:Asin

Asin was born on 26 October 1985{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-am-only-23-Asin/etarticleshow/4425552.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021070756/https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-21/news-interviews/28058815_1_joseph-thottumkal-asin-age-factor |url-status=live |archive-date=21 October 2013 |title=I am only 23: Asin |access-date=4 August 2013 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=21 April 2009}}{{cite news |last=Dasgupta |first=Priyanka |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-cant-hide-my-age-Asin/etarticleshow/6809741.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215912/https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-26/news-interviews/28234079_1_asin-movie-business-childhood-friends |url-status=live |archive-date=4 October 2013 |title=I can't hide my age: Asin |access-date=4 August 2013 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=26 October 2010}}{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Prashant |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Asin-Thottumkal-has-a-working-birthday-turns-26-on-sets/Article1-950368.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104024050/https://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Asin-Thottumkal-has-a-working-birthday-turns-26-on-sets/Article1-950368.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |title=Asin Thottumkal has a working birthday, turns 26 on sets |access-date=4 August 2013 |date=26 October 2012 |newspaper=Hindustan Times}} in Kochi, Kerala, in a Syro-Malabar Catholic family.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1060514/asp/look/story_6217361.asp |title=Look |work=The Telegraph |date=14 May 2006 |access-date=2 March 2013 |location=Calcutta, India |archive-date=25 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025125032/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1060514/asp/look/story_6217361.asp |url-status=dead}} Her father, Joseph Thottumkal, is an ex-CBI officer and later managed several businesses. Her mother, Seline Thottumkal, who moved from Kochi to Chennai and then to Mumbai to live with her daughter, is a medical surgeon.

According to custom, Asin was to be named Mary, after her paternal grandmother, but her father named her Asin, as the name had a beautiful meaning.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131030024055/https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-14/did-you-know-/32234556_1_asin-dam-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 or without blemish.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know-/Asins-another-name/articleshow/47213945.cms |title=Asin's another name! |website=The Times of India |date=9 May 2015 |access-date=10 May 2015 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307111555/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know |url-status=live}} She states that the 'A' in her name is from Sanskrit, meaning" "without," and "sin" is from English.{{cite news |author=Ahmed, afsana |work=The Times of India |title=Salman's very supportive: Asin |date=11 May 2009 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Salmans-very-supportive-Asin/articleshow/4505742.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718051031/https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-11/news-interviews/28193770_1_19th-step-asin-thottumkal-tadanobu-asano |url-status=live |archive-date=18 July 2013 |access-date=5 August 2009}}{{cite news |url=https://www.hindu.com/2009/03/09/stories/2009030959600300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421075623/https://www.hindu.com/2009/03/09/stories/2009030959600300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2011 |location=Chennai, India |work=The Hindu |title=A surprise step, an award-winning debut |date=9 March 2009}}

Asin attended Naval Public School from LKG through X standard.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-am-quite-like-Aamir-Asin/articleshow/17154757.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112034341/https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-10/news-interviews/35015795_1_aamir-khan-ghajini-crore-films |url-status=live |archive-date=12 November 2012 |title=I am quite like Aamir: Asin |date=10 November 2012 |work=The Times of India |access-date=10 November 2012}} She then attended St. Teresa's School in Kochi for her Kerala Higher Secondary Examination Board (Plus Two) education. After that, she attended St. Teresa's College in Kochi, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature.{{cite news |last1=archive |first1=From our online |title=All about Asin |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2009/Feb/19/all-about-asin-26739.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=15 May 2012 |language=en}}

Asin's first assignment was an advertisement for BPL Mobile. She debuted in the Malayalam film Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001, at the age of 15.{{cite news |date=16 July 2020 |title=Did you know Asin's debut movie was in Mollywood? |work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-asins-debut-movie-was-in-mollywood/articleshow/76995795.cms |url-status=live |access-date=17 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924174237/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-asins-debut-movie-was-in-mollywood/articleshow/76995795.cms |archive-date=24 September 2020}} After taking a year out to pursue her education, Asin returned in 2003, with her breakthrough film, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi opposite Ravi Teja, portraying a Tamil girl in her first Telugu film, which subsequently fetched her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu.{{cite web |author=Thottumkal, Asin |publisher=AsinOnline.com |title=Awards |date=24 December 2008 |url=https://www.asinonline.com/awards.htm |access-date=24 December 2008 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229043925/https://www.asinonline.com/awards.htm |url-status=live}} The film was a commercial success, with Jeevi of Idlebrain.com stating that Asin "acts well" but doesn't add much to the film.{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-anota.html |title=Telugu Cinema – Review – Amma Nanna O Tamil Ammai |publisher=Idlebrain.com |date=19 April 2003 |access-date=17 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825115901/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-anota.html |archive-date=25 August 2012 |url-status=live }} That year, she won the Santosham Best Actress Award for her performance alongside Nagarjuna in her second Telugu film Shivamani.{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/sivamani-9848022338-review-telugu-pclvw0ibhbcgd.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217215320/https://www.sify.com/movies/sivamani-9848022338-review-telugu-pclvw0ibhbcgd.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 February 2022|title=Sivamani 9848022338|work=Sify|date=28 October 2003}}

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Asin had two Telugu releases in 2004: Lakshmi Narasimha alongside Nandamuri Balakrishna and Gharshana opposite Venkatesh. In both these films, Asin portrayed the love interest for police officers and both were successful ventures.{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/lakshmi-narasimha-ahead-news-telugu-kkfvNPjejia.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020105658/http://www.sify.com/movies/lakshmi-narasimha-ahead-news-telugu-kkfvNPjejia.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-20 |title='Lakshmi Narasimha' ahead! |website=Sify |date=2004-01-17 |accessdate=2012-08-04}} Critics found her performance in Gharshana to be "tender" and "adorable".{{Cite web |title=Gharshana |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/telugu/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2424&id=13518190 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308190057/http://sify.com/movies/telugu/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2424&id=13518190 |archive-date=8 March 2005 |access-date=7 October 2020 |website=Sify}} In the same year, Asin appeared in her first Tamil film was M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi, portraying a Malayali girl opposite Jayam Ravi, reprising her role from the original Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi. The film was a box office success and introduced Asin to the Tamil film industry.{{cite web |author=Radhakrishnan, Mathangi |website=MusicIndiaOnline |title='M. Kumaran...' rules the Tamil box office |date=15 October 2004 |url=https://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/tamil/903/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224041036/https://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/tamil/903/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 February 2007 |access-date=24 December 2008}} The Hindu opined that she "fits the bill".{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/10/08/stories/2004100802130301.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041122114949/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/10/08/stories/2004100802130301.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 November 2004 |title=Entertainment / Film Review : M. Kumaran Son of |date=8 October 2004 |work=The Hindu |access-date=28 December 2015}}

After her first Telugu film of 2005, Chakram with Prabhas which was a box office failure, Asin shifted her focus to Tamil films with Ullam Ketkumae.{{cite news |author=Narasimhan, ML |work=The Hindu |title=Dubbed films rule yet again |date=30 December 2005 |url=https://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123002160100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060925022241/https://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123002160100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2006 |access-date=24 December 2008 |location=Chennai, India}} The film, initially launched in 2002, was supposed to be her debut, and is a college love story, which was long-delayed but eventually became a successful venture at the box office, creating wider opportunities for her.{{cite web |author=Shivram, Prasanna |work=The Hindu |title=Jeeva's lyrical frames |date=13 July 2007 |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2007/07/13/stories/2007071350040200.htm |access-date=24 December 2008 |archive-date=21 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821225613/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2007/07/13/stories/2007071350040200.htm |url-status=live}} Following this Asin had two releases, Sivakasi opposite Vijay and Majaa opposite Vikram. Despite the latter becoming an average grosser, the former went on to be a successful venture at the box office.{{cite news |author=Rangarajan, Malathi |work=The Hindu |title=With the formula intact |date=11 November 2005 |url=https://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/11/11/stories/2005111100180200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060919093039/https://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/11/11/stories/2005111100180200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 September 2006 |access-date=24 December 2008 |location=Chennai, India}}{{cite web |author=Ashok Kumar, SR |work=The Hindu |title=Where is the entertainment? |date=4 November 2005 |url=https://www.hindujobs.com/thehindu/fr/2005/11/04/stories/2005110402340200.htm |access-date=24 December 2008 |archive-date=20 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420223050/https://www.hindujobs.com/thehindu/fr/2005/11/04/stories/2005110402340200.htm |url-status=live}} S. R. Ashok Kumsr stated that she "proves her mettle" in the opening scenes of Majaa.{{Cite web |last=Kumar, Ashok |date=4 November 2005 |title=Where is the entertainment? |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/11/04/stories/2005110402340200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211234401/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/11/04/stories/2005110402340200.htm |archive-date=11 February 2012 |access-date=14 June 2024 |website=The Hindu}}

Asin was cited as a leading actress of Tamil film industry, after starring in blockbuster films Ghajini, Sivakasi, Varalaru and Pokkiri respectively.{{cite news |author=Kamath, Sudhish |work=The Hindu |title=Asin turns out to be the brightest sparkler this year |date=1 November 2005 |url=https://www.hindu.com/2005/11/01/stories/2005110117190200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525182001/https://www.hindu.com/2005/11/01/stories/2005110117190200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 May 2006 |access-date=24 December 2008 |location=Chennai, India}} The film which provided her breakthrough was, Ghajini opposite Suriya. Her portrayal of a young model named Kalpana, earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil.{{cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=7 October 2005 |title=On another psycho trip |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2005/10/07/stories/2005100702700200.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170115125058/http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2005/10/07/stories/2005100702700200.htm |archive-date=15 January 2017}} Sify.com praised her portrayal as "magical", describing her character as a "lovable chatterbox", played with "sheer ability in the romantic interludes, the poignant and heartfelt scenes when she rescues minor girls from villains and her gory end are touching".{{cite web |website=Sify |title=Ghajini |date=27 September 2005 |url=https://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=13952885&ctid=5&cid=2429 |access-date=23 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805204548/https://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=13952885&ctid=5&cid=2429 |archive-date=5 August 2009 |url-status=dead}} Ghajini went onto become one of the highest-grossing film of the year.{{Cite web |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=30 December 2005 |title=Tamil cinema's new high |url=http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001140100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004052839/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001140100.htm |archive-date=4 October 2014 |access-date=20 November 2016 |website=The Hindu}}

The following year, her long-delayed venture Varalaru opposite Ajith Kumar succeeded at the box office, and Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu noted that she "looks lustrous and sails through her role smoothly".{{cite news |author=Rangarajan, Malathi |work=The Hindu |title=In the race, surely — Varalaaru |date=27 October 2006 |url=https://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/10/27/stories/2006102700060200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114233324/https://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/10/27/stories/2006102700060200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 November 2006 |access-date=24 December 2008 |location=Chennai, India}} Asin then appeared opposite Pawan Kalyan in Annavaram, another successful venture, which marked her final Telugu film.{{cite web |author=Vardhan, Adithya |publisher=Rediff |title=Annavaram is paisa vasool |date=2 January 2007 |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jan/02anna.htm |access-date=24 December 2008 |archive-date=13 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213022331/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jan/02anna.htm |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Vanaparthy Ranganath |date=31 December 2008 |title=Top 14 movies of Telugu cinema in 2008 |url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/2008top14films.html |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Idlebrain.com |quote=After the mild success of Annavaram .....}} I

In her first film of 2007, Asin played the lead opposite Ajith Kumar in Aalwar, which became a box office failure. Sify noted that she looks a "million bucks", but has nothing much to do.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070202031414/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14368870&ctid=5&cid=2429 Sify Movies – Review listing]. Sify.com. Retrieved on 5 May 2017. She then reunited with Vijay for Pokkiri, which was a major success.{{Cite web |date=19 June 2007 |title=Tamil movies big grossers in State |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Tamil-movies-big-grossers-in-State/article14779630.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=7 May 2017 |archive-date=21 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421082400/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Tamil-movies-big-grossers-in-State/article14779630.ece |url-status=live }} Shwetha Bhaskar termed her the film's "saving grace".{{cite web |author=Bhaskar, Shweta |publisher=Rediff |title=Pokkiri: Watch only for Vijay, Asin |date=15 January 2007 |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jan/15sspokkiri.htm |access-date=24 December 2008 |archive-date=3 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503082623/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jan/15sspokkiri.htm |url-status=live}} In her last film of the year, Asin appeared in Vel, opposite Suriya, which subsequently becoming her third successful film which released during the Diwali season in three years.{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/vel/movieshow/61316227.cms | title=Vel | date=8 November 2007 | newspaper=The Times of India | access-date=3 September 2019 | archive-date=24 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924174333/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/vel/movieshow/61316227.cms | url-status=live }} Asin portrayed a TV anchor, and TSV Hari found her to be "adequate".{{cite web |author=Hari, TSV |work=Rediff |title=Vel is slick and neat |date=8 November 2007 |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/08vel.htm |access-date=24 December 2008 |archive-date=15 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215002729/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/nov/08vel.htm |url-status=live}}

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Asin appeared in dual roles in Dasavathaaram, her first release of 2008, opposite Kamal Haasan, who had ten roles.{{cite web |work=The Times of India |title=Asin speaks about her heroes

|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/asin-speaks-about-her-heroes/articleshow/2499913.cms |access-date=29 November 2007 |archive-date=17 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617213231/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/asin-speaks-about-her-heroes/articleshow/2499913.cms |url-status=live}} Asin portrayed a Vaishnavite in 12th century Tamil Nadu and a Brahmin girl from Chidambaram in the film, for which she won her first ITFA Best Actress Award.{{cite web |author=Vijayasarathy, R. G. |work=Rediff |title=Dasavathaaram is spectacular |date=13 June 2008 |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/13dasa.htm |access-date=24 December 2008 |archive-date=17 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617213231/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jun/13dasa.htm |url-status=live}} R G Vijayasarathy of Rediff.com found her to be "excellent". A critic from The Hindu was appreciative of her character Kodhai for its "moving intensity".{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/14/stories/2008061454122000.htm |location=Chennai, India |title='Dasavathaaram': in the manner of an epic |date=14 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110155924/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/14/stories/2008061454122000.htm |work=The Hindu |archive-date=10 November 2012 }} It became a box office blockbuster.{{cite web |work=The Times |location=South Africa |title=Kamalhassan's new blockbuster hit is setting records worldwide |date=29 June 2008 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.za/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=792296 |access-date=24 December 2008 |archive-date=11 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211154437/https://www.thetimes.co.za/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=792296 |url-status=live}}

After establishing herself as a leading actress in South India, Asin ventured into Hindi films with Ghajini, a 2008 remake of her Tamil film of the same name. She reprised Kalpana opposite Aamir Khan.{{cite news |title=I'm yet to play a role better than 'Ghajini': Asin |work=Deccan Herald |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/im-yet-play-role-better-2359831 |url-status=live |access-date=21 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912191826/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/im-yet-play-role-better-2359831 |archive-date=12 September 2018}} Taran Adarsh noted: "Asin is fabulous. She looks fresh and photogenic and acts her part brilliantly." Shubhra Gupta called her the "best part" of the film.{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/reviews/2008/ghajini-review-231208.html|title=Ghajini Review|work=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=22 July 2010|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|author-link=Taran Adarsh|date=25 December 2008|archive-date=22 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022050218/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/reviews/2008/ghajini-review-231208.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Ghajini (Movie Review) |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Ghajini-Movie-Review/402773/ |work=Express India |access-date=22 July 2010 |author=Shubhra Gupta |date=25 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229074251/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Ghajini-Movie-Review/402773/ |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }} Ghajini became the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year, and created the 100 Crore Club and 200 Crore Club.{{cite web| url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/aamir-khans-10-biggest-hits/20141222.htm| title = Aamir Khan's 10 BIGGEST Hits - Rediff.com| access-date = 1 June 2017| archive-date = 15 July 2023| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230715043841/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/aamir-khans-10-biggest-hits/20141222.htm| url-status = live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=127&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |title=Top Lifetime Grossers 2000–2009 (Figures in Ind Rs) |publisher=Box-Office-India |access-date=20 June 2011 |archive-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723203502/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=127&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |url-status=live}} For her performance, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.{{cite news |title=Filmfare Awards 2009 Winners |work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/filmfare-awards-winners/bollywood/2009/101 |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912191826/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-awards/filmfare-awards-winners/bollywood/2009/101 |archive-date=12 September 2020}}

In her only film the following year, London Dreams, Asin played a music enthusiast from a conservative South Indian family opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn.{{cite web |author=Jha, Subhash. K |publisher=NDTV |title=Asin to croon for London Dreams |date=10 December 2008 |url=https://music.ndtv.com/story.asp?id=ENTEN20080075988 |access-date=24 December 2008 |archive-date=12 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212234843/https://music.ndtv.com/story.asp?id=ENTEN20080075988 |url-status=dead}} In his review, Rajeev Masand criticized her performance and character.{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-movie-review-london-dreams-is-a-foolish-film/104300-17.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103022637/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-movie-review-london-dreams-is-a-foolish-film/104300-17.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2009 |title=Masand's movie review: London Dreams is a foolish film |work=CNN-IBN |accessdate=1 November 2009}} The film was a commercial failure. Asin had no film release in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=149|title=London Dreams – Movie Collection|website=Box Office India}}

Asin returned to Tamil films, with her first film of 2011, Kaavalan, opposite Vijay, which was a commercial success and won her the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Tamil.{{cite web |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vijay-s-kaavalan-is-a-moridate%20hits-news-tamil-lbzkgaadefh.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706210133/https://www.sify.com/movies/vijay-s-kaavalan-is-a-moridate%20hits-news-tamil-lbzkgaadefh.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 July 2017 |title=Vijay's Kaavalan is a hit! |website=Sify |access-date=26 January 2011}} Pavithra Srinivasan found her "pretty" and added, "Asin had few moments to act as well, she does her best but isn't convincing."{{Cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-kaavalan-vijay-of-yore-is-back/20110115.htm|title=Vijay of yore is back as Kaavalan|last=Srinivasan|first=Pavithra|work=Rediff|date=16 January 2011|access-date=17 February 2021|archive-date=29 September 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200929142237/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-kaavalan-vijay-of-yore-is-back/20110115.htm|url-status=live}} Kaavalan became Asin's last Tamil film.{{Cite web |last=சார்லஸ் |first=தேவன் |date=22 June 2021 |title=பீஸ்ட் : 'நாளைய தீர்ப்பு' டு 'மாஸ்டர்'... விஜய்க்கு விகடனின் மார்க்கும், விமர்சனமும் என்ன? #Beast |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/how-vijay-movies-scored-in-vikatan-reviews |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008100344/https://cinema.vikatan.com/amp/story/tamil-cinema/how-vijay-movies-scored-in-vikatan-reviews |archive-date=8 October 2021 |access-date=7 December 2021 |website=Ananda Vikatan |language=ta}} Later the year, Asin reunited with Salman Khan in Ready, playing an NRI girl.{{cite web |title=Anees Bazmee's Salman-Asin starrer Ready to be shot in Sri Lanka |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/award/filmfare-award/2010-2/ |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=14 June 2010 |access-date=6 August 2010}}{{cite news |title=World premiere of Salman's Ready in Dubai |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/entertainment/2011/June/entertainment_June3.xml§ion=entertainment |access-date=2 June 2011 |newspaper=Khaleej Times |date=2 June 2011 |archive-date=10 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710164705/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data%2Fentertainment%2F2011%2FJune%2Fentertainment_June3.xml§ion=entertainment |url-status=dead }} Ready was a commercial success, earning over {{INRConvert|1.8|b}}.{{cite news |url=https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-07/box-office/29629146_1_multiplexes-small-budget-releases-single-screen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105152529/https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-07/box-office/29629146_1_multiplexes-small-budget-releases-single-screen |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2012 |title=Ready is second to Dabangg |access-date=7 June 2011 |work=The Times of India |date=7 June 2011}} Koel Purie Rinchet of India Today stated that she matches Khan "repartee for repartee".{{cite news |last=Purie Rinchet |first=Koel |title=Ready: Movie Review |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/headlines-today-top-stories/story/ready-review-134948-2011-06-02 |work=India Today |access-date=3 June 2011 |date=12 June 2011}}

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Asin had three Hindi film releases in 2012. Asin first played an animal lover opposite Akshay Kumar, in the multistarrer Housefull 2.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Housefull-2-kick-starts-today/articleshow/8789372.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707084105/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-09/news-interviews/29638285_1_housefull-director-sajid-khan-riteish-deshmukh|url-status=live|archive-date=7 July 2012|title=Housefull 2 kick starts today|access-date=21 June 2011|work=The Times of India|date=21 June 2011}} Taran Adarsh noted: "[a]mongst the female leads, Asin has the meatiest role and gives a decent account of herself."{{cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |title=Housefull 2 Movie Review (2012) |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/542290 |website=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=1 April 2013 |archive-date=29 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129195401/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/542290 |url-status=dead}} The film went onto become a major commercial success.{{cite web |title=Top Ten 2012 Lifetime Grossers |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5038&nCat= |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=1 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102181249/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5038&nCat= |archive-date=2 November 2012}} Then, she played a Muslim girl pretending to be a Hindu in Bol Bachchan opposite Ajay Devgn, which became another box office success.{{cite web|last=Tuteja|first=Joginder|title=After Diwali, Ajay makes summer as his own with Bol Bachchan|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/08/22/7838/index.html|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=31 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018201850/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/08/22/7838/index.html|archive-date=18 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news |author=Bharti Dubey |url=https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-13/box-office/32662398_1_box-office-bol-bachchan-net-box |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521085834/https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-13/box-office/32662398_1_box-office-bol-bachchan-net-box |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 May 2013 |title=Bol Bachchan's business going strong at box office |date=13 July 2012 |work=The Times of India |access-date=26 October 2012}} Sukanya Verma opined that Asin had "very little to do".{{cite web|title=Review: Bol Bachchan is amateurish and silly|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-bol-bachchan-is-amateurish-and-silly/20120706.htm|first=Sukanya|last=Verma|publisher=Rediff|date=6 July 2012|access-date=6 July 2012|archive-date=7 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707095055/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-bol-bachchan-is-amateurish-and-silly/20120706.htm|url-status=live}} Khiladi 786, which reunited her with Akshay Kumar was her final film of the year, and saw her playing a Marathi girl.{{cite web|title=Akshay Kumar helped me learn Marathi for Khiladi 786: Asin |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/akshay-kumar-helped-me-learn-marathi-for-khiladi-786-asin-629694|work=NDTV|date=14 November 2012 |access-date=31 December 2012}} Subhash K. Jha found her to be back in "fetching form" post her work in Ghajini.{{cite web|title=Movie Review: Khiladi 786 is true dhamaal, Akshay style|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/movie-review-khiladi-786-is-true-dhamaal-akshay-style-549025.html|work=Firstpost|date=7 December 2012 |access-date=29 December 2012}} The film was yet another box office success, making it Asin's most successful year in Hindi films.[https://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/BO-Report-Akshay-Kumar-s-Khiladi-786-passes-the-test/Article1-971496.aspx BO Report: Akshay Kumar's Khiladi 786 passes the test] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220175208/https://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/BO-Report-Akshay-Kumar-s-Khiladi-786-passes-the-test/Article1-971496.aspx |date=20 December 2012 }}. Hindustan Times (11 December 2012). Retrieved 11 June 2013.

Post a two-year hiatus from films, Asin played the lead in All Is Well, opposite Abhishek Bachchan. In one interview, director Umesh Shukla stated that Asin would be seen in an "important dramatic role".{{cite web |url=https://www.indianexpress.com/news/asin-to-romance-abhishek-bachchan-in-mere-apne/1152793/?SocialMedia |title=Asin to romance Abhishek Bachchan in Mere Apne |work=The Indian Express |date=8 August 2013 |access-date=19 October 2014 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307111553/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/asin-to-romance-abhishek-bachchan-in-mere-apne/ |url-status=live}} The film was a box office average.{{Cite web |date=28 August 2015 |title=Special Features: Box Office: Worldwide Collections of All Is Well – Box Office |work=Bollywood Hungama |accessdate=8 September 2016 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/525|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902023156/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/525|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 September 2015}} Ananya Bhattacharya termed her performance "passable".{{cite web|title=All Is Well movie review: Abhishek and Rishi in a no-destination journey|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/all-is-well-movie-review-abhishek-bachchan-rishi-kapoor-no-destination-journey-umesh-shukla-asin-all-is-well-review-289504-2015-08-21|work=India Today|date=21 August 2015 |access-date=29 November 2015}} It remains Asin's final film, as she retired from acting the following year.{{Cite news |last=Kaushal |first=Sweta |date=5 April 2016 |title=5 Bollywood heroines who quit acting after marriage |work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/5-bollywood-heroines-who-quit-acting-post-marriage/story-UKO1aEHrcg1IV0CLEHY3BL.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224082640/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/5-bollywood-heroines-who-quit-acting-post-marriage/story-UKO1aEHrcg1IV0CLEHY3BL.html |archive-date=24 December 2017}}

During the shoot of her film Ready in Sri Lanka, she was part of camps that were meant to help the Sri Lankan Tamil people who were affected by the Sri Lankan Civil War.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Asin-wins-hearts-in-Sri-Lanka/articleshow/6158963.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709231146/https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-13/news-interviews/28277165_1_eye-camp-vavuniya-lankan-president |url-status=live |archive-date=9 July 2013 |title=Asin wins hearts in Sri Lanka |date=13 July 2010 |work=The Times of India |access-date=23 March 2011}}

In an interview during the DNA I Can Women's Half Marathon in 2012, Asin, speaking about the importance of health and the necessity of education said: {{Blockquote|This cause is probably one of the biggest women-centric issues in our country. I support the education of six children each year, five of which are girls. I have closely worked with these children and I know that if given the opportunity, women can educate themselves much better and know what is wrong or right for them. Education is a basic right and women should not be deprived of that.[https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_health-is-of-utmost-importance-says-asin_1652424 Health is of utmost importance, says Asin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223054528/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_health-is-of-utmost-importance-says-asin_1652424 |date=23 February 2012 }}. DNA (20 February 2012). Retrieved 10 July 2012.}}

Asin has been the brand ambassador for several companies and products, and has appeared in commercials for Avon,{{cite news |url=https://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-03/news/46962966_1_brand-ambassador-avon-asin |work=The Economic Times |title=Avon signs Asin as brand ambassador in India |date=3 February 2014 |access-date=16 April 2014 |archive-date=16 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416193158/https://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-02-03/news/46962966_1_brand-ambassador-avon-asin |url-status=dead}} Mirinda,{{cite web |url=https://www.indianexpress.com/news/-I-m-a-people-s-person-/464909 |title='I'm a people's person' |work=The Indian Express |date=24 May 2009 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307111618/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/im-a-peoples-person/ |url-status=live}} Colgate, Fairever,{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-marketing/cavinkare-to-focus-on-nonsouth-markets/article991390.ece?ref=archive |title=CavinKare to focus on non-South markets |work=Business Line |date=11 May 2010 |access-date=16 August 2013}} Tanishq, Big Bazaar,{{cite news |author=Rachel Fernandes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Asin-endorses-Big-Bazaar/articleshow/4559790.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908174447/https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-22/news-interviews/28158100_1_asin-s-homepage-fashion-line-big-bazaar |url-status=live |archive-date=8 September 2011 |title=Asin endorses Big Bazaar |date=22 May 2009 |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 August 2013}} Parachute,{{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1021429/report-aamir-s-find-asin |title=Aamir's find: Asin - Entertainment - DNA |work=Daily News and Analysis |access-date=16 August 2013}} Spinz talc, Lux,{{cite web |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/asin-thottumkal-to-endorse-new-lux-soap-news-bollywood-kkguCCcdjef.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022014424/https://sify.com/movies/asin-thottumkal-to-endorse-new-lux-soap-news-bollywood-kkguCCcdjef.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 October 2010 |title=Asin Thottumkal to endorse new Lux soap |website=Sify |date=17 September 2010 |access-date=16 August 2013}} Amrutanjan Healthcare,{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/amrutanjan-in-talks-to-buy-beverages-co/article1003849.ece?ref=archive |title=Amrutanjan in talks to buy beverages co |work=Business Line |date=13 September 2010 |access-date=16 August 2013 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029183808/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-corporate/amrutanjan-in-talks-to-buy-beverages-co/article1003849.ece?ref=archive |url-status=live}} and Clinic All Clear.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Bollywood-Divas-say-no/articleshow/4666724.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192956/https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-18/news-interviews/28191678_1_asin-shilpa-shetty-dandruff |url-status=live |archive-date=29 October 2013 |title=Bollywood Divas say no... |date=18 June 2009 |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 August 2013}} Asin had been endorsing Mirinda soft drinks since 2004 until her retirement.{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/quick-five-asin-qualitative-visibility/article5709536.ece |location=Chennai, India |work=The Hindu |first=Nandini D. |last=Tripathy |title=Quick Five: Asin - Qualitative visibility |date=20 February 2014 |access-date=18 April 2014 |archive-date=4 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504060829/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/quick-five-asin-qualitative-visibility/article5709536.ece |url-status=live}}

Asin is a Catholic Christian belonging to the Syro-Malabar rite{{cite web |author1=D. B. S. Jeyaraj |title=Indian Actress Asin Who was 'Black listed' by Tamil Cinema for Being Sri Lanka Friendly Weds Rahul in Grand Style |url=https://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/44920 |access-date=15 March 2020 |language=en |date=5 February 2016 |archive-date=17 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217074532/https://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/44920 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=All you want to know about Asin-Rahul wedding |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/gallery/all-you-want-to-know-about-asin-rahul-wedding/ss-BBobiaS |publisher=MSN |access-date=15 March 2020 |language=en |date=19 January 2016 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308150635/https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/gallery/all-you-want-to-know-about-asin-rahul-wedding/ss-BBobiaS |url-status=live}} and currently resides in Mumbai.{{cite news |author=Mehul S Thakkar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Prabhudheva-is-Asins-new-neighbour/articleshow/15349244.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521091647/https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-05/news-interviews/33036071_1_asin-sridevi-and-tabu-new-neighbour |url-status=live |archive-date=21 May 2013 |title=Prabhudheva is Asin's new neighbour |date=5 August 2012 |work=The Times of India |access-date=26 October 2012}} She owns an apartment in Marine Drive, Kochi,{{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_birthday-girl-asin-gifts-herself-a-plush-6-room-home_1603547 |title=Birthday girl Asin gifts herself a plush 6-room home – Entertainment – DNA |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=26 October 2011 |access-date=26 October 2012 |archive-date=29 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229130739/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_birthday-girl-asin-gifts-herself-a-plush-6-room-home_1603547 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/asin-the-cool-chameleon-news-tamil-llbnxDeacia.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103193337/https://www.sify.com/movies/asin-the-cool-chameleon-news-tamil-llbnxDeacia.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2011 |title=Asin – The cool chameleon! |website=Sify |date=2 November 2011 |access-date=26 October 2012}}{{cite web |url=https://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-birthday-girl-asin-gifts-herself-a-plush-apartment-2525405.html |title=Birthday girl Asin gifts herself a plush apartment |publisher=daily.bhaskar.com |date=26 October 2011 |access-date=26 October 2012 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202712/https://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-birthday-girl-asin-gifts-herself-a-plush-apartment-2525405.html |url-status=dead}} and a farmhouse in Vagamon.{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Asins-summer-getaway-is-her-quaint-farmhouse-in-Vagamon/articleshow/33065037.cms |work=The Times of India |title=Asin's summer getaway is her quaint farmhouse in Vagamon |access-date=14 April 2014 |archive-date=6 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406175915/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news-and-interviews/Asins-summer-getaway-is-her-quaint-farmhouse-in-Vagamon/articleshow/33065037.cms |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.asianage.com/bollywood/asin-owns-little-piece-heaven-502 |title=Asin owns 'a little piece of heaven' | the Asian Age |access-date=14 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415004459/https://www.asianage.com/bollywood/asin-owns-little-piece-heaven-502 |archive-date=15 April 2014}}

Asin is a polyglot. She can speak seven languages, being well-versed in Malayalam (her mother tongue), Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, English, Hindi, and French.{{cite news |url=https://www.asianage.com/bollywood/asin-s-jack-all-and-master-one-251 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108104725/https://www.asianage.com/bollywood/asin-s-jack-all-and-master-one-251 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 January 2018 |title=Asin's Jack of all and master of one |publisher=Asianage |date=3 November 2012 |access-date=3 November 2012}} She also speaks basic Italian and Marathi.{{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-asin-thottumkal-knows-seven-languages-1970789 |title=Asin Thottumkal knows seven languages! |work=dna |access-date=14 April 2014 |archive-date=7 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407051040/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-asin-thottumkal-knows-seven-languages-1970789 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |author=DC chennai |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/bollywood/asin-learns-marathi-695 |title=Asin learns Marathi |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=27 August 2012 |access-date=26 October 2012 |archive-date=29 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829102010/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/bollywood/asin-learns-marathi-695 |url-status=dead}} In June 2013, it was reported in the Indian media that Asin was learning German during her free time.{{cite web |date=7 June 2013 |title=Asin busy in learning German |url=https://www.desimartini.com/news/telugu/asin-busy-learning-german/article4973.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224212919/https://www.desimartini.com/news/telugu/asin-busy-learning-german-article4973.htm |archive-date=24 December 2018 |access-date=28 October 2014 |work=Desimartini |publisher=Top Movies Entertainment Ltd}} She began learning Spanish after visiting Spain in early 2014.{{cite web |url=https://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/asin-learning-spanish/1/351553.html |title=Asin learning Spanish |work=India Today |date=27 March 2014 |access-date=14 April 2014 |archive-date=15 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415043419/https://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/asin-learning-spanish/1/351553.html |url-status=live}}

Asin married Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma in January 2016 in a Christian wedding ceremony that was followed by a Hindu wedding ceremony,{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Asin-marries-Rahul-Sharma/articleshow/50638812.cms |title=Asin Marries Rahul Sharma |work=The Times of India |access-date=20 January 2016 |archive-date=20 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120144947/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Asin-marries-Rahul-Sharma/articleshow/50638812.cms |url-status=live}} and quit acting after marriage.{{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-asin-quits-acting-after-marriage-other-actresses-who-chose-family-over-career-2199087 |title=Asin quits acting after marriage: Other actresses who chose family over career |work=Daily News & Analysis |date=6 April 2016 |access-date=2 May 2016 |archive-date=13 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513210423/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-asin-quits-acting-after-marriage-other-actresses-who-chose-family-over-career-2199087 |url-status=live}} Their first child, a daughter, was born on 24 October 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/akshay-kumar-shares-first-pic-of-asin-and-rahul-sharmas-daughter-1766885 |title=Akshay Kumar Shares First Pic Of Asin And Rahul Sharma's Daughter |publisher=NDTV |date=25 October 2017 |access-date=25 October 2017 |archive-date=26 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026020533/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/akshay-kumar-shares-first-pic-of-asin-and-rahul-sharmas-daughter-1766885 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/asins-daughter-arin-18-months-old-is-the-cutest-ballerina-ever-2027890 |title=Asin's Daughter Arin, 18-Months-Old, Is The Cutest Ballerina Ever |publisher=NDTV |date=24 April 2019 |access-date=11 June 2019 |archive-date=4 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704004829/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/asins-daughter-arin-18-months-old-is-the-cutest-ballerina-ever-2027890 |url-status=live}}

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Following her debut with Ghajini, Asin was placed by Rediff.com in its "Top Ten Actresses in Bollywood" list and was named as one of the "Best Debut Actor" for the year 2008.{{cite web|title=Who are the Top Ten Actresses in Bollywood today?|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-Bollywoods-top-contenders/20111114.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114083757/https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-Bollywoods-top-contenders/20111114.htm|url-status=live|archive-date=14 November 2011|work=Rediff.com|access-date=25 May 2017}}{{cite web|title=Best Bollywood Debuts 2008! |url=https://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/29sld5-best-debuts-2008.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229083757/https://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/29sld5-best-debuts-2008.htm|url-status=live|archive-date=29 December 2008|work=Rediff.com|access-date=25 May 2018}} In the Times 50 Most Desirable Women list, Asin was placed 11th in 2010, 17th in 2011 and 16th in 2012.{{cite news|title=Times 50 Most Desirable Women|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-09/news-interviews/28375785_1_nicole-faria-vidya-balan-preity-zinta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925063854/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-09/news-interviews/28375785_1_nicole-faria-vidya-balan-preity-zinta|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-25|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=2013-06-20}}{{cite news|title=Times 50 Most Desirable Women of 2011 : The Winners|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-04/news-interviews/31024491_1_video-trisha-krishnan-ankita-shorey|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305023439/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-04/news-interviews/31024491_1_video-trisha-krishnan-ankita-shorey|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-03-05|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=2013-06-20}}{{cite web|title=Times 50 Most Desirable Women List 2012 - Results|url=http://ww.itimes.com/times-polls/times-most-desirable-women-2012|publisher=ITimes|accessdate=2013-12-20}} In Chennai Times Most Desirable Women list, Asin was placed 12th in 2012.{{cite news|title=Chennai Times Most Desirable Women of 2012|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Chennai-Times-Most-Desirable-Women-of-2012/articleshow/20071148.cms|work=The Times of India|date=15 January 2017|accessdate=21 February 2019}} Times of India placed her at 16th position in its "50 Beautiful Faces" list.{{cite web |title=Photos - 50 Beautiful Faces: 100 years of Indian Cinema |work=The Times of India |access-date=23 December 2021 |url=https://m.photos.timesofindia.com/movies/100-yrs-of-indian-cinema/50-beautiful-faces-100-years-of-indian-cinema/morphshow/19713285.cms}} She has been called a sex symbol by the media.{{cite web|title=The Hottest Tamil Actresses|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2005/jun/30south1.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115083757/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2005/jun/30south1.htm|url-status=live|archive-date=15 November 2012|work=Rediff.com|access-date=18 February 2016}} Asin is among the highest-grossing actresses in Indian cinema.{{Cite web |title=Highest Cumulative Box Office Collection by Actress |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/highest-cumulative-box-office-collection-actress/filterby/IND/page/2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402183144/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/highest-cumulative-box-office-collection-actress/filterby/IND/page/2/ |archive-date=2 April 2024 |access-date=2 April 2024 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}

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Asin received two Filmfare Awards nominations – Best Female Debut and Best Actress, both for Ghajini, and winning the former.{{Cite web |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/film-fare/54th-filmfare-awards-announced-amidst-glitter-and-glamour_23617.html|title=54th Filmfare Awards announced amidst glitter and glamour|website=Zee News|date=19 February 2009|access-date=1 August 2020}} Additionally, she received eighth Filmfare Awards South nominations – Best Actress – Telugu for Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi and Sivamani, which she won for the former and Best Actress – Tamil for M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi, Majaa, Ghajini, Pokkiri, Dasavathaaram and Kavalan, winning only for Ghajini.{{cite web|title='Anniyan' sweeps Filmfare Awards!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/anniyan-sweeps-filmfare-awards-news-tamil-kkfvinigibesi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713105102/http://www.sify.com/movies/anniyan-sweeps-filmfare-awards-news-tamil-kkfvinigibesi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2014|website=Sify|date=10 September 2006|access-date=23 April 2017}}

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