Telugu beautiful Actress 'ILEANA' Profile

lleana Biography & Family

Birth Name: Ileana D'Cruz

Date of Birth: August 19th, 1987

Sex: Female

Height: 5' 5"

Nationality: Indian

Birth Place: Mumbai, India

Current Residence: Goa

Ethnicity: Christian

Languages: Hindi, English, Telugu

Occupation: Model, Actress

Education: Schooling – in Goa, India

Graduation – Persuing graduation through correspondence from Bombay university

Other interests(Hobbies)

Ileana was very good in sketching which she inherited from her father

She is very good singer, though does not have any specific style

Ileana is avid reader of English novels(Sydney Sheldon is her favorite author)

Hindi Debut Film

Ek - The Power of One ( in 2008)

Tamil Debut Film

Kedi ( in 2006)

Telugu Debut Film

Devadasu (in 2006)

Siblings

Ileana has two brothers and three sisters

Mother

Sameera(was Muslim before the marriage)

Favorite Actors

Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan

Favorite Actress

Kajol


Ileana D'Cruz Biodata:

Ileana D'Cruz or simply Ileana to her fans is the new glamour girl of Tollywood. She was born on August 19, 1987 in Mumbai, but her family is now settled in Goa. She has three sisters and a brother. she took to modeling at a very early age and performed very well in the profession. Reading books, listening to music and swimming are her hobbies.

Ileana D'Cruz entry into films:

She burst into the scene with a famous Fair and Lovely commercial directed by ace ad film director Rakesh Roshan. It was form here that she was spotted by director Y.V.S. Choudhary and offered a role in his movie Telugu movie Devadasu in 2006. Here she stared opposite Ram who was also making his debut on the screen. The film was an instant hit and overnight turned Ileana into a star. The critics applauded her sensitive portrayal of a woman who fights against her father for her love in the movie. Her life was destined to change in the same year and she go the offer to play the role of Shruti in the movie Pokiri directed by Puri Jagannath. Incidentally Bollywood actress was offered the role but she rejected. The character she played was of an innocent girl haunted by a corrupt police officer. The film not only appealed to the urban masses but was a super hit in the rural areas. Her costar in this was prince Mahesh Babu, the film broke all the box office records of Tollywood and went on to become the biggest hit in Tollywood history grossing over Rs. 66 crores. After this sensational hit she was in the numbero uno spot among the actresses in the Telugu industry one of the highest paid actresses. She gets 70 lakhs a film after less than two years in the Industry.


Ileana D'Cruz in Tamil films:

To add to her versatile nature of acting she went on to do a Tamil film Kedi with Ravi Krishna. The film did not do well at the box-office but it gave her exposure in the Tamil industry and she was sought after by many directors and actors there. She than apeared in M.S Raju's Aata opposite Siddarth Narayan and in Dil Raju's Munna opposite Prabhas. She has also acted beside NTR Jr. in Rakhi directed by Krishna Vamsi.

Ileana D'Cruz – Darling of Telugu movies:

The testimony to her success are the numerous offers that she is getting from the Tamil and Telugu film industries. The new offers on hand are from producer MS Raju who has given her a role as a heroine in his next film Veera with Allu Arjun. She has also signed for Pawan Kalyan’s film the title of which is not yet fixed which is being directed by Tri Vikram Srinivas. She however does not commit herself into all the offers that comes her way but she even rejects the roles which she thinks doesn't suit her.

Ileana in Bollywood films:

Ileana also plans to make a mark for herself in Bollywood. She recently signed for a film with none other than the “Baadshah of Bollywood” Shahrukh Khan in a film directed by Sangeeth Sivan which is a remake of Mahesh Babu’s “Athadu”. In her short career she has tasted success and a few disappointments. However the thing that makes her stand out apart from the rest is that even though being a glamour girl she has never been a part of any controversy.

Ileana D'Cruz Movies:


Year Movie Role
2008 (Telugu) JALSA

2008 Ek - The Power of One

Hindi:Cameo

Shah Rukh Khan, Shriya Saran


2007 Aata Sathya

2007 Munna Nidhi

2007 Rakhi Tripura

2006 Khatarnak Nakshatra

2006 Kedi Aarthi

2006 Pokiri Shruti

2006 Devadasu Bhanumathi

Hansika Motwani Profile

HANSIKA MOTWANI PROFILE:

Real Name: Hansika Motwani
Lives in: Mumbai, Maharastra , India
Birth Date: Aug 9 , 1989
Birth Place: Mumbai , Maharastra, India
Nationality: Indian
Profession: Actress
School Name: Poddar International School
Education: Inter completed

Family:
Father's Name: Pradeep Mothwani-Businessman
Mother's Name: Mona Mothwani-Dermatalogist
Brother's Name: Prashant Motwani
Languages Known: Hindi and brokenTulu

ENTRY TO THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY:

The new heart throb of telugu industry Miss "Hansika Motwani" seen as Vaishali in the newly realeased Desa Muduru opposite Allu Arjun seems to be very lucky. She seems to have started bagging new offers even before release of her debut film. She has been assigned to act opposite Raviteja. She has now became the Brand new Actress of the Telugu industry. She says that iam just a small girl and i pray god to give me nice offers in the industry.Has done several ad films for famous brands like Samsung Electronics, Bournvita, Pepsi and Santro opposite "Sharukh Khan" In a very short time of time she achieved the peak , as a child actress and said there is nothing more she can do now .... than complete her studies which has been neglected for long. She would be back after 3-4 years probably but no longer as a child actress .And heres she's back. She is well known to Hindi Tv audience as a Child artist.

Prior to this, Hansika also acted in many Hindi soap operas like Ekta Kapoor’s Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Sony TV’s Hum 2 Hain Na, Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand and Zee TV’s Tum Bin, to name a few. She got her first big break after acting in Mehul Kumar’s Jaago. The film, based on true events, told the story of a 10-year-old mentally challenged girl, who was raped on a local train on August 14, 2002. Though the film did not do so well at the box-office, it gained Hansika good reviews from all centres . She has also done films like Hawa and Escape from Taliban, which unfortunately, bombed at the box office.

Hansika later went on to do the Amitabh Bachchan starrer, "Hum Kaun Hai?", a remake of the Hollywood film, The Others. She played Sara, the daughter of Dimple Kapadia character in the film who suffers from extreme photosensitivity. She also played a role in Dheeraj Kumar’s Aabra Ka Dabra.She also took part in Celebrity Fame Gurukul, a singing competition among some other celebrities for charity. Though she was not a very good singer, Hansika noted that she accepted to be a part of the show because she wanted to do something for the children of Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Hansika made her debut as a leading actress in Bollywood with Himesh Reshammiya in "Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story". She played the role of Himesh Reshammiya's lover Ria. The film was released on 29th June 2007 and became a moderate hit that now has made Hansika as a promising new comer of bollywood.

HANSIKA MOTWANI FILMOGRAPHY:

* 2003 - Escape From Taliban - Guncha(child Artist)(Hindi)
* 2003 - Hawa - - (child Artist)(Hindi)
* 2003 - Koi... Mil Gaya - - (child Artist)(Hindi)
* 2004 - Jaago - Shruti (child Artist)(Hindi)
* 2004 - Hum Kaun Hai? - Sara (child Artist)(Hindi)
* 2004 - Aabra Ka Dabra - - (child Artist)(Hindi)
* 2007 - Desamuduru - Vaishali (Actress)(Telugu)
* 2007- AAP KA SUROOR (Actress)(Hindi)

Trisha Profile

Name: Trisha Krishnan

Nick Name: Honey
Born: May 04, 1983
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Birth place: Chennai, India
Height : 5' 8"
Hails from: Palakkad, Kerala, India

Family:
Father: Krishnan
Mother: Uma Krishnan
Mother Tongue : Tamil
Languages Known : English, Hindi, Tamil and French
Education: Schooling : Church Park
College : Ethiraj College
Address: Mac Sunny Side, 5/1, Dr Alagappa Chettiar Road, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai- 600084
Debut Film: Mounam Pesiyadhey (TAMIL FILM)
Hobbies: Music, Reading, Swimming
Her Strength: Determination
Her Weakness: Thinks a lot even about petty matters
Turned on by: Good perfume, Power
Turned off by: Body odour, In-compassionate people, People chewing loudly
Blind date she would go with: Bill Clinton
Favourite night activity: Reading, net-surfing & partying occasionally
Terrified of: Losing people who matter the most
Recurring dream: walking on a lonely road in the middle of the night & a guy on a bicycle rides past her and pulls her hand

Favourites:
Food: Brown rice & Chicken curry
Book/author: Chicken Soup For the Soul/ Sidney Sheldon & Danielle Steele
Magazine: Femina, Cosmopolitan
Movie: The English Patient, Silence of the Lambs
Movie Actors: Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks & Manisha Koirala
Song/Music video: Careless Whisper by George Michael & Slim Shady by Eminem
Music Director: A.R Rahman
Her idols: Claudia Schiffer, Aishwariya Rai and Madhu Sapre
Other talents: Ballet dancer, Swimmer
Unusual things done by her: Tried to call a "spirit" once when she was with her friends , tried to sneak out of school once during Sports Day, always been intrigued by the supernatural especially U.F.O.'s and aliens

AWARDS:

* Won Miss Salem - 1999
* Miss Chennai - 2000
* Miss India Miss Beautiful Smile 2001

TRISHA CHILDHOOD PHOTO WITH HER DAD (KRISHNAN) & MOM (UMA KRISHNAN)





TRISHA ENTRY TO THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY:

Her light brown eyes and glorious smile will take her to places. Trisha Krishnan, the lovely South Indian Actress was born and brought up in Chennai. BBA student of Ethiraj College, Chennai, she started her career as a model. She had been a model for many popular brands including Pepsi, Fair and Lovely, Medimix, Josco Jewellery, Prince Jewellery, Kumaram Silks.

It was at this time Trisha took a shot at Miss Chennai contest 99 and emerged victorious with her stunning looks. From that point she has never looked back. She participated in the Fa Miss India Femina contest and bagged Miss Beautiful Smile title. After winning this title, she became a prominent figure in fashion shows and had worked with leading designers and choreographers. She also starred in Phalguni Pathak's famous music album Meri Chunar Ud Ud Jaye.


During this time she received a call from Producer Vikram Singh to act in a lead role in his film Lesa Lesa opposite Shyam directed by the famous director Priyadharshan. But it was Mounam Pesiyathe opposite Surya that hit the screens first and the film turned out to be an average grosser. Her second film Manasellam opposite Srikanth did well at the box-office.

Even before her first movie gets released, Trisha has been roped in to play as a heroine in nearly half-a-dozen movies with leading stars of South India. Her films Mani Ratnam's Aayudha Ezuthu, Saamy opposite Vikram, Unakku 18, Enakku 20, 'Manasellam' has established her as one of the South Indian top actresses at the moment. She made her telugu movie debut with Jodi . Some of her interests include music, animals, channel surfing, reading and travelling.

TRISHA FILMOGRAPHY: (TELUGU MOVIES)

* Don (2007)
* Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule (2007)
* Bheema (2007)
* Sainikudu (2006)
* Stalin (2006)
* Something Something (2006)
* Pournami (2006)
* Bangaram (2006)
* Aaru (2005)
* Allari Bullodu (2005)
* Athadu (2005)
* Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005)
* Varsham (2004)
* Jodi (1999)

Nayanatara Profile

NAYANATARA PROFILE:

Name: Nayanatara
Original Name: Diana Kurien
Nick Name: Mani, Nayan
Born: 8th Nov, 1984
Zodiac Star: Scorpio

Family:
Father : Kurian Kodiyattu
Mother : Omana Kurian
Brother : Lenu
Birth Place : Thiruvalla, Kerala
Debut Film: Manassinakkare (Malayalam)
Hobbies: Listening music, traveling, Reading..
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 55 kg

FAVOURITES:
Color: Black
Food: North Indian Dish
Qualification: Did 3rd DC Eng, Literature
Award: Won the Best Model Award of Kerala (2002)

ENTRY TO THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY:

Nayanatara entereted the tinsel world debuting in the Malayalam film "Manassinakkare", directed by Sathyan Anthikad opposite Jayaram (2003).The Kerala-born Christian girl from Tiruvalla, whose real name is Diana Kurien, had completed her B.A. literature and was doing her Chartered accountancy when films beckoned her. Her striking appearance and acting talent was appreciated by the Kerala audience. The huge commercial success of "Manassinakkare" helped her career in a big way.

Then came her second film, "Vismayathumbath"(2004) by Fazil, with super star Mohanlal. Though the film did not fare well at the box office, Nayanthara has become a noted actress in Kerala film industry. Her pretty looks captured the attention of Malayalam film buffs. She again did a film with Mohanlal, "Natturajavu".

The pretty actress stepped into Tamil films with "Ayya" (2005) where Sarat Kumar was her hero. Her second release in Tamil was the much awaited "Chandramukhi" where she paired with superstar Rajnikanth. Barely out of her teens and hardly a year in the industry, nayantara seems to have done good career-wise. But strangely her pairings have all been with senior heroes. In between she came back to the Malayalam industry with two films 'Thaskaraveeran' and 'Raapakal' where Mammootty was her hero After crossing the border she has changed her 'seedha sadha' image and has started taking up glamorous roles. Nayanthara and Simbu's intimate life-sized posters in "Vallavan" created shock waves in Chennai. Similar excitement resulted when glamorous posters of "Kalvanin Kadhali" were posted all over Chennai. Her maiden Telugu film 'Lakshmi' has made a big splash in Tollywood. This glamour queen is one of the busiest actresses in the southern film industry today.

NAYANTARA TRIVIA:

* Nayanatara means "star eyes".

* Completed her B.A. in Literature. Was not able to continue with her C.A. studies though due to her film commitments.

* Her favorite film is "Manassinakkare" (2003).

* Won the Best Model Award of Kerala in 2002.

* Hails from Thiruvalla, a small town in Kerala where her parents, Kurian and Omana Kodiyattu, settled after her father retired from the defense service. She has one brother, Lenu, who lives in Dubai.

NAYANATARA PERSONAL QUOTES:

"I've begun my career working with older heroes. The people I had been fan of, I now work with them. It's a great opportunity for me."

NAYANATARA FILMOGRAPHY:

* Tulasi
* Sivaji (2007) .... Special Apearance for song 'Ballelaka'
* Dubai Seenu (2007) .... Madhumati
* Yogi (2007) .... Nandini
* E (2006) .... Jothi
* Vallavan (2006) (as Nayanthara)
* Boss (2006) .... Anuradha
* Lakshmi (2006) .... Nandini
* Sivakasi (2005) (as Nayanthara) .... Special Appearance (Song)
* Ghajini (2005) (as Nayanthara) .... Chitra
* Rappakal (2005) .... Gauri
* Thaskara Veeran (2005) .... Thankamani
* Chandramukhi (2005) (as Nayanthara) .... Thurga
* Ayya (2005) .... Selvi
* Kalvanin Kadhali (2005) (as Nayanthara)
* Natturajavu (2004) .... Kathrina
* Vismayathumbathu (2004) .... Reetha Mathews
* Manassinakkare (2003) .... Gauri

Genelia D'Souza Profile

GENELIA D'SOUZA PROFILE:

Name: GENELIA D'SOUZA
Born: August 5, 1982
Birth Place: England
Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Nationality: Indian
Religion: Christian
Debut Movie: Tujhe Meri Kasam (Hindi)
Education: School: Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra

ENTRY TO THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY:

Genelia D'Souza (Born 5 August 1982 in England) is a young actress in India. She has acted over a dozen films in South Indian cinema. She is also known to people close to her as Harini. Her parents originally hail from Goa and later moved to England. She got her first break in the movie "Boys" directed by Shankar. Genelia has so far acted in over a dozen Telugu, Tamil and Hindi movies.

She acted in movies like Satyam, Masti, Samba, Sye, Happy, Bommarillu, and Dhee. "Bommarillu" is the biggest hit in Genelia’s career. Bommarillu, with Genelia and Siddharth Narayan in the lead, became a super duper hit.

CAREER:

After being born in England, Genelia studied at Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra, Mumbai. After school, she joined the St. Andrews College, Bandra to pursue a Bachelor's Degree. Mumbai-based Genelia starred in the big budgeted Boys by top director Shankar. She starred opposite fellow débutante Siddharth. The film was a box-office hit and launched her career.

She left Kollywood for a while to concentrate on the Tollywood industry, starring in other successful films including, Satyam, Masti, Samba and Sye. She followed it up with a pairing with popular actress Shriya in Subhash Chandra Bose. She returned to the Tamil industry with the hit, Sachein with Vijay. Her film, Happy opposite Allu Arjun was a hit. Her most recent film, Bommarillu, with Siddharth Narayan, is a super hit. Chennai Kadhal, her Tamil project did average business. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai. She has also been a part of many TV ad campaigns, the most famous ones being for Fair and Lovely, Cricket World Cup 2003 with Kris Shrikanth and Parker pens with Amitabh Bachchan.

GENELIA D'SOUZA FILMOGRAPHY:


* 2007-Santhosha Subramani-Tamil-Jayam Ravi-Announced
* 2007-Mr. Medhavi-Telugu-Announced
* 2007-Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na-Aditi-Hindi-Imran Khan-Filming
* 2007-Vaaranam Aayiram-Tamil-Surya Sivakumar-Filming
* 2007-Sathya In Love-Kannada-Shivarajkumar-Filming
* 2007-Dhee-Pooja-Telugu-Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu
* 2006-Chennai Kadhal-Narmada-Tamil-Bharath
* 2006-Bommarillu-Hasini-Telugu-Siddharth Narayan, Neha Bamb
* 2006-Raam-Lakshmi-Telugu-Nitin, Hrishitaa Bhatt
* 2006-Happy-Madhumathi-Telugu-Allu Arjun, Manoj Bajpai-
* 2005-Naa Alludu-Gagana-Telugu-Jr. NTR, Shriya Saran
* 2005-Sachein-Shalini-Tamil-Vijay, Bipasha Basu, Linda Arsenio
* 2005-Subhash Chandra Bose-Anitha-Telugu-Venkatesh, Shriya Saran
* 2005-Sye-Indhu-Telugu-Nitin, Shashank
* 2004-Samba-Sandhya-Telugu-Jr. NTR, Bhoomika Chawla
* 2004-Masti-Bindhiya-Hindi-Ajay Devgan, Vivek Oberoi, Ritesh Deshmukh
* 2003-Satyam-Ankitha-Telugu-Sumanth
* 2003-Boys-Harini-Tamil-Siddharth Narayan, Bharath
* 2003-Tujhe Meri Kasam-Anju-Hindi-Ritesh Deshmukh, Shriya Saran

AWARDS:

Screen Weekly Awards:

* 2004-Nominated-Screen Most Promising Newcomer - Female
for: Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003)

Charmi Kaur PROFILE

CharmyKaur (born May 17, 1987) is a Tollywood actress. She acted with stars such as Simbu, Venkatesh, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Prabhas, Siddarth, Ravi Teja, Sumanth, Nitin, and Jr. NTR.

Career:

Charmme was only 14 years old when she acted in her first film, Nee Thodu Kaavali (released March 2002). This film was a big flop, but helped Charmme get noticed by the south Indian film industry. Her next film was Kadal Azhavatillai with Silambarasan which was also flopped. After that she acted in a couple more Tamil films but they bombed at the box office.


Her re-entry to Telugu movies happened with Sri Anjaneyam, directed by ace director Krishna Vamsi. This too was a failed attempt. It was followed by another failure with Chanti, paired against Ravi Teja. She finally got a big break in Telugu with Gowri in which she paired with Sumanth. She didn't have to look back afterwards. The stupendous success of Mass with Nagarjuna strengthened her position in Tollywood.


Charmme's most notable and critically acclaimed film so far is Anukokunda Oka Roju. It was a heroine-oriented thriller and had her playing the lead in it. Her performance in the movie was acclaimed by critics.

Her recent film, Pournami, was a flop, but her performance was appreciated. Though she did not learn south Indian classical dances, her Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi dances in the film were appreciated by audiences.

Charmme's latest film Chinnodu is declared a safe-player at the box-office. Her next filmRakhi (with NTR), is declared a HIT and charmme's role is appreciated. Another film, Mantra, a thriller with Charmme in the lead role, is currently running with housefull shows.


Filmography:

Telugu:

* Sundarakanda (2008) (Filming)
* Mantra (2007) ... Mantra
* Rakhi (2006
* Chinnodu (2006) ...
* Pournami (2006) ... Chandrakala
* Style (2006) ...
* Lakshmi (2006) ... Sailaja.
* Chukkallo Chandrudu (2006) ... Sandhya
* Allari Pidugu (2005) ...
* Political Rowdy (2005) ... Kaveri
* Anukokunda Oka Roju(2005) ... Sahasra
* Chakram (2005) ... Lakshmi
* Mass (2004) ... Priya
* Chanti (2004) ...
* Gowri (2004) ... Sweta
* Sri Anjaneyam (2004)
* Neeke Manasichchaanu (2003)
* Nee Thodu Kaavali (2002) ... Manasa

Tamil:

* Laadam (2008)
* Aahaa Ethanai Azhagu (2003)
* Kadhal Kisu Kisu (2003)
* Kadhal Azhivathillai (2002)

Malayalam:

* Kaatu Champagam (2004)

Awards:

Winner, Santosham Best Actress Award for the portrayal of Sahasra in Anukokunda Oka Roju.

Anushka Shetty Profile

ANUSHKA SHETTY PROFILE:

Real Name: Sweety Shetty
Screen Name: Anushka Shetty
Born: 1981
Birth Place: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Mother Tongue: Tulu
Native Place: Mangalore
Nationality: Indian
Profession: Actresss
Religion: Hindu

FAMILY:

Father: -
Mother: -
Brothers: Dr. Sai Ramesh (postgraduate in Dentistry) & Gunaranjan (Businessman)

Education: Graduation: Bachelors or Computer Applications (BCA)(Mount Carmel College (MCC))

Hobbies: Collecting newspaper articles of natural calamities. Collecting quotes and poems Likes: Nature,Traveling , kids and animals

FAVORITIES:

Actor: Hritik Roshan and Abhishek in Bollywood. Mahesh Babu, Gopichand and NTR in Tollywood.
Actress: Madhuri Dixit, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee, Sushmita Sen in Bollywood and Soundarya, Simran, Jyothika in Tollywood & Kollywood

Holiday destination: U.K

Strengths: Patience, ability to work hard, self belief and ability to work along with the people.

Most memorable moment in her life according to Anushka: The moment I took the decision to teach Yoga. I come from a family of doctors and engineers. It was a brave decision to go for Yoga. It got me so far in life.

Favorite quotation: Live and let live
Debut Film: Super (2005) (Telugu)

ANUSHKA'S ENTRY TO THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY:

Sweety Shetty, better known as Anushka Shetty, is an actress in the Kollywood and Tollywood industries. She debuted in Nagarjuna's Super, and her debut film in tamil was Rendu with R. Madhavan.


PERSONAL LIFE:

Anushka did her schooling and college in Bangalore. She is a Mangloorian. After completing graduation in Computer Applications, she learned yoga. Then she became a yoga instructer. Puri Jagannadh happened to see Anushka through another director and she got selected for "Super". Her acting in Vikramarkudu got the appreciation of critics. She starred opposite Madhavan in Rendu.Amazingly she came out of bala krishna's next movie okka magadu due to personal reasons

ANUSHKA'S WORDS ABOUT HER CO-STARS:


Nagarjuna: He made me completely comfortable. He goes out of his way to pull you out. I learnt the ‘believe in yourself’ attitude from him. He asked me to come to set and observe how shooting is going on even when shots involving me were not being shot. I used to be there on location everyday. It helped me a lot to understand what teamwork is all about.

Sumanth: He is very silent and quite. He doesn’t talk very much. He has got amazing sense of humor. I think lot of people doesn’t know about that part of him because he is always quite.

Ravi Teja: He is a very dedicated actor. His mind is always on the work. He is very chilled, at the same time very focused. It’s very comfortable for me to work with such people.

Vishnu: We are of same age group. We could relate very easily on certain things. If you see Asthram film, you would notice such chemistry between us. He is always high on sets and I don’t know how he manages such energy levels all the time. When we work with him, he inflicts that energy to you automatically.

Gopichand: He is a perfect gentleman and a complete professional. Our pair looks superb on screen as both of us are tall and the on-screen chemistry in the film has been worked out well.

ANUSHKA'S TRIVIA:


* She has a Bachelor Degree in computer applications (B.C.A) from Bangalore University.
* She learned Yoga from famous Yoga Guru Bharat Thakur.
* Her mother tongue is Tulu.
* She has two brothers Dr. Sai Ramesh, a postgraduate in Dentistry and Gunaranjan, a businessman.
* She belongs to the famous family in Mangalore called the bellipady family.
* She is a Pure Vegetarian, but can make amazing prawn dishes
* She collects news articles of all natural disasters.
* Like other Successful Bangalore Heroines , She is also From The Famous Mount Carmel College (MCC) , Bangalore

ANUSHKA'S FILMOGRAPHY:


AS AN ACTRESS:

* Don (2007) (filming)
* Lakshyam (2007)
* Stalin (2006) ... Item Song
* Rendu Tamil Jyothi
* Asthram (2006) .... Anu
* Vikramarkudu (2006) .... Neeraja Goswami
* Mahanadi (2005)
* Super (2005)

Asin profile

Birth name: Asin Thotunkal
Screen Name: Asin
Born: October 26, 1985
Birth Place: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'4”
Weight: 53 kg
Mother Tongue: Malayalam
Lives in: Cochin, Kerala, India
Nationality: Indian
Profession: Actress
Religion: Christain

FAMILY:

Father: Joseph Thotunkal (Businessman & Ex-C.B.I officer)
Mother: Dr. Celine Thotunkal (civil surgeon)

Marital status: single
Education: B.A. English Literature at St. Teresa’s College, Cochin, Kerala
Likes: Simplicity
Dislike: Dishonesty

FAVOURITES:

Food: Fresh water Fish or prawans fied with kerala rice
Color: Red, black
Cartoon: Tom & Jerry

Other facts: Started learning Bharatnatyam from the age of three
Hobbies: Dancing, reading
Languages Known: Malyalyam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English, French
Debut Film: Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (Malyalyam Movie)

AWARDS:

Filmfare Best Actress Award(Telugu-2003) : AmmaNannaOTamilaAmmayi-Telugu-Winner
Santosham Best Actress Award: 2003-Shivamani9848022338-Telugu-Vasantha-Winner
MGR-Sivaji Awards: Best Actress 2005
United Artistes of India : Sirandha Nadigai Sirappu Virudhu (Special award for best actress) Tamilnadu Cinema Kalai Mandram: Sirandha Nadigai 2005
Bharath Cine Awards: Best Actress 2005
Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil) : 2005-Ghajini-Tamil-Kalpana-Winner

ASIN CHILDHOOD PHOTO

ENTRY TO THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY:

Asin Thotunkal (born on October 26, 1985) is an Indian film actress. She began her career acting in minor roles as a supporting artist in the Malayalam cinema industry, while also attending an acting studio, to follow her dream to act. After her debut in the Malayalam film industry, she acted in Telugu language films in which Asin gained Indian cinema's attention in 2003 by playing the role of Vasantha in Shivamani 9848022338 , her first major hit. The Tamil language film, Ghajini, is her first blockbuster, and since then she has acted in over twenty Indian films, with her main intention being Tamil language ventures. She, like many other actors has had a rich upbringing into the industry, with her father, Joseph Thottumkal being a noted businessman & ex-C.B.I officer and her mother, Celine Thottumkal, being a doctor.

CAREER:

Asin Thottumkal debuted in the Malayalam film Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001, directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. Her breakthrough as an actress came with her first Telugu language film when she played the role of a Tamil girl in the successful Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi opposite Ravi Teja.

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.

Her next movie for release Dasavatharam opposite Kamal Haasan and it will be dubbed in 8 languages including Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Marathi and Hindi.

PERSONAL:

She has completed her B.A. English Literature at St. Teresa's College, Kochi. She has shifted from her home town Kochi to Chennai, where she stays on Harrington Road. Before becoming an actress, she was a part-time model and a businesswoman.

ASIN FILMOGRAPHY:


* 2008-Vel-Tamil- In Production
* 2008-Ghajini- Hindi-Kalpana-In Production Remake of Tamil film, Ghajini
* 2007-Dasavatharam-Tamil-To Be Released on November 8, 2007
* 2007-Pokkiri-Tamil-Shruti 2007-Aalvar-Tamil-Priya
* 2006-Annavaram-Telugu-Aishwarya
* 2006-Varalaru-Tamil-Divya
* 2005-Sivakasi-Tamil-Hema
* 2005-Majaa-Tamil-Seetha Lakshmi
* 2005-Ghajini-Tamil-Kalpana
* 2005-Ullam Ketkumae-Tamil- Priya
* 2005-Chakram-Telugu-Lakshmi
* 2004-M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi-Tamil-Malabar
* 2004-Gharshana-Telugu-Maya
* 2004-Lakshmi Narasimha-Telugu-Rukhmini
* 2003-Shivamani 9848022338-Telugu-Vasantha
* 2003-Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi-Telugu
* 2001-Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka-Malayalam Swathi