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Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985),〔〔〔 known mononymously as Asin, is an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer. She began her acting career in the South Indian film industry, but now appears predominantly in Bollywood films. She speaks eight languages, and dubs her own films.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Asin speaks Hindi )〕 She is the only Malayali actress, other than Padmini, to have dubbed in her own voice for all her films, irrespective of language.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Asin speaks Hindi )〕 Asin has been referred to as the "Queen of Kollywood" by online portals in 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top 5 heroines of the year 2007: Asin easily topples all! )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Asin`s birthday bash! )〕 She is a member of the Bollywood 100 Crore Club.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Asin & Kareena rule Bollywood`s 100 Cr club! )〕 Making her acting debut in Sathyan Anthikkad's Malayalam film ''Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka'' (2001), Asin had her first commercial success with the Telugu film ''Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi'' in 2003, and won a Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award for the film. ''M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi'' (2004) was her debut in Tamil and a huge success. She received her Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for her most noted critically acclaimed performance in her third Tamil film, ''Ghajini'' (2005). She then played the lead female roles in many successful films, most notable being the dramatic thriller ''Varalaru (2006), the action thriller ''Pokkiri'' (2007), romantic drama ''Vel (2008) and ''Dasavathaaram'' (2008) opposite Kamal Haasan and hence established herself as the leading actress of Tamil cinema and was also honoured by the Tamil Nadu government with the Kalaimamani award for her excellence in the field of art and literature. In 2013, Asin was conferred with Pride of South Indian Cinema award at SIIMA for her contribution to Tamil cinema.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Asin bags the Pride of South Indian Cinema Award - Latest Movie Features - Bollywood Hungama )〕 In late 2008, Asin made her debut in the Bollywood film ''Ghajini'' (2008) opposite Aamir Khan which was the first Bollywood film to have collected more than 1 billion in the domestic box office, subsequently collecting worldwide. Asin won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and many accolades for Ghajini. 2011 marked the most successful phase of Asin's Bollywood career, as she starred in Anees Bazmee's romantic comedy, ''Ready'', in which she co-starred alongside Salman Khan. The film was a major hit at the box office, collecting worldwide.〔(Top Worldwide Grossers ALL TIME: 100 Crore ). Box Office India (3 February 2012). Retrieved 10 July 2012.〕 In 2012, Asin first starred in Sajid Khan's multistarrer ''Housefull 2'' which collected more than 1 billion. She then featured in ''Bol Bachchan'' and ''Khiladi 786'', which were also commercially successful with both grossing over 1 billion. ==Early life== Asin was born in Cochin (now Kochi) in Kerala to a Syro-Malabar Catholic Nasrani family. Her father Joseph Thottumkal is an Ex-CBI officer and later managed several businesses. Her mother Seline Thottumkal, who moved settlements from Kochi to Chennai to Mumbai to live with her daughter, is a surgeon. According to custom, Asin was to be named Mary, after her paternal grandmother. Asin's father however named her Asin as the name had a beautiful meaning.〔(Asin was supposed to be named as Mary ). ''The Times of India''. (14 June 2012). Retrieved 10 July 2012.〕 Asin has quoted that her name means "pure and without blemish". She states that the 'A' in her name is from Sanskrit meaning "without", and 'sin' from English". She attended Naval Public School from LKG through X standard. She then attended St. Teresa's School in Kochi for her Plus Two education. After that she attended St. Teresa's College in Kochi, a college affiliated with MG University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/19slide2-verve-cover-girl-asin.htm ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Asin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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