Ileana D'Cruz (born 1 November, 1986) is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Telugu cinema and Bollywood. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for the 2006 Telugu film Devadasu. She has appeared in hits such as Pokiri (2006), Jalsa (2008), Kick (2009) and Julayi (2012), establishing herself as one of Telugu cinema's leading actresses. Ileana made her Kollywood debut with Kedi and made a comeback in Shankar's Nanban (2012).