Aishwarya Dutta is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. After initially appearing in music videos and minor acting roles, she made a breakthrough as an actress with her role in the Tamil movie ''
Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum'' (2015).
Career
Aishwarya Dutta began her career as a dancer with the Nrithyangan Sisters troupe, appearing in several stage performances and reality shows. She then got into modelling, and notably appeared in commercials and a music video with playback singer Harshad Saxena for Sony Music Videos. As an actress, Dutta first appeared in the bilingual murder mystery film, ''Picnic'', about a group of students who go to
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for an excursion with their professor. Shot in Bengali and Hindi, the film became noticed for the intimate scenes between the lead actresses.
Dutta made her debut in the Tamil film industry with Ramprakash Rayappa's ''
Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum'' (2015), which opened to positive reviews and box office collections. In the film, Aishwarya portrayed a middle-class college student who falls for an intelligent youngster, played by
Nakul. She was later listed by the
Times of India
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as one of the best debutants of 2015, alongside the likes of
Amyra Dastur and
Keerthy Suresh
Keerthy Suresh (born 17 October 1992) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films, in addition to a few Malayalam films. She was recognised as Forbes 30 under 30 in 2021.She won the National Film Award for Best Act ...
. Soon after the release of the film, she stated that the Tamil film industry was her "favourite" and that the scripts being offered to her in Tamil were "solid", and raised her confidence level considerably. She then featured in a supporting role as
Kajal Aggarwal
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's sister in
Suseenthiran
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Career
Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Pala ...
's action thriller, ''
Paayum Puli'' (2015), and described that the opportunity to work in a high-profile project was "rewarding". During the period, she also worked on a film titled ''Aruthapathi'' with
Vidharth
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as her co-star, and ''Sattam'' opposite
Samuthirakani
Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who predominantly works in Tamil films and Telugu films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K Balachander. He won the N ...
, but the projects were later shelved.
She next appeared as a journalist in
Arivazhagan's mystery film ''
Aarathu Sinam'' (2016), featuring alongside
Arulnithi
Arulnithi Tamilarasu (born 21 July 1987) is an Indian actor best known for playing the lead roles in '' Vamsam'', directed by Pandiraj, Mouna Guru, and Demonte Colony.
Personal life
Arulnithi's grandfather is M. Karunanidhi, former Chief Minis ...
and
Aishwarya Rajesh
Aishwarya Rajesh (born 10 January 1990) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Tamil films, alongside Telugu and Malayalam films. She is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards, one Filmfare Award South and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award.
...
. The film won positive reviews from critics, though received an average response commercially. In her next role, she portrayed a "free-spirited girl" and paired opposite
Kavin in
S. R. Prabhakaran
S. R. Prabhakaran is an Indian film director primarily working in Tamil cinema. He is best known for directing his debut film ''Sundarapandian''. He was the former associate of M. Sasikumar and also he was the former associate of S. D. Saba.
C ...
's action drama ''
Sathriyan
''Chatriyan'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film, written and produced by Mani Ratnam under Aalayam Productions. The film was directed by K. Subash, an assistant of Mani Ratnam. The film stars Vijayakanth, Bhanupriya and ...
'', which starred
Vikram Prabhu
Vikram Prabhu is an Indian actor working in Tamil language films who made his debut in Prabhu Solomon's '' Kumki'' (2012). He also played the protagonist in ''Ivan Veramathiri'' (2013) and '' Vellaikaara Durai'' (2014). He is the son of actor P ...
and
Manjima Mohan. In 2018, her only release was the action drama ''
Marainthirunthu Paarkum Marmam Enna'', which she had shot for in 2015. During the making of the film, she fell out with the producers who subsequently decided to reduce the scope of her character.
In 2018, she featured in the Tamil reality television show ''
Bigg Boss Tamil 2
''Bigg Boss 2'' was the second season of the reality television series, ''Bigg Boss'', and was hosted by Kamal Haasan. The season had 17 housemates (including wildcard entries), and was filmed with 60 cameras. It ran for 15 weeks (from 17 June t ...
'', and finished as the season's runner-up.
Filmography
*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
Films
Television
Web series
References
External links
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Indian film actresses
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Living people
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Bengali cinema
Female models from Kolkata
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses from Kolkata
Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) contestants
Year of birth missing (living people)