Laila (actress)

Laila (born 24 October 1980) is an Indian actress. She has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi language films. She is known for her critically acclaimed and award-winning performances in the Bala-directed films Nandha (2001) & Pithamagan (2003), and the commercial Tamil blockbusters Parthen Rasithen (2000), Dheena (2001), Dhill (2001), Alli Thandha Vaanam (2001), Unnai Ninaithu (2002), Ullam Ketkume (2005) and Kanda Naal Mudhal (2005).[1][2]

Laila
Born (1980-10-24) 24 October 1980
OccupationActress
Years active1996–2006, 2019-present
Spouse(s)Md. Mehdin (2006–present)
Children2
Websitehttp://www.laila.net/

Career

She made her debut in the Telugu film Egire Paavurama (1996), directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. 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. 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.[3]

The Mumbai-based Laila then worked with Ajith in Dheena and Parthen Rasithen with Prashanth.

Then came Dhill and Pithamagan with Vikram. 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 won her accolades from the masses. She was one of the successful Tamil actresses for a brief time.

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 will be appearing as the judge for the dance show DJD Juniors on Zee Tamil alongside actresses Sudha Chandran and Sneha.

Personal life

She married Mehdi, an Irani 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, aged 9 and 12. She is Goan but speaks Tamil, English, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and French at home and she is a Roman Catholic.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1996Dushman Duniya KaLataHindi
1997Egire PaavuramaJyotiTelugu Nominated-Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
UgadiLaila
PellichesukundamLaila
KelonaUrdu
Itha Oru SnehagathaHemaMalayalam
1998Khaidi GaruRajyamTelugu
Pavitra PremaDr. Shakunthala Devi
Subhalekalu
Love Story 1999Meena
1999KallazhagarAandaalTamil
MudhalvanShubha
Naa Hrudayamlo Nidurinchee CheliMiniTelugu
RojavanamRojaTamil
2000Nuvve KavaliTeluguSpecial appearance
Parthen RasithenSarikaTamil
Devara MagaKannada
2001DheenaChithraTamil
DhillAasha
Alli Thandha VaanamDivya
NandhaKalyaniFilmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress
Moosa KhanUrdu
2002KamarasuVasanthiTamil
Unnai NinaithuNirmala
Mounam Pesiyadhe
2003Three RosesNandhu
PithamaganManjuFilmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
ITFA Best Actress Award
War and LoveSerinaMalayalam
SwapnakooduGuest appearance
2004GambeeramVijayalakshmiTamil
JaisuryaBaby
Rama KrishnaLakshmi VishwanathKannada
Mr & Mrs Sailaja KrishnamurthySailajaTelugu
2005Ullam KetkumaePoojaTamil
Kanda Naal MudhalRamya
InsanInduHindi
2006ParamasivanMalarTamil
Thandege Thakka MagaPancharangiKannada
ThirupathiTamilSpecial appearance
Mahha SamudramDeviMalayalam
2019Alice[2]TamilFilming[4]
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References
  1. "Laila Mehdin birthday: Lesser-known facts about the Indian actress you should know". Times Now. 24 October 2018.
  2. "Actress Laila to make a comeback with 'Alice'". The Times of India. 1 March 2019.
  3. http://chandrag.tripod.com/aug98/index.html
  4. https://www.indiaglitz.com/laila-set-to-return-with-raiza-starrer-alice-tamil-news-230548


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