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{{short description|Indian actress and playback singer (born 1992)}}
{{short description|Indian actress and singer (born 1992)}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2014}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2024}}
{{use Indian English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name              = Ester Noronha
| name              = Ester Noronha
| image              = Ester Noronha at an interview (cropped).jpg
| image              = Ester Noronha, Indian film star.jpg
| caption            = Noronha at an interview in February 2022
| caption            = Noronha in 2018
| birth_name        = Ester Valerie Noronha
| birth_name        = Ester Valerie Noronha
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1992|9|12|df=y}}{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}
| birth_date        =
| birth_place        = [[Bahrain]]
| birth_place        =
| education          = [[M.A]] in [[Political science]]
| education          =
| alma_mater        = {{plainlist|
| occupation        = {{hlist|Actress|director}}
* [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]
* [[University of Mumbai]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}
| years_active      = 2012–present
| years_active      = 2012–present
| nationality        = Indian
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Noel Sean]]<ref name="Year"/>|2019|reason=div|2020}}<ref name="Div">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/wish-you-the-best-writes-noel-sean-after-divorce-from-ester-noronha-2288735 |title="Wish You the Best," Writes Noel Sean After Divorce from Ester Noronha |date=September 2020 |access-date=2022-07-11 |archive-date=2022-07-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711072846/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/wish-you-the-best-writes-noel-sean-after-divorce-from-ester-noronha-2288735 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Noel Sean]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/wish-you-the-best-writes-noel-sean-after-divorce-from-ester-noronha-2288735 |title="Wish You The Best," Writes Noel Sean After Divorce From Ester Noronha |date=1 September 2020 |author=Divya Goyal |publisher=NDTV |accessdate=13 September 2020}}</ref> |2019|2020|reason=divorce}}
}}
}}


'''Ester Valerie Noronha''' (born 12 September 1992), is an Indian actress and playback singer who works in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] and [[Konkani cinema|Konkani]]-language films. ''1000 Abaddalu'' (2013), ''[[Bhimavaram Bullodu]]'' (2014) and ''Lanke'' (2021) are some of her notable films.
'''Ester Valerie Noronha''' is an Indian actress and director, who works in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]], [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]], and [[Konkani cinema|Konkani]] films. She is known for her roles in ''[[Bhimavaram Bullodu]]'' (2014), [[Shakeela (film)|''Shakeela'']] (2020), [[Lanke (film)|''Lanke'']] (2021), ''Sophiya'', and the [[crime thriller]] series [[Recce (web series)|''Recce'']] (2022).
 
== Career ==
Noronha, who was a popular name in the Konkani music circuits from the early age of 8, debuted in the Hindi film ''Baromas'' under her Guru Saroj Khan's choreography. She was then noticed and cast by film director Teja in his Telugu film ''1000 Abaddalu'' in 2013, and was immediately signed by the prestigious [[Suresh Productions]] for their film ''[[Bhimavaram Bullodu]]'' alongside [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]]. Noronha debuted in [[Kannada cinema]] with the film ''Usirigintha Neene Hattira'' in 2014.
 
While still pursuing her B.A in Political Science and Psychology at the University of Mumbai, she appeared in the title song of the Telugu film ''[[Garam (film)|Garam]]'', alongside hero Aadi, and in the Tamil film ''[[Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum]]''. She also debuted in Konkani films with the historic blockbuster ''Noshibacho Khell''. Noronha later starred in the Konkani film ''Sophiya - A Dream Girl'' which fetched Ester her good recognition.
 
Noronha sang in a [[Konkani]] film ''[[Nachom-ia Kumpasar]]'' for the song "Meu Amor".


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Noronha is a [[Roman Catholic]] and traces her roots to the aristocratic family of the Noronha's of Portugal. Her paternal ancestors are said to be Portuguese/[[Goans]] who settled in [[Verna, Goa]] and eventually moved to [[Udupi]], [[Karnataka]]. While her mother is a [[Mangaloreans|Mangalorean]].
Noronha married singer and rapper [[Noel Sean]] in January 2019 after being engaged for a year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 2020 |title=From being engaged for a year to calling it quits after a year of separation: A look back at Noel and Ester's journey to divorce |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/from-being-engaged-for-a-year-to-calling-it-quits-after-a-year-of-separation-a-look-back-at-noel-and-esters-journey-to-divorce/photostory/77869032.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="Year">{{Cite web |date=7 January 2019 |title=Noel Sean and Ester Noronha tie the knot |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/070119/noel-sean-and-ester-noronha-tie-the-knot.html |access-date=28 December 2020 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030172058/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/070119/noel-sean-and-ester-noronha-tie-the-knot.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 31 October 2020, they made it public on social media that they had been officially divorced after being separated for a year.<ref name="Div" />


Noronha married Indian singer and [[rapper]] [[Noel Sean]] in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 January 2019 |title=Noel Sean and Ester Noronha tie the knot |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/070119/noel-sean-and-ester-noronha-tie-the-knot.html |access-date=28 December 2020 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> They separated in February 2019 due to irreconcilable differences and filed for divorce in June 2019. The couple was granted the divorce in the Court of Law as well the Court of Church (Annulment) in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Wish You The Best," Writes Noel Sean After Divorce From Ester Noronha |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/wish-you-the-best-writes-noel-sean-after-divorce-from-ester-noronha-2288735 |access-date=28 December 2020 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
==Career==
She was cast by director [[Teja (director)|Teja]] in his Telugu film ''[[1000 Abaddalu]]'' (2013). Noronha was immediately signed for ''[[Bhimavaram Bullodu]]'' opposite [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]].


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable""
{| class="wikitable sortable" "
!Year
!Year
!Film
!Title
!Role
!Language(s)
!Language(s)
!Notes
!Notes
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| rowspan="3" |2012
| rowspan="3" |2012
|''Baromas''
|''Baromas''
|Hindi
|
| rowspan="3" |[[Hindi]]
|
|
|-
|-
|''Mr. Money ''
|''Mr. Money ''
|Hindi
|
|
|
|-
|-
|''Qayamat Hi Qayamat''
|''Qayamat Hi Qayamat''
|Hindi
|Rani
|
|
|-
|-
|2013
|2013
|''1000 Abaddalu''
|''[[1000 Abaddalu]]''
|Telugu
|Satya
| rowspan="2" |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014
| rowspan="3" |2014
|''[[Bhimavaram Bullodu]]''
|''[[Bhimavaram Bullodu]]''
|Telugu
|Nandini
|
|
|-
|-
|''Usiriginta Neene Attira''
|''Usiriginta Neene Attira''
|Kannada
|
| rowspan="2" |[[Kannada]]
|
|
|-
|-
|''Naavika''
|''Naavika''
|Kannada
|
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015
| rowspan="3" |2015
|''Jugari''
|''Jugari''
|Tulu
|
|[[Tulu language|Tulu]]
|
|
|-
|-
|''Nagrik''
|''Nagrik''
|
|Hindi
|Hindi
|
|
|-
|-
|''Maajhi Aashiqui''
|''Maajhi Aashiqui''
|Marathi
|
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2016
| rowspan="3" |2016
|''[[Garam (film)|Garam]]''
|''[[Garam (film)|Garam]]''
|
|Telugu
|Telugu
|
|Special appearance
|-
|-
|''Nosibacho Khell''
|''Nosibacho Khell''
|[[Konkani]]
|Sophia
|
|[[Konkani language|Konkani]]
|<ref>[https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=408922 Review : Noshibacho Khell movie sets benchmark in Konkani filmdom]</ref>
|-
|-
|''[[Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum]]''
|''[[Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum]]''
|
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|
|Special appearance
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" |2017
| rowspan="5" |2017
|''Sophiya – A Dream Girl''
|''Sophiya – A Dream Girl''
|[[Konkani]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Konkani film wins Best Regional Film at Karnataka State Film Awards |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/Konkani-film-wins-Best-Regional-Film-at-Karnataka-State-Film-Awards/138057 |access-date=24 March 2021 |website=oHeraldo}}</ref>
|Konkani
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Konkani film wins Best Regional Film at Karnataka State Film Awards |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/Konkani-film-wins-Best-Regional-Film-at-Karnataka-State-Film-Awards/138057 |access-date=24 March 2021 |website=oHeraldo |date=27 October 2018 |archive-date=7 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607082411/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/Konkani-film-wins-Best-Regional-Film-at-Karnataka-State-Film-Awards/138057 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|''[[Jaya Janaki Nayaka]]''
|''[[Jaya Janaki Nayaka]]''
|Manasa
|Telugu
|Telugu
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Athiratha]]''
|''[[Athiratha]]''
|Kannada
|
|  
| rowspan="2" |Kannada
| Special appearance
|-
|-
|''Nuggekai''
|''Nuggekai''
|Kannada
|
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Juliet Lover of Idiot]]''
|''[[Juliet Lover of Idiot]]''
|Telugu
|
|-
|''Nayanam ''
|Telugu
|
|
| rowspan="2" |Telugu
| Special appearance
|-
|-
|2018
|2018
|''Local Train''
|''Nayanam''
|Hindi, Kannada
|
|
|
|-
|-
|2019
|2019
|''Kantaar ''
|''[[Kantaar]] ''
|
|Konkani
|Konkani
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|2020
| ''[[Shakeela (film)|Shakeela]]''
| ''[[Shakeela (film)|Shakeela]]''
|Suhana
| Hindi
| Hindi
|
|
|-
|-
| '' Hawaayien''
|2021
| Hindi
|''[[Lanke (film)|Lanke]]''
| 
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |2021
| ''Iravataham''
| Telugu
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2020 |title=I have grown as a person and an actor post Shakeela: Ester Noronha |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/Cinema/2020/12/28001847/1268549/I-have-grown-as-a-person-and-an-actor-post-Shakeela-.vpf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607082412/https://www.dtnext.in/News/Cinema/2020/12/28001847/1268549/I-have-grown-as-a-person-and-an-actor-post-Shakeela-.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 June 2021 |access-date=28 December 2020 |website=dtNext.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shakeela: I don't want sympathy or newfound respect from this film |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2020/dec/18/shakeela-i-dont-want-sympathy-or-a-newfound-respect-from-this-film-21838.html |access-date=28 December 2020 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''Nanna''
|Telugu
|
|
|-
|''[[Lanke (film)|Lanke]]''
|Kannada
|Kannada
|
|
|-
|-
|''The Vacant House''
| rowspan="5" |2022
|Kannada/Konkani
| ''Iravatham''
|
|Maya
|-
| rowspan="2" | Telugu
|-
| rowspan="6" |2022
| ''Rudra''
| Telugu
|
|
|-
|-
|''69 Sanskaar Colony''
|''69 Sanskaar Colony''
|Telugu
|
|
|
|-
|-
| ''DNA''
| ''DNA''
| Kannada
|
| rowspan="2" | Kannada
|
|-
|''Local Train''
|
|
|
|-
|-
| ''Vedhadri''
|''Hawayein''
| Tamil
|Veronica
|Hindi
|
|
|-
|-
| ''Samarth''
| rowspan="4" | 2023 || ''[[Changure Bangaru Raja]]'' || Varam || Telugu ||
| Kannada
|-
|''Inamdar''|| Silku || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[The Vacant House]]'' || Moha || Kannada<br />Konkani || Also director, music director and costume designer
|-
|''[[Devil: The British Secret Agent]]'' || Rani || rowspan="3" | Telugu ||
|-
|2024
|''[[Tenant (film)|''Tenant'']]''
|Esther
|
|
|-
|-
| ''Inamdar ''
| rowspan="2"|2025
| Kannada
|''[[Thala (2025 film)|Thala]]''
|
|
|
|-
|''Game of Loans''|| || Tamil ||
|-
|}
|}


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|+
!Year
!Year
!Work
!Title
!Role
!Role
!Network
!Network
!Language
!Language(s)
|-
|-
|2022
|2022
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|Rekha
|Rekha
|[[ZEE5]]
|[[ZEE5]]
|Telugu
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|}
|}
== Awards ==
* Kala Rathna Award by Geethanjali Institute, Mangalore.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mangaluru: Kala-Sangam draws to a colourful close |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=370442 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=daijiworld}}</ref>
* Best Actor - Female by Mandd Sobhan, Mangalore.<ref>{{cite web |title='Anthu' sweeps first-ever Konkani film awards |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/anthu-sweeps-first-ever-707682.html |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=Deccan Herald |publisher=Harsha, DHNS}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|7529969}}
* {{IMDb name|7529969}}
* [http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=146105 Teen Sensation Ester Noronha Begins her Bollywood Career]


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[[Category:Kannada film directors]]

Latest revision as of 06:46, 25 February 2026


Ester Noronha
Noronha in 2018
Born
Ester Valerie Noronha
Occupation
  • Actress
  • director
Years active2012–present
Spouse(s)
​
(
m. 2019; div. 2020)
[2]

Ester Valerie Noronha is an Indian actress and director, who works in Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Konkani films. She is known for her roles in Bhimavaram Bullodu (2014), Shakeela (2020), Lanke (2021), Sophiya, and the crime thriller series Recce (2022).

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Noronha married singer and rapper Noel Sean in January 2019 after being engaged for a year.[3][1] On 31 October 2020, they made it public on social media that they had been officially divorced after being separated for a year.[2]

Career[edit | edit source]

She was cast by director Teja in his Telugu film 1000 Abaddalu (2013). Noronha was immediately signed for Bhimavaram Bullodu opposite Sunil.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language(s) Notes
2012 Baromas Hindi
Mr. Money
Qayamat Hi Qayamat Rani
2013 1000 Abaddalu Satya Telugu
2014 Bhimavaram Bullodu Nandini
Usiriginta Neene Attira Kannada
Naavika
2015 Jugari Tulu
Nagrik Hindi
Maajhi Aashiqui Marathi
2016 Garam Telugu Special appearance
Nosibacho Khell Sophia Konkani [4]
Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum Tamil Special appearance
2017 Sophiya – A Dream Girl Konkani [5]
Jaya Janaki Nayaka Manasa Telugu
Athiratha Kannada Special appearance
Nuggekai
Juliet Lover of Idiot Telugu Special appearance
2018 Nayanam
2019 Kantaar Konkani
2020 Shakeela Suhana Hindi
2021 Lanke Kannada
2022 Iravatham Maya Telugu
69 Sanskaar Colony
DNA Kannada
Local Train
Hawayein Veronica Hindi
2023 Changure Bangaru Raja Varam Telugu
Inamdar Silku Kannada
The Vacant House Moha Kannada
Konkani		 Also director, music director and costume designer
Devil: The British Secret Agent Rani Telugu
2024 Tenant Esther
2025 Thala
Game of Loans Tamil

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Network Language(s)
2022 Recce Rekha ZEE5 Telugu

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Noel Sean and Ester Noronha tie the knot". Deccan Chronicle. 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ""Wish You the Best," Writes Noel Sean After Divorce from Ester Noronha". September 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "From being engaged for a year to calling it quits after a year of separation: A look back at Noel and Ester's journey to divorce". The Times of India. 1 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Review : Noshibacho Khell movie sets benchmark in Konkani filmdom
  5. ↑ "Konkani film wins Best Regional Film at Karnataka State Film Awards". oHeraldo. 27 October 2018. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

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