Faria Abdullah

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Faria Abdullah
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Faria Abdullah in June 2022
Born
Faria Sulthana Begum

(1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 26)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India
Alma mater Loyola Academy, Secunderabad
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2021–present

Faria Abdullah (born 21 June 1998 [1] ) is an Indian actress who works in Telugu films. Originally a theatre artiste, she debuted in film with Jathi Ratnalu (2021), a success. For that role, she was nominated for the Best Debutant Actress award at the South Indian International Movie Awards.

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Abdullah went on to portray lead roles in the films Like, Share & Subscribe and Ravanasura , and portrays the main character in the streaming series The Jengaburu Curse .

Early and personal life

Faria Abdullah was born on 28 May 1998 in Hyderabad, India to Sanjay Abdhullah and Kausar Sultana. [2] [3] She comes from a Hindi-Urdu speaking family and learnt Telugu for her film career. [4]

Career

Abdullah originally worked as a theatre actress. [5] [4] In 2021, she switched to film, with the Telugu release Jathi Ratnalu . [6] [7] [8] Regarding her role, Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu wrote that "Faria has a good screen presence and holds her own among the three madcaps". [9] In an interview in 2023 she declared that her public image had remained closely associated with that role, [10] for which she was nominated at the 10th South Indian International Movie Awards , held in 2022. [11] She then played lead roles in the films Like, Share & Subscribe in 2022, [12] and Ravanasura in 2023. [13] The same year Abdullah made her first appearance on a streaming series, The Jengaburu Curse , in which she plays the main character: the series, her debut in Hindi, was released on 9 August 2023. [14] [15]

In 2022, Abdullah's Tamil debut film, Valli Mayil directed by Suseenthiran, was announced. [16] The film is in post-production as of late 2023. [17] [18] [19] The release of a teaser confirmed she plays a lead role in the film. [20] On 22 March 2023, a first look of Allari Naresh's film, tentatively titled Naresh61, was released, and it was revealed that Abdullah also starred in the film. [21]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2021 Jathi Ratnalu Shamili a.k.a. Chitti Telugu [22]
Most Eligible Bachelor MeenakshiGuest Appearance [23]
2022 Bangarraju BujjiCameo Appearance in "Vaasivaadi Tassadiyya" song [24]
Like, Share & Subscribe Vasudha [25]
2023 Ravanasura Kanaka Mahalakshmi [26]
2024 Aa Okkati Adakku Siddhi [27]
Kalki 2898 AD Dancer in the ComplexCameo [28]
TBAValli Mayil†TBA Tamil filmPost-production [29]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNetworkLanguageNotesRef.
2017NakshatraNakshatra YouTube TeluguWeb Debut
2023 The Jengaburu Curse Priyamvada Das SonyLIV Hindi Hindi Debut [30]

Short films

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2021 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Telugu Jathi Ratnalu Nominated [31]
[32]

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