This is an accepted version of this page Hansika Motwani (born 9 August 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films.

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).

[1] Hansika Motwani, hailing from a Sindhi Hindu family, was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

She later acted in the Indian serial Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand and appeared as one of the children in Koi... Mil Gaya.

She made her debut in 2007 in a lead role at the age of 15 in a lead role in Puri Jagannadh's Telugu film Desamuduru and earned the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for her performance.

In 2013, she appeared in four Tamil films such as Settai,[12] Sundar C's Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru, Hari's Singam II starring Suriya[13] and Venkat Prabhu's Biriyani with Suriya's brother Karthi.

[27] She said in an interview, "The best way to effectively de-stress for me is to chant- Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo, as I strongly follow Buddhism.

[28] Motwani married her longtime boyfriend, businessman Sohail Khaturiya on 4 December 2022 in Mundota Fort and Palace, Jaipur.

She provides monetary support for the education of underprivileged children and women who are suffering with breast cancer.