Regina Cassandra

Regina Cassandra (born 13 December 1990) is an Indian film actress, active primarily in Tamil and Telugu films. When aged nine, she appeared on Splash, a kids' channel, and later worked in commercials. She also acted in several short films.

Regina Cassandra
Regina Cassandra at the launch of Aankhen 2, 2016
Born (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Early life

Regina was born in Chennai,[1] Tamil Nadu, India.

Career

Regina started anchoring when she was nine for Splash, a kids' channel and then moved on to work in commercials. Aged 16, she shot for her first film, Kanda Naal Mudhal directed by V. Priya, which also starred Prasanna, Laila and Karthik Kumar. In the film, Regina portrayed Latha, the 21-year-old pregnant sister of Laila's character, and has since mentioned that people still find it hard to believe it was her in that role, as she was very young and wore no make-up.

However the film's low-key release meant that the film failed to gain attention, so she took time out from films and then went on to graduate in psychology from Women's Christian College, Chennai and took another year off before taking a final call on joining movies.[2][3] During her break she also acted in several short films, including Balaji Mohan's Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi alongside Adith Arun, which was later made into a feature film in 2012 under the same name.

Regina was next seen in the Kannada film Suryakaanti by director K. M. Chaitanya of Aa Dinagalu fame. The film featured her alongside actor Chetan, and as she could not speak Kannada, she was told to act out scenes in English and add Kannada to it.[4] The film won good reviews and performed moderately at the box office. It was announced that she would feature in the Tamil film Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey alongside Adith Arun, but the film was eventually delayed and then restarted with a fresh cast.[5]

In 2012, she appeared in Shiva Manasulo Shruti by Tatineni Sathya, which was a remake of the 2009 Tamil film Siva Manasula Sakthi. She was next seen in the Telugu romantic-comedy, Routine Love Story, alongside Sundeep Kishan,[6] which she signed even before her first release in Telugu.

In 2013 she had two Tamil releases, Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga by Pandiraj, in which she was one of the two lead actresses, and Nirnayam in which she played a vital role. Although the former proved successful at the box office,[7] she did not sign more films in Tamil and instead shifted her focus to Telugu films. Kotha Janta directed by Maruthi was Regina's first 2014 release.[8] She received positive response for her performance in the film.[9] Deccan Chronicle wrote, "The star of the film is undoubtedly Regina Cassandra. She looks cute and bubbly and delivers a delightful performance. She has done her character with ease and with the right expressions".[10] Her next releases were Ra Ra... Krishnayya,[11] which saw her reuniting with Sundeep Kishan,[12] and Power in which she played a Bengali girl.[1] Power was declared as one of the biggest blockbusters of the year and this is the biggest hit in Regina's career till date. She played the lead role opposite Sai Dharam Tej in Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam directed by AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary.[13]

In 2020, she signed a Telugu cop drama, a remake of the Korean movie Midnight Runners along with Nivetha Thomas.[14]

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Director(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2005 Kanda Naal Mudhal Latha V. Priya Tamil Tamil Debut
2006 Azhagiya Asura Mahalakshmi Nagu
2008 Panchamirtham Seetha Raju Eswaran
2010 Suryakaanti Kanthi K. M. Chaitanya Kannada Kannada Debut
2012 Shiva Manasulo Shruti Shruti Tatineni Satya Telugu Telugu Debut
Routine Love Story Tanvi Praveen Sattaru
2013 Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga Paappaa Pandiraj Tamil
Nirnayam Jeni S. S. Srisaravanan
2014 Kotha Janta Suvarna Maruthi Dasari Telugu
Ra Ra... Krishnayya Nandeshwari (Nandu) Mahesh P
Power Vaishnavi K. S. Ravindra
Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham Shailaja (Shailu) / Sirisha (Siri) A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary
2015 Rajathandhiram Michelle D'Mello AG Amid Tamil
Subramanyam for Sale Seetha Harish Shankar Telugu
Soukhyam Shailaja (Shailu) A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary
2016 Shourya Netra K. Dasarath
Jyo Achyutananda Jyotsna Kumari (Jyo) Srinivas Avasarala
Shankara Ananya (Pappu) Tatineni Satya
2017 Maanagaram Youngster Lokesh Kanagaraj Tamil
Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen Thenmozhi Ezhil
Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum Lavanya Odam Ilavarasu
Nakshatram Jamuna Krishna Vamsi Telugu
Balakrishnudu Aadhya Pavan Mallela
2018 Awe Mira Prashanth Varma
Mr. Chandramouli Madhu Thiru Tamil
Silukkuvarupatti Singam Rajeshwari (Raji) Chella Ayyavu
2019 Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga Kuhu Shelly Chopra Dhar Hindi Hindi Debut
7 Saraswathi Nizar Shafi Telugu
Tamil
Evaru Sameera Maha Venkat Ramji Telugu
2020 Nenjam Marappathillai Mary (alias Mariam) Selvaraghavan Tamil
Party Madhu Venkat Prabhu Delayed
Chakra TBA M. S. Anandan Filming [15]
Kallapart TBA Rajapandi Filming
Kasada Thapara TBA Chimbu Devan Filming

See also
  • List of Tamil actresses

References
  1. 'Telugu films are my priority': Regina Cassandra Deccanchronicle.com (3 May 2014) Retrieved on 28 April 2015
  2. Y. Sunita Chowdhary (10 May 2011). "Navigation News : Model moves". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  3. "Cinema Plus / Columns : Working vacation". The Hindu. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  4. SHARADHA SRINIDHI, 12 April 2009, 12.00am IST (12 April 2009). "Chetan is a very handsome Kannada hero: Regina – Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 31 December 2012.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Assistant Directors launch Production – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  6. "Cassandra's having a great time in Tollywood – Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  7. "Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga completes 100 days! – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  8. "Allu Sirish-Regina film is Kotta Janta". Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  9. Regina on a high after Kotha Janta – The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (5 May 2014). Retrieved on 28 April 2015.
  10. Movie review Kotha Janta: It’s Regina all the way!. Deccanchronicle.com (2 May 2014). Retrieved on 28 April 2015.
  11. Sundeep and Regina to pair up again – The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (12 August 2013). Retrieved on 28 April 2015.
  12. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo (3 July 2014). "Krishnayya arrives". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  13. "Regina to romance Sai Dharam Tej". Times of India. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  14. Adivi, Sashidhar (2 February 2020). "Prep for Telugu version Korean cop act begins". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  15. Desk, The Hindu Net (27 June 2020). "'Chakra' trailer: Vishal, Shraddha Srinath star in hacker drama". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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