Asin filmography

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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 satirical comedy-drama Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001. [1] Asin had her first commercial success with the Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi (2003). [2] For her performance as a Tamil girl in the film, she received the Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award. [3] In the same year she won the Santosham Best Actress Award for her role in Telugu film Sivamani . [4] 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, [5] while Gharshana received mixed reviews from critics but later gained a cult following. [6]

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She made her debut in Tamil cinema in the 2004 sports drama M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi , a commercial success. [lower-alpha 1] [7] 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. [8] 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. [9]

Her Bollywood debut was opposite Aamir Khan in Ghajini , [lower-alpha 2] the first Bollywood film to gross more than ₹1 billion at the domestic box office. [10] [11] Asin won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and many accolades for her role in the film. [3] She later played a lead role in the musical drama London Dreams (2011), which performed poorly at the box office. [12] Asin co-starred with Salman Khan in the romantic comedy Ready (2011), [13] which was a box office success, grossing ₹1.84 billion (US$22 million) worldwide. [14] In 2012, Asin starred in the action comedies Housefull 2 , Bol Bachchan and Khiladi 786 , all of which were commercially successful, with the former two entering the 100 Crore Club. [15] [16] [17] Her only release of 2015 was the romantic comedy All Is Well . [18]

Asin garnered the Kalaimamani in 2009, a Tamil Nadu government award for excellence in the field of art and literature. [19] Four years later, she was conferred with the Pride of South Indian Cinema award at SIIMA for her contribution to Tamil cinema. [20] Asin was referred to as the "Queen of Kollywood" by the media during her acting career. [13] [21] After her marriage in 2016, she retired from acting. [22] [23]

Films

Asin's film credits
YearFilmRole(s)LanguageRef.
2001 Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka Swathi Malayalam [24]
[25]
2003 Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi Mugaambigaambaal (Chennai) Telugu [26]
[27]
Sivamani Vasantha [13]
[28]
2004 M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi Mythili (Malabar) Tamil [29]
Lakshmi Narasimha RukhminiTelugu [30]
Gharshana Maya [31]
2005 Ullam Ketkumae PriyaTamil [32]
Chakram LakshmiTelugu [33]
Ghajini KalpanaTamil [34]
Majaa Seeta [35]
Sivakasi Hema [36]
2006 Annavaram AishwaryaTelugu [37]
Varalaru DivyaTamil [38]
2007 Aalwar Priya [39]
Pokkiri Shruthi [40]
Vel Swati [41]
2008 Dasavathaaram Kodhai / Andal [lower-alpha 3] [42]
Ghajini Kalpana Shetty Hindi [43]
[44]
2009 London Dreams Priya Kaul [45]
2011 Kaavalan Meera MuthuramalingamTamil [46]
Ready Sanjana Singh / Pooja Malhotra [lower-alpha 4] Hindi [47]
2012 Housefull 2 Heena Kapoor [48]
Bol Bachchan Sania Ali / Apeksha Malhotra [lower-alpha 3] [49]
Khiladi 786 Indu Tendulkar [50]
2015 All Is Well Nimmi Singh [51]

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ↑ A remake of Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
  2. ↑ A remake of the 2005 Tamil-language film of the same name
  3. 1 2 Asin played two characters.
  4. ↑ Asin played a single character with two or more names.

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