Shruti Haasan (born 28 January 1986) is an Indian actress and

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who works predominantly in

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, Tamil and

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films. Born in the Haasan family, she is the daughter of actor-filmmaker

Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali f ...

and actress Sarika Thakur. As a child artist, she sang in films and did a guest role in her father's directorial ''

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'' (2000) before making her acting debut with Hindi film ''

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'' (2009) but achieved recognisation in 2011 with Telugu films '' Oh My Friend'' and '' Anaganaga O Dheerudu'' and the Tamil science fiction actioner '' 7aum Arivu''. Haasan established herself in South Indian cinema with the successful Telugu films '' Gabbar Singh'' (2012), '' Balupu'' (2013), '' Yevadu'' (2014), ''

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'' (2014), '' Srimanthudu'' (2015), '' Premam'' (2016), '' Krack'' (2021), '' Vakeel Saab'' (2021) and Tamil films ''

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'' (2015) and '' Si3'' (2017). Her Hindi works include '' D-Day'' (2013), ''

Ramaiya Vastavaiya ''Ramaiya Vastavaiya'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Kumar S. Taurani, under Tips Industries. The film stars debutant Girish Kumar alongside Shruti Haasan in lead roles. T ...

'' (2013), '' Gabbar Is Back'' (2015) and '' Welcome Back'' (2015). In addition to acting, Haasan is also an established playback singer. She has received nominations for the

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for singing "Kannazhaga Kaalazhaga" in '' 3'' (2012) and "Yendi Yendi" in '' Puli'' (2015); and the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu for " Junction Lo" in ''

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'' (2014). 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.

Early life and family

Kamal Haasan with his daughters Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan

Shruti Haasan was born to actors

and Sarika Thakur in Madras (present-day

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) in a Tamil family. Her father is a Tamilian

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Iyengar, while her mother Sarika was born to a

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father and

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mother. Her younger sister

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is also an actress. Actor and lawyer

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is her uncle. Her cousins are actresses Anu Hasan and Suhasini Maniratnam. She is dating Shantanu Hazarika. Haasan studied at Lady Andal school in Chennai and moved to

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to study

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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.

Acting career

Debut and early career (2009–2011)

Haasan's first appearance in a feature film was a child artist in a

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as the daughter of

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in the Tamil-Hindi bilingual ''

'', based on a murder attempt on

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, directed by her father

. 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 Nishikant Kamat. Entitled ''Endrendrum Punnagai'', the film was stalled before production began. Haasan eventually signed up to feature in Soham Shah's Hindi film ''

'', opposite

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, in July 2008, and shot for the film for nearly a year. Imran 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. Shruti 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 Blaaze in the promotional videos for '' Unnaipol Oruvan'' and ''

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, where she had also sung a song composed by Dave Kushner. She made her Telugu debut in January 2011, acting opposite Siddharth in the fantasy adventure film '' Anaganaga O Dheerudu'', directed by Prakash Kovelamudi, son of director K. Raghavendra Rao. The film, co-produced by

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, saw Shruti 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 noting: "Shruti looks quite attractive and makes a wonderful screen presence", while a reviewer from Rediff.com wrote that she "looks beautiful and has a mystical aura about her". Her second Hindi feature film, Madhur Bhandarkar's romantic comedy '' Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji'', saw her appear in an extended guest appearance alongside an ensemble cast of

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and Shazahn Padamsee. 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", whilst 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 AR Murugadoss to star opposite

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in his next film '' 7aum Arivu'', 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 Bodhidharma, and her performance in the film won appreciation from critics. The film opened to mixed reviews, but became commercially successful. A critic from The Hindu 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

release was '' Oh My Friend'', a romantic comedy film alongside Siddharth again, which also co-starred Hansika Motwani and Navdeep. 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 Kuchipudi. The film opened to average reviews with several critics claiming the film evoked a sense of "déjà vu", though a reviewer noted: "Shruti, on her part displays the same conviction."

Breakthrough, success and acclaim (2012–2017)

Shruti Haasan unveils the latest cover of Exhibit magazine 05

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's 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 Haasan 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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, as did the success of the song " Why This Kolaveri Di?". The film opened in March 2012 to positive reviews, with a critic noting: "Shruti Hassan has come a long way", though the film only garnered average returns at the box office. Her second release in 2012 was Harish Shankar's Telugu film '' Gabbar Singh'', a remake of the 2010 Hindi film '' Dabangg'', with the version featuring her alongside Pawan Kalyan. She played the role of Bhagyalakshmi, a village girl, which had been played by Sonakshi Sinha in the original version. The film went on to become a major commercial success at the box office and brought in more film offers for Haasan. Critics also 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." In 2013, she appeared in the Telugu action film '' Balupu'' opposite,

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, which eventually became a "super-hit" at the Indian box office. She received positive reviews for her performance, with critics noting 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 ''

'' and

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's '' D-Day''. In the latter, a spy thriller, she played a prostitute involved with a suspended army officer. She also sung a song for the film, entitled "Alvida". Reviewing the film for '' Rediff.com'', Palomi Sharma found Haasan to be "perfect as a Karachi prostitute with a haunting aura about her". She also starred in the

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'' Ramayya Vasthavayya'' opposite

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for the first time. The film received an average response from critics. Her first release of 2014, the Telugu film '' Yevadu'', opposite Ram Charan, emerged as a major commercial success. Her second Telugu release of the year, ''

'', had Haasan star opposite

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for the first time in her career. The film emerged as a "blockbuster" success. Along with the rest of the film, she received positive reviews for her performance, with one critic noting that she "plays her part well and looks glamorous". She also had a Tamil release; '' Poojai'', opposite

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, and performed her first

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in her career in the Telugu

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'', starring

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and

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. In 2015, Haasan performed her second item number in the Hindi film ''

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'', featuring Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha. Next, she appeared in multiple films in such as the

film '' Gabbar Is Back'' opposite

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, Koratala Siva’s

'' Srimanthudu'' opposite

, Anees Bazmee's

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'' Welcome Back'', alongside John Abraham,

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and

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and the Tamil films '' Puli'', co-starring Vijay and ''

'', opposite Ajith Kumar, marking her first collaboration with both the actors. In 2016 she appeared in '' Rocky Handsome'' opposite John Abraham for the second time and in the

film '' Premam'', opposite

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which was a remake of the

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film '' Premam''. She was signed to the fantasy film ''Sangamithra'', directed by Sundar. C, in which she was to play a warrior. However, citing date issues, she opted out of the film. In 2017, she appeared in '' Katamarayudu'', which marked her second collaboration with Pawan Kalyan, '' Si3'', with Suriya, for the second time, and '' Behen Hogi Teri'' alongside Rajkummar Rao. She made her American television debut in 2019 with the action drama series '' Treadstone'' in which she had a recurring role.

Hiatus, return to films and recent work (2018–present)

Following a three years of hiatus in Indian films, Hassan returned in 2020 with the short film ''

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'', followed by '' Yaara'' opposite

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and in the

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anthology film ''

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'' in which she appeared in the segment ''Coffee, anyone?'' directed by her cousin Suhasini Maniratnam. Later in 2021, she appeared in the

action film '' Krack'' opposite

, marking their second collaboration after the 2013 film '' Balupu''. She also worked opposite Jammwal in the

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film '' The Power''. Later that year, she starred in three other projects, which include the Pawan Kalyan starrer '' Vakeel Saab'',

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anthology ''

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'' in the segment directed by Nag Ashwin and Vijay Sethupathi's '' Laabam''.

Upcoming projects

Hassan will appear alongside Prabhas in '' Salaar'', where she will be seen as Aadya. The film will mark her

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film debut. She will also share screen space with

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, for the first time, in Gopichand Malineni's ''

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''. She has also signed to play the lead, next to

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, in ''

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'', directed by K. S. Ravindra.

Music career

In the media

Shruti Haasan was signed as a

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for the electrical appliance company Lloyd. She also endorses Emami Navratna cool talc. She is a brand ambassador for

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watches in India. In a 2018 poll conducted by the '' Chennai Times'', she was named one of the most desirable women in Chennai.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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