*Trisha Krishnan* Actress Trisha Krishnan got engaged to industrialist Varun Manian at a private ceremony in Chennai. She looked stunning in a pink Neeta Lulla sari and her fiance Varun wore a white silk dhoti and shirt. Their engagement was attended by film personalities such as Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam, Amala Paul and AL Vijay among others. They are likely to get married in March this year. Trisha Krishnan (born 4 May 1983), known mononymously as Trisha, is an Indian film actress and model, who primarily works in the South Indian film industries, where she has established herself as a leading actress. She was noticed after winning several beauty pageants like the Miss Madras contest (1999), which marked her entry into filmdom. After appearing in a supporting role in the 1999 Tamil film Jodi, she had her first lead role in the 2002 film Mounam Pesiyadhe. She later rose to fame starring in the successful films,Saamy (2003) and Ghilli (2004) in Tamil cinema and Varsham (2004) in Telugu cinema, for which she secured her first South Filmfare Best Actress Award. She went on to win the award two more times for Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) and Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule (2007). In 2010, she made her Bollywood debut in Khatta Meetha. She was seen in her career best performances in Abhiyum Naanum (2008) and Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) for which she won Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine and was nominated forFilmfare Best Tamil Actress Award. Trisha was born to Krishnan and Uma in Chennai (then known as Madras) into a family, whose ancestors hailed from the Palakkad region of Kerala. She completed schooling at the Sacred Heart Matriculation School in Church Park, Chennai, and later pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) course at the Ethiraj College for Women (Chennai). She ventured into modeling and appeared in several print and television commercials. In 1999, she won the Miss Salem beauty pageant, and later the same year, the Miss Madras contest. She had also won the Miss India 2001 pageants Beautiful Smile award. Trisha had aspired to become a criminal psychologist initially, and resisted the thought of pursuing acting, as she wanted to complete her studies first. She also appeared in Falguni Pathaks music video Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye as Ayesha Takias friend. She was later approached for an acting role in Tamil movie Lesa Lesa by Indian film director Priyadarshan, which marked the beginning of her professional career as an actress. During her college course, she had occupied herself with a tight shooting schedule, which made it difficult to continue with her education. However, she compensated by attending summer classes. *Awards* Filmfare Awards South • 2004: Best Telugu Actress – Varsham • 2005: Best Telugu Actress – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana • 2007: Best Telugu Actress – Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule Vijay Awards • 2006: Favourite Heroine – Unnakum Ennakum • 2010: Favourite Heroine – Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Other awards • 2003: ITFA Best New Actress Award – Lesa Lesa • 2004: Santosham Best Actress Award – Varsham • 2004: CineMAA Award for Best Actress – Varsham • 2004: Vamsee Film Award for Best Heroine – Varsham • 2005: Nandi Award for Best Actress – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana • 2005: Santosham Best Actress Award – Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana • 2007: CineMAA Award for Best Actress – Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule • 2009: Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress – Abhiyum Naanum • 2010: NDTV Southern Star of the Year • 2010: Edison Award for Best Actress – Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa • 2012: JFW Divas of South India • 2012: Santosham Awards - Best Actress of Decade • 2012: SIIMA Awards for Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema • 2012: Ritz Icon Awards • 2013: JFW Women Achievers Awards • 2013: Vijay Awards-Special Award for 10 Years in Kollywood • 2013: SIIMA Awards 2013 - A Special Award for 10 years of excellence in cinema • 2013: SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Tamil – Endrendrum Punnagai
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