Born name

Asin Thottumkal

nickname

Queen of Kollywood, namely Kalaimamani Asin

Sun sign

Scorpio

Place of birth

Cochin, Kerala, India

Residence

Lokhandwala-Komplex, Andheri (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

nationality

training

Actress Asin has attended Naval Public School of LKG up to the 10th standard. She then attended Teresa School, Kochi for her Plus One and Plus Two education. She then attended St. Teresa’s College for Women, Kochi, a MG University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature.

occupation

model and actress

Height

5 ft 4 in oder 163 cm

weight

53 kg or 117 pounds

friend/spouse

Asin Thottumkal married Rahul Sharma, co-founder of Micromax, in January 2016. The couple have one daughter, Arin, who was born on October 24, 2017.

race/ethnicity

Asian (Indian)

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

Schwarz

measurements

34-24-35 inches or 86-61-89 cm

brand promotion

Fairever Fairness Cream, Lux Soap, Clinic All Clear Shampoo, Parachute Hair Oil, Colgate Maxfresh Toothpaste, Mirinda (Soft Drink), BIG 92.7 FM Radio Stations, Tanishq, Goldplus Jewellery, Tata Sky

Religion

Christianity

Known for

Her talent, her personality and of course her good looks

first movie

2001 film Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka for her role as Swathi. It was a Malayalam language film. Her next film was a 2003 Telugu film. After that she did many Tamil and Telugu films until 2008. Ghajini 2008 was her first Hindi film to be a blockbuster hit. Ghajini was a remake of the 2005 Tamil film of the same name.

Personal trainer

Asin does not have a personal trainer. Her director Vipul Shah hired a personal trainer for her role in the Hindi film London Dreams in 2009. Vipul wanted her to lose some weight while playing the role of a singer in a band.

Asin favorite things

• Favorite food – appam (a term equivalent to bread), shrimp with Kerala rice
• Favorite color – black and red
• Favorite fruits – apple, banana, jackfruit and mango
• Favorite drink – coconut water
• Favorite cuisine – Indian, Chinese, Thai and Italian
• Favorite Restaurant – None (She says she doesn’t eat out)
• Favorite outfit – jeggings and t-shirt
• Favorite Perfume – Very irresistible by Givenchy

Asin facts

1. If Asin wasn’t an actress, she would have been in public service.
2. Asin Thottumkal’s first assignment was a BPL mobile TV commercial.
3. Asin was once suggested by Subhaan (9 year old son of Sajid Nadiadwala).
4. Most people speak only their first name, meaning Asin, as they find it difficult to pronounce their last name, especially the people of North India.
5. A word is formed by 2 combinations – “A” comes from Sanskrit and means “without” and “sin” comes from English.
6. She can speak 7 languages, Malayalam (mother tongue), Tamil, Telugu, English, Hindi, French and Sanskrit.
7. Asin said her name means “pure and without blemish”.
8. Asin does not drink coffee or tea. She feeds herself mainly with water and milk.
9. She enjoys reading books and has a huge collection of them.
10. Every time an ambulance comes by, she says a little prayer.
11. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer.
12. Asin stopped acting after marrying Rahul Sharma.