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ASIN PROFILE:


Real name: Asin Thotunkal .

Birth day : 26-10-1985.

Birth Place: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Sexy Appeal : her eyes & Smile.

Sign: ScorpioHeight: 5 Feet 4 Inches.

Weight: almost 52 kg.

Mother Tongue: Malayalam.

Languages Known: Malyalyam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English, French.

Lives in:Presently in Cochin, Kerala

Religion: Christain

FAMILY: Father ( Ex-C.B.I officer) ,Mother (civil surgeon).

Education: B.A. English Literature at St. Teresa’s College, Cochin.

Likes in Others : Simplicity, honest ,hard working.

Dislikes in others : Dishonesty.

FAVOURITE Food: Fresh water Fish or prawans fied with kerala rice.

FAVOURITE Hero : Amir Khan .

FAVOURITE Heroine : Madhuri, Preety & rani.

FAVOURITE Color: Red, black.

FAVOURITE Cartoon: Tom & Jerry.

For Beauty : Aerobics, control diet & eats healthy food.

Other activities : Started learning Bharatnatyam from the age of three.

Hobbies: Dancing, reading, lessoning Music.

First Film Film: Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (Malyalyam Movie)

Role Model : Her Mother.

Life goal : Become a top actress in India.



Asin, Aamir's lady love from last year's biggest hit Ghajini is now a popular face in Bollywood and as expected, the world of fashion beckons her.

With a businessman father and a doctor mother, 27-year old Asin (meaning: pure or blemishless) had quite the lavish childhood. And keeping true to her name, the south Indian beauty's flawless skin and hair launched a 1000 ships, and a whole lot of ad assignments! Take for example, Fair Ever cream, Colgate Max Fresh toothpaste, and Parachute hair oil among others.

Asin has got a very Indian face. At first glance, one would probably not make out that she is a South Indian. But, what makes Asin special is the way she can carry off Indian ethnic clothes as well as she can carry western clothes. Chaitanya, a famous designer in South India, says: "She has that glam, classy look, but then again, it's not too boring either. She is the kind of girl who makes sure she does not wear clothes that are too revealing or short, hence giving a take-home-to-mom persona."

Chaitanya has designed clothes for most of Asin's Tamil movies. "Asin is a very intelligent dresser," says Chaitanya. "She knows just what to wear and present herself in, especially in public scenarios. She is very particular about her stylist."

Asin's personal style: Her personal style is very girl-next-door and simple. Given her lavish upbringing, this is quite a surprise. And that is why she is much loved by her fans, because it gives her a very "real" face. As Asin has a small frame and she is not very tall either, she sticks to flowly dresses. It gives the illusion of height and little more volume. Asin is blessed with beautiful rod straight hair. She likes to keep it long. So basically, there is a lot of things you can do to style her hair.

"We've tried a whole lot of colours on her. I think she looks great in a wide range of colours because of her complexion," says Chaitanya. But, to bring out her colour best, Asin should be more in bright colours. Not neon bright, but just happy bright. Yellow, red, blue and green in their bright avataars is ideally suited for her slightly dusky / wheatish complexion.

In order to look pure Bollywoodish, Asin has to be fashion conscious wearing designer’s clothes and has also to learn the way Bollywood top beauties carry the outfits. And she is doing all this presently. Asin's close friend reveals: "Since Ghajini’s success, Asin has been making an attempt to dress well and look stylish. She feels her contemporaries put in a lot of effort in the way they look and dress. When it comes to fashion Asin doesn’t believe in experimenting with her style that saves her from making fashion errors."

Asin's take on fashion and style:
Your style quotient: At home, its comfort clothing with flats and ponytail. All my fussy dresses and heels make an appearance for events but even then I am a low makeup girl, just some tinted moisturiser, kohl mascara and a shiseido lip balm... As for movies and shoots, I leave it to the stylists. In one word, I like to dress elegant.

What do you do when you are not shooting: Spend time with family, potter about at home with a book, meet up friends. I am just an ordinary 20-something you know.

Are you a fitness junkie: Absolutely. But I am not a fitness freak. I exercise to keep myself in shape, and even if I wasn't in this profession, I would have still done so. I like to keep myself fit and healthy.

One fashion tip: Indo-western might be the in style statement now, but when carrying off Indian or western wear, make sure you keep to the original styles for maximum oomph!

I start my day with: A cup of oats or a bowl of muesli and some fruit. Sometimes, I have an egg or idlis.

The minute I get up: I have to have my breakfast. I am an early riser - I am usually up by 6 am. But it depends on my schedule, if I have slept late then I wake up at around 9 am.

I am not a: Coffee or tea drinker. I am actually a water and milk baby.

My favourite fruits are: Mango, jackfruit, custard apple, different types of bananas.

My fitness regime: I do cardio and when I get the time, I do weights.

I lunch on: A few chapattis or a bowl of rice with vegetables. There are usually pulses for protein. I also love fish.

Asin's trivia

Asin made her debut in the Sathyan Anthikkad directed Malyalam movie Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001 when she was just 15 years old. Since then she has acted in both Tamil and Telegu films besides ‘Ghajini’.

DOB: 26th of October 1981

She speaks a wide range of languages such as Malyalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Sanskrit, English and French.

She is the only Indian actress with a Blogspot in French.




Early work, until 2004
   Asin Thottumkal debuted in a supporting role in Sathyan Anthikkad's unsuccessful 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. In the same year she won the Santosham Best Actress Award for her performance alongside Nagarjuna in her second Telugu film, Shivamani. Her following two Telugu films, Lakshmi Narasimha and Gharshana, both portrayed Asin as the love interest for police officers, giving her two more solid hit films, cementing her place as a leading actress in the Telugu film industry.

     Asin's first Tamil language film was M. Kumaran son of 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 become one of the biggest hits in Tamil cinema during 2004, introducing Asin to Tamil film industry. After a brief return to Telugu films, to do Chakram, her first failure as a senior artiste, she appeared in Ullam Ketkumae. The film, initially launched in 2002, was originally meant to be the launch for Asin as a lead actress, alongwith then-debutants Arya and Pooja Umashankar. The college love story, directed by Jeeva, was long-delayed but eventually became a successful venture at the box-office, creating wider opportunities for her and the rest of the lead cast.

Breakthrough, 2005 - present
  After the release of Ullam Ketkumae, Asin became publicized as a leading heroine after signing films with the four leading actors of the Tamil industry: Surya, Vikram, Vijay and Ajith in Ghajini, Majaa, Sivakasi and Varalaru respectively. The venture which provided the breakthrough for Asin to become the leading South Indian actress was her Tamil film, Ghajini. The film, co-starring Surya and Nayantara and directed by A. R. Murugadoss, helped Asin secure the Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Her role, that of a vivacious young model called Kalpana who dies, became a trendsetter and was parodied in several other films after the release of Ghajini. Sify.com praised her portrayal as "magical" and that "Kalpana was the lovable chatterbox, [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". The reviewer further went on to mention that "The chemistry between the lead pair in the first half is a delight", a view that became common among film producers who attempted to put their pair opposite each other for the films, Sillunu Oru Kaadhal and Vaaranam Aayiram, both of which started without Asin. The following Diwali in 2005, Asin had two big releases in Sivakasi and Majaa. Despite the latter becoming an average grosser, the former also went on to be a successful venture at the box office, despite Asin's poorly etched out role.
 
The following year, Asin opted for a less hectic schedule, becoming more choosy with her roles, rejecting several opportunities in the process. Her long-delayed venture, Varalaru opposite Ajith Kumar, became the biggest blockbuster of 2006 in Tamil cinema, after releasing for Diwali 2006. The film's hero-centric plot retreated Asin to the sidelines, but her role was well acclaimed by critics. Asin kept intact with her popularity in Telugu films by appearing in Pawan Kalyan's Annavaram, another successful venture in which she had a poorly-etched out role. In January 2007, Asin appeared opposite Ajith Kumar and Vijay in two different films, Aalwar and Pokkiri, with the latter becoming a super success, whilst Aalwar became a failure. The two projects which released on the same day, had been billed up as rival films due to the rivalry of the lead actors in the films. Whilst Asin's role in Aalwar was criticized, her performance in Pokkiri was lauded by critics. Her final project of the year was opposite in Hari's Vel, which had a Diwali 2007 release, subsequently becoming her third successful film which relesed during the Diwali season in three years. The film saw Asin and Surya put apart their creative differences and appear alongside each other after Ghajini. Asin, who portrayed a TV anchor, was appreciated for her role in the film.

   Asin appeared in her first dual role in K. S. Ravikumar's magnum opus Dasavathaaram opposite Kamal Haasan, who portrayed ten roles. The film, which was under production since September 2006, became Asin's largest film til date. Despite being overshadowed by Haasan's ten roles, Asin's portrayal's in the film were praised as her "best-to-date" with one of her roles being that of a Vaishnavite in the 12th century; whilst the other charcter was a Brahmin girl from Chidambaram. Dasavathaaram subsequently went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters in South Indian film history.

   Since becoming the leading actress in South India, Asin has opted to move into Bollywood, to get nationwide fame. Her first film, Ghajini (Hindi) opposite Aamir Khan is the remake of her breakthrough film, whilst she also has Vipul Shah's London Dreams alongside Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan in her forthcoming releases.

   She has also been signed for an English language film named The 19th Step, to be produced by Walt Disney in which she will act alongside Kamal Hassan and critically acclaimed Japanese Actor Tadanobu Asano. The Grapevine has it that she will be playing the role of an Indian Princess who falls in love with a Japanese Person (played by Asano) who comes to India to learn the Martial Art of Kalarippayattu from an Indian Martial Arts Trainer (played by Kamal Hassan). This film is expected to be a multilingual film with the film being made in English, Tamil and Japanese.



MOVIES LIST:

2001 : Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka
2003 ; Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Shivamani 9848022338
2004 : Lakshmi Narasimha, Gharshana, M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi
2005 : Chakram, Ullam Ketkumae, Ghajini, Majaa, Sivakasi
2006 : Varalaru, Annavaram
2007 : Aalwar, Pokkiri, Vel
2008 : Dasavathaaram, Ghajini (Hindi)
2009 : London Dreams
2011 : Kaavalan, Ready, Pooja Malhotra
2012 : Housefull 2, Bol Bachchan