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Making her acting debut in Sathyan Anthikkad's Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (2001), Asin had her first commercial success with Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi in 2003, and won a Filmfare Award for the Best Telugu Actress for the film.
Initially many in the Tamil industry considered her to be a jinx as the initial movies she signed in Tamil were either canceled, delayed or faced financial problems. Although she signed Ullam Ketkumae as her first Tamil film, her first release was M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi which was a remake of her Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi. The movie went on to be one of the biggest hits in 2004 and introduced Asin to Kollywood.
Her movie Ghajini with Surya, which was released both in Tamil and Telugu, was a box office hit in both industries. She has become famous since then and went on to win the Filmfare Best Actress Award South for her role in Ghajini. Many movies followed and Asin played opposite some popular actors in South Indian Cinema, among them Surya, Vijay, Vikram and Ajith, with whom she starred in Pokiri with Vijay, Gharshana with Venkatesh, and Varalaru& Aalwar with Ajith Kumar.![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/_KhtbjL8yau8/SL9OetiIGGI/AAAAAAAAAxU/G79ZTZIETNI/s400/Asin03.jpg)
She rejected Surya's Sillunu Oru Kaadhal even after being offered three songs as she thought her role in the movie had not much scope. Her part went to Bhumika Chawla. She had previously opted out of Madhavan's Thambi due to tight scheduling.
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Asin Thottumkal (born October 26, 1985) is an award-winning Indian film actress from the state of Kerala. Currently , she is considered to be one of the most popular actresses in the South Indian film industry.
Making her acting debut in Sathyan Anthikkad's Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (2001), Asin had her first commercial success with Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi in 2003, and won a Filmfare Award for the Best Telugu Actress for the film.
After a number of critically and commercially successful films, she received her second South Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in her second Tamil film, Ghajini (2005). She played the lead female roles in two consecutive top grossers, Ghajini (2005) which is her biggest commercial success to date, and the action comedy Varalaru (2006) and this way has established herself as one of the most prominent leading actresses of South Indian cinema. More recently, Asin has been making a debut in Bollywood, in Ghajini, the remake of its Tamil namesake.
1 Early life and background
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 References
Early life and background
She started her schooling in Naval Public School, Kochin. She has completed her B.A. English Literature at St. Teresa's College, Kochi. She has shifted from her home town Kochi to Chennai, where she stays on Harrington Road. Before becoming an actress, she was a part-time model and a businesswoman.
Career![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/_KhtbjL8yau8/SL9N04sjSfI/AAAAAAAAAw8/EIqV90Hn_28/s400/Asin+1.jpg)
Asin Thottumkal debuted in the Malayalam film Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001, directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. Her breakthrough as an actress came with her first Telugu language film when she played the role of a Tamil girl in the successful Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi opposite Ravi Teja.
1 Early life and background
2 Career
3 Filmography
4 References
Early life and background
She started her schooling in Naval Public School, Kochin. She has completed her B.A. English Literature at St. Teresa's College, Kochi. She has shifted from her home town Kochi to Chennai, where she stays on Harrington Road. Before becoming an actress, she was a part-time model and a businesswoman.
Career
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Asin Thottumkal debuted in the Malayalam film Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001, directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. Her breakthrough as an actress came with her first Telugu language film when she played the role of a Tamil girl in the successful Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi opposite Ravi Teja.
Initially many in the Tamil industry considered her to be a jinx as the initial movies she signed in Tamil were either canceled, delayed or faced financial problems. Although she signed Ullam Ketkumae as her first Tamil film, her first release was M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi which was a remake of her Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi. The movie went on to be one of the biggest hits in 2004 and introduced Asin to Kollywood.
Her movie Ghajini with Surya, which was released both in Tamil and Telugu, was a box office hit in both industries. She has become famous since then and went on to win the Filmfare Best Actress Award South for her role in Ghajini. Many movies followed and Asin played opposite some popular actors in South Indian Cinema, among them Surya, Vijay, Vikram and Ajith, with whom she starred in Pokiri with Vijay, Gharshana with Venkatesh, and Varalaru& Aalwar with Ajith Kumar.
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Asin is also brand ambassador for various products including Fairever, Tanishq, BIG 92.7 FM, Spinz, Parachute, Colgate and Mirinda. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai alongside many other co-stars.
She rejected Surya's Sillunu Oru Kaadhal even after being offered three songs as she thought her role in the movie had not much scope. Her part went to Bhumika Chawla. She had previously opted out of Madhavan's Thambi due to tight scheduling.
Her latest release Dasavathaaram was opposite Kamal Haasan and it was a major success at the box-office.
Filmography
2001![](//3.bp.blogspot.com/_KhtbjL8yau8/SL9N0xRyb3I/AAAAAAAAAxE/btSlRuT73Ow/s400/Asin+1.jpg)
Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka
Malayalam
Swathi
2003
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
Telugu
Chennai
Winner, Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award
Shivamani 9848022338
Telugu
Vasantha
Winner, Santosham Best Actress Award
2004
Lakshmi Narasimha
Telugu
Rukhmini
Gharshana
Telugu
Maya
M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi
Tamil
Malabar
2005
Chakram
Telugu
Lakshmi
Ullam Ketkumae
Tamil
Priya
Ghajini
Tamil
Kalpana
Filmography
2001
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Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka
Malayalam
Swathi
2003
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
Telugu
Chennai
Winner, Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award
Shivamani 9848022338
Telugu
Vasantha
Winner, Santosham Best Actress Award
2004
Lakshmi Narasimha
Telugu
Rukhmini
Gharshana
Telugu
Maya
M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi
Tamil
Malabar
2005
Chakram
Telugu
Lakshmi
Ullam Ketkumae
Tamil
Priya
Ghajini
Tamil
Kalpana
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