Trisha Krishnan, (born on May 4, 1983) (Tamil: த்ரிஷா கிருஷ்ணன்) is a prominent, award-winning actress in both Tamil and Telugu film industries. She rose to fame in the Tamil industry with her roles in movies, Saamy and Ghilli and the Telugu industry with her movie, Varsham.
Early life
Born to Krishnan and Uma Krishnan , in Palakkad the Tamil Iyer actress got her higher education in Ethiraj College India Sacred Heart Church Park School , in Madras
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 decent opening in India
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 movie Bujjigadu starring Prabhas, directed by Puri Jagannadh was released during Summer and made a decent run. 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: King starring Akkineni Nagarjuna directed by Sreenu Vaitla is awaited for December release. King has so far done well at the box office.
Trisha recently replaced Rani Mukherjee as the Brand Ambassador of Fanta India
Filmography
Year Film Role Language Other notes
1999 Jodi Gayu's friend Tamil Cameo
2002 Lesa Lesa Balamani Tamil
Mounam Pesiyadhe Sandhya Tamil Winner, Filmfare Best Tamil Female Debut Award
Manasellam Malar Tamil
2003 Alai Meera Tamil
Saamy Bhuvana Tamil
Enakku 20 Unakku 18 Preethi Tamil
2004 Varsham Sailaja Telugu Winner, Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award
Winner, Santosham Best Actress Award
Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Actress
Ghilli Dhanalakshmi Tamil
Aayitha Ezhuthu Meera Tamil
2005 Thirupaachi Subha Tamil
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana Siri Telugu Winner, Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award
Winner, Nandi Award for Best Actress
Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Actress
Ji Bhuvana Tamil
Athadu Puri Telugu Nominated, Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award
Allari Bullodu Trisha Rao Telugu
Aaru Mahalakshmi Tamil
2006 Aathi Anjali Tamil
Pournami Pournami Telugu
Bangaram Cameo Telugu Cameo appearance
Something Something ... Unnakum Ennakum Kavitha Tamil
Stalin Chitra Telugu
Sainikudu Varalakshmi Telugu
2007 Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule Keerthi Telugu Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Actress
Winner Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award
Kireedam Divya Tamil
2008 Krishna Sandhya Telugu
Bheema Shalini Tamil
Velli Thirai Trisha Krishnan Tamil Cameo appearance
Kuruvi Devi Tamil
Bujjigadu Chitti Telugu
Abhiyum Naanum Abhirami Reghuraman Tamil
King Sravani Telugu
2009 Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikalam Tamil Filming
Sarvam Tamil Filming
Aadu Kalam Tamil Filming
Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya Tamil Filming
Craze Telugu Filming