Asin, after establishing herself as a star in the South Indian film industry, is aiming for a repeat performance in Bollywood with Ghajini being a step in the right direction.
Basics on Asin
Asin Thottumkal was born on 26th October 1979 in Kochi, Kerala to a Syrian Christian family. Her father Joseph Tottumkal who was an entrepreneur is now her manager. Her mother is Seline Thottumkal, a surgeon by profession.
Asin studied at the Naval Public School and St Theresa’s Higher Secondary School. She wrapped up her education with a degree in English Literature from St Theresa’s College.
She assisted her father in his business that was diverse ranging from software to exports. She also modeled and has appeared in ads for Colgate Toothpaste and Fairever Cream.
Asin’s Movies
2001 to 2003
Asin faced the cameras when she was fifteen in the Malayalam movie Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (2001). Her 2003 Telugu movies Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammay and Shivamani won her the Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award and the Santosham Best Actress Award respectively.
2004 to 2006
She continued to work in Telugu hits like Lakshmi Narasimha and Gharshana in 2004. She went back to deliver a hit in the Tamil movie M Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi. While Chakram failed Ullam Ketkumae, Sivakashi and Majaa were hits in 2005. The Tamil movie Ghajini, also released in 2005, was a blockbuster and won her the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award. Her two movies in 2006 Varalaru, a Tamil movie and Annavaram, a Telugu movie were successful.
2007 to 2009
In 2007, Asin scored two out of three when Pokiri and Vel did well while Aalwar underperformed. Kamal Hassan’s extravaganza Dasavatharam in 2008 was again a hit with Asin playing Kothai Radha and Andaal. The same year she made her debut in Bollywood with the Hindi version of Ghajini starring Aamir Khan. Vipul Shah’s London Dreams, releasing in 2009, is said to have her as the lead with actors Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan.
Asin Thottumkal was born in Kochi, Kerela on 26 October, 1985 and is popular actress. Asin was born in a Roman Catholic family. Her father was an entrepreneur before he started managing her career. Asin’s mother is a surgeon and currently resides with Asin in Mumbai.
Asin made her debut in a Malayalam film ‘Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka’ when she was just 15 years old. Asin received her first commercial success with a Telegu film, ‘Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi’, for which she won Best Telegu Actress. She received another award for Best Actress for her role in Tamil ‘Ghajini’ in 2005 which proved to be her biggest commercial success to date.
Recently, Asin made her debut in Bollywood with the Hindi version of ‘Ghajini’ opposite Aamir Khan. She won Best Hindi Debut Award for this performance. Her upcoming film’s include Vipul Shah’s ‘London Dreams’ alongside Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan. She plays a member of a five troupe band in this movie. She is also part of Bharat Bala’s ‘19th Step’ opposite Kamal Hassan and Tadanobu Asano. She plays the role of an Indian Princess in this trilingual project.
Asin is one of the most popular actresses in Bollywood today and is riding high on her success by bagging various lucrative endorsements as well.
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