Tollywood heartthrob and coveted actress Illeana turns 23 today, which might come as a shock to most of you considering she looks so young and sprightly. The actress, who was born in Mumbai and raised in Goa, first arrived on the scene when she starred in the Telgu hit ‘Devadasu’, for which she won the Film fare Best Debut (South) award. After that, she worked in several Telugu and Tamil films including, Pokiri, Kedi, Aata, Jalsa and Kick. Presently, she is at Hyderabad completing the filming of Nenu Naa Rakshasi, which also stars actor Rana and is being directed by Puri Jagannath. Incidentally, Puri Jagannath also worked with her in Pokiri, which made the highest gross amount in the Telgu film Industry at the time. An interesting fact is that Illeana was named after ‘Helen’ of Troy, the most beautiful woman on earth according to Greek Mythology, and there is no doubt that she has looks to give Helen a run for her money.
Ileana was recently in the news when she was picked to play the lead actress’ role in the Telgu and Tamil remake of the Hindi blockbuster ‘3 Idiots’. The movie is being directed by Shankar, who also directed the mega blockbuster Eindhiran. She will play the role of Kareena Kapoor in the remake, apparently beating Trisha Krishnan and Priyamani to the role. The movie also stars Vijay and Ileana will play the role of his partner in the movie. If rumors are to believed, Satyaraj has been picked for the role of Ileana’s father, which was played by Boman Irani in the Hindi flick. Also, Silambarasan and Jeeva are also set to have minor roles in the remake.
Ileana has big boots to fill, considering Kareena and 3 Idiots did exceedingly well in the film industry. However, at the moment its all about Illeana and her turning 23, so here’s wishing her a happy birthday. She plans on spending the day with close friends and family, and here’s hoping her career continues doing as well as it has been doing.
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