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Trisha Krishnan was born on 4 May 1983 as Trisha Krishnamurthy.
Her mother tongue is Tamil. She is a prominent actress
in both Tamil and Telugu film industries. She rose to
fame with her roles in Tamil movies, Saamy and Ghilli.
Early Life
Born to Krishnan and Uma Krishnan, in Palakkad, the
Tamil Iyer actress got her higher education in Ethiraj
College, Chennai. Later, she modelled and won Miss Salem
in 1999, Miss Chennai in 1999 and Miss India Miss Beautiful
Smile in 2001. In school, she participated in several
cultural activities, sports and school band. She studied
Sacred Heart Church Park School, in Madras, which happens
to be the same school where former Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister J.Jayalalitha studied.
She started her career as a model, appearing in many
TV advertisements including that of Fair and Lovely
and Josco Jeweller. She also starred in Falguni Pathak's
music album Meri Chunar Ud Ud Jaye.
Film Career
Trisha Krishnan first made her debut in films when she
was offered a small cameo in the film Jodi. However,
the first movie in which she signed up to enact the
role of the leading lady was Priyadarshan's Leysa Leysa.
A string of flops marked the beginning of her career,
such as Manasellam, and Alai. However she was well suited
for her role opposite Surya in Mounam Pesiyadhe and
won critical acclaim. She is well acclaimed for her
facial expressions while acting. She then played Vikram's
lady love in the mega blockbuster Saamy. The next huge
film she took part in followed immediately afterwards,
was Ghilli with Vijay, which was a remake of Telugu
blockbuster Okkadu.
In 2004, she starred in Varsham in Telugu which went
on to become the biggest hit of the year and turned
her into an overnight sensation. In 2005, she starred
alongside Siddharth Narayan in the telugu flick Nuvvostanante
Nenoddantana as the village girl Siri. The movie is
about a rich boy, who tries to marry a girl - however
her brother opposes. It is directed by Prabhu Deva,
was successful at the box office Krishnan won 2 awards
for the film which include the Filmfare Award and Nandi
Award.
She appeared in Mani Ratnam's Aayitha Ezhuthu which
was remade into a hit Hindi movie Yuva. The Tamil version
included Siddharth Narayan, Madhavan and Surya. Her
later movies, Ji, Aathi and Aaru did not do well - though
Aaru was received well by critics and both dubbed in
Tamil and Telugu and produced by Saran, who had previously
directed several successful movies. Her 2006 Telugu
movie, Pournami, directed by Prabhu Deva, was a flop.
However, another 2006 film, Something Something ...
Unnakum Ennakum, where Krishnan acted opposite Jayam
Ravi, did well at the box office. Something Something
... Unnakum Ennakum is a remake of the Telugu movie,
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana where she plays the same
role.
Her Telugu film Sainikudu with Mahesh Babu was released
on November 30, 2006. There were high expectations in
the trade circles from this film especially after the
smashing hit Pokiri, but this high budget film started
off with below average reviews. Despite receiving bad
reviews from the film trade, the film managed to get
a fantastic opening in India and overseas. The movie
did very well abroad.
Her next release after Sainikudu was Aadavari Matalaku
Ardhalu Verule where she was cast opposite Venkatesh.
This film was Selvaraghavan's first film in Telugu.
The film released on April 27, 2007. The film is a family
entertainer and received good response especially from
the family audience. The box office returns exceeded
the collections of later releases like Aata and Munna.
Krishnan's performance is one of the highlights of the
movie.
In Kireedam with Ajith, Krishnan tried comedy and received
rave reviews. Kireedom opened with high expectations
and received good reviews from media and audience. Her
2008 films, Bheema and Kuruvi failed to succeed at the
box-office, whilst Krishna with Ravi Teja , opened to
rave reviews.
Her other projects include three Tamil films, Radhamohan's
Abhiyum Naanum, Sarvam with Arya and a Gautham Menon
film. She has also signed a Telugu film: Bujjigadu starring
Prabhas, directed by Puri Jagannadh.
Trisha recently replaced Rani Mukherjee as the Brand
Ambassador of Fanta India. She is the brand ambassador
of Scooty Pep+, for which she has replaced Preity Zinta.
She endorses Perk chocolate, for which also she has
replaced Preity Zinta. |
