Asin Biodata – Asin Biography – Asin Profile

Name : Asin Thottumkal
Screen Name : Asin
Nick Name : Malabar ahzagi, Tamil ammayee
Meaning Of Name : Pure
Date Of Birth : October 26, 1985

Birth Of Place : Cochin, Kerala, India
Zodiac Sign : Scorpio
Height : 5’4″
Mother Tongue : Malayalam
Nationality : Indian
Languages Known : Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English, French
Father : Joseph Thottumkal (Businessman)
Mother : Dr. Seline Thottumkal (Doctor)
School Days : St. Teresa’s Hr.Sec.School in Cochin
College Days : B.A English Litt, at St. Teresa’s College, Cochin
Favourite Colours : Red & Black
Favourite Dress : Jeans & Shirts
Favourite Food : Small fresh water fish or prawns fried with kerala Rice
Favourite Sport : Cricket
Favourite Spot : All places in Kerala
Favourite Singers : Balamurali Krishna, P.Susheela, Janet Jackson
Role Model : Parents
What I Like most : Simplicity
What I hast most : Dishonesty

My Motto : Don’t let success of to your head and failure to your heart
Definition Of Love : “Love is to extend oneself to nurture the all-around
development of another as a person”

Debut Films :

Tamil : M.Kumaran, S/O Mahalakshmi
Malayalam : Narendran magan Jaykanthan
Telugu : Amma nnan oru Thamizh ammayi
Hindi : Ghajini

Aim :

Start a Bharata natayam school in Kochi
To publish her poems
To improve her business
To be a well known actress

Awards:

2003 – Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award in the film ‘Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi’
2003 – Santosham Best Actress Award in tne film ‘Shivamani 9848022338′
2004 – Filmfare Best Female Debut (Tamil) ‘M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi’
2005 – Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award ‘Gajini’ (Tamil)

Asin alias Thottumkal, the talented actress cum model, from Kerala. Before entering into films, she was a part-time model and businesswoman. Asin is one of top actress in Tamil and Telungu.

Initially many in the Tamil industry considered her to be a jinx as the initial movies she signed in Tamil were either canceled, delayed or faced financial problems. Although she signed Ullam Ketkumae as her first Tamil film, her first release was M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi which was a remake of her Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi. The movie went on to be one of the biggest hits in 2004 and introduced Asin to Kollywood.

Her movie Ghajini with Surya, which was released both in Tamil and Telugu, was a box office hit in both industries. She has become famous since then and went on to win the Filmfare Best Actress Award South for her role in Ghajini. Many movies followed and Asin played opposite some popular actors in South Indian Cinema, among them Surya, Vijay, Vikram and Ajith, with whom she starred in Pokiri with Vijay, Gharshana with Venkatesh, and Varalaru& Aalwar with Ajith Kumar. Asin is also brand ambassador for various products including Fairever, Colgate and Mirinda.

She was also a part of Mani Ratnam’s stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai alongside many other co-stars. She dropped out of Surya’s Sillunu Oru Kaadhal even after being offered three songs as she thought her role in the movie had not much scope. Her part went to Bhumika Chawla. She also had previously dropped out of Madhavan’s Thambi due to tight scheduling. She opposite with Kamal Haasan in Dasavathaaram and it will be dubbed in 8 languages including Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Marathi and Hindi.

After she is working on Kettavan, opposite Silambarasan. This film might be realeased in 2009. Now release in Bollywood movie with Aamir Khan, remake of famous Tamil movie Gagini.