Roma Asrani

Roma Asrani is an Indian model turned actress who mainly appears in Malayalam-language films.[2] She has starred in over 20 films. She is popularly known mononymously as Romah.

Roma
Roma Asrani
Born
Roma Asrani

25 August 1984[1]
Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActress, Model
Years active2005-present

Roma Asrani was born to a Sindhi Hindu father and a Tamil mother in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. She made her début in the Telugu film Mr. Errababu in 2005. She has also acted in Tamil and Kannada films. She got her break through her debut 2006 Malayalam film Notebook. The film was a huge success and her performance was critically acclaimed by the both critics and audiences. She received her first Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Notebook.[3] She's known for her roles in films such as Chocolate (2007), Traffic (2011), Chappa Kurishu (2011), and Grandmaster (2012).

Career

She made her entry into Malayalam films with the movie Notebook, directed by Roshan Andrews, and became very popular after the success of the film. For her performance in Notebook, she was adjudged best newcomer by Asianet Film Awards, Kerala Film Critics Association, Asianet, Amrita TV and Kalakeralam. Her second film, July 4 (2007), directed by Joshiy, was a notable one. Her movie Chocolate (2007) with Prithviraj was a mega hit, and this movie made her the darling of Malayalam cinema. She has also acted in a music album by the band Team Malayalee with popular singer Vineeth Sreenivasan and actor Prithviraj for the number Minnel Azhake, which was a big hit in south India.[4]

Roma has also acted in the Tamil movie Kathale En Kathale (2006). She made her Kannada début with Aramane (2007), starring Ganesh in the lead. Further, she reappeared in the Telugu industry after a break in the movie Chalaki in 2010.

Awards

Asianet Film Awards

Filmfare Awards South

  • 2006 - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress (Malayalam) - Notebook

Amrita Film Awards

  • 2006 - Amrita Film Award for Best New Talent
  • 2009 - Amrita Film Award for Best Character Actress - Minnaminnikoottam[5]

Kairali TV - World Malayali Council Film Awards

  • 2009 - Youth Heroine Award

Other awards

  • 2006 - Atlas Film Critics Award For Best Newcomer
  • 2006 - Kalakeralam award for Best Newcomer
  • 2006 - Tamil Nadu Film Fans Association Award for Best Actress in Malayalam

Filmography
YearTitleLanguageRoleNotes
2005Mr. ErrababuTeluguPooja
2006Kadhale En KadhaleTamilKrithika
2006NotebookMalayalamSarah Elizabeth
2007July 4MalayalamSreepriya
2007ChocolateMalayalamAnn Matthews
2008Shakespeare M.A. MalayalamMalayalamAlli
2008AramaneKannadaGeetha
2008MinnaminnikoottamMalayalamRose Mary
2008LollyPopMalayalamJennifer
2009ColoursMalayalamPinky
2009UtharaswayamvaramMalayalamUthara
2010ChalakiTeluguSubbalakshmi
2011TrafficMalayalamMariam
2011Kathayile Nayika[6]MalayalamArchana
2011MohabbatMalayalamHerselfGuest Role
20111993 Bombay, March 12MalayalamAbida
2011Chappa KurishuMalayalamAnn
2011DoublesMalayalam-Cameo appearance
2011The FilmstaarMalayalamHerselfArchive footage
Cameo
2012CasanovvaMalayalamAnn Mary
2012GrandmasterMalayalamBeena
2012Face to FaceMalayalamDr. Uma
2015Namasthe BaliMalayalamAnnamma
2017SathyaMalayalamRosy
2020VelleppamMalayalamSaraTBA

Music Videos
TitleSongDirectorMusicNotes
MalayaleeMinnalazhakeVineeth SreenivasanJakes Bejoy
Born In KeralaarennileArun Sekhar
Gireesh Nair
Sandya Sekhar		Jakes Bejoy

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References
  1. https://ml.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%AE
  2. http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/1692/
  3. http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/67964/
  4. "Vineet Sreenivasan makes directorial debut". The Hindu. 22 May 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  5. http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2009/amrita-film-awards-2009-200209.html
  6. http://www.nowrunning.com/news/malayalam/urvasi-and-roma-in-kathayile-nayika/38364/story.htm
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