Mumbai, Oct. 13 -- It's Pooja Hegde's birthday today, and what better moment to look at her hard-earned rise from the South to Bollywood, and ultimately a pan-Indian star. Hailing from a family with no film background nor having any Godfather's guidance, Pooja paved her own path and built herself one industry at a time! Here's looking at the films that made her a pan-India star.

Mugamoodi (2012):Pooja made her South debut with Mugamoodi, a Tamil-language superhero film directed by Mysskin. The film emerged as a commercial success, and cemented Pooja as a promising star to look upto. She even won the Best Newcomer Actress Award at the Norway Tamil Film Festival (2013).

Mukunda (2014):Pooja Hegde headlined Mukunda as the leading lady and ...