Harshika Poonacha

Harshika Poonacha is an Indian actress. She mainly appears in Kannada language films and has also worked in Telugu, Kodava, Konkani and Tulu language films. She made her acting debut in 2008, for the film PUC.

Harshika Poonacha was born in Ammathi, a small village in Kodagu district of Karnataka as the only daughter to her parents. She acted in her first film PUC when she wasyears old and doing her PUC at Christ College. In 2007, she finished her preuniversity course. Poonacha spent the next two months working as a television show anchor, before beginning a professional course. She anchored programs like Nimmindha Nimagaagi, Hrudayadinda and the Sarigamapa television reality show. She joined Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bangalores electronic engineering course and completed her BTech degree in 2011. During the time, she took a twomonth break from her shooting assignments to attend her classes, complete assignments and prepare for exams. In 2012 she joined Maxpro Software Company and agreed to work for five days in a month while workingdays in films. She said Getting into films was an accident. I never dreamt of becoming an actress.

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