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Anu Haasan (born Anuradha Chandrahaasan on 16 July 1970) is an Indian 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.
Anu Haasan | |
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| Born | Anuradha Chandrahaasan 15 July 1970 Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Education | MSc degree in Physics and Management |
| Occupation | Actress, Entrepreneur, Presenter, Writer, Motivational Speaker |
| Spouse(s) | Shri Vikas
(m. 1995; div. 2005)Graham Jay
(m. 2010; div. 2014) |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | See Haasan family |
Early life
Anu Hasan was born on 15 July 1970 to Chandrahasan, the brother of actors Kamal Haasan and Charuhasan. Anu is the cousin of film actresses Suhasini Maniratnam, Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan.
Anu did her schooling at St.Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls Higher Secondary School, Trichy and RSK Higher Secondary School and earned a MSc degree in Physics and Management from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan.[1][2]
Personal life
Anu Hasan married Shri Vikas in 1995 and the couple divorced in 1999. After living alone for around 11 years, she married her long-time British friend Graham Jay in 2010 in a private wedding ceremony. Anu and Graham met on a music website, and their friendship eventually ended up in love, and then marriage. They divorced in 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Indira | Indira | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Aalavandhan/Abhay | Vijay and Nandu's mother | Tamil/Hindi | Guest appearance, Bilingual film |
| 2002 | Run | Siva's sister | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2003 | Nala Damayanthi | Ammulu | Tamil | |
| Anjaneya | Paramaguru's sister | Tamil | ||
| 2008 | Akku | Anu | Tamil | |
| Santhosh Subramaniam | Tamil | Guest appearance | ||
| Dhaam Dhoom | Sarasu | Tamil | ||
| 2009 | Sarvam | Geetha Eashwar | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| Aadhavan | Anu | Tamil | ||
| Evaraina Epudaina | Venkat's sister-in-law | Telugu | ||
| 2010 | Maanja Velu | Mrs. Bose | Tamil | |
| Irandu Mugam | Sarveswaran's wife | Tamil | ||
| Thottupaar | Tamil | |||
| 2011 | Ko | Herself | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| Red Building Where The Sun Sets | English | |||
| 2012 | Endukante... Premanta! | Revathi | Telugu | |
| Dead Point | Anwar's mother | Arabic | ||
| Ullam | Tamil | |||
| 2013 | Kunthapura | Gowri Iyer | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | 1: Nenokkadine | Kalyani | Telugu | |
| 2017 | Valla Desam | Anu | Tamil | |
| Is This Now | Ms. Murray | English | ||
| 2018 | Keni | Suganthi | Tamil | |
| Chi La Sow | Arjun's mother | Telugu | ||
| 2019 | Vaakku | Malayalam | ||
| 2020 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai | Saras | Tamil | Amazon Prime film; Segment Coffee, Anyone? |
Television
| Title | Genre | Language | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kameela |
| Cucumber | Drama | English | Shoona Merchandani |
| My Jihad – Episodes 3 and 4 | Drama | English | Noor |
| Ackley Bridge | Soap opera | English | |
| EastEnders | Soap opera | English | Fatima Inzamam |
| Emmerdale | Soap opera | English | |
| Vaanga Pesalam | Talk show | Tamil | Host |
| Bigg Boss 4 | Reality show | Tamil | Special guest |
Dubbing artist
- Preity Zinta (Uyire)
- Raveena Tandon (Aalavandhan)
- Geethu Mohandas (Nala Damayanthi)*
References
- "Sandpaper – The BITSAA Magazine". Sandpaper.bitsaa.org. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- "Metro Plus Madurai / Profiles : Spreading fragrance everywhere". The Hindu. 16 December 2006. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- "Interview with Anu Hasan : Goergo". Goergo.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- Video Series for Ask How India
- Archived 7 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- "SouthWord".
External links
- Anu Hasan at IMDb
- About Anu Hasan
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