Anu Hasan
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Anu Hasan | |
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| Born | Anuradha Chandrahasan 15 July 1970 Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Entrepreneur, Presenter, Writer, Motivational Speaker, Podcaster |
| Relatives | See Haasan family |
Anu Hasan (born Anuradha Chandrahasan on 15 July 1970) is an Indian 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 Chandrahasan, the brother of actors Kamal Haasan and Charuhasan. Hasan is the first cousin of film actresses Shruti Haasan, Suhasini Maniratnam and Akshara Haasan.
Hasan did her schooling at St Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls Hr 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]
She writes a monthly column for Just for Women (India) magazine.
Author
Books
- Sunny Side Up (2015) - Self Help English Book.[6]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 1995 | Indira | Indira | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Aalavandhan | Vijay and Nandu's mother | Tamil | Cameo appearance, was shot in Hindi as Abhay |
| 2002 | Run | Siva's sister | Tamil | 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 appearance | ||
| Dhaam Dhoom | Sarasu | Tamil | ||
| 2009 | Sarvam | Geetha Eashwar | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| 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 appearance |
| Red Building Where The Sun Sets | English | |||
| 2012 | Endhukante... Premanta! Yen Endraal Kaadhal Enben |
Revathi | Telugu Tamil |
Tamil-Telugu Bilingual film |
| Dead Point | Anwar's mother | Arabic | ||
| 2013 | Kunthapura | Gowri Iyer | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | 1: Nenokkadine | Kalyani | Telugu | |
| 2017 | Valla Desam | Anu | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Is This Now | Ms. Murray | English | |
| 2018 | Kinar Keni |
Malayalam Tamil |
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| 2018 | Chi La Sow | Telugu |
Television
| Title | Genre | Language | Role |
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| Anbulla Snegithiyae | TV series | Tamil | |
| Boom Boom Shakalaka | 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 |
| Emmerdale | Soap opera | English | |
| Vaanga Pesalam | Talk show | Tamil | Host |
Dubbing artist
- Preity Zinta (Uyire)
- Raveena Tandon (Aalavandhan)
- Geethu Mohandas (Nala Damayanthi)
References
- ^ a b "Sandpaper - The BITSAA Magazine". Sandpaper.bitsaa.org. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Metro Plus Madurai / Profiles : Spreading fragrance everywhere". The Hindu. 16 December 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Interview with Anu Hasan : Goergo". Goergo.in. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ Video Series for Ask How India
- ^ [1] Archived 7 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://soundcloud.com/southword
External links
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