Pooja Hegde (/puːdʒɑː hɛɡdeɪ/ born 13 October 1990) is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu, Hindi and few Tamil films. She began her career as a model and was crowned as the second runner-up at the 2010 I Am She-Miss Universe India pageant. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film Mugamoodi (2012) and had her first Telugu release in Oka Laila Kosam (2014).[1] Hegde has established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu cinema.[2][3]