| Year | Film Title | Co-Star | Role | Notes | |------|------------|---------|------|-------| | 2002 | Mounam Pesiyadhe | Suriya | Sandhya | Debut lead | | 2003 | Saamy | Vikram | Bhuvana | Superhit | | 2004 | Ghilli | Vijay | Dhanalakshmi | Blockbuster; Remake of Okkadu | | 2005 | Ji | Ajith Kumar | Bhuvana | | | 2006 | Aaru | Suriya | Maha | | | 2007 | Kireedam | Ajith Kumar | Divya | | | 2008 | Kuselan | Rajinikanth | Special Appearance | Cameo | | 2008 | Abhiyum Naanum | Prakash Raj | Abhi | National Award for Best Tamil Film | | 2009 | Sarvam | Arya | Sandhya | |
As the 2010s rolled in, the landscape of cinema changed. Heroines were often relegated to arm-candy roles, but Trisha adapted. She chose scripts that gave her substantial weight.
| Year | Movie | Role | Note | |------|-------|------|------| | 2010 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Jessie | Iconic love story | | 2011 | Mankatha | Sanjana | Ajith’s 50th film | | 2012 | Thuppakki | Nisha | Vijay blockbuster | | 2015 | Yennai Arindhaal | Hemanika | Ajith cop drama | | 2016 | Nayaki | Gayathri | Horror-comedy | | 2017 | Kavan | Malar | Social satire | | 2018 | ’96 | Janaki Devi | Career-best performance | | 2019 | Petromax | Meera | Horror comedy |
"Karka Karka" – Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006)
"Appadi Podu" – Ghilli (2004)
"The Life of Ram" – ’96 (2018)
"Saami Saami" – Pushpa: The Rise (Telugu, 2021)