ASIN PROFILE

ASIN THOTTUMKAL

Name : Asin
Birth name : Asin Thottumkal
Nick Name : Malabar Ahzagi, Tamil ammayee
Sex : Female
Birthdate : October 26, 1985 (1985-10-26)
Birth place : Kochi, Kerala, India
Nationality : Indian
Ethnicity : South Indian
Height : 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Weight: 53 kg
Status: Single
Education : Naval public school,Cochin; St. Teresa's College, Cochin
Profession: Dancer, Stage compere, Actress, model, business woman

Languages: Can read, write and speak in Malayalam, Tamil and French. Can only speak Telugu.
Claim to Fame : Filmfare award for the role Kalpana in Ghazini
Address: Marine drive, Kochi, Kerala

Farmhouse: owns Vagmon a lovely hill station in Kerala
Dam: A dam near her home is named as Asin dam
ASIN'S: Her company deals with anything from hospital equipments, software, furniture etc.
Desire: Likes to try her luck in the Civil service exams. Wants to prove that film people can also excel in academics.
Hates: Dishonesty, Smoking and smokers
Respects: Nadiya for her simplicity
Loves: to gaze at the water
Singing: Harris Jayaraj had given her an opportunity to sing but she was not able to do because of her busy schedule.
Shopping: finishes all her shopping abroad and avoids at home
Plans: to export carved wood products
Never :

• Acts in a movie without hearing the story or knowing the strength of her character.
• Does vulgar scenes or double meaning dialogues

Influential people: Her grandmother Mary, Mother Theresa and her mother.
Family:

Father : Joseph Thotumkal (former CBI officer)
Mother : Dr.Shelin (Surgeon)

Debut:

Tamil: M.Kumaran, S/O Mahalakshmi
Malayalam: 'Narendran Magan Jayakanthan' directed by Sathyan Anthikad
Telugu: 'Amma, Naanna, O Tamil Ammayi'


Favourites:

Singers: Balamurali Krishna, P.Susheela, Janet Jackson
Spots: all places in Kerala
Sport: Cricket
Attire: Jeans and Shirts
Food: Fresh water fish and Kerala rice

Asin's Quote: Love is to extend oneself to nurture the all around development of another as a person.

Facts:

• She is a voracious reader.
• At age four she created a record by dancing non-stop for four hours.
• Asin means pure or blemishless
• One of the songs for the film M.Kumaran, S/O Mahalakshmi was filmed in the farmhouse owned by her family.
• Her father wanted to name her Mary after her grandmother.
• She was not able to act in the film 'Shahjahan' with Vijay due to date problems.
• Only child to her parents.
• Comes from a very wealthy family.

Aim:

• start a Bharatanatyam school in Kochi
• to publish her poems
• to improve her business
• to be a well known actress

Biography:

Asin Thottumkal known as Asin (born 26th October, 1985 in Kochi, India) is a popular film actress. She debuted in Malayalam but eventually made a big breakthrough in Telugu and Tamil cinema industries. The name Asin is the combination of the prefix "A" from the Sanskrit language and the word "Sin" from the English language. It means - "Without blemish - pure".

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. She is a native speaker of Malayalam, and claims to speak Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Sanskrit, English and French. Before becoming an actress, she was a part-time model and a businesswoman.

Asin Thottumkal debuted in the Malayalam film Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001, directed by Sathyan Anthikkad but it did not do well at the box-office. 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 cancelled, 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 Telegu, was a box office hit in both industries. 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 Varalaru.Her next movies include Pokiri with Vijay, Aalwar with Ajith Kumar and Dasavatharam with Kamal Haasan. She was roped in to play heroine in Sillunu Oru Kaadhal with Surya, but opted out because her character was to play second fiddle to Jyothika. She was subsequently replaced with Bhoomika Chawla. Asin recently won the Filmfare Best Actress Award South for her role in Ghajini.Asin is also brand ambassador for various products including Parachute, Fairever, Close-Up and Mirinda. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai alongside many other co-stars.Trivia:

• She has completed her B.A. English Literature at St. Teresa's College, Kochi.
• Before becoming an actress, she was a part-time model and a businesswoman.
• She has shifted from her home town Kochi to Chennai, where she stays on Harrington Road.
• She, like many other actors has had a rich upbringing into the industry, with her father, Joseph Thottumkal being a noted businessman, while her mother, Seline Thottumkal, is a doctor.
• Asin is also brand ambassador for various products including Parachute, Fairever, Close-Up and Mirinda.
• She is a voracious reader.
• At age four she created a record by dancing non-stop for four hours.
• Asin means pure or blemishless
• One of the songs for the film M.Kumaran, S/O Mahalakshmi was
• filmed in the farmhouse owned by her family.
• Her father wanted to name her Mary after her grandmother.
• She was not able to act in the film 'Shahjahan' with Vijay due to date
• problems.
• Only child to her parents.
• Comes from a very wealthy family.
• Is a good bharata natyam and Kathakali dancer
• Director Fazil wanted to introduce her first in malayalam films.

Awards:
Won the 'best young entrepreneur' award when she was only 14 years old.

Filmfare Awards
2005: Won Best Actress Award for Ghajini Filmfare [Tamil]
2003: Won Best Actress Award for Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi [Telugu]

Santosham Film Awards
2003: Won Best Actress Award for Shivamani 9848022338 [Telugu]

Filmography:Telugu:

Film Title: Annawaram
Producers: Paras Jain, NV Prasad
Director: Srinivasa Rao
Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Sandya

Film Title: Annawaram
Producers: Paras Jain, NV Prasad
Director: Srinivasa Rao
Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Sandya

Film Title: Chakaram
Producers: Geetha Chitra Productions
Director: Krishna Vamsi
Cast: Prabhas

Film Title: Garshana
Producers: Geetha Chitra Productions
Director: Gautham Menon
Cast: Venkatesh

Film Title: Lakshmy Narasimha
Producers: Sri Sai Ganesh Productions
Director: Jayath Paranji
Cast: Balakrishna

Film Title: Sivamani 98480 22338
Producers: Vaishno Academy
Director: Puri Jagganath
Cast: NagarjunaFilm Title: Amma Nana O Tamila Ammai
Producers: Vaishno Academy
Director: Puri Jagganath
Cast: Teja

Malayalam:

Film Title: Narendaran Makan
Producers: Carlton Films Ltd
Director: Sathyan Anthikad
Cast: Kunchacko Boben

Tamil:

Film Title: Dasavatharam
Producers: Oscar Ravichandran
Director: K.S. Ravikumar
Cast: Kamal Haasan

Film Title: Vel
Producers: Mohan Natarajan
Director: Hari
Cast: Surya

Film Title: Pokkiri
Producers: Rameshbabu
Director: Prabhudeva
Cast: Vijay

Film Title: Aalwar
Producers: Mohan Natarajan
Director: Chella
Cast: Ajith Kumar

Film Title: Varalaru
Producers: S S Chakravarthy
Director: K S Ravikumar
Cast: Ajith Kumar

Film Title: Sivakaasi
Producers: Sri Surya Movies
Director: Perarasu
Cast: Vijay

Film Title: Majaa
Producers: Rockline Entertainment
Director: Shafi
Cast: Vikram

Film Title: Ghajini
Producers: Salem A. Chandrasekar
Director: A. R. Murugadoss
Cast: Surya

Film Title: M Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi
Producers: Jeyam Company
Director: Jeyam Raja
Cast: Jeyam Ravi

Film Title: Ullam Ketkume
Producers: Omni Films Ltd
Director: Jeeva
Cast: Shaam