Maharshi is a Telugu film directed by Vamsi Paidipally co-starring by Mahesh Babu.

In 2019 too, she made an appearance in three films which are Maharshi, Gaddalakonda Ganesh and Housefull 4. Later in Saakshyam, alongside Bellamkonda Sreenivas and Trivikram Srinivas-directed action-drama Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava, opposite Jr. The song was trending in the YouTube and she was praised for her performance. The first is a special appearance in the song ' Jigelu Rani' for the period action Rangasthalam. In 2018, Hegde featured in three Telugu films. In 2017, she appeared in Telugu-language vigilante action comedy film Duvvada Jagannadham alongside actor Allu Arjun. Mohenjo Daro released in 2016 which was panned by critics and became major box office flop. As a result of her commitment to the film, she revealed that she would take a break from appearing in regional Indian movies until her Hindi film's release and rejected an opportunity to work in a film directed by Mani Ratnam. She was selected after Gowariker's wife had spotted her in an advertisement and called her to audition, which she successfully completed. In July 2014, Hegde agreed terms to make her Bollywood debut opposite Hrithik Roshan in Ashutosh Gowariker's period film Mohenjo Daro, set against the backdrop of the Indus Valley civilisation. It was a romantic-action tale, set in the backdrop of a village, released in late 2014. In her second Telugu film, Hegde impressed many with her memorable performance in ' Gopikamma' song from Mukunda (2014). She undertook Telugu lessons to help her portray the leading female role. Following a production house and the success of the director Vijay Konda's previous venture, had prompted her to work on the project.

Around the same time, she bagged the nomination for Best Actress at the 62nd Filmfare Awards (South). She was praised for her performance in the movie. Hegde's second film release, the Telugu film Oka Laila Kosam (2014), featured her opposite Naga Chaitanya. Hegde's performance also received mixed reviews with a critic from citing that she 'disappoints', though a critic from The Hindu noted 'she doesn't have much scope for talent display.' She earned a nomination for the Best Tamil Female Debut Actress at the 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards, but lost out to Lakshmi Menon. However, the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, hampering its progress, and the film ended up becoming a surprise commercial failure. Prior to release, the film garnered high expectations as a result of the novel theme of a superhero in Tamil films and the film took a grand opening at the box office in August 2012. She was selected after Mysskin had seen still photographs from her pageant success, and Hegde helped practice Tamil dialogue for the film by writing and memorising words in English, adding that the similarity between Tamil and her native tongue Tulu was also useful. Hegde made her acting debut in Mysskin's Tamil superhero film Mugamoodi (2012) opposite Jiiva, portraying the female lead character of Shakthi, a fun-loving girl who inspires the male lead to change his outlook on society. She re-applied the following year and was the second runner-up in the Miss Universe India 2010 competition, while also being crowned Miss India South Glamorous Hair 2010 in the subsidiary competition. Hegde competed in the Miss India 2009 competition, but was eliminated in an early round despite winning the Miss India Talented 2009 honour. College, where she regularly participated in dance and fashion shows. She later learnt Telugu following a career in Telugu cinema. Besides Tulu, she is fluent in Kannada, English, Hindi and Marathi. She also has an elder brother Rishabh Hegde, who is an orthopaedic surgeon. They are originally from Udupi, Karnataka.

Her parents are Manjunath Hegde and Latha Hegde. Pooja Hegde was born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra in a Tulu-speaking family. In 2022, she had three critical failures in Radhe Shyam, Beast and Acharya which impeded her career.

Her other commercially successful films include Duvvada Jagannadham (2017), Maharshi (2019), Gaddalakonda Ganesh (2019), Housefull 4 (2019), and Most Eligible Bachelor (2021). Hegde won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Telugu for her performance in Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020) and was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Oka Laila Kosam and Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018). Hegde established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu cinema. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film Mugamoodi (2012) and had her first Telugu release in Oka Laila Kosam (2014). 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. Pooja Hegde ( pronounced born 13 October 1990) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Telugu films, in addition to Hindi and Tamil films.

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