Actress Lena assumes new name, expects lady luck to smile on her

There are several celebrities who have made a change in their names to invite good luck and fortune.

The practice of altering names on the basis of numerology has been very common among Bollywood, Tamil and Telugu stars and Malayali artists are not lagging far behind in this regard. While some alter the spelling of their names others completely change their names.

The latest entrant in the list is actress Lena who changed the spelling of her name by adding an 'A' at the end of her name, making it 'LENAA' from 'LENA'.

She announced on social media that the change is being brought about on the basis of Jewish Numerology.

In Malayalam movie industry, filmmaker Joshiy is prominent among personalities who have made changes to their names to ring in luck. He made it by adding a 'y' to his name. Actor Dileep too had recently changed his name from 'Dileep' to 'Dilieep'.