Name | Asin Thottumkal |
Asin Alternate Names | Malabar Ahzagi |
Asin Date of Birth | October 26, 1985 |
Asin Birth Place | Kochi, Tamil Nadu |
Asin Height | 5″5 |
Asin Weight | 52 Kg |
Asin Star Sign | Scorpio |
Asin Profession | Actress, Model |
Asin First film | Amma Nanna O Tamil Ammai |
Asin First hero | Ravi Teja |
Asin Firt Director | Puri Jagannath |
Asin First producer | Puri Jagannath |
Asin Father | Joseph Thottumkal |
Asin Mother | Dr.Seline Thottumkal |
Asin Role Models | Parents |
Asin Education | B.A(English Literature) |
Asin Schoool Days | Naval Public school,kochi |
Asin College Days | St. Teresa’s College, Kochi, India |
Asin Eye color | Block |
Asin Hobbies | Listening to Music |
Asin Favourite Dress | Jeans and T |
Asin Favourite colors | Red and Black |
Asin Favourite food | Fish |
Asin Likes | Honesty, family, friends, Confidence, Simplicity |
Asin Other Facts | She also knows classical dance |
Asin Mother Tongue | Malayalam |
Asin Languages known | English,French, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu,Tamil and Sanskrit |
Asin Religion | Christian |
Asin Nationality | Indian |
Asin Marital Status | Single |
Asin Thottumkal known as Asin is a popular Indian film actress. She debuted in Malayalam but eventually made a big breakthrough in the Telugu and the 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.
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.