Uttara Ramkumar: A Star by Birth
Uttara Ramkumar, a multi talented star can be best described as ‘beauty with brains’. Gliding her way through the glitzy world of glamour into becoming a high achieving corporate, this young lass is a bundle of talent.
Having developed an interest towards dancing, Uttara took up Bharathantyam and graduated in the dance form under the guidance of her mother. Swaying with the passion for dancing, Uttara was exposed to other classical dance art like Kuchupudi and Kathak.
Adding feather to the cap was her title Miss India New Zealand 2007, which brought Uttara to limelight in the world of fashion. “This was something that I had not planned for. I saw the promos for the contest when I was in my last year at school. I had just turned seventeen. Since this allowed me to showcase my talent in the sphere of fashion and modeling, which I was already exposed to. I thought I should give it a go. And surprise surprise I won the title,” boasts proudly this title holder while describing her experience with the pageant.
It did not take too long for the film fraternity to discover Uttara and her talent. Movie offers started showering when she caught the eye of the producers. Talking about her move to the film industry Uttara said, “This happened more by default than by design. A few years ago a film production house came to NZ to audition for a fresh new female face to suit the role of an “NRI girl” for a film it was planning to shoot here. They returned to India disappointed that they could not find someone who could fit the role. Then the producers happened to chance upon a DVD of the Miss India New Zealand 2007 contest in Chennai and felt that I could fit the role and approached us. Given the director’s experience and track record we felt it was worth a try.”
Uttara starred in movies like Aridhu Aridhu, where she was the protagonist and ‘Ponnar Shanker’ where she essayed the role of a princess. “I enjoyed playing my part in Aridhu Aridhu as a female protagonist. The role itself lent to show case my acting and dancing talents,” added Uttara telling us about her films and the role she played.
When asked about her venture into the corporate world Uttara said, “My family always had a strong link to the corporate world and it had always fascinated me. The moot point was which area of the business I should be concentrating on. I set out working in the area of business development, moved to recruitment and zeroed in on Human Resources Development which is what I am passionate about.”
“Dancing and acting will always be an integral part of my life. May be if the right opportunity were to come up again I would definitely pursue it,” Uttara adds talking about her aspirations of getting back into the glamour world.
Uttara Ramkumar, a multi talented star can be best described as ‘beauty with brains’. Gliding her way through the glitzy world of glamour into becoming a high achieving corporate, this young lass is a bundle of talent. Having developed an interest towards dancing, Uttara took up Bharathantyam and...
Uttara Ramkumar, a multi talented star can be best described as ‘beauty with brains’. Gliding her way through the glitzy world of glamour into becoming a high achieving corporate, this young lass is a bundle of talent.
Having developed an interest towards dancing, Uttara took up Bharathantyam and graduated in the dance form under the guidance of her mother. Swaying with the passion for dancing, Uttara was exposed to other classical dance art like Kuchupudi and Kathak.
Adding feather to the cap was her title Miss India New Zealand 2007, which brought Uttara to limelight in the world of fashion. “This was something that I had not planned for. I saw the promos for the contest when I was in my last year at school. I had just turned seventeen. Since this allowed me to showcase my talent in the sphere of fashion and modeling, which I was already exposed to. I thought I should give it a go. And surprise surprise I won the title,” boasts proudly this title holder while describing her experience with the pageant.
It did not take too long for the film fraternity to discover Uttara and her talent. Movie offers started showering when she caught the eye of the producers. Talking about her move to the film industry Uttara said, “This happened more by default than by design. A few years ago a film production house came to NZ to audition for a fresh new female face to suit the role of an “NRI girl” for a film it was planning to shoot here. They returned to India disappointed that they could not find someone who could fit the role. Then the producers happened to chance upon a DVD of the Miss India New Zealand 2007 contest in Chennai and felt that I could fit the role and approached us. Given the director’s experience and track record we felt it was worth a try.”
Uttara starred in movies like Aridhu Aridhu, where she was the protagonist and ‘Ponnar Shanker’ where she essayed the role of a princess. “I enjoyed playing my part in Aridhu Aridhu as a female protagonist. The role itself lent to show case my acting and dancing talents,” added Uttara telling us about her films and the role she played.
When asked about her venture into the corporate world Uttara said, “My family always had a strong link to the corporate world and it had always fascinated me. The moot point was which area of the business I should be concentrating on. I set out working in the area of business development, moved to recruitment and zeroed in on Human Resources Development which is what I am passionate about.”
“Dancing and acting will always be an integral part of my life. May be if the right opportunity were to come up again I would definitely pursue it,” Uttara adds talking about her aspirations of getting back into the glamour world.
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