Ashwathy Warrier

Ashwathy Warrier, also credited as Ashwathy Ravikumar, is an Indian model, actress, dancer and singer, who has worked in the Tamil film industry. After making her debut in the Tamil film Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey (2012), she has been in films including Neethane En Ponvasantham (2012) and Maan Karate (2014).^[2]

Career

After auditioning for Mani Ratnam's Kadal (2013), Ashwathy was encouraged by the director to continue to look for opportunities as an actress. Ashwathy made her first feature film appearance by appearing in a music video in Maalai Pozhudhin Mayakathilaey (2012), before portraying a character in Gautham Menon's bilingual films, Neethane En Ponvasantham and Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu (2012) as Radhika, the fiancé of the lead character Varun. She has since appeared in a serial on the Puthiya Thalamurai channel, while also making an appearance as a software engineer in Maan Karate (2014) and portraying a role in the unreleased Malayalam film Ente Sathyanweshana Pareekshakal. Ashwathy has regularly featured in commercials and photoshoots for South Indian brands, while also training in acting at Anupam Kher's acting school, before getting a breakthrough with her appearance in the music video "Yedhachu".^[3][4]

In 2016, Ashwathy played her first lead role in Gowtham Sundararajan's directorial debut Kannula Kaasa Kattappa, portraying the daughter of a millionaire. She was signed for the role after being recommended by Gowtham's wife, Kokila Hariram, who had been Ashwathy's dance teacher.^[5][6]

Filmography

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