Actors and Actress Profile

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Shobana Chandrakumar



Born March 21, 1970 (1970-03-21)
Kerala, India
Awards won
National Film Awards
Best Actress, Manichithrathazhu (1994)
Best Actress, Mitr, My Friend (2002)

Shobana Chandrakumar (Malayalam: born March 21, 1970) is an exponent of the Bharatanatyam dance and a leading actress of South Indian motion pictures. She was born into a Malayalam speaking family from Kerala, India. Shobana is the niece of the Travancore sisters Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini, all of whom were renowned for their skill in classical Indian dance. She has acted in over 200 movies in 5 languages.

Shobana acted for the first time in a leading role in the Malayalam motion picture "April 18" in 1984, directed by Balachandra Menon. She also acted alongside the Malayalam actor Mammootty in the film Kanamarayathu (1984). Shobana won her first National Film Award for Best Actress from the government of India in 1994 for her performance in Fazil's movie Manichitrathazhu, which was a Mohanlal starrer. She bagged a second National award for best actress in the year 2001 for her role in an English language film Mitr, My Friend, directed by Revathi. Revathi is her very close friend, philosopher and guide.


As a Dancer
Shobhana is an accomplished dancer of Bharatanatyam. She did her dance training at the Chidambaram academy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Her guru is the legendary Bharatanatyam dancerChitra Visweswaran Shobhana is famed for her Abhinaya, a pivotal element in Bharatanatyam. She performed in Kuala Lumpur before the King and Queen of Malaysia.[citation needed] Shobhana's skilled execution of dance movements and her extraordinary beauty has led many people to consider her as the most beautiful South Indian actress from the 1980s through the 1990s.[citation needed] She is often equaled to the curvaceous beauty of Indian sculptures.[citation needed] Shobhana has founded a school for classical Bharatanatyam dance in Chennai- kalarpana. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai. In 1994, Shobana founded Kalarpana. The aim of Kalarpana is to organize annual festivals throughout India. Shobana is well recognized by her performance in the movie Rudra Veena(Telugu movie, 198 with Chiranjeevi as a great dancer and Social reformer. This will include performances of nationally and globally known artistes to help raise funds that will be ploughed back into training talented artistes who are financially insecure. Under its umbrella, Kalarpana extend its support to the handicapped and the environmental movement.

In 2006 January, the Indian government honored Shobana with Padma Shri title for her significant contributions to cinema and Bharatanatyam.


Personal Life
Shobana is the daughter of a doctor, Anandam and the late Mr Chandrakumar- She is single and is involved in her school as well her creative pursuits full time.

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Actress Tamannah Profile



Real/Other Names:: Tamannaah Bhatia
Date of Birth:: December 21, 1989(Age-20)
Place of Birth:: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Family and Relations
Father: Santosh Bhatia
Mother: Rajni Bhatia

TamannaBhatia is a south Indian model/actress who started her film career through her debut film in Hindi called Chand Sa Roshan Chehra at the age of 13 years and made her Tamil debut film Kedi which did not do well at the box office. The former model has also signed for her debut film in Telugu called Sri in which she played the leading female role amongst actor Manoj Kumar. And she is a rising heroine in both Tollywood and Kollywood industries.


CAREER:

Tamanna was born to Santhosh Bhatia and Rajani Bhatia on 21st December 1989. She started acting at the age of 13, now she is first year student at National College in Bandra, and she has one brother, Anand Bhatia. She can speak Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English. Tamanna has done many advertisements in Tamil for big companies such as Shakti Masala, Saravana Stores, RMKV and she also did few music albums before she entered the film industry.and she has one brother, Anand Bhatia. She can speak Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English.

Her recent movie “Kalloori” did well at the box-office. She was appreciated by the audience for her simplistic yet realistic potrayal of her role.Tamanna has done many advertisements in Tamil for big companies such as Shakti Masala, Saravana Stores, RMKV and she also did few music albums before she entered the film industry.

Her Role in her recent movie “Happy Days” in Telugu brought her huge success in Tollywood . Her performance in the role of Madhu in happy days brought her Critical Acclaim.

FILMOGRAPHY:

2003 Chand Sa Roshan Chehra Hindi Jiya
2005 Sri Telugu Sandhya
2006 Kedi Tamil Priyanka Dubbed into Telugu as Jadoo
2007 Vyapari Tamil Savitri Prakash
Happy Days Telugu Madhu
Kalloori Tamil Shobana
2008 Netru Indru Naalai Tamil Filming
Simultaneously being made in Telugu as Ninna Nedu Repu
Pellivaarillu Telugu Filming
Ananda Tandavam Tamil Filming
Kalidasu Telugu Filming
Chandrapratap Telugu Filming
Ayan Tamil Filming
Padikathavan Tamil Filming

And she is a rising heroine in both Kollywood and tollywood industries. Tamanna has recently signed for a film in Tamil called “Vyapari” along with actor SJ Suryah and others.

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Actress Nayantara Profile




Name: Nayanatara
Original Name: Diana Kurien
Nick Name: Mani, Nayan
Born: 8th Nov, 1984
Zodiac Star: ScorpioFamily:

Father : Kurian Kodiyattu
Mother : Omana Kurian
Brother : Lenu
Birth Place : Thiruvalla, Kerala
Debut Film: Manassinakkare (Malayalam)
Hobbies: Listening music, traveling, Reading..
Height: 5’4″
Weight: 55 kgFAVOURITES:

Color: Black
Food: North Indian Dish
Qualification: Did 3rd DC Eng, Literature
Award: Won the Best Model Award of Kerala (2002)ENTRY TO THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY:

Nayanatara entereted the tinsel world debuting in the Malayalam film “Manassinakkare”, directed by Sathyan Anthikad opposite Jayaram (2003).The Kerala-born Christian girl from Tiruvalla, whose real name is Diana Kurien, had completed her B.A. literature and was doing her Chartered accountancy when films beckoned her. Her striking appearance and acting talent was appreciated by the Kerala audience. The huge commercial success of “Manassinakkare” helped her career in a big way.

Then came her second film, “Vismayathumbath”(2004) by Fazil, with super star Mohanlal. Though the film did not fare well at the box office, Nayanthara has become a noted actress in Kerala film industry. Her pretty looks captured the attention of Malayalam film buffs. She again did a film with Mohanlal, “Natturajavu”.

The pretty actress stepped into Tamil films with “Ayya” (2005) where Sarat Kumar was her hero. Her second release in Tamil was the much awaited “Chandramukhi” where she paired with superstar Rajnikanth. Barely out of her teens and hardly a year in the industry, nayantara seems to have done good career-wise. But strangely her pairings have all been with senior heroes. In between she came back to the Malayalam industry with two films ‘Thaskaraveeran’ and ‘Raapakal’ where Mammootty was her hero After crossing the border she has changed her ‘seedha sadha’ image and has started taking up glamorous roles. Nayanthara and Simbu’s intimate life-sized posters in “Vallavan” created shock waves in Chennai. Similar excitement resulted when glamorous posters of “Kalvanin Kadhali” were posted all over Chennai. Her maiden Telugu film ‘Lakshmi’ has made a big splash in Tollywood. This glamour queen is one of the busiest actresses in the southern film industry today.

NAYANTARA TRIVIA:

* Nayanatara means “star eyes”.

* Completed her B.A. in Literature. Was not able to continue with her C.A. studies though due to her film commitments.

* Her favorite film is “Manassinakkare” (2003).

* Won the Best Model Award of Kerala in 2002.

* Hails from Thiruvalla, a small town in Kerala where her parents, Kurian and Omana Kodiyattu, settled after her father retired from the defense service. She has one brother, Lenu, who lives in Dubai.

NAYANATARA PERSONAL QUOTES:

“I’ve begun my career working with older heroes. The people I had been fan of, I now work with them. It’s a great opportunity for me.”

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Trisha Profile



Real Name : Trisha Krishnan
Nick Name: Honey
Education: B.B.A
Date of Birth (Birthday): 4th May1983
Height: 5′6
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
Religion: Hindu
Marital Status: Single
Languages: English, Hindi, Tamil and French
Hobbies: Music, Reading Books, Swimming
Contact Address: Mac Sunny Side, 5/1, Dr Alagappa Chettiar Road, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai- 600084
Other Facts: Won Miss Salem 1999, Miss Chennai 2000

Family Background
Father’s Name: Krishnan
Mother’s Name: Uma Krishnan

Favourites
Favourite Dish/ Recipes: South Indian Food
Favourite Color: Black and White
Likes: Self Confidence, Friends, Family
Hobbies: Music, Reading Books, Swimming

Awards:
Won Miss Salem – 1999
Miss Chennai – 2000
Miss India Miss Beautiful Smile 2001
Her light brown eyes and glorious smile will take her to places. Trisha Krishnan, the lovely South Indian Actress was born and brought up in Chennai. BBA student of Ethiraj College, Chennai, she started her career as a model. She had been a model for many popular brands including Pepsi, Fair and Lovely, Medimix, Josco Jewellery, Prince Jewellery, Kumaram Silks.

It was at this time Trisha took a shot at Miss Chennai contest 99 and emerged victorious with her stunning looks. From that point she has never looked back. She participated in the Fa Miss India Femina contest and bagged Miss Beautiful Smile title. After winning this title, she became a prominent figure in fashion shows and had worked with leading designers and choreographers. She also starred in Phalguni Pathak’s famous music album ‘Meri Chunar Ud Ud Jaye’.

During this time she received a call from Producer Vikram Singh to act in a lead role in his film ‘Lesa Lesa’ opposite Shyam directed by the famous director Priyadharshan. But it was ‘Mounam Pesiyathe’ opposite Surya that hit the screens first and the film turned out to be an average grosser. Her second film ‘Manasellam’ opposite Srikanth did well at the box-office.

Even before her first movie gets released, Trisha has been roped in to play as a heroine in nearly half-a-dozen movies with leading stars of South India. Her films Mani Ratnam’s ‘Aayudha Ezuthu’, ‘Saamy’ opposite Vikram, ‘Unakku 18, Enakku 20′, ‘Manasellam’ has established her as one of the South Indian top actresses at the moment. Some of her interests include music, animals, channel surfing, reading and travelling.

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Asin Profile



Birth name: Asin Thotunkal
Screen Name: Asin
Born: October 26, 1985
Birth Place: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5’4”
Weight: 53 kg
Mother Tongue: Malayalam
Lives in: Cochin, Kerala, India
Nationality: Indian
Profession: Actress
Religion: Christain

FAMILY:

Father: Joseph Thotunkal (Businessman & Ex-C.B.I officer)
Mother: Dr. Celine Thotunkal (civil surgeon)

Marital status: single
Education: B.A. English Literature at St. Teresa’s College, Cochin, Kerala
Likes: Simplicity
Dislike: Dishonesty

FAVOURITES:

Food: Fresh water Fish or prawans fied with kerala rice
Color: Red, black
Cartoon: Tom & Jerry

Other facts: Started learning Bharatnatyam from the age of three
Hobbies: Dancing, reading
Languages Known: Malyalyam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English, French
Debut Film: Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (Malyalyam Movie)

AWARDS:

Filmfare Best Actress Award(Telugu-2003) : AmmaNannaOTamilaAmmayi-Telugu-Winner
Santosham Best Actress Award: 2003-Shivamani9848022338-Telugu-Vasantha-Winner
MGR-Sivaji Awards: Best Actress 2005
United Artistes of India : Sirandha Nadigai Sirappu Virudhu (Special award for best actress) Tamilnadu Cinema Kalai Mandram: Sirandha Nadigai 2005
Bharath Cine Awards: Best Actress 2005
Filmfare Best Actress Award (Tamil) : 2005-Ghajini-Tamil-Kalpana-Winner

ENTRY TO THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY:

Asin Thotunkal (born on October 26, 1985) is an Indian film actress. She began her career acting in minor roles as a supporting artist in the Malayalam cinema industry, while also attending an acting studio, to follow her dream to act. After her debut in the Malayalam film industry, she acted in Telugu language films in which Asin gained Indian cinema’s attention in 2003 by playing the role of Vasantha in Shivamani 9848022338 , her first major hit. The Tamil language film, Ghajini, is her first blockbuster, and since then she has acted in over twenty Indian films, with her main intention being Tamil language ventures. She, like many other actors has had a rich upbringing into the industry, with her father, Joseph Thottumkal being a noted businessman & ex-C.B.I officer and her mother, Celine Thottumkal, being a doctor.

CAREER:

Asin Thottumkal debuted in the Malayalam film Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001, directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. Her breakthrough as an actress came with her first Telugu language film when she played the role of a Tamil girl in the successful Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi opposite Ravi Teja.

Initially many in the Tamil industry considered her to be a jinx as the initial movies she signed in Tamil were either canceled, delayed or faced financial problems. Although she signed Ullam Ketkumae as her first Tamil film, her first release was M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi which was a remake of her Telugu film “Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi”. The movie went on to be one of the biggest hits in 2004 and introduced Asin to Kollywood.

Her movie Ghajini with Surya, which was released both in Tamil and Telugu, was a box office hit in both industries. She has become famous since then and went on to win the Filmfare Best Actress Award South for her role in Ghajini. Many movies followed and Asin played opposite some popular actors in South Indian Cinema, among them Surya, Vijay, Vikram and Ajith, with whom she starred in Pokiri with Vijay, Gharshana with Venkatesh, and Varalaru& Aalwar with Ajith Kumar.

Asin is also brand ambassador for various products including Fairever, Colgate and Mirinda. She was also a part of Mani Ratnam’s stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai alongside many other co-stars.

She dropped out of Surya’s Sillunu Oru Kaadhal even after being offered three songs as she thought her role in the movie had not much scope. Her part went to Bhumika Chawla. She also had previously dropped out of Madhavan’s Thambi due to tight scheduling.

Her next movie for release Dasavatharam opposite Kamal Haasan and it will be dubbed in 8 languages including Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Marathi and Hindi.

PERSONAL:

She has completed her B.A. English Literature at St. Teresa’s College, Kochi. She has shifted from her home town Kochi to Chennai, where she stays on Harrington Road. Before becoming an actress, she was a part-time model and a businesswoman.

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Mamta Mohandas Profile



Real Name:Mamta Mohandas
Date of Birth: November 14, 1985
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Place of Birth: Manama, Bahrain
Height: 5′ 8″
Weight: 50 Kg
Sex: Female
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Nationality: Bahraini
Education: Indian School, Bahrain
Mount Carmel College, Bangalore
Loves:Cooking
Hobbies:Collecting Stamps, Collecting Coins, Astrology, Palmistry.

Background

Mamta, who originally hails from Kerala, grew up in Bahrain and is currently undertaking a degree at Mount Carmel, Bangalore. Before films, Mamta was modelling for quite some time, doing both print ads for such names as IBM and Kalyan Kendra and on the ramp for the Mysore Maharajah and Raymonds

Career

Mamta débuted in the Malayalam film Mayookham in 2005 directed by Hariharan. Although the film did not do well at the box-office, Mamta attracted attention for her sensitive portrayal. Her breakthrough was the role of Mammootty’s sister in the successful Bus Conductor.

She then acted with Suresh Gopi in Adhbutam and Lanka and Jayaram in Madhuchandralekha. She was later roped in to play heroine in Keerthi Chakra with Mohan Lal, but opted out later due to date problems.

Mamta has recently signed a Tamil language film entitled Sivapathigaram opposite Vishal Reddy to be directed by Karu Pazhaniappan. Recently, she was approached by renowned Telugu producer, M.S. Raju to do the role of the heroine in his upcoming Telugu film, Hare Rama Hare Krishna opposite Mahesh Babu. Mamta has also signed her next Malayalam film tentatively titled Baba Kalyani opposite Mohan Lal to be directed by Shaji Kailas. Her next project titled Yamadonga opposite NTR Jr. directed by Rajamouli commences in December. Meanwhile, her first song titled Rakhee with music director Devi Sri Prasad got launched and is at No.1 on Telugu charts. Her Malayalam film Lanka got dubbed into Telugu and is titled Pokiri Pilla.

Mamta is trained in Carnatic and Hindustani music. She made her singing debut with Rakhee movie in which Devi Sri Prasad scored great music.

Mamta has also made her entry in Kollywood playback singing by crooning a tune named “Kaalai Kaalai” in the film Kaalai, which stars Silambarasan, Vedhika as well as Nila in a guest role. The film’s music is composed by G.V Prakash Kumar and is directed by Tarun Gopi.

Mamta once wanted to become a motorbike racer because of her love for speed and her interest in motorcycle riding. She loves to race in open roads at over 200 km/hr on her Honda CBR 1000RR motorcycle.

Trivia

* Like Many other successful Heroines , she is also from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.
* She wants to become a famous singer eventhough she is an Actress.
* Her first song titled Rakhee with music director Devi Sri Prasad in Telugu is on the charts.
* Won her first filmfare award for the song Rakhi (film) Rakhee in Telugu.
* She likes swimming and basketball.
* Dropped out of Mohan Lal’s Keerthi Chakra due to date problems.
* Was replaced by Ileana in M.S. Raju’s Aata.
* Before she started acting, Mamta had plans to do her post-graduation in a foreign university and join a financial institution.

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Shriya Saran Profile



Name: Shriya Saran
Screen Name: Shriya
Profession: Actress
Born: Sep 11, 1982
Birth Place: Dehradun
Height: 5′ 6”
Mother Tongue: Hindi
Religion: Hindu
Marital status: Single

Family:

Father: Pushpendra Saran(works in BHEL)
Mother: Neeraja Saran(teacher)
Brother: Abhiroop

Languages Known: Hindi, English
Education: School- Delhi Public school
College- B.A(lit) from Lady Sri Ram College, Delhi
Hobbies: Dancing, Swimming, Reading books & chatting

Favorites:

Food: Roti, Chapathi Favorite & Hyderabadi Biryani
Restaurant: Kebab-E-Baharat Taj
Attire: Saree & Punjabi Dress
Place: Haridwar
Perfume: Poison & chanel 5
Actors: Rajinikant, Amitabh Bachhan & Shah Rukh Khan
Actress: Madhuri Dixit & Madhubala
Song: ‘Mein Zindagi ka saath nibhana’
Books: ‘Gone with the wind’ & books of ‘Jeffery Archer’
Favorite authors: Paulo Coelho & Brian Weiss
Likes: The sense of humour

Influential persons: Her mother & Her kathak guru (Sobha Narayanji)
Modeled in: ‘Coke’, ‘Red Label Tea’
Music video: ‘Chalti Kyon Hawa’ by Renu Nathan and BMG produced that video
Best compliment: When her mother calls her ‘darling’
Her opinion about Marriage: ” I especially like the after love in an arranged marriage”
Negative roles: If the director asks for it she will do it
Brand Ambassador: ‘Naandi’
Skin Care: By drinking lots of water and using only homemade creams
Future plans: To take life as it comes
Dream: To be a good actress and a great dancer

Debut:

Telugu: ‘Ishtam’ with ‘Charan’
Hindi: ‘Shukriya’ with ‘Aftab’
Tamil: ‘Maahai’ with ‘Jayam Ravi’
Malayalam: ‘Pokkiriraja’ with ‘Prithviraj & Mammootty’

Facts:

* Gets up early in the mornings
* Her childhood dream was to become a Kathak classical dancer
* She was brought up in Haridwar
* Has an elder brother who lives in Delhi
* Her mother is a chemistry teacher
* She has participated in street plays during her college days


SHRIYA ENTRY TO THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY:

Shriya who’s original name is Shriya Saran is from Dehradun. She is the daughter of NeerajaSaran and Pushpendra Saran. She is now settled in Mumbai. She was born on 11th September, 1982. She has completed her B.A and is a great Kathak dancer. Shriya is an actress in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. She is known for her glamorous and beautiful roles in movies.

EARLY LIFE:

Shriya Saran was born as second child to Neeranja and Pushpendra Saran. She was brought up in Ranipur, a small town in north India, a few miles from the holy city of Haridwar.Her father Pushpendra Saran works at Bharat Heavy Metal Works and her mother is a school teacher teaching chemistry. She has an elder brother Abhiroop, who recently got married. She has completed her schooling from DPS(Delhi Public School). She has done B.A. (Literature) from Lady Sri Ram College(LSR). She has a serious interest in classical dancing, and is an accomplished Kathak dancer. She trained dancing under the guidance of Shobha Narayan.She started her career as an aspiring model. This led to roles in advertisements and music albums.Shriya started her career as a model and which led to lot of advertisements and music albums. Shriya is the brand ambassador for large brands like Brookbond and Red Label Tea. And then she was noticed by movie director Sibi Malayil. Soon, she made her acting debut in his film Ishtam.


FILM CAREER:

She started her acting career with the Telugu film ‘Ishtam’ (2001). Though the film didn’t fare well in the box-office, Telugu producers and directors noticed her potential. She got a big offer to act with Nagarjuna in the film ‘Santosham’ (2002), which turned out a major hit. The films that followed ‘Nuvve Nuvve’ and ‘Bhageeratha’ were also big hits. Next she did one of the biggest hits in her career ‘Chatrapati’ opposite Prabhas.

She made her Tamil movie debut in ‘Enakku 20 Unakku 18′ (2003), casted along with Telugu actor Tarun, Trisha Krishnan and Reema Sen. The film was a average hit at box-office, but it was more importantly a musical hit due to music composed by A. R. Rahman. Instead of accepting the numerous glamorous roles that came her way from Tamil, she went back to Tollywood where she acted with the top most stars such as Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Mahesh Babu, etc. She has made her comeback in Kollywood through the film Mazhai with Jayam Ravi. The movie did well at the box-office. She beat other top actresses for the much coveted role with Rajinikanth in Shankar’s ‘Sivaji: The Boss’. She was supposed to act with Kamal Haasan in Dasavatharam. She has recently turned down offers of acting with the likes of Vijay and Vikram as she was bound to the agreement signed for Sivaji: The Boss.

In between she did couple of Hindi films ‘Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum’ opposite Arya Babbar and the supernatural thriller ‘Shukriya’ with Aaftab Shivdasani. Both did do well.

She has signed up with Vishesh Films by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt to act in ‘Awarapan’. The director of the film is Mohit Suri of “Woh Lamhe” and “Zeher” fame, is one of the most sought after directors in the recent times.

SHRIYA TRIVIA:

* Shriya’s father Pushpendra Saran works at Bharat Heavy Metal Works and her mother is a chemistry teacher.

* She has an elder brother Abhiroop, who recently got married.

* She has completed her schooling from DPS (Delhi Public School). She has done B.A. (Literature) from Lady Sri Ram College(LSR).

* She started her career as a model and this led to roles in advertisements and music albums.

* She spends a lot of time and energy on social causes and is the brand ambassador of “Naandi Foundation” and “SACH”.

* She had one of the biggest hits in her career with Chatrapati opposite Prabhas.

* She was brought up in Ranipur, a small town in north India, a few miles from the holy city of Haridwar.

* Shriya started her movie acting career with the Telugu film Ishtam (2001)

* Director Shankar chose her among top heroines for the much coveted role with Rajinikanth in Sivaji: The Boss.