Hansika Motwani (born 9 August 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in

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films. Hansika began her career as a child actor in

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films, and later went on to appear in lead roles in Telugu films, including ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2008) and '' Maska'' (2009). She started her career in

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with '' Mappillai'' (2011) and then appeared in several commercially successful Tamil films such as ''

Engeyum Kadhal ''Engeyum Kadhal'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romance comedy film written and directed by Prabhu Deva that stars Jayam Ravi and Hansika Motwani. Featuring music by Harris Jayaraj, it was produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram and released on 6 ...

'' (2011), ''

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'' (2011), ''

Oru Kal Oru Kannadi ''Oru Kal Oru Kannadi'' () abbreviated as ''OKOK'' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by M. Rajesh. It stars producer Udhayanidhi Stalin, in his acting debut, Hansika Motwani, Santhanam and Saranya Pon ...

'' (2012), ''

Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru ''Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film co-produced and directed by Sundar C. and produced by Khushbu. The film stars Siddharth, Hansika Motwani, and Santhanam. The film was partially reshot ...

'' (2013), '' Singam II'' (2013) and ''

Aranmanai ''Aranmanai'' (; ) is a 2014 Indian Tamil horror comedy film co-written and directed by Sundar C. The film features himself alongside an ensemble cast including Sundar C.,Hansika Motwani, Vinay Rai, Andrea Jeremiah, Raai Laxmi, Santhanam, Ko ...

'' (2014). She has also acted in the

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film ''

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'' (2017).

Early life

Hansika Motwani was born to a Sindhi family in

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(present-day Mumbai). Her father, Pradeep Motwani is a businessman and her mother, Mona Motwani is a

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. She attended the Podar International School and the International Curriculum School, Santacruz, both in Mumbai.

Career

2001–2010

Hansika began her television career with a serial called ''

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''. She later acted in the Indian serial ''

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'' and appeared as one of the children in '' Koi... Mil Gaya'' with

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and

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. She made her debut in a lead role at the age of 15 in a lead role in

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film ''

'' and earned the

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for her performance. She later appeared in the

film ''

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'' with Himesh Reshammiya. Her first 2008 release was '' Bindaas'', starring

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, and is the first and only Kannada film to date. Later that year, she appeared in ''

'' with Jr. NTR.

2011–2015

Hansika debuted in

cinema with '' Mappillai''. Her next Tamil film, ''

'' was a successful one. The same year she went on to star alongside Vijay in ''

''. In 2012, she had two releases, one in Tamil and another one in Telugu. Her first release was M. Rajesh's romantic comedy film ''

'' which became her first runaway hit and earned her positive reviews for her performance. In Telugu, she was featured in '' Denikaina Ready'' which also earned a positive response from the public. She received her first

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nomination at the

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for her performance in the films. In 2013, she appeared in four Tamil films such as '' Settai'', Sundar C.'s ''

'',

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's '' Singam II'' starring Suriya and

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's ''

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'' with Suriya's brother

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. She had five releases in 2014, two of them were Telugu films, the comedy flick ''

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'' and the action-masala film ''

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''. Her Tamil releases were the fantasy film ''

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'' with

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, Sundar C.'s horror comedy ''

'' and the action thriller film ''

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''. ''

Aambala ''Aambala'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Sundar C. Produced by Vishal, it features him in the leading role alongside an ensemble cast including Hansika Motwani, Prabhu, Vaibha ...

'', her third collaboration with Sundar C, was her first 2015 release. Her second release that year was ''

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'', which marked her second film with Jayam Ravi. She also appeared in ''

Vaalu ''Vaalu'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic action comedy film written and directed by debutante Vijay Chandar. The film stars Silambarasan and Hansika Motwani, with Santhanam, VTV Ganesh and Brahmanandam portraying supporting role ...

'' with

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2016–present

In 2016, '' Aranmanai 2'' directed by Sundar C. received mixed reviews. Hansika had a list of flops later that year, including ''

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'' and '' Pokkiri Raja''. Her last release in 2016 was '' Manithan'' with

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. ''

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'' was her first release in 2017 and it was reviewed positively. Many critics praised her for her performance in the introduction scene and the pre-climax scene. She also acted in a Telugu film ''

Luckunnodu ''Luckunnodu'' () is a 2017 Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Raj Kiran. The film stars Vishnu Manchu and Hansika Motwani. It marks the acting debut of producer M. V. V. Satyanarayana as a villain. Plot A gangster robs a bank, bu ...

''. She debuted in

films with ''

'' in 2017. Her first release of 2018 was '' Gulaebaghavali'' in which she played a con-artist's role named Viji. Her other release of 2018 was ''

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'', starring

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. In 2019, she appeared with

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in the Tamil film ''

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'', directed by Sam Anton and in the Telugu film '' Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL'' opposite

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. Hansika Motwani played for her 50th film in ''

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'' (2022) as lead actress.

Personal life

Hansika participates in

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activities. She provides monetary support for the education of underprivileged children and women who are suffering with breast cancer. She is the brand Ambassador of Chennai turns Pink, an awareness program to promote breast cancer awareness among women. She converted to

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. She said in an interview, "The best way to effectively de-stress for me is to chant- Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo, as I strongly follow Buddhism." According to the actress, chanting has helped her personally and professionally. In 2014, she was featured in

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's 250 celebrities list. She married businessman Sohail Khaturiya on 4th December 2022.

Filmography

Films

Web series

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Motwani, Hansika 1991 births Living people Actresses from Mumbai Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Filmfare Awards South winners Indian soap opera actresses Indian Buddhists Indian child actresses Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Sindhi people Child actresses in Hindi cinema Indian television actresses Actresses in Hindi television South Indian International Movie Awards winners Actresses in Malayalam cinema Santosham Film Awards winners

Early life

Career

2001–2010

2011–2015

2016–present

Personal life

Filmography

Films

Web series

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

See also

References

External links