Asin Celebrity Profile

Asin
Name : Asin
Birth Name : Asin Thottumkal
Nickname(s) : Queen of Kollywood
Sex : Female
Birth Date : 26 October 1981
Birth Place : Cochin, Kerala, India
Height : 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Profession : Model, Actress
Education : Schooling in Naval Public School, B.A. English Literature at St. Teresa's College, Kochi
Father : Joseph
Mother : Dr.Seline
Debut Film : Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (Malayalam/2001)
Claim To Fame : Best Actress (Telugu) for Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi(2004)
Best Female Debut (Tamil) for M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi(2005)
Best Actress (Tamil) for Ghajini(2006)
Years active : 2001 - present


Biography:
Asin, after establishing herself as a star in the South Indian film industry, is aiming for a repeat performance in Bollywood with Ghajini being a step in the right direction.
Basics on Asin
Asin Thottumkal was born on 26th October 1979 in Kochi, Kerala to a Syrian Christian family. Her father Joseph Tottumkal who was an entrepreneur is now her manager. Her mother is Seline Thottumkal, a surgeon by profession.
Asin studied at the Naval Public School and St Theresa’s Higher Secondary School. She wrapped up her education with a degree in English Literature from St Theresa’s College.
She assisted her father in his business that was diverse ranging from software to exports. She also modeled and has appeared in ads for Colgate Toothpaste and Fairever Cream.
Asin’s Movies
2001 to 2003
Asin faced the cameras when she was fifteen in the Malayalam movie Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (2001). Her 2003 Telugu movies Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammay and Shivamani won her the Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award and the Santosham Best Actress Award respectively.
2004 to 2006
She continued to work in Telugu hits like Lakshmi Narasimha and Gharshana in 2004. She went back to deliver a hit in the Tamil movie M Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi. While Chakram failed Ullam Ketkumae, Sivakashi and Majaa were hits in 2005. The Tamil movie Ghajini, also released in 2005, was a blockbuster and won her the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award. Her two movies in 2006 Varalaru, a Tamil movie and Annavaram, a Telugu movie were successful.
2007 to 2009
In 2007, Asin scored two out of three when Pokiri and Vel did well while Aalwar underperformed. Kamal Hassan’s extravaganza Dasavatharam in 2008 was again a hit with Asin playing Kothai Radha and Andaal. The same year she made her debut in Bollywood with the Hindi version of Ghajini starring Aamir Khan. Vipul Shah’s London Dreams, releasing in 2009, is said to have her as the lead with actors Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan.

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Trisha Krishnan Celebrity Profile

Trisha Krishnan
First Name:Trisha
Last Name:Krishnan
Pet Name :Trisha
Date of Birth:4th May , 1983
Family:Father-Krishnan,Mother-Uma Krishnan
Debut Film :Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002)(Tamil)


Biography:
Actress Trisha Krishnan is one of the most well-known names in the Tamil and Telugu film industry.

Basics on Trisha
Trisha Krishnan was born on 4th May 1983 in Palakkad, Kerala, India. Her parents are Krishnan and Uma, who are Tamil Iyer. She completed schooling from Sacred Heart Church Park School and later joined Ethiraj College in Chennai.

Trisha took up modeling. She participated and won many contests like Miss Salem 1999, Miss Chennai 1999 and she was also voted Miss Beautiful Smile at the Miss India contest in 2001.

She was also seen in commercials for Josco Jewellers, Fair & Lovely and a popular music video by Falguni Pathak called Meri Chunnar Ud Ud Jaye. Other names that Trisha is associated with are Fanta, Scooty Pep and Cadbury’s Perk.

Trisha Krishnan’s Movies
Trisha Krishnan got her first break in movies with a small part in a Tamil movie Jodi (1999). However it was Priyadarshan’s Laysa Laysa (2002) that got her noticed. Maunam Pesiyadhe (2002) in which she starred with Surya won her the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award (Tamil). It was a high grosser at the box office.

She has acted with some of the most successful actors in the South like Madhavan, Prabhas, Surya, Siddharth, Dhanush, Arya and Vikram.

She delivered several hits with Saamy (2003), Ghilli (2004), Varsham (2004), Aayitha Ezhuthu (2004) and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantan (2005). Both Varsham and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantan fetched her many awards including the Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu).

Some of her movies failed to do well like Ji (2005), Aathi (2006), Pournami (2006) and Sainikudu (2006). But she continued to hold her place as one of the top actresses with movies like Something Something Unnakum Ennakum (2006), Kireedeem (2007) and Krishna (2008).

Most of Trisha’s releases in 2009 are Tamil like Sarvam, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya, Aadu Kalam and Chennayil Oru Mazhaikalam.

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Rajnikanth Celebrity Profile

Rajnikanth
Birth name: Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
Date of Birth: December 12, 1949.
Height: 5"9'
Weight: 70 Kg
star sign: Horoscope
Profession: Actor

Biography:
Rajnikanth is a true rags to riches story. His histrionics onscreen have raised his status to that of a cult hero. His presence creates an excitement close to hysteria among his fans.

Basics on Rajnikanth
Rajnikanth was born on 12th December 1950 as Shivaji Rao Gaekwad to a Maratha family in Bangalore, Karnataka. His roots are in Nachikuppam, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu. His father is Ramojirao Gaekwad, a police constable and his mother is Jijabai, who passed away when he was eight years old.

Rajnikanth studied at the Acharya Paathshala and Vivekananda Balaka Sangha in Bangalore. He worked as a bus conductor for the Bangalore Transport Service to earn a living. His love for acting was evident even then as he used to participate in stage plays and practice stunts at the Rama Hanuman Temple. In 1973, he joined the Madras Film Institute with a colleague to study acting and was mentored by A.Prabhakaran, his vice principal.

He married actor Y.G.Mahendran’s wife Latha Parthasarthy in 1981 in Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh. She runs a school called The Ashram. They have two daughters Aishwarya and Soundarya. While Aishwarya is married to actor Dhanush, Soundarya is a director, producer and graphic designer.

Rajnikanth was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2000 for his contribution to cinema.

Rajnikanth – Politics, Social Service & Trouble
In 1995 Rajnikanth spoke to Prime Minister Narasimha Rao and confirmed that he’d support the Congress party. But when the Congress Party joined hands with AIADMK, he withdrew support and joined the DMK-TMC alliance. He later shifted loyalties and joined the BJP-AIADMK alliance. Though his fans look forward to see more of him in politics Rajnikanth is reluctant. His fans even started a political party in his name but he confirmed he has no hand in it.

He marked his protest against Karnataka’s decision not to release water to Tamil Nadu by fasting in 2002. His remarks regarding this issue angered the pro Karnataka group Rakshan Vedike which threatened that his movies would not be screened in Karnataka after which he issued an apology.

Rajnikanth has shown his generous side often. He used one of his banquet halls the Raghavendra Marriage Hall to help the needy. He plans to start a hospital and a school. He has made several donations – twelve lakh rupees to the family members of the victims of the Coimbatore bomb blasts, one crore rupees was handed to Chief Minister Jayalalitha for the Tsunami Relief Fund in 2004 and ten lakh rupees to the Sri Lankan Tamil humanitarian aid in 2008.

Rajnikanth’s Movies
1975 to 1985 Rajnikanth’s first movie was K.Balachander’s Apoorva Ragangal in 1975 with Kamal Hassan. Katha Sangama was his first Kannada movie directed by Puttanna Kanagal in 1976. In 1977, he acted in a Kamal Hassan-Sridevi starrer 16 Vyathinile that was appreciated and others like Avargal, a Telugu movie Aame Katha and the Kannada movie Galate Samsara.

He was mostly cast in negative roles until Bhuvan Oru Kelvi Kuri. In 1978, among several other movies, he stood out in Mullum Malarum that won several awards. In 1979, he appeared in movies like Ninaithale Inikkum, Naan Vazhavaippen and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai.

His career was in it’s prime in the eighties. Billa, a remake of Bollywood hit Don, was a hit. This was followed by more success with Murattu Kalai (1980), Pokiri Raja (1982) and Mundru Mugam (1982). He made his debut in Bollywood with Andha Kanoon (1983).

His role in Anbulla Rajnikanth (1984) and Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984) were applauded. The latter fetched him his first Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award. He acted in his 100th movie Sri Raghavendra in 1985.

1986 to 1995 He continued to act in a mix of Hindi and Tamil movies with releases like Dosti Dushman (1986), Viduthalai (1986), Velaikaran (1987), Tamacha (1978) and Kodi Parakuthu (1978). He acted in an English movie Blood Stone as a street smart taxi driver. Chaalbaaz in 1989 was a hit. In 1991, he was part of Hum with Amitabh Bacchan and worked with Mammootty in Thalapathi.

He wrote the screenplay and acted in the movie Veera (1994) that failed. His movie Muthu (1995) won him a Tamil Nadu Film Award for Best actor. The movie also has the distinction of being dubbed into Japanese and enjoying popularity in Japan.


1996 to 2005 The 1999 release Padayappa was his 150th movie and generated a lot of fanfare and became a hit of a huge magnitude. He won the Tamil Nadu Film Award for Best actor. He won the award again for Chandramukhi in 2005. His movies use and generate big bucks.

2006 to 2010
Sivaji: the Boss (2007) was in a league of it’s own while Kuselan (2008) didn’t fare well. His next release is a science fiction Endhiran with Aishwarya Rai is expected to be released in 2010.

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