| Komal Sharma | |
| Birth Name: | Komal J. Sharma |
| Birth Place: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | Actress, model, squash player, social activist |
Komal J. Sharma is an Indian actress, model and former squash player.[1] She is known for starring in .[2]
She has also appeared in the Bollywood film Hungama 2 (2021) directed by Priyadarshan.[3]
Komal Sharma was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India to parents from northern India. She is the youngest of four siblings. She graduated with a Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) from Sri Kanyaka Parameswari Arts and Science College for Women, Chennai.
Komal got interested in squash from her school days. She joined the Squash Rackets 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.
She has twice been crowned as Miss Tamil Nadu in two different events and worked as a commercial model before enetering into films.
In 2013, she was offered a role in S. A. Chandrasekhar's Sattapadi Kutram. 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 was Komal's Telugu debut. Later she appeared in the Tamil film Vaigai Express directed by director Shaji Kailash. Natrinai is a Tamil movie directed and produced by director Gautham Elangovan.
She debuted in Malayalam films with , directed by director Priyadarshan. In Marakkar she is paired opposite actor Arjun Sarja. Her second Malayalam film released before Marakkar and was commercially successful.
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sattapadi Kutram | Thamizharasi | Tamil | |
| 2013 | Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA | Tamileni | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Anu | Anu | Telugu | |
| 2017 | Vaigai Express | Yamini Chandrasekharan | Tamil | |
| 2019 | Sofi | Malayalam | ||
| 2021 | Puthumana Thampuratti | Malayalam | ||
| 2021 | Hungama 2 | Simran | Hindi | |
| 2024 | The Greatest of All Time | a dancer in the song "Whistle Podu" | Tamil | Special appearance |
| Barroz | Malayalam | |||