Hansika Motwani (born 9 August 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil language and Telugu language films. Motwani began her career as a child actor in Hindi films, and later went on to appear in lead roles in Telugu films, including Desamuduru (2007), Kantri (2008) and Maska (2009). She started her career in Tamil cinema with Mappillai (2011) and then appeared in several commercially successful Tamil films such as Engeyum Kadhal (2011), Velayudham (2011), Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012), Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru (2013), Singam II (2013) and Aranmanai (2014). She has also acted in the Malayalam cinema film Villain (2017).
She made her debut in 2007 at the age of 15 in a lead role in Puri Jagannadh's Telugu language film Desamuduru and earned the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for her performance. She later appeared in the Hindi film Aap Kaa Surroor with Himesh Reshammiya.
Her first 2008 release was Bindaas, starring Puneeth Rajkumar, and is her first and only Kannada film to date. Later that year, she appeared in Kantri with Jr. NTR.
In 2012, she had two releases, one in Tamil and another one in Telugu. Her first release was M. Rajesh's romantic comedy film Oru Kal Oru Kannadi which became her first runaway hit and earned her positive reviews for her performance. In Telugu, she was featured in Denikaina Ready which also earned a positive response from the public. She received her first Best Actress nomination at the 60th Filmfare Awards South for her performance in the films. In 2013, she appeared in four Tamil films such as Settai, Sundar C's Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru, Hari's Singam II starring Suriya and Venkat Prabhu's Biriyani with Suriya's brother Karthi. She had five releases in 2014, two of them were Telugu films, the comedy flick Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda and the action-masala film Power. Her Tamil releases were the fantasy film Maan Karate with Sivakarthikeyan, Sundar C's horror comedy Aranmanai and the action thriller film Meaghamann.
Aambala, her third collaboration with Sundar C, was her first 2015 release. Her second release that year was Romeo Juliet, which marked her second film with Jayam Ravi. She also appeared in Vaalu with Silambarasan.
Bogan was her first release in 2017 and it was reviewed positively. Many critics praised her for her performance in the introduction scene and the pre-climax scene. She also acted in a Telugu film Luckunnodu. She debuted in Malayalam films with Villain in 2017.
Her first release of 2018 was Gulaebaghavali in which she played a con-artist's role named Viji. Her other release of 2018 was Thuppakki Munai, starring Vikram Prabhu. In 2019, she appeared with Atharvaa in the Tamil film 100, directed by Sam Anton and in the Telugu film Tenali Ramakrishna BA. BL opposite Sundeep Kishan.
For her 50th film, Motwani was the lead actress in Maha (2022). She was seen in the horror 105 Minuttess (2024) and Guardian (2024).
In 2015, she was in a relationship with Silambarasan. Motwani married her longtime boyfriend, businessman Sohail Khaturiya on 4 December 2022 in Mundota Fort and Palace, Jaipur.
In 2014, she was featured in Forbes's 250 celebrities list.
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Guardian | Aparna | Tamil | ||
TBA | Filming | |||
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Hindi | Post-production |
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2023 | Hansika's Love Shaadi Drama | Herself | English language | |
MY3 | Mythri/ Manimegalai | Tamil language | ||
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2007 | Ishq Na Karna | Agam Kumar Nigam and Tulsi Kumar | Hindi | T-Series | |
2021 | Booty Shake | Tony Kakkar and Sonu Kakkar | Desi Music Factory | ||
Mazaa | B Praak | Saregama | |||
2022 | Shreaam Pagal | Sunidhi Chauhan | Punjabi language | YRF |
2003 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Child Artiste – Female | Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand | ||
2008 | 53rd Filmfare Awards | Best Female Debut | Aap Kaa Surroor | ||
55th Filmfare Awards South | Best Female Debut – South | Desamuduru | |||
2012 | 1st South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actress – Telugu | Kandireega | ||
Actress – Special Appreciation (Telugu) | |||||
Best Female Debut – Tamil | Mappillai | ||||
Best Actress – Tamil | Engeyum Kadhal | ||||
2013 | 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards | Oru Kal Oru Kannadi | |||
60th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Telugu | Denikaina Ready | |||
2014 | 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actress – Tamil | Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru | ||
2015 | 4th South Indian International Movie Awards | Aranmanai | |||
2018 | 7th South Indian International Movie Awards | Style Icon of the Year | |||
2022 | 10th South Indian International Movie Awards | Decade of Excellence in South Indian Cinema |
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