Asin Thottumkal simply known as Asin was born in Kochi, Kerala state on 26th October 1979 in a Syrian Christian family.
Her father Joseph Thottumkal and mother is Seline Thottumkal. Her father is looking after her and mother is a surgeon by profession.
She attended Naval Public School in Cochin, and after obtaining her Matriculation, was enrolled in St. Theresa's Higher Secondary School. After successfully obtaining her Higher Secondary School Certificate, she enrolled in St. Theresa's College to continue studying in the Arts Faculty. After obtaining a Degree in B.A. English Literature, she assisted her dad in his business (which includes software, export of furniture and antiques) and also took up modeling on the side. Her modeling assignments included Colgate Toothpaste, and Fairever Cream.
This exposure got her noticed and she made her debut on the tinsel screen through director Sathyan Anthikad's "Narendaran Makan" with Malayalyee actor Kunjachacko Boban.
Then make her Tollwood entry with the movie "Amma Nanna O Tamil Ammay" opposite to Ravi Teja in the year 2003 which was directed by Puri Jaganath. This movie was box office hit. Also she her the Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award.
Later the movie remake to Tamil with the film "M Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi". Asin starred in the original Telugu version, so she was the obvious choice for the Tamil remake, opposite Jeyam Ravi. The movie was a super hit. What makes Asin hot in the Tamil film industry, apart from her looks, is that she has teamed up with all the top heroes, like Vijay, Ajith, Surya and now Vikram, in "Maja".
She continued to work in Telugu hits like Lakshmi Narasimha and Gharshana in 2004.
The Tamil movie Ghajini, also released in 2005, was a blockbuster and won her the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award.
In 2008, she made her debut in Bollywood with the Hindi version of Ghajini starring Aamir Khan. Vipul Shah’s London Dreams, releasing in 2009, is said to have her as the lead with actors Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan.
She speaks a wide range of languages such as Malyalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Sanskrit, English, French, and may well be the only Indian actress with a Blogspot in French. She is very active in various functions throughout Southern India, and credits her good upbringing to her parents, who she considers her role models. She was the winner of an entrepreneurial award as a teenager. She is fond of reading and has a huge collection of books.
Asin, along with her mom and dad, have left their Harrington Road apartment at Chetpet, Chennai, and have re-located to an apartment in Lokhandwala Complex, in Andheri (West), Mumbai, in order to enable her to debut in Bollywood movies.
She was awarded the prize for the 7-year-old fan, who adored Asin. Asin Thottumkal was recognized youth icon in Kerala in a public poll conducted by TV channel Asianet.
The actress won the honor in the presence of who's who in the South Indian film industry and political leaders.
Asin was awarded a cash prize, which she gave to palliative care hospitals that focus on reducing the severity of symptoms.