Leona Lishoy

Leona Lishoy is an Indian film actress and model who is known for her works primarily in Malayalam cinema. She is known for her prominent roles in Annmariya Kalippilannu (2016), Mayanadi (2017), Ishq (2019 film) and Anveshanam (2020).

Leona Lishoy
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress, model
Years active2011 – present

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
2014 Iniyennum - Malayalam Musical video
2015 Haram Isha's friend Malayalam Cameo Role
2015 Onnum Onnum Moonu Vivek's lover Malayalam Segment:Shabdharekha
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 Ezhamathe Chaaya Chithram Shayari Malayalam Short film
2018 Kidu Annie Malayalam
2018 Maradona Nadhiya Malayalam
2018 Mangalyam Thanthunanena Susan Thomas Malayalam
2019 Athiran Annamaria Malayalam
2019 Ishq Mariya Malayalam
2019 Virus Mrs.Paul Malayalam
2020 Anveshanam ACP Latha Malayalam
2020 Kattu Kadal Athirukal Malayalam
2020 Edhureetha Raghavi Telugu Post Production
2020 Varayan - Malayalam Filming
2020 Ram - Malayalam Filming
2020 Djinn[4] - Malayalam Post Production

Albums
  • Devimandaram

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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