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Hansika Motwani (born 9 August 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her film debut as a leading actress in the Telugu movie Desamuduru (2007), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. Following appearances in several high-budget Telugu films, including Kantri and Maska, she started her career in Tamil cinema with Mappillai (2011). She rose to fame in the Tamil film industry after appearing in commercially successful Tamil films Velayudham (2011) and Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (2012) establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress in Kollywood.
Hansika began her television career with a serial called Shaka Laka Boom Boom. She later acted in the Indian serial Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand, for which she received the Favorite Child Award at the Star Parivaar Awards, and appeared as one of the children in Koi Mil Gaya with Preity Zinta and Hrithik Roshan.
Hansika made her debut in a lead role in Puri Jagannadh's Telugu film Desamuduru, opposite Allu Arjun. Hansika made her debut as a leading actress in Bollywood with Himesh Reshammiya in Aap Kaa Surroor a moderate hit. She next signed the Hindi film titled He: The Only One, where she was to essay the role of a killer, hell-bent on taking revenge for her family, but the film was later shelved.
Hansika's first 2008 release was Bindaas, starring Puneet Rajkumar, her first and only Kannada film to date. Later that year, she was paired with Jr. NTR in the film Kantri. She made her Tamil film debut in the unsuccessful 2011 film Mappillai, opposite Dhanush. Her next Tamil film, Engeyum Kadhal, opposite Jayam Ravi, was a box office success. The 2011 film Velayudham, in which she starred alongside Vijay, also became a box-office success; this was her first time playing the role of a village belle.
In 2012, Hansika's first release was M. Rajesh's romantic comedy Oru Kal Oru Kannadi, which became her first runaway hit and earned her positive reviews from critics for her performance. Her latest release was Denikaina Ready, opposite Vishnu Manchu, which also earned a positive response from the public. She is currently filming for Settai, opposite Arya, and has been selected to play Maya, a gangster, in Silambarasan's Vettai Mannan, with whom she is also acting in Vaalu . She has been signed to play the lead role in Suriya's Singam II, and is currently working with Karthi in Biriyani. She has also been selected to play the leading role in Sundar C.'s Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru, opposite Siddharth.
