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Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985),^[1][2][3] known mononymously as Asin, is a former Indian actress who mostly appeared in Tamil films. She also appeared in lead roles in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films. She is a trained Bharathanatyam dancer^{[citation needed]}. She has received three Filmfare Awards. She began her acting career in the South Indian film industry, but later shifted her focus to Bollywood.^[5] She speaks eight languages,^[6] and dubs her own films.^[7][8] She is the only Malayali actress, other than Padmini, to have dubbed in her own voice for all her films, irrespective of language.^[8] Asin has been referred to as the 'Queen of Kollywood' by online portals in 2007.^[9][10] She is a member of the Bollywood 100 Crore Club.^[11]

Making her acting debut with Sathyan Anthikkad's Malayalam filmNarendran 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 S/O 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 Sivakasi (2005), the dramatic thriller Varalaru (2006), the action thriller Pokkiri (2007), the romantic drama Vel (2008) and Dasavathaaram (2008), hence established herself as the leading actress of Tamil cinema and was also honoured by the Tamil Nadu government with the Kalaimamani award for her excellence in the field of art and literature.^[12] In 2013, Asin was conferred with the Pride of South Indian Cinema award at SIIMA for her contribution to Tamil cinema.^[13]

In late 2008, Asin made her debut in the Bollywood film Ghajini (2008), opposite Aamir Khan, which was the first Bollywood film to have collected more than ₹1 billion in the domestic box office, subsequently collecting ₹1.9 billion (US$27 million) worldwide. Asin won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and many accolades for Ghajini. 2011 marked the most successful phase of Asin's Bollywood career, as she starred in Anees Bazmee's romantic comedyReady, in which she co-starred alongside Salman Khan. The film was a major hit at the box office, collecting ₹1.84 billion (US$27 million) worldwide.^[14] In 2012, Asin first starred in Sajid Khan's multistarrer Housefull 2, which collected more than ₹1 billion. She then featured in Bol Bachchan and Khiladi 786, which were also commercially successful with both grossing over ₹1 billion.

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Early life[edit]

Asin was born in Kochi in Kerala in a MalayaliSyro-Malabar Catholic family.^[15] Her father Joseph Thottumkal is an Ex-CBI officer and later managed several businesses. Her mother Seline Thottumkal, who moved from Kochi to Chennai and then to Mumbai to live with her daughter, is a surgeon. According to custom, Asin was to be named Mary, after her paternal grandmother. Asin's father however, named her Asin as the name had a beautiful meaning.^[16] Asin has quoted that her name means 'pure and without blemish'.^[17] She states that the 'A' in her name is from Sanskrit meaning 'without', and 'sin' from English.^[18][19]

She attended Naval Public School from LKG through X standard.^[20] She then attended St. Teresa's School in Kochi for her Kerala Higher Secondary Examination Board (Plus Two) Education. After that, she attended St. Teresa's College in Kochi, a college affiliated with MG University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature.^[21]

Career[edit]

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Early work (2001–04)[edit]

Asin's first assignment was an advertisement for BPL Mobile. She debuted in the Malayalam film Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001, at the age of 15. After taking a year out to pursue her education, Asin returned with her breakthrough film as an actress, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi opposite Ravi Teja, portraying a Tamil girl in her first Telugu language film, which subsequently fetched her the Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Actress.^[22] In the same year she won the Santosham Best Actress Award for her performance alongside Akkineni Nagarjuna in her second Telugu film Shivamani.^[22] Her following two Telugu films Lakshmi Narasimha and Gharshana, both portrayed Asin as the love interest for police officers and both were successful ventures.

Asin's first Tamil language film was M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi, in which she co-starred with Jayam Ravi. Asin reprised her role from her film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi for the remake, which saw her portraying a Malayali girl instead of the Tamil girl in the original. The movie subsequently went on to super-hit in Tamil cinema during 2004, introducing Asin to Tamil film industry.^[23] After a brief return to Telugu films, to do Chakram, she appeared in Ullam Ketkumae.^[24] The film, initially launched in 2002, was supposed to be her debut as a lead heroine, is a college love story, directed by Jeeva, which was long-delayed but eventually became a successful venture at the box office, creating wider opportunities for her and the rest of the cast.^[25]

Kollywood breakthrough and stardom (2005–07)[edit]

After the release of Ullam Ketkumae, Asin was cited as a leading heroine of the Tamil film industry after starring in blockbuster films such as Ghajini, Sivakasi, Varalaru and Pokkiri respectively.^[26] The film which provided the breakthrough for Asin was Ghajini. The film, co-starring Surya, directed by A.R. Murugadoss, earned her the Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Her role was that of a vivacious young model named Kalpana. Sify.com praised her portrayal as 'magical', describing her character as a 'lovable chatterbox', played with 'sheer ability in the romantic interludes, the poignant and heartfelt scenes when she rescues minor girls from villains and her gory end are touching'.^[27] On the following Diwali in 2005, Asin had two releases, Sivakasi and Majaa. Despite the latter becoming an average grosser, the former went on to be a successful venture at the box office.^[28][29]

The following year, her long-delayed venture Varalaru opposite Ajith Kumar also succeeded at the box office, and The Hindu said she 'looks lustrous and sails through her role smoothly'.^[30] Asin appeared in Pawan Kalyan's Annavaram, another successful venture, which was a remake of Thirupaachi.^[31] In January 2007, Asin appeared opposite Ajith Kumar and Vijay in two different films, Aalwar and Pokkiri, with the latter becoming a success, whilst Aalwar became a failure. Though Asin's role in Aalwar was criticised, her performance in Pokkiri was lauded by critics.^[32][33] Her final project of the year was opposite Surya, in Hari'sVel, which had a Diwali 2007 release, subsequently becoming her third successful film which released during the Diwali season in three years. Asin, who portrayed a TV anchor, was appreciated for her role in the film.^[34]

Bollywood debut (2008–10)[edit]

Asin appeared in her first dual role in K. S. Ravikumar's Dasavathaaram opposite Kamal Haasan, who portrayed ten roles. The film had been under production since September 2006. Despite being overshadowed by Haasan's ten roles, Asin's portrayals in the film were praised as her 'best-to-date', with one of her roles being that of a Vaishnavite in 12th century Tamil Nadu; whilst the other character was a Brahmin girl from Chidambaram, for which she won her first ITFA Best Actress Award.^[35]Dasavathaaram subsequently went on to become one of the blockbusters.^[36]

Since establishing herself as the leading actress in South India, Asin opted to move into Bollywood. Her first film Ghajini, opposite Aamir Khan, was the remake of her breakthrough film of the same name. Upon release, the film garnered positive reactions from critics and masses alike, with Asin being singled out for her 'fabulous' portrayal. Noted critic Taran Adarsh described her Hindi debut as 'fabulous' and that 'to share the screen space with an actor of the stature of Aamir Khan and yet remain in your memory even after the show has ended is no cakewalk. She looks fresh and photogenic and acts her part brilliantly, giving Asin's performance a positive outlook.'^[37]

Ghajini became the highest grossing Bollywood film of 2008 and the sixth highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time according to net collections.^[38] Asin later appeared in Vipul Shah's London Dreams, alongside Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn, in which she played a south Indian girl, Priya, who is emotional but strong willed and an ambitious dancer at the same time.^[39][40] The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Her first film of 2011 was Kaavalan, which released on 15 January 2011. The film was a critical and commercial success.^[41]Behindwoods review of the film praised her performance: 'Asin, in Tamil for the first time after Dasavatharam, convinces us with her portrayal. The chemistry of the lead pair has worked out well; especially the portions w things that ultimately result in love'. The chemistry between Vijay and Asin worked out well and was appreciated. Asin went on to win the SIIMA Award for Best Actress for this film. The film also includes Vadivelu as the comedian along with Mithra Kurian, Roja and Rajkiran playing supporting roles.^[42]

Breakthrough in Bollywood (2011–2015)[edit]

Her next movie with Salman Khan, Ready, was released on 3 June 2011 to mixed reviews.^[43] Critics praised the chemistry between Salman and Asin.^[44] Upon release, Ready became the second highest weekend grossing Bollywood film, after Dabangg^[45] and went on to become the fifth film in Bollywood history to cross the coveted ₹1 billion (US$14 million) mark in the domestic market.

In 2012, she first appeared alongside Akshay Kumar in Sajid Khan's multistarrer comedy Housefull 2. Though it received a mixed critical reception,^[46] it was a major commercial success.^[47] Asin generally received favourable reviews for her performance, with Adarsh stating that '[a]mongst the female leads, Asin has the meatiest role and gives a decent account of herself.'^[48]

On 6 July 2012, Rohit Shetty's Bol Bachchan, alongside Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan, released with mixed reviews with the critics praising the performances of Asin, Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama, who praised Asin's performance stated: 'Asin does well, though her screen time is limited. Nonetheless, her amiable looks and stimulating smile add to her charisma!!.'^[49] While the reviewer from Behindwoods quoted: 'There is a small surprise with regards to Asin's role. She is the romantic interest of Ajay and looks serene and absolutely cute.'^[50] The movie is now declared a superhit.^[51]

Khiladi 786, in which she reunited with her Housefull 2 costar, Akshay Kumar, released on 7 December 2012 to mixed reviews, but was strong at the box office and eventually became a commercially successful venture.^[52]

Asin did not appear in any movie in 2013 or 2014. Her only movie release of 2015 was All Is Well, directed by Umesh Shukla and produced by Bhushan Kumar. In one interview, director Umesh Shukla stated that Asin would be seen in an 'important dramatic role'.^[53]

Other work[edit]

Humanitarian work[edit]

During the shoot of her film Ready in Sri Lanka, she was part of camps that were meant to help the Sri Lankan Tamil people who were affected by the Sri Lankan Civil War.^[54]

In an interview during the DNA I Can Women's Half Marathon in 2012, Asin, speaking about the importance of health and the necessity of education said:

'This cause is probably one of the biggest women-centric issues in our country. I support the education of six children each year, five of which are girls. I have closely worked with these children and I know that if given the opportunity, women can educate themselves much better and know what is wrong or right for them. Education is a basic right and women should not be deprived of that.'^[55]

Brand ambassador[edit]

Asin has been the brand ambassador for several companies and products, and has appeared in commercials for Avon,^[56]Mirinda,^[57]Colgate,^[57] Fairever,^[58]Tanishq,^[57]Big Bazaar,^[59]Parachute,^[60] Spinz talc,^[60]Lux,^[61] Amrutanjan Healthcare,^[62] and Clinic All Clear.^[63] Asin has been endorsing Mirinda soft drinks since 2004.^[64]

Personal life[edit]

Asin currently resides in Mumbai.^[65] She also owns an apartment in Marine Drive, Kochi^[66][67][68] and a farmhouse in Vagamon, Kerala.^[69][70][71] The actress is a polyglot. She can speak seven languages; being well-versed in Malayalam (her mother tongue), Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, English, Hindi and French.^[72] Asin also speaks a smattering of Italian^[73] and learnt basic Marathi for her movie Khiladi 786, in which she played a typical Marathi girl.^[74] In June 2013, it was reported in the Indian media that Asin was learning German during her free time.^[6] She began learning Spanish after visiting Spain in early 2014.^[73][75]

Asin married Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma in January 2016,^[76] and quit acting after the wedding.^[77] Her first child, a daughter Arin, was born on 24 October 2017.^[4][78]

Awards[edit]

Filmography[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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Nazriya Nazim (born 20 December 1994) is an Indian film actress and producer, who predominantly works in Malayalam films.

She started her career as an anchor on Malayalam television channel Asianet before pursuing a career as an actress. She made her debut as a child artist with Palunku (2006) and then as a lead actress in the 2013 Malayalam film Maad Dad. She has gone on to star in successful films such as Raja Rani (2013), Ohm Shanthi Oshaana (2014) and Naiyaandi and Bangalore Days (2014). Following her marriage to actor Fahadh Faasil, she took a break from acting.^[3] She made a comeback in 2018 with Anjali Menon’s movie Koode.She now started producing films and Fahadh Faasil's varathan was one of them

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Early life[edit]

Nazriya Nazim was born to Nazimudeen and Begum Beena. She has a brother, Naveen Nazim.^[4] Her family lived in Al Ain, UAE, before moving to Thiruvananthapuram.^[5][6] She studied in Our Own English High School, Al Ain, UAE and Christ Nagar Senior Secondary School, Trivandrum. She has stated that she wants to study something related to business and that she may take up either a Commerce or BBA course.^[7] In 2013, she joined Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram,^[8] but reportedly left the college, owing to her tight shooting schedules.^[9]

Career[edit]

She started her career in television as an anchor in a Muslim oriented television quiz show named Punyamaasathiloode and the Orbit Digital vision production Shruthilayam on Kairali 2005, produced by Sameer Glory. She then started her acting career in 2006 as a child artist in the Malayalam film Palunku (2006), directed by Blessy, in which she played the daughter of Mammootty's character.^[5] She went on to become an anchor on Asianet's popular music reality television show Munch Star Singer.^[5] The Mohanlal-starrer Oru Naal Varum (2010) was her next venture, in which she played the role of Dhanya, the daughter of Sreenivasan's character.^[10] She was cast in an album titled Yuvvh by Sony Music Entertainment, which became very popular among the youth.^[5]

Nazriya finally landed in her first female lead role in the Malayalam film Maad Dad (2013). She was associated with the team of Yuvvh—director Alphonse Putharen and actor Nivin Pauly— again for the romantic comedy thriller film Neram—which was simultaneously made in Tamil and Malayalam. The movie became a big success, and the lead pair was appreciated by both critics and audiences alike. The scene in which Nivin proposes to Nazriya acquired cult status among cinegoers.^[11][12] She was then seen in Raja Rani, as an IT professional called Keerthana.^[13] Gautaman Bhaskaran from Hindustan Times wrote: 'the one person who caught my attention was Nazriya Nazim, who as Arya's lover Keerthana, is absolutely gorgeous with a face that is so expressive that we do not need her to speak'.^[14] Her next release was Naiyaandi, in which she played the role of a dentist.^[15]

In 2014, she was first seen in Salalah Mobiles, which flopped despite having a strong star cast, including Dulquer Salmaan.^[16] She has completed filming for Thirumanam Enum Nikkah in Tamil,^[17] in which she acts as a Tamil Iyengar girl^[18] and Om Shanthi Oshaana in Malayalam, sharing screen with her lucky charm Nivin Pauly. As expected, the film became a big hit, and became a blockbuster, running 50 days in almost all theatres.^[19] Her most recent films are Bangalore Days and Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram in Malayalam, Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah and Vaayai Moodi Pesavum^[20] in Tamil. Nazriya was signed to star in Nee Nalla Varuvada in October 2013.^[21] However, in March 2014, Kajal Aggarwal was signed on and replaced Nazriya. In 2014, she received a Vijay Award in the category of Best Debut Actress for her acting in Neram (2013).^{[citation needed]} She won the best actress in the 45th Kerala State Film Awards. Nazriya made a comeback with the Prithviraj-starrer, Anjali Menon film, Koode, after taking a break from films following her marriage to Fahadh Faasil.

Personal life[edit]

In January 2014, Malayalam film actor Fahadh Faasil announced to the media that he was set to marry Nazriya.^[22] The pair had gotten to know each other more on the sets of Anjali Menon's Bangalore Days (2014), in which they were playing a husband and wife. Fahadh and Nazriya revealed that their parents played a pivotal role in arranging the marriage.^[23][24] The pair were engaged in February 2014, before having a wedding ceremony on 21 August 2014 in Thiruvananthapuram.^[25][26]

Awards[edit]

• 2013 – TTK Prestige – Vanitha Film Awards – Best Star Pair withNivin Pauly for Neram^[27]
• 2013 – Asiavision Awards – New Sensation in Acting^[28]
• 2014 – Jaihind TV Film Awards for Upcoming Talent^[29]
• 2014 – Asianet Film Award for Best Star Pair for Neram
• 2013 – Edison Awards for Best Debut Actress for Neram
• 2014 – Vikatan Awards For Best Debut Actress for Neram
• 2014 – Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress for Neram
• 2014 – Nominated – Filmfare Awards South for Best Actor Supporting Role Female for Raja Rani
• 2014 – Filmfare Awards South for Best Debut (Female) for Neram
• 2014 – Nominated – 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Female Debutant for Neram
• 2014 – Nominated – Asiavision Awards for Best Actress for Ohm Shanthi Oshaana and Bangalore Days
• 2014 – Asiavision Awards for Outstanding Performance of the Year
• 2015 – Nominated – 4th South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Female Debutant for Om Shanti Oshana
• 2015 – Asianet Film Awards for Most Popular Actress for Ohm Shanthi Oshaana
• 2015 – Nominated – Asianet Film Awards for Best Actress for Ohm Shanthi Oshaana
• 2015 – Vanitha Film Awards for Most Popular Actress for Ohm Shanthi Oshaana and Bangalore Days
• 2015 – Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for Ohm Shanthi Oshaana
• 2015 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for Ohm Shanthi Oshaana and Bangalore Days^[30]
• 2013 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Neram^[31]
• 2019:Nana Film awards for best second Actress for Koode
• 2019 – Nominated - Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for Koode

Filmography[edit]

Actress[edit]

Producer

Television[edit]

Playback singing[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

References[edit]

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31. ^'TN Govt. announces Tamil Film Awards for six years'. The Hindu. 14 July 2017.

External links[edit]

• Nazriya Nazim on IMDb
• Nazriya Nazim on Facebook