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{{Short description|Indian actress and model}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Joshna Fernando
| image = [[File:Joshna Fernando Profile.jpg|Fernando in 2024]]
| caption = Fernando in 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|11|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
| birth_name =
| other_names =
| occupation = Actress, Model
| years_active = 1999; 2012–present
| homepage =
}}

'''Joshna Fernando''' (born 12 November 1991) is an Indian actress and model who has appeared in Tamil films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tamilomovie.com/tamilo/chat-with-sarojas-daughter-joshna/ |title=Chat with Saroja's daughter Joshna - Tamil Cinema News, Movies, TV Serial, TV Shows |accessdate=22 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200407/http://tamilomovie.com/tamilo/chat-with-sarojas-daughter-joshna/ |archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/high-spirited-josna-makes-her-debut/ |title=High-spirited Josna makes her debut |date=7 November 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317111609/http://www.kollywoodtoday.net/news/high-spirited-josna-makes-her-debut/ |archivedate=17 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ayngaran.com/frame.php?iframepath=newsdetails.php?newsid=2300 |title=Ayngaran International |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122201105/http://www.ayngaran.com/frame.php?iframepath=newsdetails.php?newsid=2300 |archivedate=22 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born into a family with connections to the Tamil film industry, Joshna was exposed to cinema early and keen to appear in films from childhood.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Her mother, Saroja, is a former actress who appeared in [[K. Balachander]]'s ''[[Maro Charitra]]'' (1978) and [[Vaali (poet)|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 Sarathkumar|Radhika]] and [[Nirosha]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2006/03/09/main_Obituaries.asp |title={{pipe}}{{pipe}} Obituaries}}</ref> Joshna is also niece to [[Sujatha Vijaykumar]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} a producer and mother-in-law to Tamil actor Jayam Ravi

== Career ==
Joshna made her acting debut, aged four, in Radhika Sarathkumar's tele-film ''[[Siragugal]]'' (1999), portraying the daughter of [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]'s character.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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.}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{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]] }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> She also subsequently worked on an action film titled ''[[Kai (film)|Kai]]'' in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/nov-12-04/kai-review.html |title=Kai Review - Kai Movie Review}}</ref> That same year Joshna was chosen to star alongside [[Ilayaraaja]] with his first ever on-screen appearance in the movie ''Naadi Thudikuthadi''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt12874608/ |title=Naadi Thudikuthad |website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In 2013, she competed as a finalist in the [[Veet]] [[Miss Earth Sri Lanka|Miss Sri Lanka]] beauty pageant, as the sole British National.<ref>{{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/ }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> 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 Murali|Adharvaa]]'s and [[Priya Anand]]'s characters in a warehouse.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref>

She is currently modelling in the adult sector, most recently becoming the first ever Tamil actress to be officially signed to [[Playboy]].<ref>https://www.playboy.com/app/jfernando12?srsltid=AfmBOor_26qAR6_GDhMx6dIk6PJINk71s_TZDbIzhRj06iPNWXWWTG43</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Siragugal]]'' || Shilpa ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012 || ''[[Marupadiyum Oru Kadhal]]'' || Maheswari ||
|-
| ''[[Kai (film)|Kai]]'' || Priya ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Irumbu Kuthirai]]'' || Christina's sister ||
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Actresses from Chennai]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Child actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Indian child actresses]]

Joshna Fernando - Revision history

Kvora3 at 13:46, 6 March 2026