Erica Fernandes
| Erica Fernandes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Erica J Fernandes Mumbai, India |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Website | |
| ericafernandes.com | |
Erica Fernandes is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu language films. Prior to her film career, she took part in the beauty pageant Miss India 2012, finishing in the top ten.[1]
Early career
Erica Fernandes was born and brought up in Mumbai, and her parents, Ralph Fernandes, a model and interior designer, and Lavina,[2] had originated from Mangalore, Karnataka. She did her schooling from Holy Cross High School and completed her college from SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce, Sion. For further studies, she pursued her Bachelors in Arts from St. Andrew's College, Mumbai.[1] Since 2010, she has taken part in pageants and notably won Pantaloons Femina Miss Maharashtra 2011 amongst other titles.[3][4]
Career
Erica auditioned to play the lead role in S. J. Surya's Isai but was eventually not picked for the venture. She subsequently was selected to play the lead role in the bilingual Virattu / Dega instead, featuring alongside newcomer Sujiv, son of the director Kumar.[5]
Director Sasi had seen pictures of Erica at Meera Kathiravan’s office, whom she was shooting another film with, when he was casting for Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu. Sasi offered her a role of a software engineer in the film alongside Bharath, who plays her love interest. Due to the delay of her other films, Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu became her first release. In 2014, she made her debut in Kannada with the film Ninnindale featuring alongside Puneet Rajkumar.
Her film with Kathiravan, Vizhithiru is likely to release in 2014 and sees her feature amongst an ensemble cast including Krishna, Venkat Prabhu and Sara Arjun. She will also be seen in Babloo Happy Hai, a Hindi film directed by Nila Madhab Panda.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu | Manjari | Tamil | |
| 2014 | Ninnindale | Pramila | Kannada | |
| Babloo Happy Hai | Natasha Kapoor | Hindi | ||
| Virattu | Shree | Tamil | Post-production | |
| Dega | Shree | Telugu | Post-production | |
| Vizhithiru | Tamil | Filming | ||
| Airavatha | Kannada | Filming |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Erica Fernandes — Femina Miss India Maharashtra 2011 Contestants". Feminamissindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
- ↑ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-18/news-interviews/43145010_1_erica-fernandes-kannada-film-industry-kannada-debut
- ↑ http://www.krisnela.com/. Erica Fernandes http://ericafernandes.com/awards.html. Retrieved 2013-06-23. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Neha Madaan (2011-08-08). "Erica Fernandes is Miss Maharashtra 2011". Feminamissindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
- ↑ Gupta, Rinku (2013-04-15). "‘I am not Ileana’s sister, I am Erica’". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
- ↑ "Nila Madhab Panda’s next film revolves around Delhi". The Times Of India. 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2013-06-23.