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Regina Cassandra (born 13 December 1990) is an Indian actress and Model who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film Kanda Naal Mudhal in 2005 and made her Telugu film debut with Siva Manasulo Sruthi (2012), for which she won the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu). She then made her Kannada debut with Suryakaanti (2010) and Hindi debut with Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019).

Regina Cassandra
Cassandra in 2017
Born	(1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 31)[1] Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	Women's Christian College, Chennai
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present

Cassandra played the lead in various successful films including Siva Manasulo Sruthi, Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga, Kotha Janta, Power, Rajathandhiram, Subramanyam for Sale, Awe, Silukkuvarupatti Singam, 7 and Mughizh. She received praises for her role in Jyo Achyutananda and Evaru.

Cassandra made her web debut with the 2022 series Rocket Boys portraying classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai.

Early life

Regina Cassandra was born on 13 December 1990 in Madras (now Chennai), India.[1][2] Her mother tongue is Tamil.[3]

Career

Debut and Early career (2005-2010)

Cassandra started anchoring when she was nine for Splash, a kids' channel, and then moved on to work in commercials.[4]

Her first feature film appearance was the Tamil film Kanda Naal Mudhal (2005). She later played the lead in the Kannada film Suryakaanti (2010) 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.[5] The film won good reviews and performed moderately at the box office. 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.[4][6]

During her break, Cassandra 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.[7] In 2010, 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.[8]

Debut in Telugu cinema, various roles and success (2012-2018)

In 2012, Cassandra 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,[9] 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,[10] she did not sign more films in Tamil and instead shifted her focus to Telugu films. Kotha Janta directed by Maruthi was Cassandra's first 2014 release.[11] She received positive response for her performance in the film.[12] 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".[13] Her next releases were Ra Ra... Krishnayya,[14] which saw her reuniting with Sundeep Kishan,[15] and Power in which she played a Bengali girl, the film was a commercial success.[3] She played the lead role opposite Sai Dharam Tej in Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam directed by AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary.[16]

Seen after two years in Tamil cinema in Rajathandhiram (2015), her acting was praised.^{[citation needed]} Cassandra's next was the successful Subramanyam for Sale and Soukhyam. In 2016, she appeared in the action thriller Shankara (2016), which is remake of the Tamil hit Mouna Guru and also the source for the Hindi film Akira, starring Sonakshi Sinha.[17] She also appeared in the commercially successful film Jyo Achyutananda, receiving critical acclaim for her role.

In 2017, her Tamil films were Maanagaram, Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen and Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum. Cassandra In 2018, she appeared in the critical acclaimed Awe and is also part of films like Mr. Chandramouli and Silukkuvarupatti Singam in 2018. The latter was a critical and commercial success.[18]

Further success and recent work (2019-present)

Cassandra's Bollywood debut Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019) had her playing an unconventional role. She states that cinema in general is evolving, and Tamil industry picked up faster in doing unconventional films.[19] In 2019, she received critical acclaim for her role in Evaru. She played a negative character for the first time in 7.[20]

In 2021, she again played a negative role in Chakra and went onto star in Nenjam Marappathillai, Kasada Thapara and the critical success Mughizh all in leading roles. She did a cameo in Thalaivii playing B. Saroja Devi.

Her first release in 2022 is the long-delayed 1945. Cassandra made her web debut with the Sony LIV's series Rocket Boys where she portrays Mrinalini Sarabhai.[21] It received positive reviews from critics.[22] She then had a special number in Chiranjeevi's Acharya.[23]

Cassandra's upcoming movies include Telugu Tamil bilingual Soorpanagai, Telugu films Saakini Daakini[24][25] and Karungaapiyam.[26] She also has Tamil films Borrder, Party and Kallapart in her kitty. She will appear alongside Vijay Sethupathi in the series Farzi.[27]

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language(s)	Notes	Ref.
2005	Kanda Naal Mudhal	Latha	Tamil		[28]
2006	Azhagiya Asura	Mahalakshmi			[29]
2010	Suryakaanti	Kanthi	Kannada		[30]
2012	Siva Manasulo Sruthi	Shruti	Telugu		[31]
	Routine Love Story	Tanvi			[32]
2013	Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga	Paappaa	Tamil		[33]
	Nirnayam	Jeni			[34]
2014	Kotha Janta	Suvarna	Telugu		[35]
	Ra Ra... Krishnayya	Nandeshwari "Nandu"			[36]
	Power	Vaishnavi			[37]
	Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham	Shailaja "Shailu" / Sirisha "Siri"			[38]
2015	Rajathandhiram	Michelle D'Mello	Tamil		[39]
	Subramanyam for Sale	Seetha	Telugu		[40]
	Soukhyam	Shailaja "Shailu"			[41]
2016	Shourya	Netra			[42]
	Jyo Achyutananda	Jyotsna "Jyo" Kumari		Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Actress (Telugu)	[43]
	Shankara	Ananya / Pappu			[44]
2017	Maanagaram	Youngster	Tamil		[45]
	Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen	Thenmozhi			[46]
	Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum	Lavanya			[47]
	Nakshatram	Jamuna	Telugu		[48]
	Balakrishnudu	Aadhya			[49]
2018	Awe	Mira			[50]
	Mr. Chandramouli	Madhu	Tamil		[51]
	Silukkuvarupatti Singam	Rajeshwari "Raji"			[52]
	Party	Madhu		Unreleased	[53]
2019	Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga	Kuhu	Hindi		[54]
	7	Saraswathi	Telugu	Bilingual film	[55]
			Tamil
	Evaru	Sameera Maha	Telugu		[56]
2021	Chakra	Leela	Tamil		[57]
	Nenjam Marappathillai	Mariam			[58]
	Kasada Thapara	Trisha			[59]
	Thalaivii	B. Saroja Devi	Hindi	Bilingual film; cameo appearance	[60]
			Tamil
	Mughizh	Radhika	Tamil		[61]
2022	1945	Anandhi	Telugu	Bilingual film	[62]
			Tamil
	Acharya	Mandakini	Telugu	Special appearance in a song "Saana Kastham"	[23]
	Saakini Daakini	Damini			[63]
TBA	Karungaapiyam	TBA	Tamil	Completed	[26]
	Soorpanagai	TBA		Filming; Bilingual film	[64]
	Nena Na	TBA	Telugu
	Borrder	Aparna	Tamil	Post-production	[65]
	Kallapart	TBA		Delayed	[66]
	Mareechika	TBA	Telugu	Filming
	Flash Back	TBA	Tamil	Pre-production	[67]
TBA	Untitled Suresh Gopi Film	TBA	Malayalam	Pre-Production

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Language	Platform	Notes	Ref.
2022	Rocket Boys	Mrinalini Sarabhai	Hindi	Sony LIV		[21]
2022	Fingertip	Priya	Tamil	ZEE5	Season 2
2022	Anya's Tutorial	Madhumitha	Telugu	Aha
2022	Shoorveer	Avantika Rao	Hindi	Disney+Hotstar		[68]
2022	Farzi	TBA	Hindi	Amazon Prime	Completed	[69]

See also

• List of Tamil actresses

References

External links

• Regina Cassandra at IMDb 
• Regina Cassandra on Facebook

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