Leona Lishoy

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Leona Lishoy
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress, model
Years active2011 – present

Leona Lishoy is an Indian film actress and model who is known for her works primarily in Malayalam cinema.

Personal life[]

Leona is the daughter of Malayalam movie and television actor Lishoy. She did her schooling in Hari Sri Vidhya Nidhi School, Thrissur, Kerala. She is an alumnus of Christ University, Bangalore and went on to receive an MBA diploma from Symbiosis University, Bangalore.

Career[]

Leona started off as a model for various advertisements. She was subsequently signed on to play the role of Sharada's daughter in Kalikaalam. Her first substantial role was in Jawan of Vellimala, starring Mammootty, Mamtha Mohandas in which she played Asif Ali's love interest in 2012.[1][2]

In the 2013 she played the female lead in science fiction movie Red Rain, which had an international cast and crew.[3]

She was also seen in cameo roles in North 24 Kaatham and Haram, both of which starred Fahadh Faasil in the lead. Leona essayed a serious role as Dr. Treesa, the mother of Sara Arjun in Annmariya Kalippilannu in 2016.

Leona also signed on to play an orphan in a Yatheemkhana in Hadiya.

She expanded her repertoire with notable performances in Vishwasapoorvam Mansoor, Maradona, Queen and Athiran.

Her performance as Sameera, a movie actress in the movie Mayanadi was widely accepted. Leona played the role of Mariya in the thriller-drama Ishq, starring Ann Sheetal and Shane Nigam.

In Prasobh Vijayan’s Anveshanam, Leona starred alongside Jayasuriya and Shruthi Ramachandran. She received widespread acclaim for her nuanced portrayal of a police officer.

Her upcoming releases are Jijo Joseph’s Varayan, Djinn, directed by Siddharth Bharathan and starring Soubin Shahir and Ram, directed by Jeethu Joseph and starring MohanLal, Trisha and Indrajith.

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Notes
2012 Kalikaalam Ananya Malayalam Debut Film
2012 Jawan of Vellimala Jenny Varghese Malayalam First film as Lead
2013 North 24 Kaatham Simi Malayalam Extended Cameo
2013 Red Rain Neha Malayalam
2015 Haram Isha's friend Malayalam Cameo Role
2015 Onnum Onnum Moonu Vivek's lover Malayalam Segment:Shabdharekha
2015 Mr. Premi Kannada
2016 Annmariya Kalippilannu Dr. Teresa Roy Malayalam
2016 Zoom Model Girly Zacharia Malayalam
2017 Gemini Mithila Malayalam
2017 Viswasapoorvam Mansoor Soumya Malayalam
2017 History of Joy Aparna Malayalam
2017 Hadeeya Khadeeja Malayalam
2017 Mayanadi Sameera Malayalam
2018 Queen Victim/Witness Malayalam Cameo Appearance
2018 Kidu Annie Malayalam
2018 Maradona Nadhiya Malayalam
2018 Mangalyam Thanthunanena Susan Thomas Malayalam
2019 Athiran Annamaria Malayalam
2019 Ishq Mariya Malayalam Nominated : 9th South Indian International Movie Awards -
Best Supporting Actress
2019 Virus Mrs.Paul Malayalam
2020 Anveshanam ACP Latha Malayalam
2020 Kattu Kadal Athirukal Abida Hassan Malayalam
2021 Ishq Jyothi Telugu Remake of Malayalam film Ishq
Edhureetha Raghavi Telugu Post Production
Varayan Malayalam Filming
Ram Aswathy Malayalam Filming
Djinn[4] Chithralekha Malayalam Post Production
Mukhapadangal Malayalam Post Production
21 Grams Malayalam Post Production
12th Man Malayalam Filming

References[]

  1. ^ "Leona Lishoy finds Mollywood challenging". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ^ "A jawan's battle". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Raining mystery". The Hindu. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Soubin Shahir's 'Djinn' wrapped up". The News Minute. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

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