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Anu Sithara is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in
Malayalam films Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...
. She has also appeared in some Tamil films. She made her debut in 2013 as a child artist '' Pottas Bomb'' in 2013. Anu is also a trained
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dancer and well known for her stage shows.


Personal life

Anu was born on 21 August 1995 to Renuka and Abdul Salam. She has one sibling, Anu Sonora. Sithara did her schooling at SKMJ Higher Secondary School in Kalpetta and later graduated from WMO Arts and Science College with a degree in B.Com. She was always active in her dancing classes and has won many prizes henceforth. She learned classical dance from Kerala Kalamandalam. She married her boyfriend Vishnu Prasad in 2015.


Career


Early career (2013–2016)

Sithara stepped into acting in 2013. She made her debut in Malayalam Cinema with the movie '' Pottas Bomb''. Later, she played a minor role in the super-hit film '' Oru Indian Pranayakadha''. In 2015, she appeared in a cameo role in Sachy's film '' Anarkali'' as Athira. Since then she has acted the movies such as '' Happy Wedding'', '' Campus Diary'', and '' Marupadi''.


Breakthrough and recognition (2017–present)

In 2017, she played a lead role with
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in the film '' Ramante Edanthottam''. The film was directed by Ranjith Shankar. The film was successful and received positive reviews from audiences and critics alike. Later she acted in films such as '' Achayans'', '' Sarvopari Palakkaran'', and '' Aana Alaralodalaral''. She then appeared in the film ''
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'', and received appreciation for her role. She then acted with Tovino Thomas in the film '' Oru Kuprasidha Payyan'' and she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam in 2019. Apart from acting in
Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
, Anu made her first debut in
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Cinema with the film '' Podhu Nalan Karudhi'' in 2018, She played the female lead role opposite Karunakaran in the film. In 2019, she shared screen space with
Dileep Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan, better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian actor, producer, comedian and entrepreneur who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has also acted in Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada films. He has ...
in the film '' Subharathri'' as Sreeja Krishnan. It was directed and written by Vyasan K.P. Later, she appeared in an action-drama '' Mamangam'' directed by M. Padmakumar. Mammookka,
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, and Siddique. After playing a cameo appearance in the film '' Maniyarayile Ashokan'' as Unnimaya (cameo) in 2020, Anu was last seen in the film '' 12th Man'' as Merin. It was a thriller movie directed by Jeethu Joseph and starred
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in the lead role.


Filmography

:*''All films in Malayalam unless otherwise indicated''


Television


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sithara, Anu 1995 births Living people Indian film actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian Hindus 21st-century Indian actresses People from Wayanad district Child actresses in Malayalam cinema