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Also known as Ada Sharma

Indian film actress

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Total plays
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Key facts

Born
( 1992-05-11 ) 11 May 1992 (age 34) , Mumbai , Maharashtra , India
Other names
Chamundeswari Lakshmi Narasimhan Sundaresan Iyer, Adah Sarma
Occupation
Actress
Years active
2008–present

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Sharma
Gender
female
Citizenship
India
Place of birth
Mumbai
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
Kannada
Hair colour
black hair
Image
Adah Sharma snapped at the Mumbai Icons Award 2025.jpg
Height
170
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Adah Sharma
social media followers
1660000
date of birth
1992-05-11
start of work period
2008-00-00
ethnic group
Malayali
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Encyclopedic overview

Adah Sharma (born 11 May 1992) ( pronounced [ˈʌdə ʃəɾmaː]), is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi and Telugu films. She is best known for being the main lead of The Kerala Story, which made ₹375 crore at the box office making it India's highest-grossing female-led film of all time.

Sharma, after finishing her schooling, made her acting debut with a leading role in the 2008 Hindi horror film, 1920, a box office success. Her portrayal of a possessed woman in the film was critically praised and earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination. After the release of her romantic comedy film, Hasee Toh Phasee (2014), she ventured into the South Indian film industry, playing the leading lady in the Telugu film, Heart Attack (2014). Her other major Telugu films include, S/O Satyamurthy (2015) and Kshanam (2016). She also starred as the lead actress in the film The Kerala Story (2023).

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