Trisha Krishnan (born 4 May 1983), known mononymously as Trisha, is an Indian actress and model, who primarily works in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. She was noticed after winning Miss Chennai contest (1999), which marked her entry into the film industry. Trisha is often referred as Queen Of South India for her performance across all South Indian languages.  She has been ranked among the best actresses of South India by The Times of India.

She ventured into modelling and appeared in several print and television commercials. In 1999, she won the “Miss Salem” beauty pageant, and later the same year, the Miss Chennai contest. She had also won the Miss India 2001 pageant’s “Beautiful Smile” award.