A photograph of Asin at a wedding
Asin in 2012

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]

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$23 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
Year Film Role(s) Language Ref.
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 Rukhmini Telugu [30]
Gharshana Maya [31]
2005 Ullam Ketkumae Priya Tamil [32]
Chakram Lakshmi Telugu [33]
Ghajini Kalpana Tamil [34]
Majaa Seeta [35]
Sivakasi Hema [36]
2006 Annavaram Aishwarya Telugu [37]
Varalaru Divya Tamil [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 Muthuramalingam Tamil [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.

References

  1. ↑ Shrikant, Maithri (1 September 2009). "Shining bright". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Birthday Special: Top performances of beautiful actress Asin". The Times of India. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Asin Awards". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Asin@30: All Is Definitely Well". NDTV. 26 October 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Throwback Thursday: 5 epic box-office clashes between Chiranjeevi and Balakrishna". The Times of India. 1 November 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Venkatesh remembers 'Gharshana' as the cop thriller completes 16 years of release". The Times of India. 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Nadiya Moidu posts throwback picture of Jayam Ravi-starrer M Kumaran, S/O Mahalakshmi". The Times of India. 10 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "I'm happy with my profession, says Asin". The Hindu. 22 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Happy Birthday Asin: Revisiting her fairytale wedding, charmed life with husband Rahul, daughter Arin in 10 pics". Hindustan Times. 26 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Tuteja, Joginder (22 December 2014). "Aamir Khan's 10 Biggest Hits". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  11. ↑ Verma, Meenakshi (9 January 2009). "'Ghajini' to shatter all records". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Asin filmography". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  13. 1 2 3 "Blockbuster Bollywood debut, four 100 cr films: Asin's impressive film journey". The Indian Express. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Top Worldwide Grossers All Time: 100 Crore". Box Office India. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
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  22. ↑ Kaushal, Sweta (5 April 2016). "5 Bollywood heroines who quit acting after marriage". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  23. ↑ Senthalir, S. (26 January 2020). "From Diana To Nayanthara: The Making Of A 'Lady Superstar'". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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  25. ↑ "Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka − 2001". The Times of India. 18 September 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  26. ↑ "Asin and Rahul Sharma celebrate daughter Arin's second birthday with an underwater-themed bash". The Times of India. 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  27. ↑ Verma, Mithun. "Amma Naanna O Tamila Ammayi Review". Full Hyderabad.
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  32. ↑ "Ullam Ketkume". Sify. 6 June 2005. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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  34. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (7 October 2005). "On another psycho trip". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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  37. ↑ "Annavaram". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  38. ↑ "Varalaaru". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  39. ↑ "Alwar is run of the mill". Rediff.com. 15 January 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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  42. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (14 June 2008). "'Dasavathaaram': in the manner of an epic". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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  45. ↑ "London Dreams − 2009". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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  47. ↑ "Ready − 2011". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  48. ↑ "Housefull 2 − 2012". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  49. ↑ "Bol Bachchan − 2012". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  50. ↑ "Khiladi 786 – 2012". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  51. ↑ "All Is Well − 2015". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

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