Laila (actress)
Laila (born 24 October 1980) is an Indian actress. She has acted predominantly in Tamil films, as well as few Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi language films. Career. She made her debut in the Telugu film "Egire Paavurama" (1996), directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Laila began to receive offers from prominent directors to feature in Tamil films and turned down films such as "Dharma Chakkaram" and "Kadhal Palli" by K. S. Ravikumar and Pavithran respectively. She subsequently signed on to appear in the lead role in "VIP" after Pooja Kumar had walked out of the project. However , Laila was left unimpressed when the producer asked her to consider changing her stage name to Pooja, as the invitations for the film had already been printed, and furthermore, she revealed that she was unaware of Rambha also being a heroine in the film. Laila subsequently dropped out of the project, wanting to make her Tamil debut in a film where she played the sole heroine. The Mumbai-based Laila then worked with Ajith in "Dheena" and "Parthen Rasithen" with Prashanth. Then came "Dhill" and "Pithamagan" with Vikram. In between, Laila took a break and went back to Mumbai. However , she returned to Kollywood with a big bang. Her role in the movie "Ullam Ketkumae" won her accolades from the masses. She was one of the successful Tamil actresses for a brief time. Laila has made a comeback to the Tamil entertainment industry. She first appeared in a ready-made flavored milk commercial (Aachi Badam Milk) post her sabbatical in 2018. She will be appearing as the judge for the dance show DJD Juniors on Zee Tamil alongside actresses Sudha Chandran and Sneha. Personal life. She married Mehdi, an Irani businessman, on 6 January 2006. She dated him for eight  years before marriage. According to Laila, they were engaged for four years before marriage. The couple has two sons, aged 9 and 12. She is Goan and she is a Roman Catholic.