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Asin
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Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985) is an Indian former actress who appeared predominantly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. Asin is a recipient of several accolades including a Filmfare Award, two Filmfare Awards South and four SIIMA Awards. The Government of Tamil Nadu honoured her with the state's highest civilian award Kalaimamani, in 2009. Asin is considered as one of the leading South Indian actresses of the 2000s and is referred to as the "Queen of Kollywood".
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Cochin, Kerala, India
Asin Thottumkal known mononymously as Asin, is an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer. She has received three Filmfare Awards. She began her acting career in the South Indian film industry, but now appears predominantly in Bollywood films. She speaks eight languages, and dubs her own films.
Known for
- Narthanasala — Uttara2020
- All Is Well — Nimmi Bhalla2015
- Comedy Nights with Kapil — Self2013
- Housefull 2 — Henna2012
- Bol Bachchan — Sania Ali / Sania Bachchan / Apeksha2012
- Khiladi 786 — Indu Tendulkar2012
- Ready — Sanjana Singh2011
- Kaavalan — Meera Muthuramalingam2011
- India's Most Desirable — Herself2011
- London Dreams — Priya2009
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Key facts
- Person.image
- Asin at Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza's wedding at Grand Hyatt.jpg
- Person.caption
- Asin in 2013
- Person.birth_name
- Asin Thottumkal
- Person.birth_place
- Cochin, Kerala, India
- Person.alma_mater
- St. Teresa's College
- Person.years_active
- 2001–2015
- Person.works
- Full list
- Person.children
- 1
- Person.awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Kochi
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Telugu
- Native language
- Malayalam
- Official website
- www.asinonline.com/index.htm
- Image
- Asin at Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza's wedding at Grand Hyatt.jpg
- Height
- 5.4
- Residence
- Delhi
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- Commons category
- Asin (actress)
- date of birth
- 1985-10-26
- name in native language
- അസിൻ തോട്ടുങ്കൽ
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Debut and early work (2001–2004)
- Breakthrough and stardom in South Indian films (2005–2007)
- Expansion to Hindi films (2008–2010)
- Commercial success and final work (2011–2015)
- Off-screen work
- Humanitarian work
- Brand ambassador
- Personal life
- In the media
- Filmography
- Accolades
- See also
- References
- External links
Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985) is an Indian former actress who appeared predominantly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. Asin is a recipient of several accolades including a Filmfare Award, two Filmfare Awards South and four SIIMA Awards. The Government of Tamil Nadu honoured her with the state's highest civilian award Kalaimamani, in 2009. Asin is considered as one of the leading South Indian actresses of the 2000s and is referred to as the "Queen of Kollywood".
A trained Bharatanatyam dancer, Asin made her acting debut at 15 in Sathyan Anthikkad's Malayalam film Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (2001). Asin had her first commercial success with the Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi in 2003, and won a Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award for the film. M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi (2004) was her debut in Tamil and a huge success. She received her Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for her most noted critically acclaimed performance in her third Tamil film, Ghajini (2005). She then played the lead female roles in many successful films, the most notable being the action films Sivakasi (2005), Varalaru (2006), Pokkiri (2007), Vel (2008) and Dasavathaaram (2008), hence establishing herself as the leading actress of Tamil cinema. In 2013, Asin was conferred with the Pride of South Indian Cinema award at SIIMA for her contribution to Tamil cinema.
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