Actor · Telugu cinema
Regina Cassandra
Regina Cassandra movies: 20 Telugu films on file, 2012–2026. Earliest on file: Shiva Manasulo Shruti (2012). Latest release: Mareechika (29 May 2026).
- Films on file
- 20 (20 as actor)
- Years on file
- 2012–2026
- Born
- 13 December 1990 · December birthdays (Wikidata)
- Record
- Q7308445 on Wikidata
Regena Cassandrra (born 13 December 1990) is an Indian actress who works mainly in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. After a supporting debut in Tamil in 2005, she broke through with her first Telugu film, Siva Manasulo Sruthi (2012), which won her the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu. She later drew praise for roles in Jyo Achyutananda (2016), Awe (2018) and Evaru (2019), and has moved into Hindi films and streaming series. Her awards also include a CineMAA Award.
Early life
She was born in Madras, now Chennai, and started anchoring for the children’s channel Splash at the age of nine. She earned a BSc in psychology from Women’s Christian College, Chennai, and a master’s degree in counselling psychology from the University of Madras.
Early films
Her first film was the Tamil Kanda Naal Mudhal (2005), in a supporting role, followed by Azhagiya Asura (2006). In 2010 she played the lead in the Kannada film Suryakaanti, performing her scenes in English and adding the Kannada later because she did not speak the language. She then took time out to complete her psychology degree before committing to films.
Telugu breakthrough
Her Telugu debut, Siva Manasulo Sruthi, opposite Sudheer Babu, earned good reviews and the SIIMA award. Routine Love Story (2012), opposite Sundeep Kishan, and the Tamil Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013) were commercial successes. In 2014 she was praised for Kotha Janta, played a Bengali girl opposite Ravi Teja in the hit Power, and starred opposite Sai Dharam Tej in the successful Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam.
Wider acclaim
She reunited with Sai Dharam Tej in the commercially successful Subramanyam for Sale (2015), playing a traditional girl. Jyo Achyutananda, in which she played a dental student opposite Naga Shaurya and Nara Rohit, became her breakthrough and brought a SIIMA nomination for Best Actress – Telugu. Maanagaram (2017) was another success, and in the critically acclaimed Awe she played a waitress struggling with drug addiction.
In 2019 she made her Hindi debut in Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, took on her first negative role in 7, and won acclaim for Evaru, in which she played a rising businesswoman opposite Adivi Sesh; one review called it the best performance of her career.
Recent work
She had five releases in 2021, including Chakra, in which she played a chess coach and hacker, and Nenjam Marappathillai, where her performance as an orphan named Mariam was praised. She has since starred in the streaming series Rocket Boys (2022) and Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke (2023), and she endorses a number of brands.
Career on file
Regina Cassandra appears in 20 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2012 to 2026. The earliest of them is Shiva Manasulo Shruti (2012), and the most recent release is Mareechika (2026). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Acharya (2022), 1945 (2022) and Awe (2018). Other recent releases on file are Utsavam (2024), Saakini Daakini (2022) and 7 (2019).
Brahmanandam is the most frequent co-star, sharing five films with Regina Cassandra, followed by Nassar (3) and Sundeep Kishan (3). Among directors, A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary and Tatineni Satya each cast Regina Cassandra in two films, more than any other director. Anoop Rubens, Mani Sharma and Mickey J. Meyer each scored two of them, more than any other music director. Sri Venkateswara Creations produced two of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 18 different directors, 17 music directors and 42 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 13 of them; they average 133 minutes, and the longest is Nakshatram at 162 minutes. Seven of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 2010s (15) and 2020s (5).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.