Asin Biography

Asin Thottumkal(born 26 October 1985), known mononymously as Asin is an Indian film actress, model and a stage performer.

Making her acting debut in Sathyan Anthikkad's Malayalam film 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 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 blockbusters, the thriller Ghajini (2005) and the action comedy Varalaru (2006). In 2008, Asin made her début in Bollywood, with Ghajini, the remake of its Tamil namesake, subsequently winning the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award.

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Role	Notes
2001	Narendran 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	Bhuvana/malabar
2005	Chakram	Telugu	Lakshmi
	Ullam Ketkumae	Tamil	Priya
	Ghajini	Tamil	Kalpana	Winner, Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award
	Majaa	Tamil	Seetha Lakshmi
	Sivakasi	Tamil	Hema
2006	Varalaru	Tamil	Divya
	Annavaram	Telugu	Aishwarya
2007	Aalwar	Tamil	Priya
	Pokkiri	Tamil	Shruthi	Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine
	Vel	Tamil	Swathi
2008	Dasavathaaram	Tamil	Kothai Radha, Andaal	Winner, ITFA Best Actress Award Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Actress Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine
	Ghajini	Hindi	Kalpana Shetty	Winner, Filmfare Best Female Debut Award Winner, IIFA Star Debut Award Winner, Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award
2009	London Dreams	Hindi	Priya
2011	Kaavalan	Tamil	Meera	Releasing January 14, 2011
	Ready	Hindi	Sanjana	Releasing May 27, 2011
	Pocketmaar	Hindi		Pre-Production