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Roma Asrani
Roma Asrani is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Malayalam-language films. She is the recipient of Youth Heroine Award and Filmfare Award.

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Roma Asrani, South Indian ActressRoma Asrani is an Indian model turned actress who predominantly works in Malayalam-language films. She got her first break through her debut Malayalam film "Notebook". The film was a huge success garnering positive reviews from both critics and audience. Asrani too received appreciation for her performance. Simultaneously, she went on to appear in varied south Indian language movies including Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Asrani is the recipient of several awards like Youth Heroine Award, Filmfare Award etc.



Early Life of Roma Asrani
Roma Asrani was born on August 25, 1984 to Muralidhar and Madhu in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. Her parents are from Delhi but later settled in Chennai.


Career of Roma Asrani
Asrani stepped into the Malayalam film industry with the Roshan Andrews directed movie "Notebook". The success of the film made her a household name in the industry. She was declared the best newcomer by Kerala Film Critics Association, Asianet, Amrita TV and Kalakeralam. Her second film "July 4" which released in 2007 was a flop. However, it was a notable one. Her next venture "Chocolate" with Prithviraj happened in the same year. The movie was a big hit and was a turning point in her career. She was also seen in a music album named "Malayalee". The album provided her opportunity to work with popular singer Vineeth Sreenivasan and actor Prithviraj for the song "Minnalazhake", which was a big hit in south India. Along with that, she has also worked in another music album named "Born in Kerala" in the song "Arennile". Her other Malayalam projects include "LollyPop", "Colours", "Utharaswayamvaram", "Traffic", "Kathayile Nayika", "Mohabbat", "Chappa Kurishu", "Doubles", "Casanovva", "Grandmaster" and "Face to Face".


Asrani"s tryst with Telugu films, Tamil films and Kannada films happened in the years 2005, 2006 and 2007. Her debut Telugu movie was "Mr. Errababu", Tamil movie was "Kathale En Kathale" while Kannada movie was "Aramane" which starred Ganesh in the lead. She further appeared in the Telugu industry after a break in the movie "Chalaki" in 2010. She has also worked in some of commercial ad films.


Achievements of Roma Asrani
Roma Asrani has been honoured with several awards; they are enlisted below:

•2009 - Best Star Pair Award, Minnaminnikoottam, Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam

•2009 - Amrita Film Award for Best Character Actress - Minnaminnikoottam

•2009 - Youth Heroine Award

•2008 - Best Star Pair Award, Utharaswayamvaram

•2006 - Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year - Notebook

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

•2006 - Amrita Film Award for Best New Talent

•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 of Roma Asrani
Roma Asrani has worked in several films in different roles. Her filming career has been provided below:

Year Films
2005 Mr. Errababu
2006 Kadhale En Kadhale
2006 Notebook
2007 4-Jul
2007 Chocolate
2008 Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam
2008 Aramane
2008 Minnaminnikoottam
2008 LollyPop
2009 Colours
2009 Utharaswayamvaram
2010 Chalaki
2011 Traffic
2011 Kathayile Nayika
2011 Mohabbat
2011 1993 Bombay, March 12
2011 Chappa Kurishu
2011 Doubles
2012 Casanovva
2012 Grandmaster
2012 Face to Face
2015 Namasthe Bali
2017 Sathya

Television Works of Roma Asrani
Asrani has also worked in Television, which is as follows:
Year Shows Role
2013 Sundari niyum sundaran njnanum As judge
2015-2016 Comedy stars season 2 As judge
2017 Lal Salam As dancer



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