Anu Haasan (born Anuradha Chandrahasan) 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.

Early life

Anu did her schooling at

St.Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls Higher Secondary School, Trichy St. Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls Higher Secondary School is a government aided school in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, run by the sisters of the cross of Chavanod (Holy Cross) . The motto of the school is "Excelsior" – aim higher and higher. It is one of ...

and RSK Higher Secondary School and earned a MSc degree in

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

and

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...

from

BITS Pilani The Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) is a private deemed university in Pilani, Rajasthan, India. It focuses primarily on higher education and research in engineering and sciences. BITS Pilani was one of the first ...

(1988–1993).

Career

By 2000, she ventured into television, acting first in the series ''Anbulla Snehgidhiye'', which was adapted from

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's award-winning novel '' Sister of My Heart''. 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 Star Vijay is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. The channel telecasts programmes such as serials, reality shows & Tamil films. History T ...

. The show, which she hosted for over four years, soon became very popular and made her ultimately a household name in

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...

. In 2014 she joined the ''Ask How India'' social movement and made a series of videos pertaining to social issues. In addition, Anu has worked as a dubbing artiste, lending her voice for many non-Tamil-speaking actresses, including

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and

Geetu Mohandas Gayatri Das (born 8 June 1981) known professionally as Geetu Mohandas is an Indian former actress and director known for her works in Malayalam cinema. In 2013, she directed the socio political film '' Liar's Dice'' which has received two Nati ...

.
She writes a monthly column for Just for Women (India) magazine.

Author

Books

*''Sunny Side Up'' (2015) – Self Help English Book.

Filmography

Films

Television

Dubbing artist

('' Dil Se.., Uyire..'') *

(''

Aalavandhan ''Aalavandhan'' () is a 2001 Indian action thriller film directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film features Kamal Haasan in dual roles, alongside Raveena Tandon, Manisha Koirala, Sarath Babu, Gollapudi Maruti Rao, ...

'') *

Geethu Mohandas Gayatri Das (born 8 June 1981) known professionally as Geetu Mohandas is an Indian former actress and director known for her works in Malayalam cinema. In 2013, she directed the socio political film '' Liar's Dice'' which has received two Nati ...

('' Nala Damayanthi'')

References

External links

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About Anu Hasan
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hasan, Anu Tamil actresses Indian film actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Television personalities from Tamil Nadu Actresses from Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners Indian women television presenters Indian television presenters Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani alumni Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Malayalam cinema