| Name | Asin Thottumkal |
| Screen Name | Asin |
| Nick Name | Malabar ahzagi, Tamil ammayee |
| Date of Birth | 26 Oct, 1985 |
| Birth Place | Hyderabad |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Profession | Dancer, Stage compere, Actress, model, business woman |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Mother tongue | Malayalam |
| Languages | Can read, write and speak in Malayalam, Tamil and French. Can only speak Telugu. |
| Parents | Father: Joseph Thotumkal, former CBI officer Mother: Dr.Shelin, Surgeon in Kerala Govt hospital |
| Education | Schools:Naval public school,Cochin and St.Teresa's Hr.Sec.School College: B.A.(literature) from St.Teresa's college, Cochin |
| Modeled | in at least 60 advertisements |
| Entry into tamil films | Director Jeeva after seeing her in 'Aircel' advertisement invited her to act in his film 'Ullam Ketkumee' |
| Debut | *Tamil: M.Kumaran, S/O Mahalakshmi * Malayalam: 'Narendran magan Jaykanthan' directed by sathyan athikadu. * Telugu: 'Amma nnan oru Thamizh ammayi' |
| Favourite | * Singers: Balamurali Krishna, P.Susheela, Janet Jackson * Spot: all places in Kerala * Sport: Cricket * Attire: Jeans and Shirts |
| Farmhouse | owns Vagmon a lovely hill station in Kerala |
| Dam | A dam near her home is named as Asin dam |
| ASIN'S | Her company deals with anything from hospital equipments, software, furniture etc. |
| Desire | Likes to try her luck in the Civil service exams. Wants to prove that film people can also excel in academics. |
| Hates | Dishonesty |
| Respects | Nadiya for her simplicity |
| Loves | to gaze at the water |
| Singing | Harris Jayaraj had given her an opportunity to sing but she was not able to do because of her busy schedule. |
| Shopping | finishes all her shopping abroad and avoids at home |
| Plans | to export carved wood products. |
| Never | * Acts in a movie without hearing the story or knowing the strength of her character. * Does vulgar scenes or double meaning dialogues |
| Influential people | Her grandmother Mary, Mother Theresa and her mother. |
| Favourite food | Fresh water fish and Kerala rice |
| Hates | Smoking and smokers |
| Address | Marine drive, Kochi, Kerala |
| Awards | * Won the ‘best young entrepreneur’ award when she was only 14 years old. * Best Actress, Filmfare award for the telugu film 'Amma Nanna O’ Tamila Ammayi' |
| Facts | * She is a voracious reader. * At age four she created a record by dancing non-stop for four hours. * Asin means pure or blemishless * One of the songs for the film M.Kumaran, S/O Mahalakshmi was filmed in the farmhouse owned by her family. * Her father wanted to name her Mary after her grandmother. * She was not able to act in the film 'Shahjahan' with Vijay due to date problems. * Only child to her parents. * Comes from a very wealthy family. * Is a good bharata natyam and Kathakali dancer * Director Fazil wanted to introduce her first in malayalam films. |
| Aim | * start a Bharata natayam school in Kochi * to publish her poems * to improve her business * to be a well known actress |
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