Trisha Krishnan filmography

Trisha in 2022

Trisha Krishnan[a] is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Tamil and Telugu films. She was first seen in 1999 in a minor supporting role in Jodi, then in the music video of Falguni Pathak's song "Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye".[1] The first project she accepted as a lead actress was Priyadarshan's Lesa Lesa, but a delay in the film's release meant that her first appearance in a lead role was in Ameer's directorial debut Mounam Pesiyadhe in 2002, which was a commercial success.[2][3]

The following year, Trisha appeared as a terminally ill woman in Manasellam,[4] which was a commercial failure.[5] Her next release in 2003 was Hari's action film, Saamy in which she played a soft-spoken Brahmin girl and attracted praise for her performance.[6] The film became a major commercial success, resulting in Trisha receiving new offers, including those from several high-budget productions.[7][8] Lesa Lesa, which was to have been her debut as a lead actress, was released next. This romantic musical, based on the 1998 Malayalam film Summer in Bethlehem, earned her the ITFA Best New Actress Award.[9] Following Lesa Lesa, she starred in Alai and Enakku 20 Unakku 18 both of which were commercial failures.[10][5] She made her debut in Telugu cinema in the same year with Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu, which was simultaneously shot with Enakku 20 Unakku 18, was also unsuccessful.[11][12]

Trisha's next Telugu release was Varsham in 2004. It was a major success, and won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu).[13] It also resulted in her receiving more offers for roles in Telugu films.[11] Later in 2004, Trisha played the role of a damsel in distress where a kabaddi player tries to save from a corrupt politician who wants to marry her in Ghilli.[14] It was a major commercial success.[15] She appeared in Mani Ratnam's political drama Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004), starring as part of an ensemble cast that included Siddharth, R. Madhavan and Suriya.[16] The Telugu romantic comedy Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) featured Trisha as a village girl and was a commercial success.[17] It earned her another Filmfare Award and her first Nandi Award for Best Actress.[18][19] She reprised the role in the Tamil remake Unakkum Enakkum (2006) which was also successful.[20][21] Selvaraghavan's Telugu film Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule (2007) won Trisha her third Filmfare Award.[22][23] The same year she featured opposite Ajith Kumar in A. L. Vijay's Kireedam.[24] In 2008, her releases Bheemaa and Kuruvi both failed commercially,[25] while Abhiyum Naanum and Krishna earned her Filmfare nominations for Best Actress in the Tamil and Telugu categories respectively.[26][27]

Trisha starred in two films released in 2009: Sarvam and Sankham. The former was commercially unsuccessful,[28] while the latter was critically derided.[29] The following year, she played a Kerala Christian girl in Gautham Vasudev Menon's romance Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa. It was a major commercial success and, as well as being a breakthrough film in her career,[30] earned her a Filmfare nomination for Best Actress (Tamil).[31] The same year, she made her Hindi cinema debut with Khatta Meetha. Although a critical and commercial failure,[32][33] it earned her nomination for a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.[34] Her sole Telugu release that year was Namo Venkatesa.[35] Both her 2011 releases – Teen Maar and Mankatha – were successful.[36][37] She had two releases in 2012: Bodyguard (a Telugu remake of the 2010 Malayalam film of the same name) and Dammu.[38][39]

Trisha appeared in two Tamil films in 2013: the mystery thriller Samar,[40] and Endrendrum Punnagai, which earned her a Filmfare nomination.[41] Her sole release in 2014 was Power, which marked her debut in Kannada cinema.[42] Trisha's 2015 films included the crime thriller Yennai Arindhaal,[43] the comedy Sakalakala Vallavan,[44] the Tamil-Telugu bilingual thriller Thoongaa Vanam / Cheekati Rajyam,[45] and the sports drama Bhooloham.[46] In 2016, she appeared in the comedy horror films Aranmanai 2 and the Tamil-Telugu bilingual Nayaki (spelt Nayagi in Tamil),[47][48] followed by the political thriller Kodi, which earned her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil.[49][50] Trisha won her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Tamil) for '96 (2018),[51] and in the same year made her debut in Malayalam cinema in Hey Jude.[52]


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  1. ^ Trisha's journey: From Miss Madras to Khatta Meetha 2010, slide 3.
  2. ^ "Trisha's first project was Lesa Lesa". The Times of India. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ Trisha's journey: From Miss Madras to Khatta Meetha 2010, slides 3–4.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Manasellam was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Vasudevan, K. V. (22 October 2016). "The eternal heroine". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. ^ Trisha's journey: From Miss Madras to Khatta Meetha 2010, slide 4.
  7. ^ "Trisha – Girl on top!". Sify. 26 December 2003. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  8. ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (29 December 2003). "Reel of fortune". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  9. ^ Trisha's journey: From Miss Madras to Khatta Meetha 2010, slide 5.
  10. ^ Upadhyaya, Prakash (1 May 2015). "Simbu to Romance Trisha and Taapsee in his Next Tamil Movie". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  11. ^ a b Kumar, G. Manjula (25 May 2004). "Way to go". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  12. ^ "தெலுங்கில் முன்னேறும் அடுத்த சென்னைப் பெண்..." [The next Chennai girl to succeed in Telugu cinema...]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  13. ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (10 July 2005). ""Autograph" bags 3 Filmfare awards". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference GhilliHindu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ "Trisha Krishnan ditches glamour to play cop". The Straits Times. 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference AayithaEzhuthuSify was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ "Trisha to be honoured at SIIMA Awards!". The Times of India. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  18. ^ "'NN' sweeps the Filmfare awards!". Sify. 10 September 2006. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  19. ^ "'I'm on top of the world': Trisha". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference FromLondonWithLove was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  21. ^ Aravind, C. V. (1 June 2014). "Rise from the remakes". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  22. ^ "The award goes to." The Times of India. 9 July 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  23. ^ Ravi, Bhama Devi (13 July 2008). "Happy night for Telugu movie". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  24. ^ "Chennai Box Office". Sify. 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  25. ^ "2008– Top 5 heroines". Sify. 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  26. ^ "56th Filmfare Awards 2008 – South". The Times of India. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  27. ^ "56th Filmfare Awards South". Filmfare Awards South. 31 July 2009. Gemini TV.
  28. ^ Sivakumar, Nandini (7 August 2009). "After big flops, K'wood bets on low-budget films". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  29. ^ "Magadheera still rules BO". Sify. 14 September 2009. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  30. ^ "Call me 'Jessie': Trisha Krishnan". The Times of India. 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  31. ^ "58th South Filmfare Awards – Winners". NDTV. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  32. ^ "Khatta Meetha reviews were disheartening: Trisha". Sify. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  33. ^ "Khatta Meetha". Box Office India. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  34. ^ Srinivasan, Latha (5 August 2014). "Too much PR in Bollywood, says Kollywood actress Trisha". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  35. ^ Cite error: The named reference NamoVenkatesa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  36. ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (21 April 2011). "B'wood on Backburner!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  37. ^ "Trisha, the leading lady in blockbuster films". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  38. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bodyguard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  39. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dammu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  40. ^ Cite error: The named reference Samar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  41. ^ "Nominations for the Best Actress (Tamil)". Filmfare. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  42. ^ "Actress Trisha's Kannada debut is a big hit". Deccan Chronicle. 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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  49. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kodi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  50. ^ "Suriya and Trisha win for their negative roles". The Times of India. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  51. ^ "66th Yamaha Fascino Filmfare Awards South 2019: Trisha wins the Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female) Award". The Times of India. 22 December 2019. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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