Anasuya Bharadwaj (born 15 May 1985) is an Indian television presenter and actress who works in

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films and television. She has received two

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, an

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Award and South filmfare Awards for her performances in the films ''

Kshanam ''Kshanam'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language mystery thriller film directed by Ravikanth Perepu. The film features Adivi Sesh (who also served as a co-writer of the film) and Adah Sharma in lead roles while Anasuya Bharadwaj, Vennela Kis ...

'' (2016) and ''

Rangasthalam ''Rangasthalam'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language period action drama film written and directed by Sukumar. Produced by Y. Naveen, Y. Ravi Shankar and C. V. Mohan for the company Mythri Movie Makers, the film stars Ram Charan and Samantha ...

'' (2018).

Early life

Bharadwaj received her

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from Badruka College in 2008, after which she worked as an HR executive. Refusing a lot of early movie offers, she worked as a TV anchor for

Sakshi TV Sakshi TV () is an Indian Telugu-language 24-hour news channel. It was launched on 1 March 2009, by Indira Television Ltd. owned by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. It is currently run under the chairmanship of Y. S. Bharathi Reddy, wife of Jagan Moh ...

Career

After working as a

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for

, Bharadwaj worked as an anchor on Maa music. She worked as a dubbing artist for the films ''Vedam'' and ''Paisa''. She, later on, appeared as a TV anchor on '' Jabardasth'', a comedy show. The show elevated her career. In 2016, She acted in film ''

Soggade Chinni Nayana ''Soggade Chinni Nayana'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language supernatural drama film directed by Kalyan Krishna Kurasala and written by Satyanand and Ram Mohan P. In addition to producing the film under his Annapurna Studios banner, Nagarju ...

'' opposite to

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. Later, in the same year, she made her debut with ''

'' in which she portrayed a negative lead role. As a known anchor, Bharadwaj has hosted many awards shows, like Zee Kutumbam Awards and Star Parivaar Awards, and she has hosted Okarikokaru Awards on

Zee Telugu Zee Telugu is an Indian Telugu-language general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 12 September 2004 as ''Alpha Telugu'' and was rebranded as ''Zee Telugu'' on 18 May 2005. The channel is owned by Zee Entertainmen ...

three times. She has performed at the Apsara awards function and GAMA Awards

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. She hosted

Devi Sri Prasad Devi Sri Prasad (; born 2 August 1979) is an Indian film composer, lyricist, singer-songwriter and performer. Popularly known by his initials DSP, he is best known for his work in Telugu-language films, and has also worked in a few Tamil films ...

's US concert. She acted as Rangamatta in ''

'' that was well acclaimed. In '' Pushpa: The Rise'', she acted as Dakshayini that pushed her career further up. In 2021, she contested in the elections to Movie Artists Association (MAA).

Personal life

Anasuya Bharadwaj is married to Susank Bharadwaj in 2010 and has two children.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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