Poornima Bhagyaraj (née Jayaram) is an Indian actress in Malayalam and Tamil films.

She has also done a few Hindi and Telugu films.

[4] Poornima was born and brought up in Mumbai.

She learned Bharatanatyam in Sri Rajarajeswari Bharatha Natya Kala Mandir, Mumbai.

Her grandfather was the founding member of Shanmukhananda Sabha, Mumbai.