Anusree (born 24 October 1990) is an Indian actress who appears in

Malayalam film Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry ...

s. She made her acting debut in the 2012 film '' Diamond Necklace'' and has acted in a number of Malayalam films in female lead roles.

Early life

Anusree was born on 24 October 1990 in

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, to father Muraleedharan Pillai, a clerk at the Kerala Water Authority, and mother Shobhana, a housewife. She was brought up in

Kamukumchery Kamukumchery is a village located in Pathanapuram in Kollam district of Kerala, India. The village belongs to the Piravanthoor and Thalavor panchayats. The Kallada River The Kallada River is the longest river in Kollam District, Kerala, Ind ...

Kollam district Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 List of districts in Kerala, districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major La ...

. She has an elder brother, Anoop. She went to Indira Gandhi Memorial Vocational Higher Secondary School, Manjakala, Kollam. Her passion for acting started from her school days.

Career

Anusree impressed director

Lal Jose Lal Jose is an Indian director, actor, producer, and distributor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He started his career as an Assistant director in the Malayalam cinema. His directorial debut was with the 1998 film '' Oru Maravat ...

while he was judging the acting

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''Vivel Active Fair Big Break'' on

Surya TV Surya TV is an Indian Malayalam language Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. which is headquartered at Kochi. Surya TV HD became the third Malayalam language high-definition channel. Current broadcas ...

, in which she was competing, leading to her film debut as Kalamandalam Rajasree in Lal Jose's 2012 film '' Diamond Necklace''. She then appeared in '' Left Right Left'' (2013), ''

Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum ''Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum'' ( Leopards and a lamb) is a 2013 Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Lal Jose and written by M. Sindhuraj. It stars Kunchacko Boban and Namitha Pramod, alongside Shammi Thilakan, Irshad, Joju Geo ...

'' (2013), and '' Angry Babies in Love'' (2014). She had lead roles in the films ''

Ithihasa ''Ithihasa'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy comedy film directed by Binu Sadanandan and written by Aneesh Lee Ashok and Anil Narayanan. The film tells the story of body swapping between a conservative young software professional J ...

'' (2014) and ''

My Life Partner ''My Life Partner'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by M. B. Padmakumar. It stars Sudev Nair, Ameer Niyas and Anusree Nair in the lead roles and features Sukanya, Geetha Vijayan and Valsala Menon in supporti ...

'' (2014). In 2016 she appeared in

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's ''

Maheshinte Prathikaaram ''Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Dileesh Pothan, in his directorial debut and produced by Aashiq Abu. The film stars Fahadh Faasil in the title role alongside a supporting cast ...

'' and as Police ACP Ganga in

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's ''

Oppam ''Oppam'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Priyadarshan from a story by Govind Vijayan. The film, produced by Antony Perumbavoor for Aashirvad Cinemas, stars Mohanlal and Samuthirakani. The songs were co ...

''. She went on to star in films such as ''

Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho ''Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film written and directed by Sidhartha Siva. It was produced by Kunchacko Boban, who also stars in the title role, along with Rudraksh Sudheesh. The film marks t ...

'' (2016), ''

Oru Cinemakkaran ''Oru Cinemakkaran'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language feature film written and directed by Leo Thaddeus, starring Vineeth Sreenivasan in lead role with Rajisha Vijayan, Anusree, Vijay Babu, Prashant Narayanan, Renji Panicker, Lal, Joy Ma ...

'' (2017), ''

Aadhi ''Aadhi'' is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Jeethu Joseph and produced by Antony Perumbavoor through Aashirvad Cinemas. The film stars Pranav Mohanlal in the title role (in his debut role) and with an ense ...

'' (2018), and ''

Panchavarnathatha ''Panchavarnathatha'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Ramesh Pisharody in his directorial debut and co-written with Hari P. Nair. It was produced by Maniyanpilla Raju through Maniyanpilla Raju Productions, and star ...

'' (2018). Anusree was initially cast in the female lead role in ''

Pulimurugan ''Pulimurugan'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language epic action thriller film directed by Vysakh and produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam through Mulakuppadam Films. The screenplay was written by Udayakrishna —half of the duo Udayakrishna and ...

'' (2016), opposite to

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (; born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hin ...

. Due to poor health she was unable to appear in the film. She later worked with Mohanlal in

's ''

'' (2016). She also acted in ''

Madhura Raja ''Madhura Raja'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Vysakh, written by Udaykrishna and starring Mammootty, Jagapathi Babu and Jai alongside Anusree, Siddique, Nedumudi Venu, Vijayaraghavan, Salim Kumar, M ...

'' (2019) opposite to

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam-language films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, ...

Filmography

Film

Television

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2 *Comedy Super Night 2 *Smart Show *

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* My G Flower Oru Kodi

Awards

References

External links

* * {{authority control 1990 births 21st-century Indian actresses Living people Actresses from Kollam Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses People from Kollam district Actresses in Malayalam television Indian television actresses