Regina Cassandra

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{{Infobox person
| name = Regina Cassandra
| image = Regina Cassandra 2013-06-16 22-10.jpg
| caption = Cassandra in 2013
| image_size = 190px
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|12|13|df=yes}}<ref name="toib">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/happy-birthday-regina-cassandra-5-movies-of-the-actress-that-you-cannot-miss/photostory/72493436.cms Happy Birthday Regina Cassandra: 5 movies of the actress that you cannot miss]. ''India Times'' (13 December 2019)</ref>
| birth_place = [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| alma mater = [[Women's Christian College, Chennai]]
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2004–present
| homepage =
}}

'''Regina Cassandra''' (born 13 December 1990) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films. She won the [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award]] for [[SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu)|Best Female Debut – Telugu]] for her role in ''[[Siva Manasulo Sruthi]]'' (2012).

==Early life==
Regina Cassandra was born on 13
December 1990 in Madras (now [[Chennai]]), India.<ref name="toib" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Regina Cassandra on her special number in Acharya: I was floored by Chiru sir's compliment - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/regina-cassandra-on-her-special-number-in-acharya-i-was-floored-by-chiru-sirs-compliment/articleshow/74552080.cms|access-date=2021-03-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140503/entertainment-tollywood/article/telugu-films-are-my-priority-regina-cassandra 'Telugu films are my priority': Regina Cassandra] Deccanchronicle.com (3 May 2014) Retrieved on 28 April 2015</ref> Her grandmother is an Anglo-Indian from Goa, and her grandfather who was a [[Tamils|Tamil]] [[Hindu]] converted to Christianity when she was born.

==Career==
=== 2005-2010: Early career ===
Cassandra started anchoring when she was nine for Splash, a kids' channel, and then moved on to work in commercials.<ref>https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/regina-cassandra/biography.html</ref><ref name=":0" />

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.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sharadha Srinidhi|date=12 April 2009|title=Chetan is a very handsome Kannada hero: Regina|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-12/news-interviews/28017702_1_suryakanti-chetan-kannada|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223202/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-12/news-interviews/28017702_1_suryakanti-chetan-kannada|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=31 December 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |author=Y. Sunita Chowdhary |url=http://www.thehindu.com/navigation/article2006619.ece |title=Navigation News : Model moves |work=The Hindu |date=10 May 2011 |access-date=31 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718142511/http://www.thehindu.com/navigation/article2006619.ece |archive-date=18 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/04/17/stories/2009041750090300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420125435/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/04/17/stories/2009041750090300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 April 2009 |title=Cinema Plus / Columns : Working vacation |date=17 April 2009 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=31 December 2012}}</ref> 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 [[Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi|same name]].<ref>https://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/bobby-simha-regina-cassandra-and-balaji-mohan-worked-together-in-kadhalil-sodhappuvadhu-eppadi-short-film.html</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/54173.html |title=Assistant Directors launch Production – Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=5 February 2010 |access-date=31 December 2012}}</ref>

=== 2012-2016: Debut in Telugu cinema ===
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]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-21/news-interviews/30422331_1_tollywood-tamil-film-romantic-entertainer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203040402/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-21/news-interviews/30422331_1_tollywood-tamil-film-romantic-entertainer |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |title=Cassandra's having a great time in Tollywood |date=21 November 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=31 December 2012}}</ref> 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 (2013 film)|Nirnayam]]'' in which she played a vital role. Although the former proved successful at the box office,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Kedi-Billa-Killadi-Ranga-completes-100-days/articleshow/20924989.cms |title=Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga completes 100 days! – The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=5 July 2013 |access-date=3 January 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Allu Sirish-Regina film is Kotta Janta |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-27/news-interviews/38861239_1_ee-rojullo-next-film-maruthi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501020002/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-27/news-interviews/38861239_1_ee-rojullo-next-film-maruthi |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 May 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=17 May 2013}}</ref> She received positive response for her performance in the film.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news-interviews/Regina-on-a-high-after-Kotha-Janta/articleshow/34674603.cms Regina on a high after Kotha Janta – The Times of India]. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (5 May 2014). Retrieved on 28 April 2015.</ref> [[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".<ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140502/entertainment-tollywood/article/movie-review-kotha-janta-it%E2%80%99s-regina-all-way Movie review Kotha Janta: It’s Regina all the way!]. Deccanchronicle.com (2 May 2014). Retrieved on 28 April 2015.</ref> Her next releases were ''[[Ra Ra... Krishnayya]]'',<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/telugu/news-interviews/Sundeep-and-Regina-to-pair-up-again/articleshow/21778463.cms Sundeep and Regina to pair up again – The Times of India]. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (12 August 2013). Retrieved on 28 April 2015.</ref> which saw her reuniting with Sundeep Kishan,<ref>{{cite news |author=Sangeetha Devi Dundoo |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/krishnayya-arrives/article6173669.ece |title=Krishnayya arrives |newspaper=The Hindu |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=3 January 2015}}</ref> and ''[[Power (2014 Telugu film)|Power]]'' in which she played a Bengali girl.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> She played the lead role opposite [[Sai Dharam Tej]] in ''[[Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam]]'' directed by AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Regina to romance Sai Dharam Tej |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-13/news-interviews/36310748_1_sai-dharam-tej-routine-love-story-regina-cassandra |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430063817/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-13/news-interviews/36310748_1_sai-dharam-tej-routine-love-story-regina-cassandra |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 April 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=15 January 2013}}</ref> Seen after two years in Tamil cinema in ''[[Rajathandhiram]]'' (2015), her acting was praised.<ref>https://www.bollywoodlife.com/interviews/regina-cassandra-i-was-misquoted-as-saying-telugu-cinema-is-my-priority-517471/</ref> Cassandra's next was the action thriller ''[[Shankara (2016 film)|Shankara]]'' (2016), which is remake of the Tamil hit ''[[Mouna Guru]]'' and also the source for the Hindi film ''[[Akira (2016 Hindi film)|Akira]]'', starring ''[[Sonakshi Sinha]]''.<ref>https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/regina-cassandra-interview-don-t-think-i-can-leave-southern-filmdom-161275.html</ref>

===2017-present: Return to Tamil cinema ===
In 2017, her Tamil films are ''[[Maanagaram]]'', ''[[Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen]]'' and ''[[Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum]]''. Cassandra is also part of films like ''[[Mr. Chandramouli]]'' and ''[[Silukkuvarupatti Singam]]'' in 2018.<ref>https://www.moviecrow.com/interviews/26/regina-cassandra-interview</ref> Her 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.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/regina-cassandra-talks-about-her-journey-in-cinema-ahead-of-her-telugu-thriller-evaru-co-starring-adivi-sesh/article29062539.ece</ref>

In 2020, she signed a Telugu cop drama, a remake of the Korean film [[Midnight Runners]] along with [[Nivetha Thomas]], directed by [[Sudheer Varma]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/020220/prep-for-telugu-version-korean-cop-act-begins.html|title=Prep for Telugu version Korean cop act begins|last=Adivi|first=Sashidhar|date=2 February 2020|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=11 February 2020}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
[[File:Regina Cassandra at 60th South Filmfare Awards 2013.jpg|thumb|Cassandra at the 60th South Filmfare Awards in 2013]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role(s)
! scope="col" | Language(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" |2005
| ''[[Kanda Naal Mudhal]]''
| Latha
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| Debut [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] film
|
|-
! scope="row" |2006
| ''[[Azhagiya Asura]]''
| Mahalakshmi
|Tamil
|
|
|-
! scope="row" |2008
| ''[[Panchamirtham (film)|Panchamirtham]]''
| Seetha
|Tamil
|
|
|-
! scope="row" |2010
| ''[[Suryakaanti]]''
| Kanthi
| [[Kannada language |Kannada]]
| Debut [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] film
|
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" |2012
| ''[[Shiva Manasulo Shruti]]''
| Shruti
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu)]] <br>Debut [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] film
|
|-
| ''[[Routine Love Story]]''
| Tanvi
|Telugu
|
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|2013
| ''[[Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga]]''
| Paappaa
|Tamil
|
|
|-
| ''[[Nirnayam (2013 film)|Nirnayam]]''
| Jeni
|Tamil
|
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4"|2014
| ''[[Kotha Janta]]''
| Suvarna
|Telugu
|
|
|-
| ''[[Ra Ra... Krishnayya]]''
| Nandeshwari "Nandu"
|Telugu
|
|
|-
| ''[[Power (2014 Telugu film)|Power]]''
| Vaishnavi
|Telugu
|
|
|-
| ''[[Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham]]''
| Shailaja "Shailu" / Sirisha "Siri"
|Telugu
|
|
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" |2015
| ''[[Rajathandhiram]]''
| Michelle D'Mello
| Tamil
|
|
|-
| ''[[Subramanyam for Sale]]''
| Seetha
|Telugu
|
|
|-
| ''[[Soukhyam]]''
| Shailaja "Shailu"
|Telugu
|
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"|2016
| ''[[Shourya (2016 film)|Shourya]]''
| Netra
|Telugu
|
|
|-
| ''[[Jyo Achyutananda]]''
| Jyotsna "Jyo" Kumari
|Telugu
| Nominated, [[SIIMA Award for Best Actress (Telugu)]]
|
|-
| ''[[Shankara (2016 film)|Shankara]]''
| Ananya / Pappu
|Telugu
|
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5"|2017
| ''[[Maanagaram]]''
| Youngster
|Tamil
|
|
|-
| ''[[Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen]]''
| Thenmozhi
|Tamil
|
|
|-
| ''[[Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum]]''
| Lavanya
|Tamil
|
|
|-
| ''[[Nakshatram (film)|Nakshatram]]''
| Jamuna
|Telugu
|
|
|-
| ''[[Balakrishnudu]]''
| Aadhya
|Telugu
|
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"|2018
| ''[[Awe (film)|Awe]]''
| Mira
|Telugu
|
|
|-
| ''[[Mr. Chandramouli]]''
| Madhu
|Tamil
|
|
|-
| ''[[Silukkuvarupatti Singam]]''
| Rajeshwari "Raji"
|Tamil
|
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4" |2019
| ''[[Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga]]''
| Kuhu
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| Debut [[Bollywood|Hindi]] film
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | ''[[7 (film)|7]]''
| rowspan="2" | Saraswathi
| Telugu
| rowspan="2" |Bilingual film
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|Tamil
|-
| ''[[Evaru]]''
| Sameera Maha
| Telugu
|
|
|-
! rowspan="8" scope="row" |2021
| ''[[Chakra (2021 film)|Chakra]]''
| Leela
| Tamil
|
|
|-
| ''[[Nenjam Marappathillai (2021 film)|Nenjam Marappathillai]]''
| Mariam
|Tamil
|
|
|-
| style="background:#ffc;"| Untitled Deekay film {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|Tamil
|Completed
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 April 2021|title= Kajal, Regina, Raiza, and Janani team up for a film with Deekay|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kajal-regina-raiza-and-janani-team-up-for-a-film-with-deekay/amp_articleshow/82313218.cms|url-status=live|access-date=29 May 2021|website=Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" | [[Acharya (film)|''Acharya'']] {{dagger}}
|Herself
|Telugu
|Filming; cameo appearance in a song
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-13|title=Regina Cassandra roped in for a celebration number in Chiranjeevi's 'Acharya'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/regina-cassandra-roped-celebration-number-chiranjeevis-acharya-120175|access-date=2021-03-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''Soorpanagai'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|Tamil
| rowspan="2" |Filming; Bilingual film
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regina Cassandra's Soorpanagai shoot resumes today - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/regina-cassandras-soorpanagai-shoot-resumes-today/articleshow/80110311.cms|access-date=2021-03-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''Nena Na'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|Telugu
|-
| style="background:#ffc;"| Untitled ''[[Midnight Runners]]'' remake {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|Telugu
|Filming
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 May 2021|title=‘Midnight Runners’ Telugu remake titled as ‘Shakini Dhakini’?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/midnight-runners-telugu-remake-titled-as-shakini-dhakini/articleshow/82372149.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-07|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''Borrder'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|Tamil
|Filming
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 April 2021|title= Arun Vijay-Arivazhagan film titled Borrder, first look out|url=https://m.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/apr/15/arun-vijay-arivazhagan-film-titled-border-first-look-out-23939.amp|url-status=live|access-date=29 May 2021|website=Cinema Express}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="3" scope="row" |TBA
| scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''[[Party (2018 film)|Party]]'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| {{TBA}}
|Tamil
| Delayed
|
|-
| scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''[[Kallapart]]'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| {{TBA}}
|Tamil
| Delayed
|
|-
| scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''[[Kasada Thapara]]'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| {{TBA}}
|Tamil
| Delayed
|
|-
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of Tamil actresses]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

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