Joshna Fernando

Born into a family with deep connections to the South Indian film industry, Joshna was exposed to cinema early and keen to appear in films from childhood.{{Cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=S. R. Ashok |date=5 July 2010 |title=Easy on the ears |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/easy-on-the-ears/article501578.ece |newspaper=The Hindu}} Her mother, Saroja, is a former actress who appeared in K. Balachander's Maro Charitra (1978) and Vaali's Vadamalai (1982). Her father, Stanley Fernando, was the brother of M. R. Radha's wife making Joshna a cousin to actress/producers Radhika and Nirosha.{{Cite web |url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2006/03/09/main_Obituaries.asp |title={{pipe}}{{pipe}} Obituaries}} Joshna is also niece to Sujatha Vijaykumar{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} a well-known film producer and mother-in-law to Tamil actor Jayam Ravi.

Joshna made her acting debut, aged four, in Radhika Sarathkumar's tele-film Siragugal (1999), portraying the daughter of Vikram's character.{{Cite web |url=http://behindwoods.com/new-videos/videos-q1-09/actor-actress-events/jun-12-04/josna-interview-23-06-12.html |title=Joshna Interview - Tamil Event Video - Josna {{pipe}} Interview {{pipe}} Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal {{pipe}} Anirudh}} In 2008, she made a return to Tamil films and began working on Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal (2012) appearing as Maheswari, a London-born medical student. Joshna was selected after the film makers wanted to cast an actress from London, and she subsequently worked on the film in London and Chennai.{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article520695.ece?service=print |title=Another Vadivelu film to hit screens}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/shot-cuts-vishwaroopam-gathers-pace/article3397283.ece |title=Shot Cuts: "Vishwaroopam" gathers pace |newspaper=The Hindu |date=8 May 2012 |last1=Manigandan |first1=K. R.}} The film had a delayed release opened in 2012 to negative reviews, with a critic noting the lead pair "do look like they have the potential to shine in a better story".{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Marupadiyum-Oru-Kadhal/movie-review/14175087.cms|title=Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal by Times of India|website=The Times of India }}{{Cite web |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/jun-12-03/marupadiyum-oru-kadhal-review.html |title=Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal Review - Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal Movie Review}} She also subsequently worked on an action film titled Kai in 2012.{{Cite web |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/nov-12-04/kai-review.html |title=Kai Review - Kai Movie Review}} That same year Joshna was chosen to star alongside Ilayaraaja with his first ever on-screen appearance in the movie Naadi Thudikuthadi.{{Cite web |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt12874608/ |title=Naadi Thudikuthad}} The movie had been funded by the Fijian government and was shot in Fiji in an attempt to promote the countries' tourism, yet after the movies completion had been shelved due to issues with the production company. Another project she was working on, Rasu Madhuravan's Parthom Pazhaginom opposite actor Mayilsamy's son Anbu, was shelved soon after launch due to the sudden death of the director.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ayngaran.com/frame.php?iframepath=home.php |title=Ayngaran International |access-date=1 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126013101/http://www.ayngaran.com/frame.php?iframepath=home.php |archive-date=26 January 2010 |url-status=dead}}

{{Cite web |last=Sri Lanka |first=Elakiri |date=13 June 2013 |title=Derana Veet Miss Sri Lanka 2013 |url=https://elakiri.com/threads/derana-veet-miss-sri-lanka-2013.1560930/ |url-status=live}}In 2013, she competed as a finalist in the Veet Miss Sri Lanka beauty pageant, as the sole British National. Subsequently, Joshna was brought in to feature in the action film Irumbu Kuthirai (2014) in November 2013, after actress Lakshmi Rai had walked out of the project, and Joshna subsequently shot for some sequences and a song with the cast in a schedule in Italy.{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Joshna-is-the-latest-addition-to-Irumbu-Kuthirai/articleshow/25507107.cms |title=Joshna is the latest addition to Irumbu Kuthirai |website=The Times of India}} However, in a turn of events in early 2014, Lakshmi Rai rejoined the project and Joshna's scenes in the particular role were edited out of the film. One scene featuring Joshna was used in the film, and was edited to make her appear as Lakshmi Rai's sister, who shows off several different superbikes to Adharvaa's and Priya Anand's characters in a warehouse.{{Cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news-interviews/Confusion-sorted-Lakshmi-Rai-is-back-in-Irumbu-Kuthirai/articleshow/32671544.cms |title=Confusion sorted: Lakshmi Rai is back in Irumbu Kuthirai |website=The Times of India}} She later worked on another Tamil film titled Manam Nilluna Nikkadhadi, which had a limited theatrical release in 2015.

She is currently modelling and acting in the adult film sector, most recently becoming the first ever Tamil actress to be officially signed to Playboy.

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