Aishwarya Lekshmi Biography – A Medical Student became An Indian Actress

Aishwarya Lekshmi (born 6 September 1990) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil language films. She made her acting debut with the 2017 Malayalam film Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela.

She went on to appear in films like Mayaanadhi (2017), Varathan (2018), Vijay Superum Pournamiyum (2019), and Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu (2019). Lekshmi made her Tamil debut with Action (2019). She won several accolades including a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South.

Early life

Aishwarya Lekshmi was born on 6 September 1990 in Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

Lekshmi did her schooling at Holy Angel’s Convent Trivandrum and Sacred Hearts Girls Higher Secondary School, Thrissur, and completed her MBBS degree from Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences (SNIMS), Ernakulam, in 2017. She also completed her internship there. She resides in Trivandrum and Cochin.

Film career

Lekshmi has been modeling since 2014. She has appeared on the covers of magazines such as Flower World, Salt Studio, Vanitha, and FWD Life. She has modeled 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 a 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 the 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 Varathan with Fahadh Faasil. In 2019 Aishwarya appeared in three Malayalam films: Vijay Superum Pournamiyum, Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu, and Brother’s Day. She also made her Tamil debut with Action (2019), opposite Vishal. She then went on to appear in the Tamil Gangster film, Jagame Thandhiram (2021) alongside Dhanush, in which she played the role of Attilla. Which was released on Netflix.

Lekshmi made her debut as a producer with the Tamil film Gargi.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language(s)	Notes
2017	Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela	Rachel	Malayalam	Malayalam debut
	Mayaanadhi	Aparna Ravi (Appu)	Malayalam
2018	Varathan	Priya Paul	Malayalam
2019	Vijay Superum Pournamiyum	Pinky / Pournami	Malayalam
	Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu	Meharunnisa Khaderkutty	Malayalam
	Brother’s Day	Santa / Peeli	Malayalam
	Action	Meera	Tamil	Tamil debut
2021	Jagame Thandhiram	Attilla	Tamil
	Laughing Budha	Dr. Angel	Malayalam
	Kaanekkaane	Sneha George	Malayalam
2022	Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa	Shobi	Tamil	Anthology film Segment: Nizhal Tharum Idham
	Archana 31 Not Out	Archana	Malayalam
	Godse	Vaishali	Telugu	Telugu debut
	Gargi	Ahalya	Tamil	Also producer
	Captain	Kavya	Tamil
	Ponniyin Selvan: I	Poonguzhali	Tamil
	Kumari	TBA	Malayalam	Post-production
	Gatta Kusthi	TBA	Tamil	Filming
	Ammu	TBA	Telugu	Filming
	Christopher	TBA	Malayalam	Filming
2023	King of Kotha	TBA	Malayalam	Filming
	Ponniyin Selvan: 2	Poonguzhali	Tamil	Filmimg

Awards and nominations

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