Anu Vardhan

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{{Short description|Indian costume designer and Entrepreneur}}
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| occupation = Entrepreneur, Costume Designer, Celebrity Stylist
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| spouse = [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]]
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'''Anu Vardhan''' is an Indian Costume Designer and Entrepreneur.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/meet-anu-vardhan-the-costume-designer-behind-rajinikanths-styling-in-kabali-2879290.html|title=Meet Anu Vardhan, the Costume Designer behind Rajinikanth's styling in 'Kabali' - Entertainment News , Firstpost|date=7 July 2016|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kanakavalli.com/blogs/kanakavalli-vignettes/july-vignette-anu-vardhan-looks-like-it-matters|title=July Vignette: Anu Vardhan - Looks Like It Matters|website=Kanakavalli}}</ref>

== Career ==
A graduate of visual communications from [[Loyola College, Chennai]] is a recipient of State Award for Best Costume Design and number of other awards.Anu Vardhan's first involvement in the film industry was through her family friend [[Santosh Sivan]]'s ''[[The Terrorist (1997 film)|The Terrorist]]'' (1997). She worked on costume designing, scripting dialogues, and also appeared in the film as a friend of the film's lead character played by [[Ayesha Dharker]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/weaves-of-fortune/article28358975.ece|title=Weaves of fortune|website=The Hindu}}</ref> She then worked with Sivan again in ''[[Aśoka (film)|Asoka]]'' (2001), as the Principal Costume designer. After extensive research on the historical period, Vardhan helped prepare 3rd century period costumes for the lead actors [[Shahrukh Khan]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/oct/24anu.htm|title=rediff.com, Movies: The Myth. The Truth. Unveiling Asoka|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2013/nov/03/Image-makers-533246.html|title=Image-makers|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/asoka-1200469821/|title=Asoka|first1=David|last1=Rooney|date=23 September 2001}}</ref> Vardhan has worked extensively with actor [[Ajith Kumar]], collaborating with him on his projects with [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]] and [[Siva (director)|Siva]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onlykollywood.com/anu-vardhan-interview-ajith-sir-has-always-been-there-for-me-vishnu-as-our-well-wisher/|title=Anu Vardhan Interview: "Ajith sir has always been there for me & Vishnu, as our well-wisher"|date=28 July 2016|website=Only Kollywood}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Ajiths-dashing-white-suit/articleshow/18828333.cms|title=Ajith's dashing white suit! - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

In 2016, Vardhan worked on ''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]'' (2016), she styled [[Rajinikanth]] in two different looks - as a gangster wearing high-end suits and as a labourer in the 1980s.
This film won her much appreciation and won her numerous awards<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Who-created-Rajinikanths-Kabali-suits/article14297174.ece|title=Who created Rajinikanth's 'Kabali' suits?|first=Susanna Myrtle|last=Lazarus|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2 May 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/poornima-ramaswamy-stylist-of-the-stars/article18199840.ece|title=Stylist of the stars|first=Chitra Deepa|last=Anantharam|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 April 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/291216/our-style-is-on-fleek-yo.html|title = Our style is on fleek, yo!|date = 29 December 2016}}</ref> The success of the film prompted director [[Pa. Ranjith]] to sign her for his next film with [[Rajinikanth]], ''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]'' (2018). In the film, Anu was tasked to primarily dress the actor in kurtas and lungis, with a black theme.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kaala-costume-designer-anu-vardhan-on-how-challenging-it-was-to-make-rajinikanth-powerful-in-simple-clothes-4378099.html?FP_Source=FP_Hi_MBL_TS_Wgt_&FP_Medium=FP_Hi_Topstories_140162|title=Kaala costume designer Anu Vardhan on how challenging it was to make Rajinikanth powerful in simple clothes - Entertainment News , Firstpost|date=6 March 2018}}</ref>

Anu has also regularly used handloom products in her work, notably designing silk-cotton saris for [[Nayanthara]] for her role in ''[[Viswasam]]'' (2019). The popularity of the style prompted a demand for a similar products. She continued to design costumes with similar materials for Nayanthara in ''[[Bigil]]'' (2019) and ''[[Darbar (film)|Darbar]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/handloom-at-the-movies/article26676934.ece|title=Handloom at the movies|first=Subha|last=Rao|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 March 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/fashion/channel-nayantharas-bigil-look-with-this-capsule-collection/article29798312.ece/photo/1/|title=Channel Nayanthara's 'Bigil' look with this capsule collection|first=Susanna Myrtle|last=Lazarus|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 October 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Anu Vardhan is the granddaughter of Veteran Tamil actor [[N. S. Krishnan]]. Her husband [[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]] is a film director. The pair had met at Loyola College and had also worked on [[Santosh Sivan]]'s ''[[The Terrorist (1997 film)|The Terrorist]]'' (1997) together.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/ns-krishnan-108th-birth-anniversary.html|title=NS Krishnan 108th birth Anniversary|date=29 November 2016|website=Behindwoods}}</ref>

== Notable filmography ==

=== As actress ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1997
|''[[The Terrorist (1997 film)|The Terrorist]]''
|
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|}

=== As costume designer ===
{{colbegin}}
*''[[The Terrorist (1997 film)|The Terrorist]]'' (1997)
*''[[Aśoka (film)|Asoka]]'' (2001)
*''[[Navarasa (film)|Navarasa]]'' (2005)
*''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' (2007)
*''[[Sarvam]]'' (2009)
*''[[Panjaa]]'' (2011)
*''[[Sri Rama Rajyam]]'' (2011)
*''[[Arrambam]]'' (2013)
*''[[Veeram (2014 film)|Veeram]]'' (2014)
*''[[Vedalam]]'' (2015)
*''[[Kabali (film)|Kabali]]'' (2016)
*''[[Kaashmora]]'' (2016)
*''[[Vivegam]]'' (2017)
*''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]'' (2018)
*''[[Viswasam]]'' (2019)
*''[[Bigil]]'' (2019)
*''[[Darbar (film)|Darbar]]'' (2020)
*''[[Pattas]]'' (2020)
*[[Valimai]](2021){{colend}}

=== As producer ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2020
|''[[Fingertip (web series)|Fingertip]]''
|[[ZEE5]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title='Fingertip' Trailer Video: Akshara Haasan and Gayathrie starrer 'Fingertip' Official Trailer Video ►|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/web-series/mx-play/tamil/fingertip-trailer-video-akshara-haasan-and-gayathrie-starrer-fingertip-official-trailer-video/videoshow/76197750.cms|access-date=2020-12-23|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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