Anu Hasan

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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anu Haasan
| image = Anu Hasan2.JPG
| birth_name = Anuradha Chandrahaasan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|07|15}}
| birth_place = [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = MSc degree in Physics and Management
| occupation = Actress, Entrepreneur, Presenter, Writer, Motivational Speaker
| spouse = Shri Vikas <br>(m.1995; div.1999)<br>
Graham Jay <br>(m. 2010-present)
| relatives = See [[List of South Indian film families#Hasan-Ratnam family|Haasan family]]
}}
'''Anu Haasan''' (born '''Anuradha Chandrahaasan''' on 16 July 1970) is an Indian [[Tamil people|Tamil]] actress and TV anchor. She made her film debut in the critically acclaimed ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]'' (1995) and has since appeared in many Tamil films, playing minor roles. She hosted the celebrity talk show ''[[Koffee with Anu]]'' on the Tamil channel [[Star Vijay|Vijay]] for three seasons.

==Early life==
Anu Hasan was born on 15 July 1970 to [[Chandrahasan]], the brother of actors [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Charuhasan]]. Anu is the cousin of film actresses [[Suhasini Maniratnam]], [[Shruti Haasan]] and [[Akshara Haasan]].

Anu did her schooling at [[St.Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls Higher Secondary School, Trichy]] and [[RSK Higher Secondary School]] and earned a [[Master of Science|MSc degree]] in [[Physics]] and [[Management]] from [[Birla Institute of Technology and Science]] (BITS), [[Pilani]], Rajasthan.<ref name="sandpaper.bitsaa.org">{{cite web|url=http://sandpaper.bitsaa.org/archives/links/SandpaperSpring2006/03_coverstory/Creative%20Arts.htm |title=Sandpaper – The BITSAA Magazine |publisher=Sandpaper.bitsaa.org |access-date=2013-09-07}}</ref><ref name="hindu.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/16/stories/2006121600320300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211221636/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/16/stories/2006121600320300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-12-11 |title=Metro Plus Madurai / Profiles : Spreading fragrance everywhere |date=2006-12-16 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-09-07}}</ref>

Anu Hasan was married to Shri Vikas in 1995 and the couple divorced in 1999. After living alone for around 11 years, she married her long-time British friend Graham Jay in 2010 in a private wedding ceremony. Anu and Graham met on a music website, and their friendship eventually ended up in love, and then marriage.

==Career==
By 2000, she ventured into television,<ref name="goergo.in">{{cite web |url=http://www.goergo.in/?p=1747 |title=Interview with Anu Hasan : Goergo |publisher=Goergo.in |access-date=2013-09-07 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218020904/http://www.goergo.in/?p=1747 |archive-date=18 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> acting first in the series ''Anbulla Snehgidhiye'', which was adapted from [[Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni]]'s award-winning novel ''[[Sister of My Heart (novel)|Sister of My Heart]]''.<ref name="sandpaper.bitsaa.org"/> She then starred in a number of TV series like ''Avan Aval Avargal'', ''Ammaavukku Rendula Raagu'' and ''Vivahita'' (Malayalam), following which she turned anchor for the celebrity talk show ''[[Koffee with Anu]]'' (named after herself), aired on [[STAR Vijay]]. The show, which she hosted for over four years, soon became very popular and made her ultimately a household name in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="hindu.com"/>

In 2014 she joined the ''Ask How India'' social movement and made a series of videos pertaining to social issues.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/A-Tell-Me-How-for-Indian-citizens/articleshow/33303187.cms Video Series for Ask How India]</ref>

In addition, Anu has worked as a dubbing artiste, lending her voice for many non-Tamil-speaking actresses, including [[Raveena Tandon]], [[Preity Zinta]] and [[Geetu Mohandas]].<ref name="vijay.indya.com">[http://vijay.indya.com/specials/kwa2/thats.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707200541/http://vijay.indya.com/specials/kwa2/thats.html |date=7 July 2009 }}</ref>

She writes a monthly column for Just for Women (India) magazine.

==Author==
===Books===
*''Sunny Side Up'' (2015) – Self Help English Book.<ref>https://soundcloud.com/southword</ref>

==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]'' || Indira || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Aalavandhan|Aalavandhan/Abhay]]'' || Vijay and Nandu's mother || Tamil/[[Hindi]] || Guest appearance, Bilingual film
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Run (2002 film)|Run]]'' || Siva's sister || Tamil || [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003 ||''[[Nala Damayanthi (2003 film)|Nala Damayanthi]]'' || Ammulu || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Anjaneya (film)|Anjaneya]]'' || Paramaguru's sister || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008 || ''[[Akku (film)|Akku]]'' || Anu || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Santhosh Subramaniam]]'' || || Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Dhaam Dhoom]]'' || Sarasu || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2009 || ''[[Sarvam]]'' || Geetha Eashwar || Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
| ''[[Aadhavan]]'' || Anu || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Evaraina Epudaina]]'' || Venkat's sister-in-law || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2010 || ''[[Maanja Velu]]'' || Mrs. Bose || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Irandu Mugam]]'' || Sarveswaran's wife || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Thottupaar]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011 || ''[[Ko (film)|Ko]]'' || Herself || Tamil || Cameo appearance
|-
| ''Red Building Where The Sun Sets'' || || English ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2012 || ''[[Endukante... Premanta!]]'' || Revathi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| ''Dead Point'' || Anwar's mother || Arabic ||
|-
| ''[[Ullam (2012 film)|Ullam]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| 2013 ||''[[Kundapura (film)|Kunthapura]]'' || Gowri Iyer || [[Malayalam]]||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[1: Nenokkadine]]'' || Kalyani || Telugu ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017 || ''[[Valla Desam]]'' || Anu || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Is This Now'' || Ms. Murray || English ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018 || ''[[Kinar (film)|Kinar/Keni]]'' || Suganthi || Malayalam/Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Chi La Sow]]'' || Arjun's mother || Telugu ||
|-
| 2019 ||''Vaakku'' || || Malayalam||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Putham Pudhu Kaalai]]'' || Saras || Tamil || [[Amazon Prime]] film;<br />Segment ''Coffee, Anyone?''
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Genre !! Language !! Role
|-
| ''Anbulla Snegithiyae'' || TV series || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Boom Boom Shakalaka'' || TV series || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Ammaavukku Rendula Raagu'' || TV series || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Vivahita'' || TV series || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] ||
|-
| ''[[Koffee with Anu]]'' || Talk show || Tamil || Host
|-
| ''[[Rekha IPS]]'' || TV series || Tamil || Rekha
|-
|''Tharkappu Kalai Theeratha'' || TV series || Tamil || Appa
|-
| ''Anu Alavum Bayam Illai'' || Reality show || Tamil || Host
|-
| ''En Samayal Araiyil'' || Reality show || Tamil || Host
|-
| ''Kannadi'' || Reality show || Tamil || Host
|-
| ''Golmaal Gouramma'' || TV series || Kannada||
|-
| ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' || Soap opera || English||
|-
| ''[[Cucumber (British TV series)|Cucumber]]'' || Drama || English || Shoona Merchandani
|-
| ''My Jihad – Episodes 3 and 4'' || Drama || English || Noor
|-
| ''[[Ackley Bridge]]'' || Soap opera || English ||
|-
| ''[[EastEnders]]'' || Soap opera || English || [[Fatima Inzamam]]
|-
| ''[[Emmerdale]]'' || Soap opera || English ||
|-
| ''Vaanga Pesalam'' || Talk show || Tamil || Host
|-
| ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 4| Bigg Boss 4]]'' || Reality show || Tamil || Special guest
|}

===Dubbing artist===
*[[Preity Zinta]] (Uyire)
*[[Raveena Tandon]] (Aalavandhan)
*[[Geethu Mohandas]] (Nala Damayanthi)*

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Anu Hasan}}
* {{IMDb name|id=1097178|name=Anu Hasan}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090707200541/http://vijay.indya.com/specials/kwa2/thats.html About Anu Hasan]

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[[Category:Television personalities from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Actresses from Tiruchirappalli]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners]]
[[Category:Indian women television presenters]]
[[Category:Indian television presenters]]
[[Category:Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani alumni]]
[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema]]

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