Anu Hasan
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| Born |
Anuradha Chandrahasan 15 July 1970 Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Actress, model, TV anchor, entrepreneur |
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Anu Hasan (born Anuradha Chandrahasan on 15 July 1970) is a Tamil actress and TV anchor. She made her film debut in the critically acclaimed Indira (1995) and has since appeared in many Tamil films, playing minor roles. She hosted the celebrity talk show Koffee with Anu on the Tamil channel Vijay for three seasons.
Early life
Anu Hasan was born on 15 July 1970 to Chandra Hasan, elder brother of the National Film Award-winning actor, Kamal Haasan. She was educated at St. Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls Higher Secondary School, Trichy and earned a MSc degree in Physics and Management from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan.[1][2]
Career
By 2000, she ventured into television,[3] acting first in the series Anbulla Snehgidhiye, which was adapted from Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's award-winning novel Sister of My Heart.[1] She then starred in a number of TV series like Avan Aval Avargal, Ammaavukku Rendula Raagu and Vivahita (Malayalam), following which she turned anchor for the celebrity talk show Koffee with Anu (named after herself), aired on STAR Vijay. The show, which she hosted for over four years, soon became very popular and made her ultimately a household name in Tamil Nadu.[2]
In 2014 she joined the Ask How India social movement and made a series of videos pertaining to social issues.[4]
In addition, Anu has worked as a dubbing artiste, lending her voice for many non-Tamil-speaking actresses, including Raveena Tandon, Preity Zinta and Geetu Mohandas.[5]
Anu now lives in the UK and continues to work in films and TV both in India as well as the UK.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Indira | Indira | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Aalavandhan | Kamal's mother | Tamil | Cameo |
| 2002 | Run | Siva's sister | Tamil | Winner, Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2003 | Nala Damayanthi | Amloo | Tamil | |
| Anjaneya | Paramaguru's sister | Tamil | ||
| 2008 | Akku | Anu | Tamil | |
| Santhosh Subramaniam | Tamil | Cameo | ||
| Dhaam Dhoom | Sarasu | Tamil | ||
| 2009 | Sarvam | Gheetha Eashwar | Tamil | Cameo |
| Aadhavan | Anu | Tamil | ||
| Evaraina Epudaina | Venkat's sister-in-law | Telugu | ||
| 2010 | Maanja Velu | Karthik's wife | Tamil | |
| Irandu Mugam | Sarveswaran's wife | Tamil | ||
| Thottuppaar | Tamil | |||
| 2011 | Ko | Herself | Tamil | Cameo |
| Red Building Where The Sun Sets | English | Winner of National Award for Best Non-Feature | ||
| 2012 | Endhukante... Premanta! | Revathi | Telugu | |
| DeadPoint | Anwar's Mother | Arabic | Directed by Milad Latoof | |
| 2013 | Kunthapura | Gowri Iyer | Malayalam | A biopic film about pre-independence, Post-Production [6] |
| 2014 | 1: Nenokkadine | Kalyani | Telugu | |
| 2015 | Valla Desam | Tamil | ||
| 2015 | Aakki | Tamil |
Television
| Title | Genre | Language | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anbulla Snegithiyae | TV series | Tamil | |
| Boom Boom Shakal | TV series | Tamil | |
| Avan Aval Avargal | TV series | Tamil | |
| Ammaavukku Rendula Raagu | TV series | Tamil | |
| Vivahita | TV series | Malayalam | |
| Koffee with Anu | Talk show | Tamil | Host |
| Rekha IPS | TV series | Tamil | Rekha |
| Tharkappu Kalai Theeratha | TV series | Tamil | Appa |
| Anu Alavum Bayam Illai | Reality show | Tamil | Host |
| En Samayal Araiyil | Reality show | Tamil | Host |
| Kannadi | Reality show | Tamil | Host |
| Golmaal Gouramma | TV series | Kannada | |
| Hollyoaks | Soap opera | English | |
| Cucumber | Drama | English | Shoona Merchandani |
| My Jihad - Episodes 3 and 4 | Drama | English | Noor |
| EastEnders | Soap opera | English | Fatima Inzamam |
References
- 1 2 "Sandpaper - The BITSAA Magazine". Sandpaper.bitsaa.org. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
- 1 2 "Metro Plus Madurai / Profiles : Spreading fragrance everywhere". The Hindu. 2006-12-16. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
- ↑ "Interview with Anu Hasan : Goergo". Goergo.in. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
- ↑ Video Series for Ask How India
- ↑ Archived 7 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Sivanand, Sibin (2012-07-10). "Kunthapura Malayalam Movie Preview". Theater Balcony. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
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