Lekha Washington

Lekha Washington

Birth : 1987-04-30, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

History

Lekha Washington is an Indian origin film actress and product designer, who has appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada language films. She was first recognised for her work as a sculptor in 2002 and then as a theatre actress in Chennai based stage plays. After appearing as a video jockey with SS Music, Lekha's breakthrough film role was as an independent estranged sister in Jayamkondaan (2008), whilst she has gone on to portray roles in the multi-starrer Vedam and the comedy Va. Lekha Washington born to a father of mixed Burmese, Italian and Punjabi ancestry, Kenneth, and a Maharashtrian mother, Geeta. Despite the mixed heritage, Lekha has stated she considers herself South Indian due to her upbringing and speaks English and Marathi at home.

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Lekha Washington

Movies

Rangoon
Lyricist
Julia travels to the Indo-Burma border to perform for the troops during the World War II, on the insistence of Billimoria, her lover. She finds herself in love with Jemadar Malik, a soldier there.
Dynamite
Neha Sharma
Dynamite is a Telugu action thriller film directed by Master Vijayan, Manchu Vishnu and also guest directed by Deva Katta for 9 days of the shoot, the film is produced by Manchu Vishnu under the banner 24 Frames Factory featuring himself, Pranitha Subhash, J. D. Chakravarthy in pivotal roles. It is the official Tamil remake of Arima Nambi. Stunts and actions co-ordinated by Vijayan who also directed the film along with Vishnu Manchu after Deva Katta walked out of the project due to creative differences.
The Goa Run
Mira
Peter, a football crazy motorcycle taxi rider, decides to turn his back on Goa and quits his job - until his sleazy loan shark boss Bosco persuades him to do one last job. It's the job that will change his life forever.
Arima Nambi
Megha Sharma (Guest Appearance)
When Anamika, the girl who he is on a date with, is kidnapped, Arjun goes to the police for help and gets into a dangerous situation from where there is no escape.
Kalyana Samayal Saadham
Meera Chandrasekaran
Raghu, a software engineer, faces several challenges in his arranged marriage as he suffers from erectile dysfunction and tries to find a solution to his problem.
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
Kamini
Harry is an industrialist who loves his daughter Bijlee, and the bond they share with Harry's man friday, Matru. Bijlee's plan to wed the son of a politician, however, brings twists and turns in the lives of Matru, Bijlee and Mandola.
Kamina
Vasuki
Huduga Hudugi
Sonia
When Sonia is asked to work with Sachin, a television anchor, she is reluctant. However, things take a turn when he decides to help her with her problems and she starts developing feelings for him.
Va
Saraswathi (Saro)
Sundararajan comes to Chennai from Coimbatore on his way to Saudi Arabia. He is received by Marthandam, a veterinary doctor, who is going to marry his sister soon. After the travel agent informs Sura that he cannot taste liquor or women in Saudi, he, along with Marthandam, goes to a wine shop to have the last gulp. It’s a dry day thanks to elections. Though disappointed, Sura is determined to taste the ‘quarter’ and starts his journey to various places in Chennai where he is told that liquor would be available. He goes to a politico who supplies wine for votes, a star hotel, an Anglo-Indian group of youngsters, a fish market, a gambling den, a kulfi shop and a brothel house among other places, all in search of ‘quarter’.
Vedam
Lasya
Five people from varied strata of society – a slum dweller who works as a cable operator, a runaway prostitute, a desperate woman drowning in debt, a rising musician, and a grief-stricken Muslim man – end up together in the same hospital, at a time when it is attacked by terrorists.
Jayam Kondaan
Brinda Sekhar
The film revolves around an Information technology professional, who returns to Chennai from London, to set up his own business. Follows the sibling relationship and the threat from the rowdy.
Unnale Unnale
cameo role
Karthik meets Deepika during a flight to Melbourne and they become friends. On reaching Australia, Karthik realises that Deepika works in the same firm as his ex-lover Jhansi.
Framed
Vini
Six college students try to play a prank on the Dean. When he ends up dead and the trail leads to them, they need to explain what happened.
Yuva
Girl at Embassy (Uncredited Role)
Michael, Arjun and Lallan, three men from three different strata of society, cross paths one morning in Calcutta and change one another's lives forever.
Kadhalar Dhinam
Uncredited Role
Two college students, the slum child Raja and the dean's daughter Roja, chat with each other over the Internet and fall in love. However, Roja is engaged and Raja cannot bear to disrespect her father, to whom he owes his livelihood.