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Trisha Krishnan is a renowned Indian actress and model who works in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi cinema. She first gained public attention in 1999 when she won the Miss Chennai title. Trisha is often referred to as the Queen of South Indian Cinemas. She made her acting debut as a supporting character in the Tamil film Jodi starring Simran and Prashanth in the lead role. Trisha later landed her first lead role in Mounam Pesiyadhe, opposite actor Suriya.

Her performances in films like Saamy, Ghilli, Aaru, and others solidified her status in Tamil cinema. In Tollywood, she earned widespread recognition for her roles in hits such as Varsham, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, and Athadu, which earned her several accolades for her acting performance. Trisha’s role in Mani Ratnman’s Pan-India movie Ponniyin Selvan Part 1 & 2 received critical acclaim. She made headlines when her name appeared in a clue on The New York Times crossword puzzle, which boosted her international popularity.

Did You Know?

• In 2000, Trisha was offered a role in the Hindi music video Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye.
• Before acting, she worked as a model and appeared in numerous print ads and TV commercials.
• Trisha also won several beauty pageant titles including Miss Salem, Miss Madras, Miss Chennai, and Miss India Beautiful Smile.
• In 2011, she was named the goodwill ambassador for PETA, an animal welfare organization.
• Trisha got engaged to Indian businessman Varun Manian in 2015, but they later soon called off the engagement.
• She trained in horse riding at the Madras School of Equitation in Chennai.
• She is an avid animal lover and owns three pet dogs named Cadbury, Zinx, and Zoya.
• In 2017, she was honoured with the UNICEF Celebrity Advocate title for her humanitarian work.
• Trisha is a devout follower of Sai Ram and has a strong religious faith.
• She has been featured on the cover of several magazines such as Galatta, South Scope, Maxim, Femina, JFW, etc.
• Trisha likes to participate in various adventure sports like bungee jumping and deep-sea diving,
• In 2024, she filed a defamation lawsuit against former AIADMK leader AV Raju for making slanderous remarks in a public interview.
• Trisha is well-versed in several languages like Hindi, English, Tamil and French.

Movies

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language(s)	Notes
1999	Jodi	Gayathri’s friend	Tamil
2002	Mounam Pesiyadhe	Sandhya	Tamil
2003	Manasellam	Malar	Tamil
2003	Saamy	Bhuvana	Tamil
2003	Lesa Lesa	Balamani	Tamil
2003	Alai	Meera	Tamil
2003	Enakku 20 Unakku 18	Preethi	Tamil	Bilingual film
2003	Neeku Manasu Naaku Telusu	Preethi	Telugu	Bilingual film
2004	Varsham	Shailaja	Telugu	Filmfare Award for Best Actress -Telugu
2004	Ghilli	Dhanalakshmi	Tamil
2004	Aayutha Ezhuthu	Meera	Tamil
2005	Thirupaachi	Subha	Tamil
2005	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana	Siri	Telugu	Filmfare Award for Best Actress -Telugu
2005	Ji	Bhuvana	Tamil
2005	Athadu	Poori	Telugu	Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Actress -Telugu
2005	Allari Bullodu	Trisha	Telugu
2005	Aaru	Maha	Tamil
2006	Aathi	Anjali	Tamil
2006	Pournami	Pournami	Telugu
2006	Bangaram	Herself	Telugu	Special appearance
2006	Unakkum Enakkum	Kavitha	Tamil
2006	Stalin	Chitra	Telugu
2006	Sainikudu	Varalakshmi	Telugu
2007	Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule	Keerthi	Telugu	Filmfare Award for Best Actress -Telugu
2007	Kireedam	Divya	Tamil
2008	Krishna	Sandhya	Telugu	Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Actress -Telugu
2008	Bheemaa	Charu	Tamil
2008	Velli Thirai	Herself	Tamil	Cameo
2008	Kuruvi	Devi / Radhadevi	Tamil
2008	Bujjigadu	Meghana (Chitti)	Telugu
2008	Abhiyum Naanum	Abhi	Tamil	Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Actress -Tamil
2008	King	Sravani	Telugu
2009	Sarvam	Dr. Sandhya	Tamil
2009	Sankham	Mahalakshmi	Telugu
2010	Namo Venkatesa	Pooja	Telugu
2010	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa	Jessie Thekekuthu	Tamil	Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Actress -Tamil
2010	Ye Maaya Chesave	Herself	Telugu	Cameo
2010	Khatta Meetha	Gehna Ganphule	Hindi	Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
2010	Manmadan Ambu	Ambujakashi (Nisha)	Tamil
2011	Teen Maar	Meera Shastri	Telugu
2011	Mankatha	Sanjana	Tamil
2012	Bodyguard	Keerthi	Telugu
2012	Dammu	Sathya	Telugu
2013	Samar	Maya	Tamil
2013	Endrendrum Punnagai	Priya	Tamil	Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Actress -Tamil
2014	Power	Prashanti	Kannada
2015	Yennai Arindhaal	Hemanika	Tamil
2015	Lion	Mahalakshmi	Telugu
2015	Sakalakala Vallavan	Divya	Tamil
2015	Thoongaa Vanam	Mallika	Tamil	Bilingual film
2015	Cheekati Rajyam	Mallika	Telugu	Bilingual film
2015	Bhooloham	Sindhu	Tamil
2016	Aranmanai 2	Anitha	Tamil
2016	Nayaki	Gayathri	Telugu	Also singer for the song “Bayam”
2016	Nayagi	Gayathri	Tamil	Also singer for the song “Bayam”
2016	Kodi	Rudhra	Tamil	Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress -Tamil
2018	Hey Jude	Crystal Ann Chakraparambu	Malayalam
2018	Mohini	Mohini / Vaishnavi	Tamil
2018	’96	Janaki “Janu” Devi	Tamil	Filmfare Award for Best Actress -Tamil
2019	Petta	Saro	Tamil
2020	Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn	Jessie	Tamil	Short film
2021	Paramapadham Vilayattu	Dr. Gayathri	Tamil
2022	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Kundavai Ilaiya Piratti	Tamil	Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Actress -Tamil
2022	Raangi	Thaiyal Nayagi	Tamil
2023	Ponniyin Selvan: II	Kundavai Ilaiya Piratti	Tamil	Nominated -Filmfare Award for Best Actress -Tamil
2023	The Road	Meera	Tamil
2023	Leo	Sathya Parthiban/Sathya Leo Das	Tamil
2024	The Greatest of All Time	Dancer	Tamil	Special appearance in the song “Matta”
2025	Vidaamuyarchi	TBA	Tamil	Post-production
2025	Vishwambhara	TBA	Telugu	Filming
2025	Thug Life	TBA	Tamil	Completed
2025	Good Bad Ugly	TBA	Tamil	Filming
TBA	Ram	TBA	Malayalam	Completed
TBA	Identity	TBA	Malayalam	Completed

Short Films

Year	Title	Role	Language
2020	Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn	Jessie	Tamil

Television

Year	Title	Role	Language	Platform
2024	Brinda	Brinda	Telugu	SonyLIV

Music Videos

Year	Title	Role	Performer	Album
2000	Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye	Woman in the painting	Falguni Pathak	Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye

Awards and Nominations

Filmfare Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2010	Khatta Meetha	Best Female Debut	Nominated

Stardust Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2010	Khatta Meetha	Superstar of Tomorrow	Nominated

Zee Cine Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2011	Khatta Meetha	Best Female Debut	Nominated

Asianet Film Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2015	For Many Movies	Most Popular Tamil Actress	Won
2018	96	Most Popular Tamil Actress	Won

Asiavision Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2019	96 & Hey Jude	Best actress of the decade	Won

CineMAA Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2004	Varsham	CineMAA Award for Best Actress	Won
2007	Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule	CineMAA Award for Best Actress	Won

Edison Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2010	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa	Best Actress	Won
2016	Kodi	Best Actress	Won
2018	96	Best Actress	Nominated
2018	96	Favourite Heroine	Won
2022	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Favourite Heroine	Pending

Filmfare Awards South

Year	Movie/Work	Category	Language	Outcome
2004	Varsham	Best Actress	Telugu	Won
2005	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana	Best Actress	Telugu	Won
2005	Athadu	Best Actress	Telugu	Nominated
2007	Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule	Best Actress	Telugu	Won
2008	Krishna	Best Actress	Telugu	Nominated
2008	Abhiyum Naanum	Best Actress	Tamil	Nominated
2010	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa	Best Actress	Tamil	Nominated
2013	Endrendrum Punnagai	Best Actress	Tamil	Nominated
2016	Kodi	Best Actress	Tamil	Nominated
2016	Kodi	Best Actress (Critics)	Tamil	Won
2018	96	Best Actress	Tamil	Won

International Tamil Film Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2003	Lesa Lesa	Best New Actress	Won

Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards

Year	Artist	Category	Outcome
2018	96	Best Actress	Won
2022	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Best Actress	Nominated

Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2018	96	Best Actress	Won

Nandi Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2005	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana	Best Actress	Won

NDTV Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2010	Trisha Krishnan	Southern Star of the Year	Won
2011	Trisha Krishnan	NDTV Hindu lifestyle icon	Won

Santosham Film Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2004	Varsham	Best Actress	Won
2005	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana	Best Actress	Won
2012	Trisha Krishnan	Best Actress of the Decade	Won

South Indian International Movie Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2012	Trisha Krishnan	Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema	Won
2013	Trisha Krishnan	10 years of excellence in Tamil cinema	Won
2014	Endrendrum Punnagai	Best Actress	Won
2014	Trisha Krishnan	Most Popular Actress in South India on Social Media	Won
2017	Kodi	Best Actor in Negative Role	Won
2019	96	Best Actress in Tamil	Won
2019	Hey Jude	Best Actress in Malayalam	Nominated
2019	Hey Jude	Critics’ choice for Best Actress in Malayalam	Won
2019	Trisha Krishnan	Most popular star on the social media	Nominated
2023	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Best Actress in Tamil	Won

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2009	Abhiyum Naanum	Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize – Jury	Won

Vijay Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2006	Unnakum Ennakum	Favourite Heroine	Won
2007	Kireedam	Favourite Heroine	Nominated
2008	Abhiyum Naanum	Favourite Heroine	Nominated
2009	Sarvam	Favourite Heroine	Nominated
2010	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa	Favourite Heroine	Won
2010	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa	Best Actress	Nominated
2011	Mankatha	Favourite Heroine	Nominated
2013	Endrendrum Punnagai	Favourite Heroine	Nominated

Behindwoods Gold Medals

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2015	Yennai Arindhaal & Thoongaa Vanam	Best Actor in a Leading Role – Female	Won
2018	Trisha	The Golden Princess of South Indian Cinema	Won
2023	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Best Actress of the Year	Won

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