Regina Cassandra had said she was sexually molested multiple times
Regina Cassandra, who has given a few hits in Telugu and Tamil movies, recently revealed that she was ‘molested multiple times’.
Yes, you read it right. In an interview with news website, Regina Cassandra said that she was “sexually molested multiple times” and been a victim of sexual exploitation. She also beat up a boy who had tried to sexually harass her in public.
During the promotional interview of her upcoming Tamil movie Mr Chandramouli, Regina Cassandra gave some personal details that made a scar in her life.
The ‘Nakshatram’ actress narrated an incident that had occurred during her college days near a popular cinema hall. While some boys made crude remarks at her along with four of her friends near the Ega Theatre Bridge in Chennai, Regina Cassandra was shocked and embarrassed when a boy actually dared to touch her lips.
Initially, Regina Cassandra said that she was weak and could not defend herself, but she became stronger after two such incidents some in school.
If we talk about her career, Regina Cassandra started anchoring when she was nine for Splash, a kids’ channel and then moved on to work in commercials.
Aged 16, she shot for her first film, Kanda Naal Mudhal directed by V. Priya, which also starred Prasanna, Laila and Karthik Kumar. In the film, Regina portrayed Latha, the 21-year-old pregnant sister of Laila’s character, and has since mentioned that people still find it hard to believe it was her in that role, as she was very young and wore no make-up.
However the film’s low-key release meant that the film failed to gain attention, so she took time out from films and then went on to graduate in psychology from Women’s Christian College, Chennai and took another year off before taking a final call on joining movies.
During her break Regina Cassandra also acted in several short films, including Balaji Mohan’s Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi alongside Adith Arun, which was later made into a feature film in 2012 under the same name.
Regina Cassandra was next seen in the Kannada film Suryakaanti by director K. M. Chaitanya of Aa Dinagalu fame. The film featured her alongside actor Chetan, and as she could not speak Kannada, she was told to act out scenes in English and add Kannada to it.
The film won good reviews and performed moderately at the box office. It was announced that she would feature in the Tamil film Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey alongside Adith Arun, but the film was eventually delayed and then restarted with a fresh cast.
In 2012, she appeared in Shiva Manasulo Shruti by Tatineni Sathya, which was a remake of the 2009 Tamil film Siva Manasula Sakthi. She was next seen in the Telugu romantic-comedy, Routine Love Story, alongside Sundeep Kishan, which she signed even before her first release in Telugu.
In 2013 she had two Tamil releases, Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga by Pandiraj, in which she was one of the two lead actresses, and Nirnayam in which she played a vital role. Although the former proved successful at the box office, she did not sign more films in Tamil and instead shifted her focus to Telugu films.
Kotha Janta directed by Maruthi was Regina’s first 2014 release. She received positive response for her performance in the film. In 2020, she signed a Telugu cop drama, a remake of the Korean movie Midnight Runners along with Nivetha Thomas.
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