Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz | |
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 Ileana D'Cruz on The Jalsa Audio Funktion | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Spouse | Harry |
Ileana D'Cruz (born 19 August 1987[1][2] in Mumbai [3]) is an Indian film actress.
She made her Telugu language debut through Y.V.S. Chowdhary's Devadasu opposite newcomer, Ram but has also done a Tamil film Kedi. Ileana is one of the most succsessful Actress in Telugu Cinema, and has Blockbusters like Pokiri, Devadasu, Munna, Jalsa, Kick. She has recently signed another Tamil film 24 with Vikram in the lead and also a Tamil Film Valiban with T. R. Silambarasan .
Early life
Ileana was born in Mumbai, India of Goan parentage Ronaldo Leo is an Roman Catholic and Sameera a Muslim.[4] Her parents named her name after Ileana Cosânzeana (Helen of Troy) from Greek mythology. she completed her high school studies at St.Mary's Convent High School, Mapusa , Goa.
Career
She debuted in the Telugu language film Devadasu in 2006 directed by Y.V.S. Chowdhary who spotted her in a Fair and Lovely ad film directed by Rakesh Roshan [3]. The film did not get good reviews from the critics, but it was a success at the box-office and Ileana attracted a lot of attention for her charm and beauty.
Her breakthrough came with her second Telugu film where she essayed the role of Shruti opposite Mahesh Babu in the highly successful Pokiri. The film gained her good reviews.[5]. She then made her Tamil language film debut alongside Ravi Krishna in Kedi. Although the film did not do so well at the box-office, Ileana was sought after by many directors[who?] and actors in Tamil for films which she eventually rejected due to her commitments in Telugu [6][7]. Recently she acted with Pawan Kalyan in the movie Jalsa. She currently signed a Tamil film opposite Vijay. She also signed a film against Manchu Vishnu Vardhan being directed by YVS Choudary which is tentatively titled as "Saleem". Her 2009 film against Ravi Teja, titled Kick is a hit at the box office.Ileana has recently accepted to work for a Tamil film “24” in the direction of Vikram Kumar under Mohan Natarajan's Rajakaliamman Media project banner. She will be pairing against Vikram in the movie.[8].
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Devadasu | Bhanumathi | Telugu | Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut (South) |
| Pokiri | Shruti | Telugu | ||
| Kedi | Aarthi | Tamil | ||
| Khatarnak | Nakshatra | Telugu | ||
| Rakhi | Tripura | Telugu | ||
| 2007 | Munna | Nidhi | Telugu | |
| Aata | Sathya | Telugu | ||
| 2008 | Jalsa | Bhagamathi | Telugu | Winner, Santosham Best Actress Award Nominated, Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award |
| Bhale Dongalu | Jyothi | Telugu | ||
| 2009 | Kick | Naina | Telugu | Released |
| Rechipo | Krishna Veni | Telugu | Released | |
| 2010 | Saleem | Satya | Telugu | Releasing on 11 December |
| 24 | Tamil | Filming | ||
| Valiban | Tamil | Filming |
References
- Ileana's Complete Profile at JustTollywood.com
- ^ "South Side Beauty - Ileana D'Cruz". BollyBite. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Ileana - chitchat". Idlebrain. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ a b "Ileana - interview". Ragalahari. Retrieved 2 November 2006.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Goan diaspora makes a mark worldwide". The Times of India. 2007-01-14. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Telugu cinema trade report for the first half of 2006". Idlebrain. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Prabhu Deva to direct the Tamil version of "Pokiri"". TotalTollywood. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Asin's no to Surya". Sify. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Ileana- Biography, Filmography and Gallery- 16reels.com". 16reels. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
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