Regina Cassandra

Regena Cassandrra is how Regina Cassandra now spells her name. Born in Madras on 13 December 1990, she started out at nine as an anchor on Splash, a children's channel. She studied psychology, earning a BSc from Women's Christian College, Chennai, and a master's in counselling psychology from the University of Madras. Her first big-screen appearance was a supporting part in the Tamil film Kanda Naal Mudhal (2005), and she played the lead in the Kannada film Suryakaanti in 2010. Telugu cinema accounts for most of her career, with Tamil and Hindi work alongside. Siva Manasulo Sruthi (2012), her Telugu debut, was the breakthrough, bringing her the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu. Routine Love Story, Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga, Power and Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham were commercial successes, and she drew praise for Subramanyam for Sale, Jyo Achyutananda, Maanagaram, Awe and Evaru; Jyo Achyutananda also earned her a SIIMA nomination for Best Actress – Telugu. Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019) was her first Hindi film, and she has since worked in the streaming series Rocket Boys and Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke. She appeared in the Malayalam film Ananthan Kaadu in 2026 and is part of the upcoming Tamil film Mookuthi Amman 2.