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Shamna Kasim, the model/actor who started her career as a classical dancer and got into media as a contestant for 'Super Dancer,' a reality -based dance competition on one of the leading Malayalam Television Channels.

The actor adopted the stagename 'Poorna' for her debut in Tamil film 'Muniyandi Vilangiyal Mundramandu (2008)' opposite Bharath. She was then seen in 'Kandhakottai', 'Drogi', 'Vellore Maavattam' and 'Aadu Puli' until her recent release 'Vithagan (2011)' opposite R. Parthiban.

The actor who recently made it to headlines for her steamy liplock with co-star Allari Naresh in 'Seema Tapakai (2011)' is now back in news again. This time its for a new project that she has been signed up opposite ‘Mouna Guru’ fame Arulnidhi in the lead. The yet to be titled film will be directed by Ganesh Vinayak, who was to direct Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal.

The rest of the cast and the crew for this project is yet to be finalized and an official announcement can be expected later this month.

Actress Poorna's career has started to look very good lately and is very promising at present.

Poorna is Shakthi's heroine in Enna Solla Pogirai. Her film Vithagan opposite Parthiban is also nearing completion and is to be released soon.

This upcoming actress will also be seen in the film Karuvaachi that has her playing the title role opposite Akhil of Kalloori's fame as her leading man. She reported her role in Karuvaachi as a performance - oriented role that would exhibit her potential as an actress.

India’s first woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi launched the audio and trailer of the Parthiban-starrer Vithagan.

On releasing the audio and trailer in a simple function attended by director AR Murugadoss, who received the first copy from her, Kiran Bedi said that she never attends film functions but she decided to attend this particular function because Parthiban plays a police officer in it.

Bedi recalled attending the audio launch of Vijayshanthi’s Karthavyam (dubbed as Vyjayanthi IPS in Tamil) several years ago and mentioned that to be the first film function that she had attended.

"The film deals with the life of a police officer and I thought it would be wonderful if Kiran Bedi launched the album of the film. She was in Chennai recently and I approached her for the same. However, she said she won't be in the city until October 9, the day we are planning to launch the album. So, we requested her to release the trailer and she gladly agreed. I think it's an honour to have the first women officer in the IPS be part of our film," said Parthipan.

In Vithagan, Parthiban plays the lead role and Poorna is his lead pair.