Aishwarya Rajesh is a famous South Indian actress and model. She mainly appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam movies. Besides films, she is also a familiar face in the Television industry. Some of her superhit films include “Dharma Durai”, “Kanna”, “Vada Chennai”, “Chekka Chivantha Vanam”, “Dhruva Natchathiram”, “Namm Veettu Pillai”, “World Famous Lover” etc.
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Aishwarya Rajesh:-
She was born on 10 January 1990 into a lower-middle-class family in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. She lived in a slum housing board area with her parents and three elder brothers. Her grandfather Amarnath was an actor, and her aunt Srilakshmj was a Telugu comedian.
At the age of 8, she lost her father. Then, her mother earned their bread and butter by selling saree door to door. When she was 12 years old, she was again pushed by misery as one of her brothers committed suicide.
After a few years, her second brother passed away due to a fatal road accident. In these circumstances, her relatives did not stand by them, and as a result, her family became helpless and she took responsibility of her family. She earned money by working in a supermarket, distributing pamphlets, and hosting events and shows.
Aishwarya Rajesh Education:-
She did her schooling at an anonymous school in her hometown. After the demise of her father, she completed her graduation in Commerce from Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai. Later, she acquired the skill of dancing to support her family. She wanted to become an actress but due to her color complexion, she did not get any chance to prove herself.
Aishwarya Rajesh Movies:-
At the age of 6, Aishwarya got the role of a child artist in the Telugu film “Rambantu” in 1996. She, as a dancer, participated in the reality show “Maanada Mayilada” on Kalaignar TV and became the winner of the show.
After that, a door to the film industry was opened before her. In 2010, she debuted the Tamil film “Neethana Avan”, but it failed at the box office. As usual, she endured a lot of criticism for her simple look and black color.
She wanted the lead role in the movies but failed to take the attention of the directors. But she did not give up, rather she tried heart and soul. In 2011, she appeared in 4 Tamil films- “Avargalum Ivargalum”(Sweta), “Uyarthiru 420” ( Charu), “Sattapadi Kutram”( Sumathi) & “Vilayada Vaa”(Anu)which were credited to herself.
The next year, she played the role of Amudha in “Attakathi” and Anu in “Aachariyangal”. Through these films, she was able to earn a little recognition. Then, in 2013, she portrayed the role of Thara in a Tamil film “Puthagam”.
The following year, she made her appearance in films including “Pannaiyarum Padminiyum”( Malarvizhi), “Thirudan Police”( Poornima), etc. In 2015, she got a breakthrough after playing the role of a slum mother of two children in the Tamil film “Kaaka Muttai”.
She achieved a lot of honor and recognition from all directors and audiences for this movie. Thereafter, in 2016, she appeared in the lead role in some Tamil films such as “Aarathu Sinam”( Mia), “Hello Naan Pei Pesuren” ( Kavitha),” Maithan”( Jennifer) “Dharma Durai” (Anbu Selvi), “Kuttrame Thandanai”( Swetha), “Kadalai”( Kalai), “Parandhu Sella Vaa”(Madhavi), “Mo”( Priya).
Then, in 2017, she stepped into a Malayalam film “Jomonte Suvisheshangal” as Vaidhegy Perumal. In that year, she made a cameo appearance in the Tamil film “Mupparimanam”. Besides, she appeared in some films in various lead roles like Janaki in “Sakhavu”, Pooja in “Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum”, and Asha Gawli in “Daddy”.
Consequently, in 2018, she played the role of Nandini in “Lakshmi” ,Bhuvana in “Saamy Square” ,Renuka in “Chekka Chivantha Vaanam”, Padma in “Vada Chennai”, kousalya Murugesan in “Kanna”.
Aishwarya Rajesh Latest Movies :
Between 2019 -2021, she worked on many Tamil and Telugu films, such as, “Mei” (Uthara), “Namma Veettu Pillai”( Thulasi), “Mismatch “(Maha Lakshmi), “Vaanam Kottatum”( Mangai), “World Famous Lover” ( Suvarna), “Ka Pae Ranasingam” ( Ariyanachi Rana Singam), “Thittam Irandu”( Athira), “Boomkira”( Samyuktha Gowtham), “Tuck Jagadish”( Chandra), “Republic” (Myra Hanson).
Recently, she played the role of Jamuna in a Tamil film “Driver Jamuna” in 2022. Now she is busy filming movies like – “Pulimada” and “Theeyavar Kulaigal Nadunga”.
Aishwarya Rajesh Upcoming Movies:-
“Dhruva Natchathiram”, “Mohandas”, “The Great Indian Kitchen”.
Aishwarya in the TV Industry:-
Besides films, she was seen in the Television industry also. In 2007, she appeared as the host of a TV show “Aastha Povathu Yaaru“, aired on Sun TV.
In 2018, she worked on a music video entitled “Bodhai Kodhai” directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon with famous artist Karthik Recently, in 2022, she appeared in an Amazon Prime web series named “Suzhal: The Vortex” as Nandini.
Aishwarya Rajesh Net Worth:-
According to sources, she played the role of Jamuna in a Tamil film “Driver Jamuna” in 2022 that is estimated at around 2-3 million USD (approx).