Actress Asin Thottumkal and her businessman husband Rahul Sharma were on Tuesday blessed with a daughter.

The news was announced via a statement.

"We are ecstatic to announce the arrival of our angelic baby girl earlier today.

"The last nine months have been most special and exciting for the both of us and we would like to thank all our well wishers and everyone who has been part of our journey for all their love and support," the statement read.

Akshay Kumar, friend of the new parents, tweeted out a photo of him holding the new baby with the caption, "One joy which is completely unmatched...congratulations to my dearest friends Asin and @rahulsharma on the arrival of their little angel".

Asin, known for movies like Ghajini and Khiladi 786, married Sharma, Micromax co-founder, in January last year.