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Shruti Haasan (born 28 January 1986) is an Indian actress and singer who predominantly works in
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,
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and
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films. One of the highest paid actresses in South Indian cinema, Haasan is the recipient of various accolades, including two
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and seven
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. She has appeared in ''
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'' Celebrity 100 list of 2015 and 2016. Born to actor-filmmaker
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and actress Sarika Thakur, she worked briefly as a child artist. She made her acting debut as an adult with the Hindi film ''
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'' (2009). In 2011, she made her Telugu debut with ''
Anaganaga O Dheerudu ''Anaganaga O Dheerudu'' (released internationally as ''Once Upon A Warrior'') is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language fantasy adventure film written and directed by Prakash Kovelamudi in his first mainstream film. It is produced by Walt Disney Pictu ...
'' and Tamil debut with ''
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'', winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for both these films. Following a career breakthrough with the Tamil film '' 3'' (2012), Haasan established herself as a leading South Indian actress with the successful Telugu films '' Gabbar Singh'' (2012), ''
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'' (2013), ''
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'' (2014), ''
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'' (2014), ''
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'' (2015), ''
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'' (2016), ''
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'' (2021) and ''
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'' (2023), earning the
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for ''Race Gurram''. Haasan has also played the leading lady in commercial successes—the Tamil films, ''
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'' (2015) and '' Si3'' (2017), and the Hindi films ''
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'' (2015) and '' Welcome Back'' (2015). For her performance in ''
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'' (2013), she received a nomination for the
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. Her highest-grossing release came with the Telugu film '' Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire'' (2023). In addition to her acting career, Haasan is also an established playback singer and has her own music band. She is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products.


Early life and family

Haasan was born on 28 January 1986 to actors
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and Sarika Thakur in Madras (present-day
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) in a
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family. Her father is a
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, while her mother has
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and
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ancestry. Her parents got married when she was one and got divorced in 2004. Haasan's younger sister
Akshara Haasan Akshara Haasan (born 12 October 1991) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil language, Tamil and Hindi-language films. The daughter of actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur, and the younger sister of Shruti Haasan, she made her film de ...
, is also an actress. Actor and lawyer
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is her uncle. Actresses
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and
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are her cousins. Haasan completed her schooling from Lady Andal school in Chennai and moved to
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to obtain a degree in
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at St. Andrew's College. Haasan focused on cinema and music, and eventually traveled to the US to continue to learn music at the
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in California, before returning to Chennai."Trading Licks At The School of Rock: Musicians Institute Is Noisy And Counts Prof. Van Halen Among Its Visiting Lecturers. School's Mission is to Help Students Make Careers in Music,"
by Josh Meyer, ''Los Angeles Times'', 7 June 1990


Acting career


Debut and early career (2000; 2009–2011)

Haasan's first appearance in a feature film was as a child artist in a
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as the daughter of
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in the Tamil-Hindi bilingual ''
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'', based on a murder attempt on
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, directed by her father Kamal Haasan. After rejecting prominent film offers, most notably the lead role in
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's '' Saroja'', reports suggested in late 2007 that Haasan was set to make her actual acting debut in 2008 with a film opposite Madhavan, directed by
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. Haasan eventually signed up to feature in Soham Shah's Hindi film ''
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'', opposite
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, in July 2008, and shot for the film for nearly a year. Khan, her childhood friend, had recommended her name to the director and Haasan signed on after listening to the entire script and accepted to play a dual role in the action film. She took part in action scenes during filming and worked out extensively. The film opened in July 2009 to unanimously poor reviews from critics and took a poor opening at the box office, with critics stating that she "deserved a better launch vehicle". Reviewers were critical of her performance, with
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of '' IBN'' stating that she delivers "dialogues with deadpan expressions", while another critic added that she is perhaps "synthetic and fails to impress". Haasan then went on to appear alongside
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in the promotional videos for '' Unnaipol Oruvan'' and ''
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'', the bilingual films starring her father, which she had composed the music for. She further made an appearance in a promotional music video for the horror film '' Hisss'', starring
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, where she had also sung a song composed by
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. Haasan made her Telugu debut in 2011, acting opposite Siddharth in the fantasy adventure film ''
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'', directed by
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, son of director
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. The film, co-produced by
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, saw her play a gypsy with magic healing powers defended by a swordsman, played by Siddharth. The film opened to positive reviews, with her performance being praised, with a critic of ''
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'' noting: "Shruti looks quite attractive and makes a wonderful screen presence", while a reviewer from ''
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'' wrote that she "looks beautiful and has a mystical aura about her". It however became a box office average. Her second Hindi feature film,
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's romantic comedy ''
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'', saw her appear in an extended guest appearance alongside
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. The film portrayed her as Nikki Narang, the step-daughter of an ex
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model, with Hashmi's character falling for both mother and daughter. Her performance gained poor responses from critics, with a reviewer citing that her character has been "reduced to post-interval surfacing, last-ditch glamour", while another labelled hers as "so fake that she offers only disappointment"; however, the film went on to become a commercial success at the box office. In mid-2010, Haasan was signed by
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to star opposite
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in his next film ''
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'', and the film's shooting began in June later that year. The director signed after he felt she looked the part of the scientist, mentioning that she seemed "intelligent and beautiful". She played Subha Srinivasan, a young scientist in the film, who hopes to re-activate the genes of 5th century Buddhist monk
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, and her performance in the film won appreciation from critics. The film opened to mixed reviews, but became commercially successful. Malathi Rangarajan from ''
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'' noted: "rarely is a heroine given near-equal footing in Tamil films", describing her as "ravishing but that she ought to work harder on spontaneity, and fine-tune her Tamil accent", but concluded "the point is the actor shows promise". Her next Telugu release was ''
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'', a romantic comedy film alongside Siddharth again, which also co-starred
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and
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. The film told the story of childhood friends, and that of their platonic friendship that went on in their adulthood as well, and for the role Shruti Haasan went on to learn the dance of
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. The film opened to average reviews, with several critics claiming the film evoked a sense of "déjà vu", though B. V. S. Prakash of ''
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'' noted: "Shruti, on her part displays the same conviction." She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for ''Anaganaga O Dheerudu'' and ''7aum Arivu'' and earned
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nomination for the latter.


Breakthrough (2012–2013)

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's Tamil directorial debut '' 3'', a romantic drama film co-starring
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, marked a turning point in Haasan's career. Aishwarya revealed that she had written the script with Shruti in mind, but date problems meant that the film began its shoot with
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instead. However, in a turn of events, Shruti was re-signed to play the character of Janani, and the film gained much hype prior to release due to the collaboration of herself and Aishwarya, being the daughters of the two leading contemporary Tamil actors Kamal Haasan and
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, respectively, as did the success of the song "
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?". The film opened in March 2012 to positive reviews, with Vishnupriya Bhandaram of ''
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'' noting: "Shruti Hassan has come a long way", while L Romal M Singh of ''
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'' stated that the first half of the film belongs to her. The film only garnered average returns at the box office and she received her second Filmfare Best Actress – Tamil nomination. Her second release in 2012 was
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's Telugu film '' Gabbar Singh'', a remake of the 2010 Hindi film ''
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'', featuring her opposite
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. She played the role of Bhagyalakshmi, a village girl. The film went on to become a major commercial success at the box office and brought in more film offers for Haasan. Critics gave her performance a favourable verdict citing that she "justifies her role" and "though she didn't have much of a role, she has left her mark." Haasan won her first SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Telugu. With four releases in 2013, Haasan first appeared in the Telugu film ''
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'' opposite,
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, which eventually became a "super-hit", at the box office. She received positive reviews for her performance, with a critic of ''
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'' stating that she "provides the fun in the film with glamor and verve". Later that year, she starred in two Hindi films,
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's '' Ramaiya Vastavaiya'' and
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's ''
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''. For the former, she played a Punjabi girl Sona alongside
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. In the latter, a spy thriller, she played Suraiya, a prostitute involved with a suspended army officer, Arjun Rampal. She also sang a song for the film, entitled "Alvida". Reviewing the film for ''
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'', Palomi Sharma found Haasan to be "perfect as a Karachi prostitute with a haunting aura about her". In her final release that year, Haasan played a social worker Ammulu, opposite N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Jr. NTR, in Telugu film ''Ramayya Vasthavayya''. The film received an average response from critics.


Commercial success and fluctuations (2014–2020)

Haasan's first release of 2014, the Telugu film ''
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'', opposite Ram Charan, emerged as a major commercial success. She played a college student Manju in the film. Karthik Pasupulate stated, "Shruti looks pretty, but has little else to do." In her second Telugu release of the year, ''
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'', Haasan star opposite Allu Arjun for the first time in her career and played Spandana, an emotionless girl. The film emerged as a "blockbuster" success, the List of Telugu films of 2014, highest-grossing film of the year. She received positive reviews for her performance, with a critic of ''
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'' noting that she "plays her part well and looks glamorous". For her performance, Haasan earned the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and her second SIIMA Best Actress – Telugu. She also had a Tamil release; ''Poojai'', opposite Vishal (actor), Vishal, for which she also did costume designing and performed her first item number, in the Telugu film ''Aagadu'', starring Mahesh Babu and Tamannaah. In 2015, Haasan performed her second item number in the Hindi film ''Tevar'', featuring Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha. She went onto appear in five successful films through the year. Haasan first played a lawyer Shruti, in the
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film ''
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'' opposite Akshay Kumar, which was a commercial success. Srijana Mitra Das stated that she "charms" with her soft, pretty appeal. She next played a rural development student Charuseela in the Telugu film ''
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'' opposite Mahesh Babu, which opened to positive critical reception and was a commercial success. A critic of ''
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'' opined, "Shruti seems to be getting better with each film and does her part with grace and earnestness, managing to hold her own in a film that worships the hero." The film earned her third SIIMA Best Actress – Telugu alongside nomination for Filmfare Best Actress – Telugu. Hassan then appeared in Anees Bazmee's Hindi film '' Welcome Back'', opposite John Abraham, playing Ranjana. ''Bollywood Hungama'' felt she played her part "decently". It was another box office success. She next appeared in two Tamil films. Haasan played Pavazhamalli in ''Puli (2015 film), Puli'', co-starring Vijay (actor), Vijay, which was a box office success. A critic of ''HuffPost'' felt Haasan "overshadowed" Vijay, with her "just competent presence". In ''
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'', opposite Ajith Kumar, she played a lawyer, Shwetha. The film emerged as a commercial success. Malini Mannath of ''The New Indian Express'' noted, "Shruti is adequate in the limited space given to her, but her character is sidelined when the sibling bonding makes its play." In her first film of 2016, Haasan appeared in ''Rocky Handsome'', opposite John Abraham for the second time. Renuka Vyavahare stated, "Shruti Haasan looks pretty in her special appearance, adding life to the lovely song Rehnuma." Haasan then played a Marathi-Tamil lecturer Sithara, in the Telugu film ''
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'', opposite Naga Chaitanya, a remake of the Malayalam film Premam, of the same name. A critic of ''Times of India'' stated: Shruti is graceful but seems to have done a wee bit lesser than her potential. ''Premam'' became a commercial success. Haasan played a journalist Vidya in the Tamil film '' Si3'', her first release of 2017, where she reunited with Suriya. It was a box office success. In her next Telugu film, she played a village girl Avantika in ''Katamarayudu'', which marked her second film with Pawan Kalyan. A remake of the Tamil film ''Veeram (2014 film), Veeram'', it was a box office failure. Deepu Joseph of ''The Times of India'' noted, "Shruti looks beautiful and carries off her village belle avatar decently." In her final film of the year, she appeared in ''Behen Hogi Teri'' opposite Rajkummar Rao, playing a spunky girl, Binny. Rachit Gupta of ''Filmfare'' said, "Shruti Hassan looks beautiful as ever, but her role lets her down." In 2018, Haasan hosted the Tamil talk show, ''Hello Sago'', that premiered on Viu (streaming service), Viu. She then made her American television debut with ''Treadstone'', portraying Nira Patel. Following a three years of hiatus in Indian films, Hassan returned in 2020 with the short film ''Devi (2020 film), Devi'', where she played a rape victim, the film received critical acclaim. It depicts nine women forced into a sisterhood due to circumstance in which they are compelled to share their stories of abuse. ''Hindustan Times'' stated, "Shruti Haasan is a glam diva who sparingly speaks. She, Kajol and Neha Dhupia lead the spirited group of women." She followed it up with ''Yaara'' opposite Vidyut Jammwal, playing a politically active student. Later the year, she appeared in Amazon Prime's anthology film ''Putham Pudhu Kaalai'', in which she appeared in the segment ''Coffee, anyone?'' Sowmya Rajendran of ''The News Minute'' stated that Haasan's role is brief but she does well with what she's been given.


Established actress (2021–present)

Haasan had five releases in the year 2021. She first appeared as Kalyani, in the Telugu film ''
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'', opposite Ravi Teja, reuniting after the 2013 film ''Balupu''. It became a critical and commercial success at the box office. Janani K of ''India Today'' noted, "Though Shruti vanishes a few minutes into the film, she takes everyone by surprise with her act in the second half." She then reunited with Vidyut Jammwal in the Hindi film ''The Power (2021 Indian film), The Power''. Haasan played a kitchen worker in the Telugu Netflix's anthology ''Pitta Kathalu'' in the segment ''xLife''. Later that year, she played Pawan Kalyan's wife in the Telugu film ''Vakeel Saab'', which was commercially successful. Haasan paired opposite Vijay Sethupathi in the Tamil film ''Laabam'', her final release that year. In 2022, Haasan made her Hindi web debut with ''Bestseller (TV series), Bestseller'', alongside Mithun Chakraborty and Arjan Bajwa. She played Meenu, who aspires to be a writer. The series received mixed to negative reviews from critics. A critic of ''Times of India'' noted, "Shruti Haasan de-glams for Meetu Mathur and after a few initial moments of discomfort in front of the camera, her act picks up pace." Haasan played a singer Esha, opposite Nandamuri Balakrishna in ''Veera Simha Reddy'', her first release of 2023. Neeshita Nyayapati of ''Times of India'' found that Haasan was reduced to exists only to shake a leg. Next, she played RAW Agent Athidhi, opposite Chiranjeevi in ''
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''. Ram Venkat Srikar of ''Cinema Express'' stated, "Shruti gets a fine role, packed with a surprise." Both these films turned out to be among the List of Telugu films of 2023, highest grossing Telugu films of the year. After appearing in a song in ''Hi Nanna'', Hassan played an NRI Aadhya opposite Prabhas in '' Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire''. Paul Nicodemus of ''Times of India'' opined, "Shruti Haasan, in her role as Aadhya, brings a sense of balance but is mostly limited to the first half and a few scenes in the second." A commercial success, it became the highest grossing Telugu film of the year. That same year, Haasan expanded to English films with ''The Eye (2023 film), The Eye'' opposite Mark Rowley (actor), Mark Rowley, where she played Diana who goes to length to save her lover. The film was premiered in India in 2025. Haasan will next appear in three Tamil films – ''Coolie (2025 film), Coolie'' opposite Rajnikanth, ''Train (upcoming film), Train'' opposite Vijay Sethupathi and ''Jana Nayagan'' opposite Vijay, and the Telugu film ''Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire#Sequel, Salaar Part 2: Shouryanga Parvam'' opposite Prabhas.


Music career

In addition to acting, Haasan is also an established playback singer. She has received nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil for singing "Kannazhaga Kaalazhaga" in '' 3'' (2012) and "Yendi Yendi" in ''Puli (2015 film), Puli'' (2015); and the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu for "Aagadu (soundtrack), Junction Lo" in ''Aagadu'' (2014). She has also sung songs in Hindi films including "Aazma (Luck Is The Key)" for ''
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'', "Alvida" for ''
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'' and "Joganiyan" for ''Tevar''. Haasan began her career as a music director with her father's production '' Unnaipol Oruvan'' (2009) and has since formed her own music band. She won the Best Music Director award for ''Unnaipol Oruvan'' at Edison Awards (India), Edison Awards. ''Screen India'' said that she "has the makings of a good singer, and with some training she should go great guns." Haasan's notable songs include: "Adiye Kolluthe" from ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' (2008), "Yellae Lama" from ''
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'' (2011), "Down Down" from ''
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'' (2014), "Don't You Mess With Me" from ''
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'' (2015), "Odiyamma" from ''Hi Nanna'' (2023) and "It's a Break Up Da" from ''Kadhalikka Neramillai (2025 film), Kadhalikka Neramillai'' (2025). In 2025, she also performed a song "Vinveli Nayaga", in her father's film ''Thug Life (2025 film), Thug Life''.


Personal life and other work

Haasan dated London-based actor Michael Corsale, of Italians, Italian descent, with whom she broke up in 2019. From 2020 to 2024, Haasan was in a relationship with visual artist, Santanu Hazarika. Haasan is associated with a lot of social causes. She has been associated with the RPG Foundation, an NGO committed to women's empowerment. She was a part of Julio Ribeiro (police officer), Julio Ribeiro campaign for 2014 India–Pakistan floods, Jammu and Kashmir floods of 2014, where she donated a large sum for the cause. For Bal Asha Trust, Mumbai, she organized an online clothes sale and promoted circular fashion. In 2019, she attended a painting exhibition, to raise funds for children of Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children. In 2014, she lent her voice for a digital campaign called TeachAIDS to spread AIDS awareness. Haasan made her Cannes Film Festival appearance in 2017, where she also graced the red carpet for British author Neil Gaiman. She has ramp walked at the Lakme Fashion Week and has been cover model for various magazines. Haasan has performed at various film awards and other events. She has done music gigs in London. She was signed as the brand ambassador for World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF India. Haasan also conducted an online session on social topics such as mental health, women in films and media, and sustainability in fashion.


Artistry and public image

Haasan is considered among the most popular actors of Telugu cinema. She is one of the highest paid actresses in South Indian cinema, according to various media reports. Haasan has appeared in ''
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'' Celebrity 100 list. She debuted at 61st position with an estimated annual income of . In 2016, with an estimated annual income of , she peaked at 46th position. With her debut films ''
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'' and ''
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'', critics stated that, "she shows promise.". Her career marked a turning point with ''3 (2012 Tamil film), 3''. She went onto achieve praises for her portrayals in mainstream Telugu and Tamil films, in particular for ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and '' Si3''. She has been termed, "fine performer", "graceful", "revelation" and "gorgeous" for her performances in these films. She has often been cast opposite the same actors more than once, featuring in two or more films with
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,
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and Siddharth. She even proved to be the "lucky charm", for some of them. Suresh Krishnamoorthy of ''
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'' find her to be "down-to-earth and someone who conceals her not-so-ok Telugu with a dazzling smile". Manjusha Radhakrishnan of ''Gulf News'' noted, "Haasan is one of the rare talents who don't take the star part of the celebrity too seriously." ''GQ (Indian edition), GQ India'' finds Haasan to be "a talented actress, a gifted singer and one helluva looker". While praising her music skills, ''Verve (Indian magazine), Verve'' termed her a "multifaceted artiste". Haasan was placed first in ''Rediff.com, Rediff''s "Top Tamil Actresses" list. She was also placed 4th in its "Hottest South Indian actresses" list. She stood at the 24th place on
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's most influential stars on Instagram in South cinema for the year 2021. Haasan has frequently featured on Times of India, Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Woman and Times of India, Chennai Times Most Desirable Woman list. She became Hyderabad's Most Desirable Woman in 2013 and 2020 and Chennai's Most Desirable Woman in 2013. She is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products such as Havells, Lloyd, Emami, Emami Navratna Talc, Fossil Group, Fossil watches and Kalamandir Jewellers. Haasan is among the highest-grossing actresses in Indian cinema. As of 2025, she is one of the most-followed Telugu actresses on Instagram.


Filmography


Accloades

Haasan has received two
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among five nominations: Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South, Best Female Debut – South for ''
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'' & ''
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'', and Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu, Best Actress – Telugu for ''
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''.


See also

* List of Indian film actresses


References


External links

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