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Laila
Laila in 2006
Born (1980-10-24) 24 October 1980 (age 44)
Goa, India
Other namesLaila Mehdi
OccupationActress
Years active
  • 1996–2006
  • 2019–present
Spouse
Mehdi
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(m. 2006)​
Children2

Laila (born 24 October 1980[1]) is an Indian actress. Making her acting debut in the mid-1990s and later becoming one of the leading actresses throughout the 2000s. She has acted predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films, as well as in a few Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi language films.[1][2]

Career

Laila made her debut in Dushman Duniya Ka (1996) and her lead debut in the Telugu film Egire Paavurama (1997), directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy.[3]

Laila began to receive offers from prominent directors to feature in Tamil films and turned down films such as Dharma Chakkaram and Kadhal Palli by K. S. Ravikumar and Pavithran respectively.[4] She subsequently signed on to appear in the lead role in VIP after Pooja Kumar had walked out of the project. However, Laila was left unimpressed when the producer asked her to consider changing her stage name to Pooja, as the invitations for the film had already been printed, and furthermore, she revealed that she was unaware of Rambha also being a heroine in the film. Laila subsequently dropped out of the project, wanting to make her Tamil debut in a film where she played the sole heroine.[5]

She ventured into Tamil films in Kallazhagar (1999) with Vijayakanth. Laila then worked with Prashanth in Parthen Rasithen (2000) and Ajith in Dheena 2001).[6][7] Then came Dhill (2001) with Vikram as well as four films with Suriya in Nandha (2001), Unnai Ninaithu (2002), Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002) and Pithamagan (2003). In between, Laila took a break and went back to Mumbai. However, she returned to Kollywood with a big bang. Her role in the movie Ullam Ketkumae (2005) won her accolades.[8]

Laila has made a comeback to the Tamil entertainment industry. She first appeared in a ready-made flavored milk commercial (Aachi Badam Milk) post her sabbatical in 2018. She appeared as the judge for the dance show DJD Juniors on Zee Tamil alongside actresses Sudha Chandran and Sneha.[9] She made her post-sabbatical film comeback with Sardar (2022).[10]

Personal life

Laila was born on 24 October 1980. She married Mehdi, an Iranian businessman on 6 January 2006. She dated him for eight years before marriage.[1] According to Laila, they were engaged for four years before marriage. The couple has two sons.[11]

Filmography

Films

List of Laila film credits
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
1996 Dushman Duniya Ka Lata Hindi
1997 Itha Oru Snehagatha Hema Malayalam
Egire Paavurama Jyoti Telugu
Pellichesukundam Laila
Ugadi
1998 Khaidi Garu Rajyam [12]
Pavitra Prema Dr. Shakunthala Devi
Love Story 1999 Meena
Subhalekhalu Manasa
1999 Kallazhagar Aandaal Tamil
Naa Hrudayamlo Nidurinche Cheli Mini Telugu [13]
Rojavanam Roja Tamil
Mudhalvan Kalakkal Shuba
2000 Devara Maga Sowmya Kannada
Parthen Rasithen Sarika Tamil
Nuvve Kavali Herself Telugu Special appearance in "Ole Ole Ole"
2001 Dheena Chithra Tamil
Dhill Aasha
Alli Thandha Vaanam Divya
Nandha Kalyani Won–Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
2002 Kamarasu Vasanthi
Unnai Ninaithu Nirmala
Mounam Pesiyadhe Gautham's lover Cameo
2003 Three Roses Nandhu
Pithamagan Manju Won–Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
ITFA Best Actress Award
War and Love Serina Malayalam
Swapnakoodu Guest appearance
2004 Gambeeram Vijayalakshmi Tamil
Jaisurya Baby
Rama Krishna Lakshmi Vishwanath Kannada
Mr & Mrs Sailaja Krishnamurthy Sailaja Telugu
2005 Ullam Ketkumae Pooja Tamil
Kanda Naal Mudhal Ramya
Insan Indu Hindi
2006 Paramasivan Malar Tamil
Thandege Thakka Maga Pancharangi Kannada
Thirupathi Stage Drama artist Tamil Special appearance
Mahha Samudram Devi Malayalam
2022 Sardar Sameera Thomas Tamil [10]
2024 The Greatest of All Time Dr. Radhika Sunil [14]
TBA Sabdham † TBA Post-production [15]
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

List of Laila television credits
Year Program Role Language Channel Notes Ref.
2019 Dance Jodi Dance Juniors Judge Tamil Zee Tamil
2020 Gokulathil Seethai Herself Tamil Special appearance [16]

Web series

List of Laila web series credits
Year Program Role Language Channel
2022 Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie Ruby Tamil Amazon original series

References

  1. ^ a b c "Laila Mehdi birthday: Lesser-known facts about the Indian actress you should know". Times Now. 24 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Actress Laila to make a comeback with 'Alice'". The Times of India. 1 March 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ^ Raman, Sruthi Ganapathy (19 January 2019). "Laila on why she isn't doing mother roles: 'My fans tell me that I haven't aged a day'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "With Karthi's Sardar, Actor Laila to Make Comeback in Kollywood After 16 Years". News18. 1 April 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ^ தாணு தயாரித்த 'வி.ஐ.பி' சிம்ரன் அறிமுகம் [Simran was introduced in V. I. P. produced by Thanu]. Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  6. ^ Rajitha (26 August 2000). "Vijay meets his son on the Net!". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  7. ^ ரம்பா போனார் லைலா வந்தார்! [Ramba went and Laila came!] (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). 20 August 2000. pp. 24–26. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Revisiting Ullam Ketkumae: A nostalgic look back at the college romance that sparked off a reunion pop-culture; lesser-known facts". Cinema Express. 6 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Actress Radhika Sarathkumar to appear as special guest in Dance Jodi Dance Juniors Grand Finale". The Times of India. 30 April 2019. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Laila returns to Tamil films after 16 years with Karthi's Sardar". The Times of India. 28 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Tamil Actress Laila's Adorable Photos With Sons Has Internet's Attention". 15 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Reviews". Archived from the original on 13 February 1998.
  13. ^ "Review: Naa Hryudyamlo Nidurinche Chel". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 January 2005.
  14. ^ "Thalapathy 68:Vijay welcomes Meenakshi Chaudhary, Prabhu Deva and Other Cast Members". timesnownews.com. 24 October 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Aadhi's Sabdham completely wrapped up". The Times of India. 27 September 2023. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  16. ^ Rajkumar (16 November 2020). பட வாய்ப்புகள் இல்லாததால் சீரியலில் களமிறங்க உள்ள லைலா. எந்த சேனல் ? என்ன சீரியல் தெரியுமா ? [Laila is going to debut in a serial due to lack of film opportunities. Which channel? Do you know what serial?]. Tamil.behindtalkies. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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