ABOUT TRISHA

Trisha TrishaKrishnan.jpg Trisha in 2011 BornChennai , Tamil Nadu , India[1] [2] [3] OccupationFilm actress, model Years active1999–present *Trisha Krishnan* ,[4]  knownmononymously  as *Trisha*, is an Indian film actress and model, who primarily works in the South Indian film industries , where she has established herself as a leading actress. Trisha is one of the biggest stars down south with a huge fan following. She was noticed after winning several beauty pageants like the Miss Madras  contest (1999), which marked her entry into filmdom. After appearing in a supporting role in the 1999 Tamil film "Jodi ", she had 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 ,[5]  for which she secured her first South Filmfare Best Actress Award . She went on to win the award two more times for "Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana " (2005) and "Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule " (2007). In 2010, she made her Bollywood  debut in "Khatta Meetha ".[6]  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 . An ardent animal lover, Trisha has been the Goodwill Ambassador  of PETA .[7] Early life Trisha was born to Krishnan and Uma[8]  in Chennai  (then known as Madras)[1] [2] [3]  into a family, whose ancestors hailed from the Palakkad  region ofKerala .[9]  She completed schooling at the Sacred Heart Matriculation School in Church Park, Chennai,[4]  and later pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration  (BBA) course at theEthiraj College for Women  (Chennai). She ventured into modeling and appeared in several print and television commercials.[10] [11]  In 1999, she won the "Miss Salem" beauty pageant, and later the same year, the Miss Madras contest. She had also won the Miss India 2001  pageant's "Beautiful Smile" award.[10] [12] Trisha had aspired to become acriminal psychologist  initially, and resisted the thought of pursuing acting, as she wanted to complete her studies first. She also appeared in Falguni Pathak 's music video "Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye" as Ayesha Takia 's friend. She was later approached for an acting role in Tamil movie "Lesa Lesa " by Indian film director Priyadarshan , which marked the beginning of her professional career as an actress.[10]  During her college course, she had occupied herself with a tight shooting schedule, which made it difficult to continue with her education.[13]  However, she compensated by attending summer classes.[10] Film careerEarly career 1999–2003 Soon after her pageant success, Trisha began her acting career in an uncredited role as Simran 's friend in"Jodi ".[14]  The first project she accepted was the Priyadarshan -directed "Lesa Lesa ", with the promotional posters for the film, also creating an offer to star in the A. R. Rahman  musical hit, "Enakku 20 Unakku 18 " (2003).[15]  However both the projects' releases were severely delayed, and her first release wasAmeer 's "Mounam Pesiyadhe " oppositeSurya Sivakumar . The film became a moderate success at the box office and managed to gain credentials for Trisha, with critics claiming that she was "undoubtedly a refreshing new find, with sparkling eyes and appealing demeanour", also going onto praise the dubbing artiste, Savitha Reddy, who has since regularly dubbed for Trisha.[16] "Manasellam ", her second project, saw her play a cancer patient; but the film went unnoticed despite positive reviews for the film and the actress.[17] Her subsequent release was the Hari -directed police film, "Saamy " withVikram . She played a soft-spoken college-going brahmin  girl and received positive feedbacks for her performance, with Sify's reviewer citing that she was "appealingly sensual" and looked "glamorous",[18]  and another critic writing that she looked "very pretty" and suited the role.[19]  Themasala flick  became the biggest blockbuster of the year,[20]  grossing INR16 crores, and landed Trisha new offers, including several high-budget productions.[21]  "Lesa Lesa", which was supposed to be her debut, released next.[22]  The romantic musical, based on the 1998 Malayalam film "Summer in Bethlehem ",[23]  fetched generally positive reviews.[22] [24]  Following "Lesa Lesa", she appeared in "Alai " which proved unsuccessful at the box office.[25]  Then released her "Enakku 20 Unakku 18" which was unsuccessful commercially but was a well noticed movie because of its music and visuals and helped her career[26] 2004–2008 In 2004, she debuted in the Telugu cinema industry  with M. S. Raju 's romance-action film "Varsham ", which turned her into an overnight sensation. Critics lauded her performance as Sailaja, a middle-class girl who becomes a film star on her father's insistence; Jeevi from Idlebrain claimed that she was "beautiful" and a "big plus to the film", labelling her performance as "natural",[27]  while Sify noted that she had "transformed herself into a fine actress with immense screen presence".[28]  A critic from fullhyderabad.com praised her, citing that she had shown why Tamil Nadu was "busy building her a temple", further adding that she looked "so fresh and fine, you feel like gifting "her"to the roses".[29]  While the film was highly commercially successful, running for over 175 days theatres,[30]  being declared a "sensational hit" and becoming one of the highest-grossers of the year,[31]  Trisha was given theTelugu Filmfare ,[32]  as well as theSantosham Award  for Best Actress.[33] She was also offered the same role in its Tamil remake "Mazhai ", which she however declined.[34]  Later that year, she enacted the female lead oppositeVijay  in the action comedy film "Ghilli ". She essayed the character of Dhanalakshmi, a helpless girl, whom a kabaddi player tries to save from the clutches of an influential thug, who wants to marry her, with most critics agreeing that her performance was overshadowed by Vijay and Prakash Raj 's in particular.[35] [36] [37]  The film eventually emerged the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year, celebrating a 175-days-run, too,[38] [39] and remains Trisha's biggest commercial success so far. She next appeared in a small role in Mani Ratnam 's political drama "Aayutha Ezhuthu ", starring as part of anensemble cast  that included Siddharth ,Madhavan  and Surya . The film, despite favourable reviews, performed poorly at the box office, while she was again outshone by the three lead male actors.