Trisha 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]
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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 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]
Feature films
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Short films
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn | Jessie | Tamil | [109][110] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Platform | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Brinda † | Brinda | Telugu | SonyLIV | Completed | [111] |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Performer(s) | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye" | Woman in the painting | Falguni Pathak | Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye | [112] |
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
- "Trisha's journey: From Miss Madras to Khatta Meetha". Sify. 2010. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Alt URL