Ileana D'Cruz

Infobox actor
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name = Ileana D'Cruz


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caption = Ileana at Jalsa Audio function.
birthdate = birth date and age|1987|8|19
location = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
occupation = Actress
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yearsactive = 2006-present
spouse = None

Ileana D'Cruz (born in 19 August 1987cite web| title="Ileana - chitchat"| work= [http://www.idlebrain.com Idlebrain] |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/chitchat-ileana.html|accessdate=2 November|accessyear=2006] in Mumbai cite web| title="Ileana - interview"| work= [http://www.ragalahari.com Ragalahari] |url=http://www.ragalahari.com/interview.asp?whose=illeana|accessdate=2 November|accessyear=2006] ) is an 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.

Early life

D'Cruz was born in Mumbai in India of Goan parentage. [cite news
title=Goan diaspora makes a mark worldwide
url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1174760.cms
publisher="The Times of India"
date=2007-01-14
accessdate=2008-09-26] Her parents named her name after Ileana (Helen of Troy)from Greek mythology.

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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 cite web| title="Ileana - interview"| work= [http://www.ragalahari.com Ragalahari] |url=http://www.ragalahari.com/interview.asp?whose=illeana|accessdate=2 November|accessyear=2006] . The film did not get good reviews from the critics, but it was a success at the box-office and Ileana attracted a lot of attention for her charm and beauty.

Her breakthrough came with her second Telugu film where she essayed the role of Shruti opposite Mahesh Babu in the immensely successful "Pokiri". The film gained her good reviews. The film went on to being the biggest hit. cite web|title="Telugu cinema trade report for the first half of 2006"| work= [http://www.idlebrain.com Idlebrain] |url= http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/index.html|accessdate=9 November|accessyear=2006] . 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 directorsWho|date=September 2008 and actors in Tamil for films which she eventually rejected due to her commitments in Telugu cite web|title="Prabhu Deva to direct the Tamil version of "Pokiri"| work= [http://www.totaltollywood.com TotalTollywood] |url=http://www.totaltollywood.com/news/ttnews699.html|accessdate=9 November|accessyear=2006] cite web|title="Asin's no to Surya"| work= [http://www.sify.com Sify] |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14245822|accessdate=9 November|accessyear=2006] . Recently she acted with Pawan Kalyan in the movie Jalsa. She currently signed a Tamil film opposite Vijay. She also signed a film against Manchu Vishnu Vardhan being directed by YVS Choudsry which is tentatively titled as "Saleem". In one of the interviews to a TV channel, Mahesh Babu himself praised her talent and co-operation in the sets.Fact|date=September 2008

Filmography

References

External links

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* [http://www.telugufilmfun.com/photogallery/teluguactress/iliana_5.php Ileana Photo Galleries]
* [http://www.telugupedia.com/IleanaFilmActress/ Ileana Film Actress Photo Album] for Telugu and Ileana fans.