Ileana D'Cruz
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| Ileana D'Cruz | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ileana D'Cruz |
| Born | August 19 1987 Mumbai, India |
| Official site | ileanaonline.com |
Ileana D'Cruz (born in August 19, 1987[1] in Mumbai [2]) is a South Indian film actress.
She made her Telugu language début through Y.V.S. Chowdhary's Devadasu opposite newcomer, Ram but has also done a Tamil language film and has recently signed a Hindi language film.
D'Cruz, who originally hails from Mumbai, India, had grown up in Mumbai and currently resides at Goa. Before films, Ileana was modelling for quite some time and doing ads. She has three sisters and two brothers. Her father named her Ileana, a Greek name.
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[edit] 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 [2]. The film went on to being a huge success at the box-office and Ileana attracted a lot of attention for her sensitive portrayal in the film.
Her breakthrough came with her second Telugu film where she essayed the role of Shruti, an innocent girl haunted by a corrupt police officer opposite Mahesh Babu in the immensely successful Pokiri. The film not only gained her good reviews but also gave her terrific reach and penetration among audiences in B and C stations. Her chemistry with Mahesh was the cynosure of all eyes. The film went on to being the biggest hit in Tollywood history [3].
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 an actors in Tamil for films which she eventually rejected due to her commitments in Telugu [4][5].
Ileana was most recently seen in M.S Raju's Aata opposite Siddarth Narayan and Dil Raju's Munna opposite Prabhas.
Reports say that she has given [6] dates for a Malayalam movie called "One Two Three" which will be directed by newcomer Suhas and she will act opposite the newcomer Karthik.The film is expected to be the most expensive malayalam film ever made...
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Language | Role | Co-Stars | Other notes |
| 2008 | Karz | Hindi | Tina | Himesh Reshammiya | Announced. |
| 2008 | Romeo Juliet | Telugu | Juliet | Tarun Kumar | Announced. |
| 2008 | Jalsaa | Telugu | Pawan Kalyan | Filming. | |
| 2007 | Aata | Telugu | Sathya | Siddharth Narayan | |
| 2007 | Munna | Telugu | Nidhi | Prabhas, Prakash Raj | |
| 2007 | Rakhi | Telugu | Tripura | N.T.R. Junior, Charmi | |
| 2006 | Khatarnak | Telugu | Nakshatra | Ravi Teja, Biju Menon | |
| 2006 | Kedi | Tamil | Aarthi | Ravi Krishna, Tamanna | Dubbed into Telugu as Jadoo |
| 2006 | Pokiri | Telugu | Shruti | Mahesh Babu, Prakash Raj | |
| 2006 | Devadasu | Telugu | Bhanumathi | Ram, Sayaji Shinde |
[edit] References
- ^ Ileana - chitchat. Idlebrain. Retrieved on 2 November, 2006.
- ^ a b Ileana - interview. Ragalahari. Retrieved on 2 November, 2006.
- ^ Telugu cinema trade report for the first half of 2006. Idlebrain. Retrieved on 9 November, 2006.
- ^ Prabhu Deva to direct the Tamil version of "Pokiri". TotalTollywood. Retrieved on 9 November, 2006.
- ^ Asin's no to Surya. Sify. Retrieved on 9 November, 2006.
- ^ Ileana With Vijay. Galatta.com. Retrieved on 31 December, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Ileana at the Internet Movie Databasete:ఇలియానా
