Actor · Telugu cinema
Trisha Krishnan
Trisha Krishnan movies: 18 Telugu films on file, 2003–2015. Earliest on file: Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu (2003). Latest release: Lion (14 May 2015).
- Films on file
- 18 (18 as actor)
- Years on file
- 2003–2015
- Born
- 4 May 1983 · May birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Sainikudu, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, Varsham
- Record
- Q2748513 on Wikidata
Trisha Krishnan, known as Trisha, is an Indian actress who works mainly in Tamil and Telugu cinema, and has been a leading actress for over two decades. In Telugu she rose to fame with Varsham, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, Athadu and Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule. Her honours include five Filmfare Awards South, a Nandi Award, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award and the Kalaimamani.
She was born on 4 May 1983 in Madras (now Chennai), according to Wikipedia, citing The Indian Express, and Wikidata. She studied business administration at Ethiraj College for Women. Winning the Miss Chennai pageant in 1999 led to her first film roles.
Career
After a small part in the Tamil Jodi (1999) and her first lead in Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002), she became a star in Tamil with Saamy (2003) and Ghilli (2004). Her Telugu debut, the M. S. Raju production Varsham (2004) with Prabhas, “turned her into an overnight sensation”, as Wikipedia puts it. It won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu. Prabhu Deva’s debut as a director, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005), with Siddharth, won her the Filmfare and Nandi Best Actress awards. The film won eight Filmfare Awards South, the most ever for a Telugu film.
In Trivikram Srinivas’s Athadu (2005), opposite Mahesh Babu, she played Poori. She followed it with Pournami, Stalin with Chiranjeevi and Sainikudu (all 2006). Selvaraghavan’s Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule (2007), opposite Venkatesh, brought her third Filmfare Best Actress – Telugu award. In 2008 she starred in Krishna with Ravi Teja, a blockbuster, King with Nagarjuna and Puri Jagannadh’s Bujjigadu. Her later Telugu films include Teen Maar (2011) with Pawan Kalyan, Bodyguard and Dammu (2012), and Lion (2015).
In Tamil she won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Abhiyum Naanum (2008), a Filmfare Critics award for Kodi (2016) and the Filmfare Best Actress – Tamil award for ’96 (2018). She played the Chola princess Kundavai in Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan films (2022–2023), and later appeared in Leo (2023) and the series Brinda (2024). She also made her Hindi debut in Khatta Meetha (2010), her Kannada debut in Power (2014) and her Malayalam debut in Hey Jude (2018).
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Varsham, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana and Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule (Wikipedia winners list; Idlebrain, 2005).
- Nandi Award for Best Actress for Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (Idlebrain).
- Filmfare Best Actress – Tamil for ’96 and Filmfare Critics Award – Tamil for Kodi (Filmfare).
- Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Abhiyum Naanum (The Hindu), and the Kalaimamani in 2006.
The full record is on Wikipedia’s awards page for Trisha Krishnan.
Upcoming films
No upcoming Telugu film is on our records for her. New films appear on upcoming Telugu movies as they are recorded.
Where to watch her films
- Athadu and Stalin: Aha, from Aha’s listings (Athadu, Stalin)
- Dammu: digital rights with ZEE5, per Wikipedia; no streaming date on file (OTT details)
No streaming platform is on file for Varsham, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana or Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule. Catalogues change, so check the platform first.
Sources: Wikipedia and the references it cites (linked above), Wikidata, and Tollywood Desk’s film, release and OTT records.
Career on file
Trisha Krishnan appears in 18 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2003 to 2015. The earliest of them is Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu (2003), and the most recent release is Lion (2015). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Sainikudu (2006), Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) and Varsham (2004). Other recent releases on file are Dammu (2012), Bodyguard (2012) and Teen Maar (2011).
Kota Srinivasa Rao is the most frequent co-star, sharing seven films with Trisha Krishnan, followed by Prakash Raj (6) and Brahmanandam (6). Among directors, Prabhu Deva cast Trisha Krishnan most often, in two films. Devi Sri Prasad and Mani Sharma each scored four of them, more than any other music director; next are M. M. Keeravani (2) and S. Thaman (2). Sumanth Art Productions produced three of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 17 different directors, 10 music directors and 62 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 18 of them; they average 161 minutes, and the longest is Stalin at 176 minutes. Five of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 2000s (13) and 2010s (5). 2006 is the busiest single year, with four films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.