Trisha Krishnan (born 4 May 1983) is an Indian film actress and
model, who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu language films, but has
also appeared in Hindi language films. She was noticed after winning
several beauty pageants like the Miss Madras contest (1999), which
marked her entry into filmdom. During her career, she has received three
South Filmfare Awards, establishing her as one of the leading actresses
of the South Indian film industry.
After her first appearance in the 1999 Tamil film Jodi, in a supporting
role, she starred in her first lead role in the 2002 film Mounam
Pesiyadhe. She later rose to fame starring in the successful films,
Saamy (2003) and Ghilli (2004) in Tamil cinema and Varsham (2004) in
Telugu cinema, for which she secured her first South Filmfare Best
Actress Award before getting the same award 2 more times for her
critically acclaimed blockbusters Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) and
Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule (2007).
She made her Bollywood debut in the 2010 film Khatta Meetha opposite
Akshay Kumar.She was seen in her career best performances in Abhiyum
Naanum (2008) and Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) for which she won
Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine and was nominated for Filmfare Best
Tamil Actress Award.
