Faria Abdullah (born 21 June 1997) is an Indian actress who works in

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. She was a theatre artiste, and debuted in films with '' Jathi Ratnalu'' (2021) and had a major breakthrough for her role ''Chiti''. Faria is a recipient of a Gaddar Telengana State Film Award Abdullah went on to portray lead roles in the films '' Like, Share & Subscribe'' and ''

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'', and portrays the main character in the

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series ''

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''.

Early and personal life

Faria Abdullah was born in

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, India to Sanjay Abdhullah and Kausar Sultana. She hails from a

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speaking Muslim family. For her film career, she learnt

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for a couple of years prior to '' Jathi Ratnalu''.

Career

Abdullah originally worked as a theatre actress. In 2021, she switched to film, with the Telugu release '' Jathi Ratnalu''. While pursuing Mass Communication at Loyola College, Hyderabad, she met producer

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who visited the campus as chief guest for an event and he asked her if she was interested in acting in one of his productions and she auditioned for the role. She learnt

for a couple of years and dubbed for the film. Regarding her role, Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''

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'' wrote that "Faria has a good screen presence and holds her own among the three madcaps". In an interview in 2023 she declared that her public image had remained closely associated with that role, for which she was nominated at the 10th South Indian International Movie Awards'','' held in 2022. She then played lead roles in the films '' Like, Share & Subscribe'' in 2022, and ''

'' in 2023. The same year Abdullah made her first appearance on a streaming series, ''

'', in which she plays the main character: the series, her debut in

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, was released on 9 August 2023. In 2022, Abdullah's

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debut film, ''Valli Mayil'' directed by

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, was announced. The film is in post-production as of late 2023. The release of a teaser confirmed she plays a lead role in the film. On 22 March 2023, a first look of

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's film, tentatively titled ''Naresh61'', was released, and it was revealed that Abdullah also starred in the film. On 27 August 2024, a first look of Abdullah was released from ''Mathu Vadalara 2'', which will be a sequel to a 2019 film '' Mathu Vadalara'', starring

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Filmography

* ''All films are in Telugu unless otherwise noted.''

Television

Short films

* ''The Best Worst Date'' - Hyderabad Diaries (YouTube) * ''When Two Friends Like Same Girl'' - Hyderabad Diaries (YouTube).

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdullah, Faria Living people 1998 births Actresses from Hyderabad, India 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Telugu actresses