Her first release in 2015 was Kaaka Muttai. In April 2014, she began filming for Seenu Ramasamy's Idam Porul Yaeval, but the film remains unreleased as of May 2020. Parthiepan's Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam and as the female lead in Thirudan Police. Later that year, she appeared in a song sequence in R. Hindustan Times wrote that she was 'extremely promising' while film critic Baradwaj Rangan noted that she was 'expressive', calling her 'a tonic for nerves frayed by the alabaster automatons we usually get as heroines'.

Critics praised her performances, especially in Rummy. While the first film was a village drama set in the 1980s, the latter was based on a short film of the same name, and revolved around an old man and his vintage car Premier Padmini. In 2014, she was seen alongside Vijay Sethupathi in two films, Rummy, and Pannaiyarum Padminiyum, released within two weeks.

In 2010, she was cast in her first film Avargalum Ivargalum (2011) although Neethana Avan (2010) released first. In the early stages of her career, Aishwarya also worked as an anchor on the sets of the TV show Asathapovathu Yaaru. She won the show's third season and got offered roles in films thereafter. She started to learn dance since she needed to choreograph a stage show for a student cultural fest and later entered the reality show Maanada Mayilada on Kalaignar TV. She studied at Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai and graduated with a B.Com degree. In 1996, she performed as a child in the Telugu film Rambantu. Īishwarya was brought up in Chennai, and she described her background as 'lower middle class.' She did her schooling in Shrine Vailankanni, Chennai, Sree Vidyanikethan International School, Tirupati, and Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai.

She is the youngest of four siblings, of whom two elder brothers died during her teenage years. Her grandfather Amarnath was also an actor, while her aunt Sri Lakshmi, is a Telugu comedian with over 500 films to her credit. Her father Rajesh was a Telugu film actor. Aishwarya Rajesh was born on 10 January 1990 in a Telugu family in Chennai (then Madras).

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