Aishwarya Rajesh

In this Indian name, the name Rajesh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Aishwarya.

Aishwarya Rajesh
Aishwarya in 2014
Born (1990-01-10) 10 January 1990 (age 34)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
EducationEthiraj College for Women (B.Com)
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Relatives
HonoursKalaimamani (2020)[1]

Aishwarya Rajesh (born 10 January 1990) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Tamil films along with Malayalam and Telugu films. Aishwarya is a recipient of four South Indian International Movie Awards, two Filmfare Award South and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award.[2]

Aishwarya started her career as television presenter in a comedy show called Asatha Povathu Yaaru?. After winning the reality show Maanada Mayilada, she was cast in the film Avargalum Ivargalum (2011) and came into prominence after starring in Attakathi (2012).[citation needed] She has received Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for the 2014 film Kaaka Muttai.[3] Aishwarya had her career breakthrough roles in the film, Vada Chennai (2018) and her solo film Kanaa (2018). For the latter, she won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil.[4] She made her Malayalam debut with Jomonte Suvisheshangal (2017),[5] Hindi film debut in 2017 with Daddy,[6] and Telugu debut with Kousalya Krishnamurthy (2019), which was a remake of Kanaa.[7]

Aishwarya received praises for her portrayal of a struggling married woman in World Famous Lover (2020), a woman who strives to bring her deceased husband's body back in Ka Pae Ranasingam (2020), an NRI in Republic (2021) and a cop in Thittam Irandu (2021).[8]

  1. ^ "Kalaimamani Award: Aishwarya Rajesh, Sivakarthikeyan, Gautham Menon among awardees". The News Minute. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Happy Birthday Aishwarya Rajesh: Five Excellent Performances Of The Versatile Actress". The Times of India. 10 January 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ "TN Govt. announces Tamil Film Awards for six years". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Kanaa Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Jomonte Suvisheshangal: similar fare". The Hindu. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Arjun Rampal's "Daddy" movie is a Arun Gawli biopic; releasing on 21st July". Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  7. ^ Kumar, Gabbeta (13 March 2019). "Aishwarya Rajesh's next Telugu film Kowsalya Krishnamurthy Cricketer goes on floors". Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Ka Pae Ranasingam movie review: A well-intentioned, impactful but long-drawn social drama". Hindustan Times. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.