Wednesday 19 October 2011

Asin



Biography
Asin Thottumkal (Malayalamഅസിന്‍ തോട്ടുങ്കല്‍, Asin Tōṭṭuṅkal ?; born 26 October 1985[1]), known mononymously as Asin, is an Indian film actress, model and stage performer who acts primarily in Bollywood and Kollywood.
Making her acting debut in Sathyan Anthikkad's Malayalam film Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (2001), Asin had her first commercial success with the Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi in 2003, and won a Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award for the film. Its remake M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi (2004) was her debut in Tamil and it was a huge success and she was nominated for Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award
She received her second South Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her critically acclaimed performance in her second Blockbuster Tamil film, Ghajini (2005). She played the lead female roles in blockbusters such as the action comedy Varalaru (2006), the action thriller Pokkiri (2007) and the big budget production Dasavathaaram (2008) which established her as a Superstar in South. In late 2008, Asin made her début in Bollywood, with Ghajini, the remake of its Tamil namesake, subsequently winning the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award also starred in another blockbuster movie Ready (2011) opposite Salman Khan which marked her as one of the top bollywood actress. She is the second actress after Sridevi who made it big in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi film Industry.

Filmography

Year Film Language Role Notes
2001 Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka Malayalam Swathi
2003 Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi Telugu Chennai Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award
2003 Shivamani 9848022338 Telugu Vasantha Santosham Best Actress Award
Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu)
2004 Lakshmi Narasimha Telugu Rukhmini
2004 Gharshana Telugu Maya
Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu)
2004 M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi Tamil Mythili/Malabar
Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)
2005 Chakram Telugu Lakshmi
2005 Ullam Ketkumae Tamil Priya
2005 Ghajini Tamil Kalpana Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award
2005 Majaa Tamil Seetha Lakshmi
2005 Sivakasi Tamil Hema
Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)
2006 Varalaru Tamil Divya
Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)
2006 Annavaram Telugu Aishwarya
2007 Aalwar Tamil Priya
2007 Pokkiri Tamil Shruthi Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Actress
Nominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine
Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)
2007 Vel Tamil Swathi
2008 Dasavathaaram Tamil Kothai Radha,
Andaal
ITFA Best Actress Award
Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Actress
Nominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine
Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil)
2008 Ghajini Hindi Kalpana Shetty Filmfare Best Female Debut Award
IIFA Star Debut Award
Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female
Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow - Female
Nominated—Filmfare Best Actress Award
2009 London Dreams Hindi Priya Nominated—Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow - Female
2011 Kaavalan Tamil Meera
2011 Ready Hindi Sanjana Singh
2012 Housefull 2 Hindi
Filming
2012 Bol Bachchan Hindi
Filming

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