Poornima Bhagyaraj entered into the movie industry with the ever hit movie 'Manjil Virinja Pookal'. She shared screen with Mohanlal and Shankar in this movie. She was active in the industry till mid 1980s. She was rewarded Kerala State Award for Best Actress in her debut movie itself. Poornima is married to actor K Bhagyaraj and they have a daughter Saranya and son Shanthanu. Both are active in the industry.