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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Akshara Haasan
| image = Akshara Haasan at the special screening of 'Club 60'.jpg
| caption = Haasan at the special screening of 'Club 60'
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|10|12|df=y}}
| birth_place =[[Madras]], (now [[Chennai]]), [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = Actress, singer
| yearsactive = 2010–present
| parents = [[Kamal Haasan]] [[Sarika Thakur]]
| relatives = [[Shruti Haasan]] (sister) [[Suhasini Maniratnam]] (cousin) [[Charu Haasan]] (uncle) [[Chandra Haasan]] (uncle) [[Anu Haasan]] (cousin)
| family = See [[List of South Indian film families#Kamal Haasan family|Haasan family]]
}}

'''Akshara Haasan''' is an Indian film 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 debut with the comedy drama ''[[Shamitabh]]'' (2015), and later appeared in ''[[Kadaram Kondan]] (2017).

==Early and personal life==
[[File:Kamal Haasan with Akshara &Shruti Haasan at Alice in wonderland premiere.jpg|thumb|Haasan with Kamal Hassan & Shruti Haasan at Alice in wonderland premiere.]]
Akshara Haasan was born  in [[Chennai|Madras]] (present-day Chennai), Tamil Nadu to actors [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Sarika Thakur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/girl-interrupted/story-MZ5FNHd6wjEeWYqGWWe49J.html|title=Girl Interrupted|date=13 July 2010|access-date=26 December 2016|archive-date=22 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222222823/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/girl-interrupted/story-MZ5FNHd6wjEeWYqGWWe49J.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=bio>{{cite web |last=Gupta |first=Priya |date=17 May 2013 |title=I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms? |work=The Times of India |access-date=7 April 2014 |archive-date=30 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030124223/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-get-devastated-at-the-idea-of-marriage-Shruti-Haasan/articleshow/20084486.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Shruti Haasan]] is her elder sister. Akshara did her schooling from Abacus Montessori School, Montessori; Lady Andal in Chennai; Beacon High in Mumbai and completed her schooling in Indus International School, Bangalore.

Akshara Haasan lives in [[Mumbai]] with her mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Shruti-Haasans-sister-Akshara-lives-in-Mumbai-with-mom/articleshow/22289507.cms|title=Shruti Haasan's sister Akshara lives in Mumbai with mom|work=The Times of India|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-date=11 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111093338/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Shruti-Haasans-sister-Akshara-lives-in-Mumbai-with-mom/articleshow/22289507.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> She follows [[Buddhism]] and describes it as "a way of life and in an individuals way of life."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/did-akshara-haasan-convert-to-buddhism-kamal-haasan-responds-4771695/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 July 2017 |archive-date=31 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731070551/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/did-akshara-haasan-convert-to-buddhism-kamal-haasan-responds-4771695/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.indiatoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-daughter-akshara-religion-change/1/1013287.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 July 2017 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728153415/http://m.indiatoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-daughter-akshara-religion-change/1/1013287.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
Haasan has worked as an assistant director to [[Rahul Dholakia]] on the 2010 film ''[[Society]]'', starring her mother [[Sarika]],<ref>{{cite web|title=I am leaving behind a good legacy for my children: Sarika|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-08/news-interviews/35688517_1_sarika-shruti-haasan-rahul-dholakia|access-date=28 January 2014|date=8 December 2012|archive-date=2 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202193456/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-08/news-interviews/35688517_1_sarika-shruti-haasan-rahul-dholakia|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as Ram Moorthy, Uzer Khan, E. Niwas and Ruchi Narain on my many AD films in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' will be released on October 12|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kamal-haasans-vishwaroopam-will-be-released-on-october-12/286230-44.html|work=CNN-IBN|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-date=12 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512235020/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kamal-haasans-vishwaroopam-will-be-released-on-october-12/286230-44.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> During her stint as an assistant director, she rejected opportunities to feature as an actress, notably turning down an offer to work in [[Mani Ratnam]]'s ''[[Kadal (2013 film)|Kadal]]''.<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/akshara-haasan-dhanush-r-balki-gets-to-work/1/345650.html Reluctant actor Akshara Haasan gets to work : Bollywood, News – India Today] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123124115/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/akshara-haasan-dhanush-r-balki-gets-to-work/1/345650.html |date=23 January 2015 }}. ''India Today''.intoday.in (26 February 2014). Retrieved 10 May 2015.</ref> She also worked for her father's unreleased film, ''[[Sabaash Naidu]]'', which had her sister [[Shruthi Haasan]] in a supporting role.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/kamal-haasan-to-work-with-daughters-shruti-akshara-in-sabaash-naidu/story-XamCWuKN3QIU3H99s5UoBP.html |title=Kamal Haasan to work with daughters Shruti, Akshara in Sabaash Naidu |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=30 April 2016 |access-date=20 May 2016 |archive-date=5 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505112454/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/kamal-haasan-to-work-with-daughters-shruti-akshara-in-sabaash-naidu/story-XamCWuKN3QIU3H99s5UoBP.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Haasan made her debut as an actress in ''[[Shamitabh]]'', opposite [[Dhanush (actor)|Dhanush]], which also has [[Amitabh Bachchan]] in the lead<ref>{{cite web|title=I'm Working With Dhanush-Akshara Hassan: Amitabh Bachchan|url=http://tamilwire.net/37526-im-working-dhanush-akshara-hassan-amitabh-bachchan.html|publisher=tamilwire|access-date=28 January 2014|date=21 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127232756/http://tamilwire.net/37526-im-working-dhanush-akshara-hassan-amitabh-bachchan.html|archive-date=27 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dhanush ecstatic to work with Amitabh Bachchan, Akshara Haasan in R. Balki's next|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/13/nov/21-news-dhanush-ecstatic-to-work-with-amitabh-bachchan-akshara-haasan-in-r-balkis-next-111309.asp|publisher=glamsham|access-date=28 January 2014|date=21 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123110329/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/13/nov/21-news-dhanush-ecstatic-to-work-with-amitabh-bachchan-akshara-haasan-in-r-balkis-next-111309.asp|archive-date=23 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Akshara Haasan to make Bollywood debut opposite Dhanush|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/akshara-haasan-to-make-bollywood-debut-opposite-dhanush/435977-8-66.html|publisher=CNN-IBN|access-date=28 January 2014|date=12 November 2013|archive-date=31 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131112054/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/akshara-haasan-to-make-bollywood-debut-opposite-dhanush/435977-8-66.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IT'S OFFICIAL! Dhanush, Akshara, Big B In R Balki's Next|url=http://businessofcinema.com/news/official-dhanush-akshara-big-b-r-balki-next/121282|publisher=businessofcinema|access-date=28 January 2014|date=20 November 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203054617/http://businessofcinema.com/news/official-dhanush-akshara-big-b-r-balki-next/121282|url-status=live}}</ref> and co-actor of [[Ajith Kumar]] in ''Vivegam'' in Tamil.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Shamitabh]]'' || Akshara Pandey || rowspan=2| [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana]]'' || Laali ||
|-
| ''[[Vivegam]]'' || Natasha || rowspan=5| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019 || ''[[Kadaram Kondan]]'' || Aadhira ||
|-
| ''[[Fingertip (webseries)|Fingertip]]'' || Priya || [[ZEE5]] Series
|-
| TBA || ''[[Agni Siragugal]]'' || Viji || Filming
|-
| TBA || ''Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu'' ||{{TBA}} || Filming<ref>{{cite web|title=Akshara Haasan's next revealed with first look poster|url=https://www.kollyinsider.com/2020/09/vijay-sethupathi-reveals-akshara.html|publisher=kollyinsider.com|date=14 September 2020|access-date=14 September 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011235333/https://www.kollyinsider.com/2020/09/vijay-sethupathi-reveals-akshara.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Akshara Haasan}}
* {{IMDb name|7432227}}

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