Anu Prabhakar

Anu Prabhakar
Anu Prabhakar
	Anu in TeachAIDS interview in 2013
Born	Anu Prabhakar; 9 November 1980 (age 43); Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Krishna Kumar (m. 2002⁠–⁠2014); Raghu Mukherjee (m. 2016)
Parents	M.V. Prabhakar (father); Gayathri Prabhakar (mother);

Anu Prabhakar (born 9 November 1980), also known by her married name Anu Prabhakar Mukherjee, is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films and is from Bangalore.

Early life

Anu was born in Bangalore to M. V. Prabhakar, an employee with Bharat Heavy Electricals, and dubbing artiste and actress Gayathri Prabhakar. Anu grew up in the Malleswaram suburb of Bangalore, and studied in the Nirmala Rani High School. She appeared as a child artiste in Kannada films Chapala Chennigaraya (1990) and Shanti Kranti (1991), and English film Mysteries of the Dark Jungle (1990).

While she dropped out of college when her career as a heroine took off^[1] she later went on to pursue a Master's degree in sociology from Karnataka University through correspondence.^[1]^[2]

Career

Anu made her debut as a heroine in 1999 with Hrudaya Hrudaya opposite Shiva Rajkumar and became a top rung heroine in Kannada films. She formed a popular pair with Ramesh Aravind. She has co-starred with superstar Vishnuvardhan in several films like Soorappa, Jamindarru, Hrudayavantha, Sahukaara and Varsha. She has acted in 2-3 Tamil movies as well.

In her upcoming 2020 film based on the life of 12th-century Kannada poet Akka Mahadevi, she plays a dual role; one of the poet and the other of Jyothi, a girl who pursues PhD on the poet.^[3]

Awards

Anu Prabhakar was honoured by Bangalore's Kolada Math, with the title 'Abhinaya Saraswathi' for her performance in various films. She has won other awards such as 'Kannada State Government best actress award 2000–01' and 'Cinema Express best actress'.

Personal life

In 2009, she gave her voice to an HIV/AIDS education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organisation TeachAIDS.^[4]

Anu married Krishna Kumar, son of actress Jayanthi in March 2002. Citing differences, they divorced in January 2014. In April 2016, she married Raghu Mukherjee, a model-turned-actor.^[5] They have a daughter named Nandana.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1990	Chapala Chennigaraya		Kannada
1990	Mysteries of the Dark Jungle		English
1990	Swarna Samsara		Kannada
1991	Shanti Kranti		Kannada	Child Actor
1999	Hrudaya Hrudaya	Usha	Kannada	Debut as Lead Actress
1999	Snehaloka		Kannada
2000	Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya		Kannada
2000	Soorappa		Kannada
2000	Shrirasthu Shubhamasthu		Kannada
2000	Yaarige Saluthe Sambala		Kannada
2001	Anjali Geetanjali		Kannada
2001	Shaapa	Kaveri	Kannada	Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress^[6]
2001	Kanasugara		Kannada	Cameo appearance
2001	Mr. Harishchandra		Kannada
2001	Shivappanayaka		Kannada
2001	Vishalakshammana Ganda		Kannada
2002	Arputham	Priya	Tamil
2002	Jamindaru		Kannada
2002	Annayya Tammayya		Kannada
2002	Thavarige Baa Thangi	Gowri	Kannada
2002	Olu Saar Bari Olu		Kannada
2003	Annai Kaligambal	Eeswari	Tamil
2003	Nan Hendthi Maduve		Kannada
2003	Nee Illade Naa Illa Kane		Kannada
2003	Preethi Prema Pranaya		Kannada
2003	Hrudayavantha	Gouthami	Kannada
2003	Ardhangi		Kannada
2004	Bisi Bisi	Radha Ramesh	Kannada
2004	Ok Saar Ok		Kannada
2004	Preethi Nee Illade Naa Hyagirali	Chandramathi	Kannada
2004	Sahukara		Kannada
2005	Kanakaambari		Kannada
2005	Varsha	Roopa	Kannada
2005	Majaa	Selvi	Tamil
2005	Udees	Seetha	Kannada
2006	Mohini 9886788888		Kannada
2006	Saavira Mettilu		Kannada
2007	No 73, Shanthi Nivasa	Neetha	Kannada
2007	Sri Dhanamma Devi	Sri Dhanamma Devi	Kannada
2007	Prarambha		Kannada
2008	Mussanje Maathu	Shwetha	Kannada	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress (Kannada)
2008	Navashakthi Vaibhava	Goddess Annapoorneshwari	Kannada
2009	Gubbaachigalu	Gayathri	Kannada
2009	Bhagyada Balegara		Kannada
2010	Banashankari Devi Mahatme		Kannada
2010	Pareekshe	Bangari	Kannada	Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
2011	Ko Ko		Kannada
2012	Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri		Kannada
2012	Samsaradalli Golmaal	Ragini	Kannada
2013	Garbhada Gudi	Teresa	Kannada
2013	Sakkare	Sneha	Kannada
2014	Fair & Lovely		Kannada
2015	Aatagara	Sandhya Ramagopal	Kannada
2016	Shivayogi Sri Puttayyajja		Kannada
2017	Once More Kaurava		Kannada
2018	Tunturu		Kannada
2019	Anukta		Kannada
TBA	Akka	Akka Mahadevi / Jyoti	Kannada	Filming
TBA	James		Kannada

Television

Bale Bangara
Home Minister
Shrimati Karnataka
Manju Musukida Haadi
Nooru Dinagalu
Triveni Sangama

References

^ ^a ^b Prabhakar, Anu. TV9 Mareyalaare: Actress Anu Prabhakar Shares Sweet Memories of Her Life Time - Full (in Kannada). Bangalore, India: TV9 Kannada. Event occurs at 15:00. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
^ "Anu Prabhakar mum on her separation from her husband". The Times of India. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
^ "I try to keep my characters alive". Deccan Herald. 7 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
^ "Kannada actress, Anu Prabhakar, plays role in TeachAIDS production". TeachAIDS. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
^ "Actors Anu Prabhakar and Raghu Mukherjee tie the knot". The Hindu. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
^ "'Mussanje' bags best film award". The Hindu. 29 May 2001. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

External links

Anu Prabhakar at IMDb

[yt-1] Prabhakar, Anu. TV9 Mareyalaare: Actress Anu Prabhakar Shares Sweet Memories of Her Life Time - Full (in Kannada). Bangalore, India: TV9 Kannada. Event occurs at 15:00. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

[2] "Anu Prabhakar mum on her separation from her husband". The Times of India. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

[3] "I try to keep my characters alive". Deccan Herald. 7 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

[4] "Kannada actress, Anu Prabhakar, plays role in TeachAIDS production". TeachAIDS. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2010.

[5] "Actors Anu Prabhakar and Raghu Mukherjee tie the knot". The Hindu. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

[6] "'Mussanje' bags best film award". The Hindu. 29 May 2001. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

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v t e Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
1968–1980	Kalpana (1968) Kalpana (1969) Bharathi (1970) Kalpana (1971) L. V. Sharadha (1972) Aarathi (1973) Jayanthi & Nandini Bhaktavatsala (1974) no award (1975) Aarathi (1976) Jayanthi (1977) Aparna Narang (1978) Aarathi (1979) Vaishali Kasaravalli (1980)
1981–2000	Aarathi (1981) Jayanthi (1982) Padma Vasanthi (1983) Abhinaya (1984) Roopa Devi (1985) Jayanthi (1986) Geetha (1987) no award (1988) Saritha (1989) Sudha Rani (1990) Tara (1991) Sudha Rani (1992) Vinaya Prasad (1993) Lakshmi (1994) Shruti (1995) Prema (1996) Shilpa (1997) Jayamala (1998) Soundarya (1999) Tara (2000)
2001–present	Anu Prabhakar (2001) Soundarya (2002) Bhavana (2003) Radhika Kumaraswamy (2004) Shruti (2005) Pavitra Lokesh (2006) Tara (2007) Umashree (2008) Radhika Pandit (2009) Anu Prabhakar (2010) Ramya (2011) Bhavana (2012) Nirmala Chennappa (2013) Nivedhitha (2014) Lakshmi Gopalaswamy (2015) Sruthi Hariharan (2016)