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62-514: Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985), known mononyomusly as Asin , is an Indian former actress who appeared predominantly in Tamil , Hindi and Telugu films. Asin is a recipient of several accolades including a Filmfare Award , two Filmfare Awards South and four SIIMA Awards . The Government of Tamil Nadu honoured her with the state's highest civilian award Kalaimamani , in 2009. Asin

124-956: A town or village to screen the films. The first of its kind was established in Madras , called "Edison's Grand Cinemamegaphone". This was due to the fact that electric carbons were used for motion picture projectors. Most of the films screened then were shorts made in the United States and Britain . In 1909, an Englishman, T. H. Huffton, founded Peninsular Film Services in Madras and produced some short films for local audiences. But soon, hour-long films, which narrated dramatic stories, then known as " drama films ", were imported. From 1912 onwards, feature films made in Bombay (now Mumbai ) were also screened in Madras. The era of short films had ended. The arrival of drama films firmly established cinema as

186-498: A TV anchor, and TSV Hari found her to be "adequate". Asin appeared in dual roles in Dasavathaaram , her first release of 2008, opposite Kamal Haasan , who had ten roles. Asin's portrayed a Vaishnavite in 12th century Tamil Nadu and a Brahmin girl from Chidambaram in the film, for which she won her first ITFA Best Actress Award . R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com found her to be "excellent". A critic from The Hindu

248-704: A Tamil girl in her first Telugu film, which subsequently fetched her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu . The film was a commercial success, with Jeevi of Idlebrain.com stating that Asin "acts well" but doesn't add much to the film. That year, she won the Santosham Best Actress Award for her performance alongside Nagarjuna in her second Telugu film Shivamani . Asin had two Telugu releases in 2004: Lakshmi Narasimha alongside Nandamuri Balakrishna and Gharshana opposite Venkatesh . In both these films, Asin portrayed

310-428: A basic right and women should not be deprived of that. Asin has been the brand ambassador for several companies and products, and has appeared in commercials for Avon , Mirinda , Colgate , Fairever, Tanishq , Big Bazaar , Parachute , Spinz talc, Lux , Amrutanjan Healthcare, and Clinic All Clear. Asin had been endorsing Mirinda soft drinks since 2004 until her retirement. Asin is a Catholic Christian belonging to

372-523: A box office failure. Sify noted that she looks a "million bucks", but has nothing much to do. She then reunited with Vijay for Pokkiri , which was a major success. Shwetha Bhaskar termed her the film's "saving grace". In her last film of the year, Asin appeared in Vel , opposite Suriya, which subsequently becoming her third successful film which released during the Diwali season in three years. Asin portrayed

434-573: A college affiliated with MG University , where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature . Asin's first assignment was an advertisement for BPL Mobile . She debuted in the Malayalam film Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001, at the age of 15. After taking a year out to pursue her education, Asin returned in 2003, with her breakthrough film, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi opposite Ravi Teja , portraying

496-596: A decent market. Tamil films have enjoyed consistent popularity among populations in South East Asia . Since Chandralekha , Muthu was the second Tamil film to be dubbed into Japanese (as Mutu: Odoru Maharaja ) and grossed a record $ 1.6 million in 1998. In 2010, Enthiran grossed a record $ 4 million in North America. Many Tamil-language films have premiered or have been selected as special presentations at various film festivals across

558-531: A few months. Once it was demonstrated as a commercial proposition, a Western entrepreneur, Warwick Major, built the first cinema theatre , the Electric Theatre, which still stands. It was a favourite haunt of the British community in Madras. The theatre was shut down after a few years. This building is now part of a post office complex on Anna Salai ( Mount Road ). The Lyric Theatre was also built in

620-655: A global presence, enjoying strong box office collections among Tamil-speaking audiences in Sri Lanka , Malaysia , and Singapore . Tamil films are also distributed throughout the Middle East , Oceania , Europe , North America , parts of Africa , and Japan . The industry also inspired independent filmmaking among Tamil diaspora populations in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, and the West . M. Edwards first screened

682-420: A grand exhibition was organised in Madras . Its major attraction was the screening of short films accompanied by sound. A British company imported a Crone megaphone , made up of a film projector to which a gramophone with a disc containing prerecorded sound was linked, and both were run in unison, producing picture and sound simultaneously. However, there was no synched dialogue . Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu ,

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744-638: A permanent cinema house in Madras—Gaiety, in 1914, the first cinema house in Madras to be built by an Indian. He soon added two more, Crown Theatre in Mint and Globe (later called Roxy) in Purasawalkam . Swamikannu Vincent, who had built one of the first cinema halls of South India in Coimbatore , introduced the concept of "Tent Cinema" in which a tent was erected on a stretch of open land close to

806-566: A popular entertainment form. More cinema houses came up in the city. Fascinated by this new entertainment form, an automobile dealer in the Thousand Lights area of Madras, R. Nataraja Mudaliyar , decided to venture into film production. After a few days' training in Pune with the cinematographer Stewart Smith, the official cinematographer of Lord Curzon 's 1903 Durbar, he started a film production concern in 1916. The man who truly laid

868-599: A selection of silent films at the Victoria Public Hall in Madras in 1897 during the British Raj . The selected films all featured non-fictional subjects; they were mostly photographed records of day-to-day events. The film scholar Stephen Hughes points out that within a few years there were regular ticketed shows in a hall in Pophams Broadway, started by one Mrs. Klug, but this lasted only for

930-460: A standard deviation of ±10 lakh tickets during 2011–16. The Chennai film industry produced the first nationally distributed film across India in 1948 with Chandralekha . They have one of the widest overseas distribution, with large audience turnout from the Tamil diaspora . They are distributed to various parts of Asia, Africa, Western Europe, North America and Oceania. Many successful Tamil films have been remade by other film industries. It

992-586: A studio, the first in south India, was set up in Madras at 10 Millers Road, Kilpauk. He called it the India Film Company. Rangavadivelu, an actor from Suguna Vilasa Sabha, a theatre company then, was hired to train the actors. Thirty-five days later, the first feature film made in south India, The Extermination of Keechakan / Keechakavatham , based on an episode from the Mahabharata , was released produced and directed by R. Nataraja, who established

1054-704: A successful photographer , took over the equipment after the exhibition and set up a tent cinema near the Madras High Court . With this equipment, he screened the short films Pearl Fish and Raja's Casket in the Victoria Public Hall. When this proved successful, he screened the films in a tent set up in Esplanade. These tent events were the true precursors of the cinema shows. Naidu travelled with this unit to Burma (now Myanmar ) and Sri Lanka , and when he had gathered enough money, he put up

1116-414: A young model named Kalpana, earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil . Sify .com praised her portrayal as "magical", describing her character as a "lovable chatterbox", played with "sheer ability in the romantic interludes, the poignant and heartfelt scenes when she rescues minor girls from villains and her gory end are touching". Ghajini went onto become one of the highest-grossing film of

1178-546: Is considered as one of the leading South Indian actresses of the 2000s and is referred to as the "Queen of Kollywood". A trained Bharatanatyam dancer, Asin made her acting debut at 15 in Sathyan Anthikkad 's Malayalam film Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (2001). Asin had her first commercial success with the Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi in 2003, and won a Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award for

1240-767: Is estimated by the Manorama Yearbook 2000 (a popular almanac) that over 5,000 Tamil films were produced in the 20th century. Tamil films have also been dubbed into other languages, thus reaching a much wider audience. There has been a growing presence of English in dialogue and songs in Chennai films. It is not uncommon to see movies that feature dialogue studded with English words and phrases, or even whole sentences. Some movies are also simultaneously made in two or three languages (either using subtitles or several soundtracks). Chennai's film composers have popularised their highly unique, syncretic style of film music across

1302-797: The Central Board of Film Certification alone were eligible for tax exemption and those with an "A" certificate could not fit into this category. There are three major roles in the Tamil film value chain viz producer, distributor and exhibitor. The distributor purchases theatrical distribution rights from the producer for exhibiting the film in a defined territory. The distributor performs enhanced functions such as: There are three popular approaches to transfer of distribution rights via distribution contracts: There are four popular approaches to transfer of exhibition rights via exhibition contracts: Film studios in Chennai are bound by legislation, such as

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1364-906: The Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and many accolades for Ghajini . 2011 marked the most successful phase of Asin's Bollywood career, as she starred in Anees Bazmee 's romantic comedy Ready , in which she co-starred alongside Salman Khan . The film was a major hit at the box office, collecting ₹ 1.84 billion (US$ 22 million) worldwide. In 2012, Asin first starred in Sajid Khan 's multistarrer Housefull 2 , which collected more than ₹ 1 billion. She then featured in Bol Bachchan and Khiladi 786 , which were commercially successful with both grossing over ₹ 1 billion. The 2015 film, All Is Well

1426-412: The Madras audience. The legendary Otraivadai drama theatre had been built in 1872 itself in Mint. Many drama halls had come up in the city where short silent films were screened in the afternoon and plays were enacted in the night. The scene changed in 1934 when Madras got its first sound studio. By this time, all the cinema houses in Madras had been wired for sound. Narayanan, who had been active during

1488-704: The Syro-Malabar rite, and currently resides in Mumbai . She owns an apartment in Marine Drive, Kochi and a farmhouse in Vagamon , Kerala. The actress is a polyglot . She can speak seven languages; being well-versed in Malayalam (her mother tongue ), Tamil , Telugu , Sanskrit , English, Hindi and French . Asin speaks basic Italian and Marathi . In June 2013, it was reported in the Indian media that Asin

1550-403: The Tamil -language only. This is in accordance with Government Order 72 passed on 22 July 2006. The first film to be released after the new Order was Unakkum Enakkum . The original title had been Something Something Unakkum Ennakkum , a half-English and a half-Tamil title. In July 2011, strict norms on entertainment tax were passed which stated that films which were given a "U" certificate by

1612-400: The Tamil film industry . The Hindu opined that she "fits the bill". After her first Telugu film of 2005, Chakram with Prabhas which was a box office failure, Asin shifted her focus to Tamil films with Ullam Ketkumae . The film, initially launched in 2002, was supposed to be her debut, and is a college love story, which was long-delayed but eventually became a successful venture at

1674-491: The film projector and silent films from the Frenchman Du Pont and set up a business as film exhibitor . Soon, he tied up with Pathé , a well-known pioneering film-producing company, and imported projectors . This helped new cinema houses to sprout across the presidency . In later years, he produced talkies and also built a cinema in Coimbatore . To celebrate the event of King George V 's visit in 1909,

1736-476: The "best part" of the film. Ghajini became the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year, and created the 100 Crore Club and 200 Crore Club . For her performance, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut . In her only film the following year, London Dreams , Asin played a music enthusiast from a conservative South Indian family opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn . In his review, Rajeev Masand criticized her performance and character. The film

1798-733: The Cinematography Film Rules of 1948, the Cinematography Act of 1952, and the Copyright Act of 1957. In Tamil Nadu , cinema ticket prices are regulated by the government . Single screen theatres may charge a maximum of ₹ 50, while theatres with more than three screens may charge a maximum of ₹ 120 per ticket. Navy Children School Navy Children School (NCS) is a chain of schools across India administered by The Navy Education Society. The school began as Naval School on 2 August 1965 with

1860-514: The India Film Company Limited. Despite a century of increasing box office takings, Tamil cinema remains informal. Nevertheless, there are few exceptions like Modern Theatres, Gemini Studios , AVM and Sri Thenandal Films that survived beyond 100 productions. In 2017, opposing the dual taxation of GST (28%) and entertainment tax (30%), Tamilnadu Theatre Owners Association announced indefinite closure of all cinemas in

1922-617: The Mount Road area. This venue boasted a variety of events, including plays in English, Western classical music concerts, and ballroom dances . Silent films were also screened as an additional attraction. Swamikannu Vincent , a railway draftsman from Tiruchirapalli , became a travelling exhibitor in 1905. He showed short movies in a tent in Esplanade , near the present Parry's Corner, using carbide jet-burners for projection. He bought

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1984-617: The box office, creating wider opportunities for her. Following this Asin had two releases, Sivakasi opposite Vijay and Majaa opposite Vikram . Despite the latter becoming an average grosser, the former went on to be a successful venture at the box office. S. R. Ashok Kumsr stated that she "proves her mettle" in the opening scenes of Majaa . Asin was cited as a leading actress of Tamil film industry, after starring in blockbuster films Ghajini , Sivakasi , Varalaru and Pokkiri respectively. The film which provided her breakthrough was, Ghajini opposite Suriya . Her portrayal of

2046-556: The constructed nature of their work so that the realistic narrative was wholly dominant, Indian filmmakers made no attempt to conceal the fact that what was shown on the screen was a creation, an illusion, a fiction. However, they demonstrated how this creation intersected with people's day-to-day lives in complex ways. By the end of the 1930s, the State of Madras legislature passed the Entertainment Tax Act 1939 . In 1916,

2108-576: The early cinema were the cultural influences of the country. The Tamil -language was the medium in which many plays and stories were written since the ages as early as the Cholas . They were highly stylised and nature of the spectacle was one which could attract the people. Along with this, music and dance were one of the main entertainment sources. There is a strong Indian tradition of narrating mythology, history, fairy tales and so on through song and dance. Whereas Hollywood filmmakers strove to conceal

2170-410: The female leads, Asin has the meatiest role and gives a decent account of herself." The film went onto become a major commercial success. Then, she played a Muslim girl pretending to be a Hindu in Bol Bachchan opposite Ajay Devgn, which became another box office success. Sukanya Verma opined that Asin had "very little to do". Khiladi 786 , which reunited her with Akshay Kumar was her final film of

2232-486: The film. M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi (2004) was her debut in Tamil and a huge success. She received her Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for her most noted critically acclaimed performance in her third Tamil film, Ghajini (2005). She then played the lead female roles in many successful films, the most notable being the action films Sivakasi (2005), Varalaru (2006), Pokkiri (2007), Vel (2008) and Dasavathaaram (2008), hence establishing herself as

2294-567: The first Tamil film to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film , the feat was repeated by Kanchivaram in 2007. Tamil films enjoy significant patronage in neighbouring Indian states like Kerala , Karnataka , Andhra Pradesh , Maharashtra , Gujarat and New Delhi . In Kerala and Karnataka the films are directly released in Tamil but in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh they are generally dubbed into Telugu where they have

2356-430: The former. Additionally, she received eighth Filmfare Awards South nominations – Best Actress – Telugu for Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi and Sivamani , which she won for the former and Best Actress – Tamil for M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi , Majaa , Ghajini , Pokkiri , Dasavathaaram and Kavalan , winning only for Ghajini . Tamil cinema Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to

2418-492: The foundations of Tamil cinema was A. Narayanan. After a few years in film distribution, he set up a production company in Madras, the General Pictures Corporation, popularly known as GPC. Beginning with The Faithful Wife / Dharmapathini (1929), GPC made about 24 feature films. GPC functioned as a film school and its alumni included names such as Sundara Rao Nadkarni and Jiten Banerji. The studio of GPC

2480-583: The globe, such as Mani Ratnam 's Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), Vasanthabalan 's Veyyil (2006) and Ameer Sultan 's Paruthiveeran (2007). Kanchivaram (2009) was selected to be premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival . Tamil films have been a part of films submitted by India for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language on eight occasions, next only to Hindi. Mani Ratnam's Nayakan (1987)

2542-399: The importance of health and the necessity of education said: This cause is probably one of the biggest women-centric issues in our country. I support the education of six children each year, five of which are girls. I have closely worked with these children and I know that if given the opportunity, women can educate themselves much better and know what is wrong or right for them. Education is

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2604-557: The leading actress of Tamil cinema. In 2013, Asin was conferred with the Pride of South Indian Cinema award at SIIMA for her contribution to Tamil cinema. In late 2008, Asin made her debut in the Bollywood film Ghajini (2008), opposite Aamir Khan , which was the first Bollywood film to have collected more than ₹ 1 billion in the domestic box office, subsequently collecting ₹ 1.9 billion (US$ 23 million) worldwide. Asin won

2666-477: The love interest for police officers and both were successful ventures. Critics found her performance in Gharshana to be "tender" and "adorable". In the same year, Asin appeared in her first Tamil film was M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi , portraying a Malayali girl opposite Jayam Ravi , reprising her role from the original Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi . The film was a box office success and introduced Asin to

2728-527: The most commercially successful actors, directors and films of Indian cinema. By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Madras (now Chennai), then became a secondary hub for Hindi cinema , other South Indian film industries, as well as for Sri Lankan cinema . Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films established

2790-488: The production of motion pictures in the Tamil language , the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu . It is nicknamed Kollywood , a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam , a neighbourhood in Chennai , and Hollywood . The first Tamil silent film , Keechaka Vadham , was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film , Kalidas , a multilingual directed by H. M. Reddy

2852-583: The silent era, founded Srinivasa Cinetone in which his wife worked as the sound recordist. Srinivasa Kalyanam (1934), directed by Narayanan, was the first sound film (talkie) produced in Madras. The second sound studio to come up in Madras was Vel Pictures, started by M. D. Rajan on Eldams Road in the Dunmore bungalow, which belonged to the Raja of Pithapuram . Before long, more sound studios came up. Thirty-six talkies were made in Madras in 1935. The main impacts of

2914-418: The state from 3 July 2017. The strike has been called off and the cinemas will be playing the movies starting Friday 7 July 2017. Government has formed a committee to decide on the existence of state's 30% entertainment tax. It was reported that, per day business loss during the strike was around ₹ 20 crores. Annual admissions in Chennai multiplexes and single screens averaged 1.1  crore tickets with

2976-515: The world. Quite often, Tamil movies feature Madras Tamil , a colloquial version of Tamil spoken in Chennai . Keechaka Vadham (1918) was the first silent film made in South India . Kalidas (1931) was the first Tamil talkie film made in 1931. Kalava (1932) was the first full-length talkie made entirely in Tamil. Nandanar (1935) was the first film for American film director Ellis R. Dungan . Balayogini released in 1937

3038-477: The year, Asin reunited with Salman Khan in Ready , playing an NRI girl. Ready was a commercial success, earning over ₹ 1.8 billion (US$ 22 million). Koel Purie Rinchet of India Today stated that she matches Khan "repartee for repartee". Asin had three Hindi film releases in 2012. Asin first played an animal lover opposite Akshay Kumar , in the multistarrer Housefull 2 . Taran Adarsh noted: "[a]mongst

3100-616: The year, and saw her playing a Marathi girl. Subhash K. Jha found her to be back in "fetching form" post her work in Ghajini . The film was yet another box office success, making it Asin's most successful year in Hindi films. Post a two-year hiatus from films, Asin played the lead in All Is Well , opposite Abhishek Bachchan . In one interview, director Umesh Shukla stated that Asin would be seen in an "important dramatic role". The film

3162-560: The year. The following year, her long-delayed venture Varalaru opposite Ajith Kumar succeeded at the box office, and Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu noted that she "looks lustrous and sails through her role smoothly". Asin then appeared opposite Pawan Kalyan in Annavaram , another successful venture, which marked her final Telugu film. In her first film of 2007, Asin played the lead opposite Ajith Kumar in Aalwar , which became

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3224-616: Was a box office average. Ananya Bhattacharya termed her performance "passable". It remains Asin's final film, as she retired from acting the following year. During the shoot of her film Ready in Sri Lanka , she was part of camps that were meant to help the Sri Lankan Tamil people who were affected by the Sri Lankan Civil War . In an interview during the DNA I Can Women's Half Marathon in 2012, Asin, speaking about

3286-473: Was a commercial failure. Asin had no film release in 2010. Asin returned to Tamil films, with her first film of 2011, Kaavalan , opposite Vijay, which was a commercial success and won her the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Tamil . Pavithra Srinivasan found her "pretty" and added, "Asin had few moments to act as well, she does her best but isn't convincing." Kaavalan became Asin's last Tamil film. Later

3348-506: Was appreciative of her character Kodhai for its "moving intensity". It became a box office blockbuster. After establishing herself as a leading actress in South India, Asin ventured into Hindi films with Ghajini , a 2008 remake of her Tamil film of the same name. She reprised Kalpana opposite Aamir Khan . Taran Adarsh noted: "Asin is fabulous. She looks fresh and photogenic and acts her part brilliantly." Shubhra Gupta called her

3410-436: Was considered to be first children's film of South India. It is estimated by the Manorama Yearbook 2000 (a popular almanac) that over 5,000 Tamil films were produced in the 20th century. Tamil films have also been dubbed into other languages, thus reaching a much wider audience. There has been a growing presence of English in dialogue and songs in Chennai films. In 1991, Marupakkam directed by K.S. Sethu Madhavan , became

3472-425: Was her last film, following which she took a retirement from acting. Asin was born on 26 October 1985 at Kochi in the state Kerala in a Malayali Syro-Malabar Catholic family. Her father Joseph Thottumkal is an Ex-CBI officer and later managed several businesses. Her mother Seline Thottumkal, who moved from Kochi to Chennai and then to Mumbai to live with her daughter, is a surgeon. According to custom, Asin

3534-699: Was housed in the Chellapalli bungalow on Thiruvottiyur High Road in Madras. This company, which produced the most Tamil silent films, had branches in Colombo , Rangoon and Singapore . The Ways of Vishnu / Vishnu Leela , which R. Prakasa made in 1932, was the last silent film produced in Madras. The silent era of south Indian cinema has not been documented well. When the talkies appeared, film producers had to travel to Bombay or Calcutta to make films. Most films of this early period were celluloid versions of well-known stage plays. Company dramas were popular among

3596-549: Was included in Time magazine's "All-TIME" 100 best movies list. Average annual film output in Tamil film industry peaked in 1985. The Tamil film market accounts for approximately 0.1% of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the state of Tamil Nadu . For the purpose of entertainment taxes, returns have to be filed by the exhibitors weekly (usually each Tuesday). The Government of Tamil Nadu made provisions for an entertainment tax exemption for Tamil films having titles in words from

3658-563: Was learning German during her free time. She began learning Spanish after visiting Spain in early 2014. Asin married Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma in January 2016 in a Christian wedding that was followed by a Hindu ceremony, and quit acting after marriage. Their first child, a daughter, was born on 24 October 2017. Following her debut with Ghajini , Asin was placed by Rediff.com in its "Top Ten Actresses in Bollywood" list and

3720-544: Was named as one of the "Best Debut Actor" for the year 2008. In the Times 50 Most Desirable Women list, Asin was placed 11th in 2010, 17th in 2011 and 16th in 2012. In Chennai Times Most Desirable Women list, Asin was placed 12th in 2012. Times of India placed her at 16th position in its "50 Beautiful Faces" list. She has been called a sex symbol by the media. Asin received two Filmfare Awards nominations – Best Female Debut and Best Actress , both for Ghajini , and winning

3782-425: Was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture Alam Ara . Tamil cinema has been noted for its advanced narratives and diverse films, with several productions in the 1990s and early 2000s cutting across ethnic and linguistic barriers. Such films include Roja (1992), Indian (1996), Pokkiri (2007), Enthiran (2010). Tamil cinema has since produced some of

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3844-582: Was to be named Mary, after her paternal grandmother, but her father named her Asin as the name had a beautiful meaning. Asin has quoted that her name means pure or without blemish . She states that the 'A' in her name is from Sanskrit meaning "without", and "sin" from English. She attended Naval Public School from LKG through X standard. She then attended St. Teresa's School in Kochi for her Kerala Higher Secondary Examination Board (Plus Two) Education. After that, she attended St. Teresa's College in Kochi,

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