From Sarvam to Petta… Here’s Trisha’s Journey as a successful Actor
Trisha won the ‘Miss Chennai’ beauty pageant in 1999 and later stepped into cinema with ‘Jodi’ starring Simran and Prashant in lead roles. ‘Mounam Pesiyathe’ was considered as her debut. The film was directed by Ameer and starred Suriya in the lead. She received accolades for her performance in the film and people went on to appreciate her as “undoubtedly a refreshing new find, with sparkling eyes and appealing demeanour”. Her film ‘Lesa Lesa’ which should’ve been her debut was released later. She went on to act in many films opposite all big names from Kollywood, Bollywood, Tollywood, and Mollywood.
Here’s a list of awards Trisha won.
International Tamil Cinema Awards-2003 for Best New Actress Lesa Lesa
Vamsee Awards-2004 for Best Actress for Varsham
CineMAA Awards for Best Actress for Varsham (2004) and Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule (2007)
Filmfare Awards for Best Actress for Varsham
(2004), Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005), Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule (2007) and 96 (2018) and Best Actress Critics for Kodi (2016)
Edison Awards for Best Actress for Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) and Kodi (2016) and Favourite Heroine for 96 (2018)
Nandi Awards-2005 for Best Actress for Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
Santosham Film Awards for Best Actress for Varsham (2004) and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) and Best Actress of the Decade (2012)
Tamil Nadu State Award-2009 Best Actress- Special Jury Award for Abhiyum Naanum
NDTV Awards for Southern Star of the Year (2010) and NDTV Hindu lifestyle icon (2011)
Ritz Awards-2012 Icon Award
Vijay Awards Favourite Actress for Unaakum Ennakum (2006) and Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) and Contribution to South Indian films (2013)
Behindwoods Awards for Women Achiever (2015), Best Actress for Thoonga Vanam and Yennai Arindhal (2016) and The Behindwood Golden Princess of South Indian cinema excellence in acting since 2002 (2018)
JFW Awards for Diva of South India (2012), Women Achiever (2013), 14 Years in Cinema (2016) and Best Actress In A Lead Role for 96 (2018)
FeTNA Award-2014 for Outstanding actress: for the contribution to Tamil cinema.
SIIMA Award for Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema (2012), 10 years of excellence in Tamil Cinema (2013), Best Actess for Endrendrum Punnagai (2014), Most Popular Actress in South India on Social Media (2014), Best Actor in Negative Role for Kodi (2017), Best Actress in Tamil for 96 (2019) and Critics Choice for Best Actress in Malayalam for Hey Jude (2019)
Provoke Lifestyle Awards-2016 Best Actress for Yennai Arindhal
V4 Enrtertaiment MGR-SIVAJI Academy Award for Best Actress for Kodi (2016) and 96 (2018)
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards-2018 for Best Actress for 96
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards-2018 for Best Actress for 96
Avalvikatan Awards-2018 for Evergreen Nayaki
Vanitha Awards-2018 for Best Actress: Tamil for the film 96
NAFA Award-2018 Special Recognition for Hey Jude
Asianet Film Awards for Most Popular Actress (2015) and for 96 (2018)
Asiavison Awards for Best Actress of the Decade for 96 & Hey Jude
Hindu World Of Women Awards-2019 for Excellence in the field of entertainment
She is one such actress who has had the privilege to work withal top and famous stars such as Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu, Vijay, Ajith, Ravi Teja, Gopichand, Suriya, Vikram, Simbu, Dhanush, Jayam Ravi, Prabhas, Vijay Sethupathi, Nivin Pauly, Siddharth.
An ardent animal lover, Trisha has been the Goodwill Ambassador of PETA. In 2010, Trisha collaborated with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in issuing a public appeal to domesticate stray dogs rather than craving for pedigreed foreign breeds.She was also the Goodwill Ambassador for the “Angel for Animals” campaign organised by PETA in 2010, encouraging people to adopt homeless dogs. PETA praised Trisha for her work, and sent her an appreciation letter highlighting her animal rescue work and efforts to encourage people to adopt Indian community dogs.