Aishwarya Lekshmi

Aishwarya Lekshmi, also credited as Aishwarya Lakshmi, is an Indian actress who also produces films and has built her career largely in Malayalam and Tamil cinema. Audiences know her best for Mayaanadhi, Varathan and the two Ponniyin Selvan films, and her very first role won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She started acting in 2017 with the Malayalam film Njandukalude Naattil Oridavela, and in the same year she drew praise for Mayaanadhi. Varathan followed in 2018, and Kaanekkaane came in 2021. In 2022 she appeared in Ponniyin Selvan: Part I, which earned more at the box office than any other film she has made, and she returned for Ponniyin Selvan: Part II in 2023. Her 2022 work also included Ammu, Kumari and Gatta Kusthi, all of which were well received. Later films include Hello Mummy (2024), Maaman (2025) and Thug Life (2025). Her roles stretch across Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films. Along with her Filmfare honour, she holds one Tamil Nadu State Film Award, one Kerala Film Critics Association Award and three SIIMA Awards, among them Best Actress – Malayalam for Varathan in 2019 and for Kaanekkaane in 2022. In 2023 she collected four Filmfare Awards South nominations, including Best Actress nods for Kumari, Gatta Kusthi and Ammu.