | Public | Tamil | Filming | |
2023 | Barroz | Malayalam | Filming | |
References
- "Mohanlal sir explained the meaning of Jimikki Kammal to me: Komal Sharma". The Times of India. 23 April 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "Mohanlal's 'Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea' makes its way to the 94th Academy Awards". The Times of India.
- Manigandan K R (18 March 2011). "Komal spills the beans". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- "Itsy-Bitsy: Squash to screen". 2011-03-26 The Hindu. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- "Newsletter Issue No. 56". Ispsquash.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- "Komal's focus shifts from sports to films". The Times of India.
External links
- Vimeo
- Komal Sharma at Squash Info