Aishwarya Lekshmi (born 6 September 1990) is an Indian actress and producer who predominantly works in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

and

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films. She won several accolades including One Filmfare Award South and 3

SIIMA South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appre ...

Awards. She made her acting debut with 2017 Malayalam film ''

Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela ''Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela'' ( en, An Intermission In the Land of Crabs) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language dramedy film directed and co-written by Althaf Salim. It stars Nivin Pauly, Shanthi Krishna, Lal, Ahaana Krishna, and Aishwar ...

''. She went on to appear in ''

Mayaanadhi ''Mayaanadhi'' () is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language romantic thriller film directed and co-produced by Aashiq Abu, and written by Syam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair. The film stars Tovino Thomas as a criminal on the run and Aishwarya Lekshm ...

'' (2017), ''

Varathan ''Varathan'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Amal Neerad. It is an adaptation of '' Straw Dogs''. It was jointly produced by Nazriya Nazim and Amal Neerad under the banners of Fahadh Faasil and Friends and ...

'' (2018), ''

Vijay Superum Pournamiyum ''Vijay Superum Pournamiyum'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film, written and directed by Jis Joy, starring Asif Ali and Aishwarya Lekshmi, along with Balu Varghese, Siddique, Aju Varghese and Renji Panicker in sup ...

'' (2019), '' Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu'' (2019). Lekshmi made her Tamil debut with ''Action'' (2019).

Early life

Aishwarya Lekshmi was born on 6 September 1990 in

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

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, India. Lekshmi did her schooling at Holy Angel's Convent Trivandrum, and at Sacred Heart Convent Girls Higher Secondary School, Thrissur. She completed her MBBS degree from Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences (SNIMS),

Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the Central Business District of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Many major establishments, including the Kerala High Court, the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation ...

in 2017. She also completed her internship there. She resides in

and

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Career

Lekshmi has been modelling since 2014. She has appeared on the covers of magazines such as ''Flower World'', ''Salt Studio'', ''

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'' and ''FWD Life''. She has modelled for brands such as ''Chemmanur Jewellers'', ''Karikkineth Silks'', ''La Brenda'', ''Ezva Boutique'', ''Akshaya Jewels'', ''Sri Lakshmi Jewellery'' etc. She states that she "never planned on acting", but now that she has finished her studies, she decided to give it a try when she chanced upon casting call by Althaf Salim for the family-drama ''

'' starring

Nivin Pauly Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He is a recipient of several awards including two Kerala State Film Awards and three Filmfare South awards. Nivin auditioned for ...

and was cast in a prominent role. She then did the female lead in romantic thriller ''

'' by

Aashiq Abu Aashiq Abu (born 12 April 1978) is an Indian film director, producer, actor, and distributor, who works in Malayalam cinema. He is best known for his films such as '' Daddy Cool'' (2009), '' Salt N' Pepper'' (2011), ''22 Female Kottayam'' (20 ...

. The film became a major success and her role as an aspiring actress garnered appreciation. In 2018, she appeared in''

'' with

Fahadh Faasil Fahadh Fazil (8 August 1982) is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and has appeared in few Tamil and Telugu films. He has acted in more than 50 films and has received several awards, including a Natio ...

. In 2019 Aishwarya appeared in three Malayalam films: ''

'', '' Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu'' and '' Brother's Day''. She also made her

debut with ''

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'' (2019), opposite Vishal. She then went on to appear in the Tamil

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, ''

Jagame Thandhiram ''Jagame Thandhiram'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Karthik Subbaraj and produced by YNOT Studios and Reliance Entertainment. The film stars Dhanush, James Cosmo, Joju George, Aishwarya Le ...

'' (2021) alongside

Dhanush Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, producer, director, lyricist and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Starring in 46 films over his career, among hi ...

, in which she played the role of ''Attilla''. Which released in

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. In 2022, she made her name in the industry through the role as ‘Poonguzhali’ in Mani Ratnam's historical action drama film '' Ponniyin Selvan: I''. Lekshmi made her debut as a producer with Tamil film '' Gargi''.

Filmography

Films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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