Asin biography
Asin Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography
Film (Telugu): Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi (2003) as Mugaambigaambaal (Chennai)
Film (Tamil): M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi (2004) as Mythili (Malabar)
Film (Hindi): Ghajini (2008) as Kalpana
• 2003: Santosham Film Award for Best Actress for Shivamani
• 2005: Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress– Tamil for Ghajini
• 2008: International Tamil Film Award for Best Actress for Dasavathaaram
• 2008: Anandalok Puraskar Award for Best Actress (Hindi) for Ghajini
• 2009: Kalaimamani Award
• 2009: Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow– Female for Ghajini
• 2009: International Indian Film Academy Award for Star Debut of the Year– Female for Ghajini
• 2009: Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for Ghajini
• 2009: Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer– Female for Ghajini
• 2009: Indian Television Academy Award for GR8! Women Achiever Award in Cinema
• 2011: Times of India Most Desirable Women for #11 Most Desirable Women
• 2012: South Indian International Movie Award for Best Actress for Kaavalan
• 2012: Times of India Most Desirable Women for #17 Most Desirable Women
• 2012: Annual Award by Kerala Government
• 2013: Times of India Most Desirable Women for #16 Most Desirable Women
• 2013: Indian Television Academy Award for GR8! Women Achiever Award in Cinema
• 2013: Pride of South Indian Cinema
• 2014: Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema
• 2015: Most Popular Actress Middle East
Asin
Indian actress (born 1985)
This article is about the Indian actress. For other uses, see Asin (disambiguation).
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| Born | Asin Thottumkal (1985-10-26) 26 October 1985 (age 39) Kochi, Kerala, India |
| Alma mater | St. Teresa's College |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2001–2015 |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse | Rahul Sharma (m. 2016) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Full list |
Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985), known mononyomusly as Asin, is an Indian former actress who appeared predominantly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. Asin is a recipient of several accolades including a Filmfare Award, two Filmfare Awards South and four SIIMA Awards. The Government of Tamil Nadu honoured her with the state's highest civilian award Kalaimamani, in 2009. Asin is considered as one of the leading South Indian actresses of the 2000s and is referred to as the "Queen of Kollywood".
A trained Bharatanatyam dancer, Asin made her acting debut at 15 in Sathyan Anthikkad's Malayalam filmNarendran 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. M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi (2004) was her debut in Tamil and a huge success. She received her Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for her most noted critically acclaimed performance in her third Tamil film, Ghajini (2005). She then played the lead female roles in many successful films, the most notable being the action films Sivakasi (2005), Varalaru (2006), Pokkiri (2007), Vel (2008) and Dasavathaaram (2008), hence establishing herself as the leading actress of Tamil cinema. In 2013, Asin was conferred with the Pride of South Indian Cinema award at SIIMA for her contribution to Tamil cinema.
In late 2008, Asin made her d
Asin filmography
Asin is a former Indian actress who is known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi language films. She made her acting debut at the age of 15 in the Malayalam-language satiricalcomedy-dramaNarendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001. Asin had her first commercial success with the Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi (2003). For her performance as a Tamil girl in the film, she received the Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award. In the same year she won the Santosham Best Actress Award for her role in Telugu film Sivamani. In her next two Telugu releases: Lakshmi Narasimha (2004) and Gharshana (2004), Asin played the love interest of a police officer. Lakshmi Narasimha was a commercial success, while Gharshana received mixed reviews from critics but later gained a cult following.
She made her debut in Tamil cinema in the 2004 sports dramaM. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi, a commercial success. The 2005 action thriller Ghajini marked a turning point in her career. Her role as a vivacious young model named Kalpana won her the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award. This led to a series of lead roles in commercially successful films, including the action film Sivakasi (2005), the thriller Varalaru (2006), the action thriller Pokkiri (2007), the action drama Vel (2008) and the science fiction film Dasavathaaram (2008), which established her as a leading actress of Tamil cinema.
Her Bollywood debut was opposite Aamir Khan in Ghajini, the first Bollywood film to gross more than ₹1 billion at the domestic box office. Asin won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and many accolades for her role in the film. She later played a lead role in the musical drama London Dreams (2011), which performed poorly at the box office. Asin co-st .