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Anu Haasan
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Anu Hasan in 2012
Born
Anuradha Chandrahasan

(1970-07-15) 15 July 1970 (age 55)
Education BITS Pilani
Occupation
  • Actress
  • entrepreneur
  • presenter
  • writer
  • motivational speaker
Parent(s)
  • Chandrahasan (father)
Relatives See Haasan family

Anu Haasan (born Anuradha Chandrahasan) is a talented Indian actress and TV host. She first appeared in movies in 1995 in a film called Indira. Since then, she has acted in many Tamil films, often in smaller roles. Anu also hosted a popular celebrity talk show called Koffee with Anu on the Vijay TV channel for three seasons.

Anu's Early Life and Education

Anu Haasan went to school in Trichy, India. She studied at St. Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls Higher Secondary School and RSK Higher Secondary School. After that, she earned a Master's degree in Physics and Management from BITS Pilani. She completed her studies there between 1988 and 1993.

Anu's Career Journey

Around the year 2000, Anu Haasan started working in television. Her first TV series was Anbulla Snehgidhiye. This show was based on a famous book called Sister of My Heart.

Becoming a TV Star

After her first series, Anu acted in several other TV shows. These included Avan Aval Avargal, Ammaavukku Rendula Raagu, and Vivahita. She then became the host of a celebrity talk show called Koffee with Anu. This show was named after her and aired on STAR Vijay. Anu hosted the show for over four years. It became very popular and made her a well-known name in Tamil Nadu.

Other Work and Writing

In 2014, Anu joined a social movement called Ask How India. She made many videos about important social issues. Anu has also worked as a voice artist. She has lent her voice to actresses who don't speak Tamil, like Raveena Tandon and Preity Zinta. She also writes a monthly column for a magazine called Just for Women (India).

Books by Anu Haasan

Anu Haasan is also an author. She has written a self-help book in English.

Her Book

  • Sunny Side Up (2015) – This is a self-help book written in English.

Anu Haasan's Films

Anu Haasan has acted in many films in different languages. Here are some of them:

Year Title Role Language Notes
1995 Indira Indira Tamil
2001 Aalavandhan/Abhay Vijay and Nandu's mother Tamil/Hindi Guest appearance, Bilingual film
2002 Run Siva's sister Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
2003 Nala Damayanthi Ammulu Tamil
Anjaneya Paramaguru's sister Tamil
2008 Akku Anu Tamil
Santhosh Subramaniam Tamil Guest appearance
Dhaam Dhoom Sarasu Tamil
2009 Sarvam Geetha Eashwar Tamil Guest appearance
Aadhavan Anu Tamil
Evaraina Epudaina Venkat's sister-in-law Telugu
2010 Maanja Velu Mrs. Bose Tamil
Irandu Mugam Sarveswaran's wife Tamil
Thottupaar Tamil
2011 Ko Herself Tamil Cameo appearance
Red Building Where The Sun Sets English
2012 Endukante... Premanta! Revathi Telugu
Dead Point Anwar's mother Arabic
Ullam Tamil
2013 Kunthapura Gowri Iyer Malayalam
2014 1: Nenokkadine Kalyani Telugu
2017 Valla Desam Anu Tamil
Is This Now Ms. Murray English
2018 Keni Suganthi Tamil
Chi La Sow Arjun's mother Telugu
2019 Vaakku Malayalam
2020 Putham Pudhu Kaalai Saras Tamil Amazon Prime film;
Segment Coffee, Anyone?
2023 Ustaad Gayathri Telugu
Bubblegum Ramya Telugu
2025 Anaganaga Telugu

Anu Haasan's Television Shows

Anu Haasan has also been a part of many television shows, both as an actress and a host.

Title Genre Role Language
Anbulla Snegithiyae TV series Tamil
Boom Boom Shakalaka TV series Tamil
Ammaavukku Rendula Raagu TV series Tamil
Vivahita TV series Malayalam
Koffee with Anu Talk show Host Tamil
Rekha IPS TV series Rekha Tamil
Tharkappu Kalai Theeratha TV series Appa Tamil
Anu Alavum Bayam Illai Reality show Host Tamil
En Samayal Araiyil Reality show Host Tamil
Kannadi Reality show Host Tamil
Golmaal Gouramma TV series Kannada
Hollyoaks Soap opera Kameela English
Cucumber Drama Shoona Merchandani English
My ... – Episodes 3 and 4 Drama Noor English
Ackley Bridge Soap opera English
EastEnders Soap opera Fatima Inzamam English
Emmerdale Soap opera English
Vaanga Pesalam Talk show Host Tamil
Bigg Boss 4 Reality show Special guest Tamil

Voice Acting Work

Anu Haasan has also worked as a dubbing artist. This means she provides the voice for other actors.

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