Leona Lishoy

In this Indian name, the name Lishoy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Leona.

Leona Lishoy
Born (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 33)
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Years active2012–present
ParentLishoy

Leona Lishoy (born 26 April 1991) is an Indian actress and model who is known for her works primarily in Malayalam cinema. She is the daughter of Malayalam actor Lishoy.

Personal life

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Leona is the daughter of Malayalam film and television actor Lishoy. She was born 26 April 1991.[1] She did her schooling in Hari Sri Vidya Nidhi School, Thrissur. She is an alumnus of Christ University, Bengaluru and went on to receive an MBA diploma from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Bengaluru.

Career

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Leona started off as a model for various advertisements. She was subsequently signed on to play the role of Sharada's daughter in '-Kalikaalam (2012). Her first substantial role was in Jawan of Vellimala, starring Mammootty, Mamtha Mohandas in which she played Asif Ali's love interest in 2012.[2][3]

In 2013, she played the female lead in science fiction movie Red Rain, which had an international cast and crew.[4]

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 (Muslim orphanage) in Hadiyya (2017).

She expanded her repertoire with notable performances in Viswasapoorvam Mansoor (2017), Maradona (2018), Queen (2018) and Athiran (2019).

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 (2020), Leona starred alongside Jayasurya and Shruti Ramachandran. She received widespread acclaim for her nuanced portrayal of a police officer.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2012 Kalikaalam Ananya Malayalam Debut Film [5]
Jawan of Vellimala Jenny Varghese Malayalam First film as Lead [6]
2013 North 24 Kaatham Simi Malayalam Extended Cameo
Red Rain Neha Malayalam [7]
2015 Haram Isha's friend Malayalam Cameo Role [8]
Onnum Onnum Moonu Vivek's lover Malayalam Segment:Shabdharekha
Mr. Premi Kannada Kannada Debut
2016 Annmariya Kalippilannu Dr. Teresa Roy Malayalam [9]
Zoom Model Girly Zacharia Malayalam [10]
2017 Gemini Mithila Malayalam [11]
Viswasapoorvam Mansoor Soumya Malayalam [12]
History of Joy Aparna Malayalam
Hadeeya Khadeeja Malayalam [13]
Mayanadi Sameera Malayalam [14]
2018 Queen Victim/Witness Malayalam Cameo Appearance
Kidu Annie Malayalam [15]
Maradona Nadhiya Malayalam [16]
Mangalyam Thanthunanena Susan Thomas Malayalam [17]
Ennaalum Sarath..? Haseeba Malayalam Photo appearance
2019 Athiran Annamaria Malayalam [18]
Ishq: Not A Love Story Mariya Malayalam Nominated : 9th South Indian International Movie Awards -
Best Supporting Actress 		[19]
Virus Mrs. Paul Malayalam
2020 Anveshanam ACP Latha Malayalam [20]
Kattu Kadal Athirukal Abida Hassan Malayalam
2021 Ishq: Not A Love Story Jyothi Telugu Telugu Debut

Remake of Malayalam film Ishq: Not A Love Story

2022 Twenty One Gms Gouri Nandhakishore Malayalam Lead Role [21]
12th Man Fida Malayalam [22]
Varayan Daisy Malayalam [23]
Chathuram CI Meritta Philip Malayalam
2023 Djinn Thara Koshi Malayalam [24]
2024 Samadhana Pusthakam Malayalam [25]
TBA Edhureetha Raghavi Telugu Post Production
TBA Ram Aswathy Malayalam Filming [26]
TBA Mukhapadangal Malayalam Post Production [27]
TBA Kanakarajyam Malayalam Filming
TBA Musasi TBA Tamil Filming [28]

Television

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Year Film Role Language Notes Ref.
2022 Panam Tharum Padam Participant Malayalam Game show
2022 Star Comedy Magic Mentor Malayalam Fun show

Web series

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Year Title Role Language Platform Notes
2024 Anali TBA Malayalam Disney+ Hotstar [29]

Short films

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Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2018 Ezhamathe Chaya Chithram Shayari Malayalam
2022 Kankettu - The Undefined Woman Malayalam

References

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  1. ^ "HBD Leona Lishoy: Stunning pictures of the dive". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Leona Lishoy finds Mollywood challenging". The Times of India. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. ^ "A jawan's battle". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Raining mystery". The Hindu. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Leona Lishoy gets busy in Kollywood, Sandalwood". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Leona Lishoy". Manorama Online. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Leona is Mollywood's brand new heroine". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Leona Lishoy in a psychological thriller". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Leona Lishoy to play a single mom". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Leona Lishoy wishes to help autistic children". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Leona's Kakkothi avatar". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  12. ^ "'No' to being typecast: Leona Lishoy". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Leona plays an orphan who defies odds in Hadiya". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  14. ^ George, Anjana (16 November 2017). "Aparna Balamurali and Leona in Mayanadhi". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  15. ^ "'Kidu' movie review highlights: A simple but disjointed tale of school life". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Maradona to release next month, confirms Tovino". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  17. ^ "'Mother of roles' lies in action". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Leona Lishoy plays a nun in 'Athiran'! Here's her first look". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Leona Lishoy is all praise for Ishq team". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  20. ^ "ജയസൂര്യയുടെ അന്വേഷണം നവംബർ ഒന്ന് മുതൽ". News18 Malayalam. 14 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Leona Lishoy to play Gowri in '21 Grams'". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  22. ^ "Mohanlal wraps up shoot for the 12th Man". Cinema Express. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  23. ^ "Manju Warrier releases first look poster of 'Varayan'". The News Minute. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  24. ^ "Soubin Shahir's 'Djinn' wrapped up". The News Minute. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  25. ^ Features, C. E. (18 July 2024). "Samadhana Pusthakam Teaser: A comedy entertainer centered on a high school". Cinema Express. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  26. ^ "Trisha's role in Jeethu Joseph's 'Ram' revealed". The News Minute. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  27. ^ "Leona plays a bootlegger in her next". The Times of India.
  28. ^ Features, C. E. (29 March 2024). "Prabhudeva's Musasi prevue is here". Cinema Express. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  29. ^ "Midhun Manuel Thomas announces web series 'Anali' starring Leona Lishoy and Nikhila Vimal". The Times Of India.
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