Did you know Asin's debut movie was in Mollywood?

Asin Thottumkal

’s journey in cinema is quite interesting. The Keralite has acted in multiple language movies and most of her fans know her as a Bollywood actress. But did you know that Asin’s debut movie was in Malayalam? Yes, that's right. Asin’s first movie was the 2001 Malayalam release ‘

Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka

’. Asin was just a teenager at the time. She was around 16 when she acted in the film. Asin essayed Swathi, the daughter of Balakrishnan Nambiar (Janardhanan) and also the cousin of Jayakanthan (Kunchacko Boban).

She later became a busy star in South Indian cinema and starred in many movies in Tamil and Telugu. Asin has starred along with many superstars in Tamil, including Jayam Ravi, Prabhas, Suriya, and Kamal Haasan. The 2005 Tamil hit 'Ghajini' changed her career graph. The movie was remade in Hindi and Asin romanced Aamir Khan in the Hindi version as well. Later, she went on to star alongside Salman Khan in 'London Dreams' and so she kept conquering new heights. Unfortunately, Asin didn't appear in any other Malayalam movies, other than her debut. Asin has quit acting following her wedding in 2016. The actress married businessman Rahul Sharma and the duo has a daughter Arin, who is three now.

Meanwhile, 'Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka' was directed by Sathyan Anthikad. Actor Sreenivasan was the scriptwriter for the movie. Actors Kunchacko Boban and Samyuktha Varma essayed the leads. The comedy drama entertainer was a hit, both at the box office and in terms of the response from the audience.