Aishwarya Lekshmi


Aishwarya Lekshmi is an Indian actress and model from Trivandrum, Kerala. She began her career as a model in 2014 and made her acting debut in 2017 with the film Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela, followed by Mayaanadhi, Varathan, Vijay Superum Pournamiyum, Argentina Fans Kaattoorkadavu establishing herself as a leading actress in Malayalam cinema. She won several accolades including Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She was selected as the "Most Desirable Woman" of 2018 by Kochi Times.

Early life

Lekshmi attended Holy Angels' ISC school, Trivandrum and completed her MBBS degree from Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Ernakulam, in 2016. She also completed her internship there. She resides in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi.

Career

Lekshmi has been modelling since 2014. She has appeared on the covers of magazines such as Flower World, Salt Studio, Vanitha and FWD Life. She has modelled 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 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 romantic thriller Mayaanadhi by Aashiq Abu. The film became a major success and her role as an aspiring actress garnered appreciation. She signed for the lead role in Telugu film Naa... Nuvve, but later opted-out. In 2018, she signed by Varathan with Fahadh Faasil. She was also featured in webseries Karikku. She made her Tamil debut with the Vishal-starrer Action.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2017Njandukalude Nattil OridavelaRachelMalayalam
2017MayaanadhiAparna RaviMalayalam
2018VarathanPriyaMalayalam
2019Vijay Superum PournamiyumPournamiMalayalam
2019Argentina Fans KaattoorkadavuMeharunnisa KhaderkuttyMalayalam
2019Brother's DaySantaMalayalam
2019ActionMeeraTamilTamil Debut
2020Jagame Thanthiram TamilFilming
2021Bismi Special MalayalamPre Production
Ponniyin Selvan PoonguzhaliTamilFilming-

Awards and nominations