Catherine Tresa: A Shining Star in the South Indian Film Industry
Weight : 54 kg
Figure : 34:28:36
Bra Size : 34B
Complexion : Fair
Body Type : Average
Eyes : Brown
Education : Graduate
Birthday : 10-09-1989
Age : 24 yrs
Relationship : Single
Zodiac Sign : Virgo
Hair Color : Black
Hair Pattern : Normal
Profession : Actress, Model
Religion : Crichton
Industry : Tollywood
Hometown : Dubai, UAE
Current Location : Bangalore, India
Languages : Telugu, English, Kannad, Arabic
About Catherine :
Catherine Tresa is an Indian film actress and model, who has acted in Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu films.Catherine was born to Malayali catholic parents in Kottayam, Kerala, and was brought up in Dubai. She said, "I don’t speak fluent Malayalam, it’s mostly English that we speak at home. I speak decent Hindi though and now I’m taking lessons in Telugu". She did her Grade Twelve in Dubai and moved to Bangalore to do higher education. She studied for two years in St. Joseph's College, Bangalore.
While she studied, she also pursued extra-curricular activities. She learnt to play piano, and got trained in singing, dancing, ice skating and debating, stating that she believes that she is "good at anything I put my mind to". In Dubai, Catherine was an Emirates Environment volunteer too. At the age of 14, Catherine did some amateur modelling for fashion design graduate students. After coming to India, she modeled for Nalli Silks, Chennai Silks, Fast Track, Josco Jewellers and Deccan Chronicle. She has also shot for Srikantadatta Wodeyar's Maharaja Calendar and had participated with Prasad Bidapa in many ramp shows in many cities
Work Experience :
Catherine Teresa made her acting debut in 2010 through the Kannada film Shankar IPS opposite Duniya Vijay. Catherine went on to act in the Malayalam films, The Thriller and Uppukundam Brothers. In 2011, she had done a role in the Kannada film Vishnu that she said was "equally opposite to her real life"
It was followed by her next Kannada film Godfather opposite Upendra, which was directed by cinematographer turned filmmaker Sethu Sriram. Catherine's character in the film was that of an older mentally challenged woman. Her performance earned her her first nomination for an award in the Best Supporting Actress category at the 60th Filmfare Awards South.
She next signed up for Chammak Challo directed by Neelakanta, in which she played "an urbane, bold and dynamic girl". It released in February 2013 and failed at the box office, but she got noticed and received positive reviews. APHerald.com called her “a treat to watch” and 123telugu.com noted that "she has the potential to be a superstar in future if she plays her cards right".
Catherine Teresa played one of the female leads in Puri Jagannath's Telugu film Iddarammayilatho. The film released in June, 2013 and won her rave reviews. Times of India reported that “Catherine Tresa perfectly suits the character of Akanksha”. Shirirag.com called her “cigarette smoking hot” while Idlebrain Jeevi in his review noted that “with a bit of fine-tuning she can become big in Telugu films”. She has completed filming for Paisa by Krishna Vamsi. She stated that she plays a Muslim in the film, "who is sweet, very inhibited and talks a lot with her eyes" and called it "a total contrast to what I play(ed) in Chammak Challo"