Puja Unni, a prodigious dancer hails from Palakkad. She started formal dance training in Bharatanatyam from the age of 3. A dancer with 17 years of experience, out of which she has been training under Shri RLV TK Anil Kumar for more than 6 years. After completing schooling and the subsequent attainment of laurels in the UAE, she moved to Thrissur, the cultural Capital of Kerala to pursue her higher education and to seek training under eminent Gurus and amass more knowledge in the Artistic Field. She is currently, training herself in Kuchipudi under Smt. Methil Devika and Mohiniyaatam under Padmashree Kalamandalam Kshemavathy. She has performed for some of the most acclaimed local Dance Festivals like Swaralaya and also for Big Shows such as Kerala Business Award Night as a lead dancer. She has also worked as the Assistant Choreographer for the Malayalam movie Karmayogi. She was adorned with the “Natyasaradhi” title at the 2nd International Dance festival held at Vishakhapatnam. She also performed for the national level dance festival- Puthur Music and Dance Festival 2012. She dreams to explore various art forms from different angles and gain an experience about the same so as to enrich the artistic experience.

She was adjudged the best classical dancer in Vimala College Thrissur for 2 years, and was declared the Best performer by ADMS Dubai. As a feather on her cap, she has also attained the title Kalathilakam. A performer who has performed in over a 100 stages by the age of 20, she has also performed at the Swaralaya Palakkad at the very young age of 14. She has also performed at the World Dance Day Celeberations in Dubai in 2003 as well as 2005, Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Awards in 2005, and attained Sreedevi Memorial Award in 2009; she was the best female dancer at the best of the best season 3. A young and promising dancer, who has left the audience echoing the words ‘gifted’ after every performance of hers, has proved her talent and mesmerised the crowd during her 20 years of age.

She was adjudged Miss Beautiful Face 2010 in Sumangaly Vanitha Miss Beautiful Face Contest. Her upcoming performances are at the Mysore JaganMohan Palace for the Nritya Bhushan and for the Naveen Kalakaar in Bhubaneshwar.