Aishwarya Lekshmi (born 6 September 1990) is an Indian actress and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films. She won several accolades including One Filmfare Award South and 3 SIIMA Awards. She made her acting debut with 2017 Malayalam film '' Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela''. She went on to appear in '' Mayaanadhi'' (2017), '' Varathan'' (2018), '' Vijay Superum Pournamiyum'' (2019), ''

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'' (2019). Lekshmi made her Tamil debut with ''Action'' (2019).

Early life

Aishwarya Lekshmi was born on 6 September 1990 in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Lekshmi did her schooling at

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, and at Sacred Heart Convent Girls Higher Secondary School, Thrissur. She completed her

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degree from Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences (SNIMS),

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in 2017. She also completed her internship there. She resides in Trivandrum and Cochin.

Career

Lekshmi has been modelling since 2014. She has appeared on the covers of magazines such as ''Flower World'', ''Salt Studio'', '' Vanitha'' 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 '' Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela'' starring Nivin Pauly and was cast in a prominent role. She then did the female lead in romantic thriller '' Mayaanadhi'' by Aashiq Abu. The film became a major success and her role as an aspiring actress garnered appreciation. In 2018, she appeared in'' Varathan'' with Fahadh Faasil. In 2019 Aishwarya appeared in three Malayalam films: '' Vijay Superum Pournamiyum'', ''

'' and '' Brother's Day''. She also made her Tamil debut with '' Action'' (2019), opposite

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. She then went on to appear in the Tamil

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, '' Jagame Thandhiram'' (2021) alongside

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, in which she played the role of ''Attilla''. Which released in Netflix. 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 (film), Gargi''.

Filmography

Films

Awards and nominations

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lekshmi, Aishwarya Living people Female models from Kerala Indian film actresses Actresses from Thiruvananthapuram Actresses in Malayalam cinema 1990 births Medical doctors from Kerala Actresses in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian medical doctors Actresses in Telugu cinema