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Anu Emmanuel (pronounced [/Anu/ ɪˈmænjəwəl] (listen); born 28 March 1996)[2] is an American actress of Indian origin who appears in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films.

Anu Emmanuel
Anu at Agnyaathavaasi (2018) audio launch
Born	(1996-03-28) 28 March 1996 (age 26)[1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2016 – present

She debuted as a heroine in the 2016 Malayalam film Action Hero Biju.[3] She made her Telugu debut with Majnu (2016), and went on to act in other Telugu films, like Kittu Unnadu Jagratha (2017), Oxygen, and Agnyaathavaasi (2018). Emmanuel has also worked in Tamil films, making her debut with the suspense thriller Thupparivaalan (2017).

Early life

Anu Emmanuel was born on 28 March 1996 to a Malayali Christian Catholic family in Chicago, Illinois, United States.[4] She is the daughter of Thankachan Emmanuel, a noted Malayalam film producer. Her family is settled in Dallas, Texas. She lived throughout the US and later moved to India to pursue acting. Malayali actress Reba Monica John is her cousin.[5]

Career

Emmanuel made her acting debut as lead in Nivin Pauly starrer Action Hero Biju, directed by Abrid Shine.[6][7] She made her Telugu debut with Majnu opposite to Nani. The film went on become a hit at box-office. During that time she was announced as the female lead in Oxygen, alongside actor Gopichand in the lead.[8] In 2017, She made her Tamil debut with Thupparivaalan alongside Vishal.

In 2018, she paired opposite to Pawan Kalyan in Agnyaathavaasi. She played the lead role in Shailaja Reddy Alludu along with Naga Chaitanya and Ramya Krishna. She made a cameo appearance in Geetha Govindam. She appeared in her second Tamil film Namma Veetu Pillai opposite to Sivakarthikeyan which became successful at the box-office.[9]

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language(s)	Notes	Ref.
2011	Swapna Sanchari	Ashwathy (Achu)	Malayalam	Child artist
2016	Action Hero Biju	Benitta	Malayalam
	Majnu	Kiranmayi	Telugu
2017	Kittu Unnadu Jagratha	Janaki	Telugu
	Thupparivaalan	Mallika	Tamil
	Oxygen	Geetha	Telugu
2018	Agnyaathavaasi	Suryakantham	Telugu
	Naa Peru Surya	Varsha	Telugu
	Geetha Govindam	Girl in a bus stop	Telugu	Cameo appearance
	Shailaja Reddy Alludu	Anu Reddy	Telugu
2019	Namma Veettu Pillai	Maangani	Tamil
2021	Alludu Adhurs	Vasundhara	Telugu
	Maha Samudram	Smitha	Telugu		[10]
2022	Urvasivo Rakshasivo	TBA	Telugu	Filming	[11]
	Ravanasura	TBA	Telugu	Filming	[12]

References

External links

• Anu Emmanuel on Facebook
• Anu Emmanuel at IMDb

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