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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anaswara Kumar
| image = Anaswara at HCL 2013 Year End Celebrations, Chennai, 12-19-13 (3) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Kumar in 2014
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| alma mater = [[Women's Christian College, Chennai]]
| occupation = [[Actress]], [[Model (person)|Model]]
| birth_name = Anaswara Kumar
| other_names =
| years_active = 2011–2018
| relatives = [[Rahul Sadasivan]] (Cousin)
| spouse = {{marriage|Aditya Nayar|2019}}
| website =
}}
'''Anaswara Kumar''' is an Indian actress and model, who works in the [[Tamil film industry]]. She started her career with [[Arivazhagan Venkatachalam|Arivazhaghan]]'s sports thriller ''[[Vallinam]]'' (2014), though the romantic comedy ''[[Ego (2013 film)|Ego]]'' (2013) released first. She made her breakthrough portraying Mohini in the black comedy film ''[[Yaamirukka Bayamey]]'', which became a commercial success.<ref name="tgm">{{cite web |last1=Joshi |first1=Daniel |title=Yaamirukka Bayame Thanksgiving Meet |url=http://silverscreen.in/media/photos/yaamirukka-bayame-thanksgiving-meet/ |website=Silverscreen |access-date=24 September 2016 |date=19 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033209/http://silverscreen.in/media/photos/yaamirukka-bayame-thanksgiving-meet/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="success">{{cite web |last1=Rajeshwari |first1=Ganesan |title=Yaamirukka Bayamey Success Meet |url=http://silverscreen.in/events/yaamirukka-bayamey-success-meet/ |website=Silverscreen |access-date=24 September 2016 |date=18 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927004110/http://silverscreen.in/events/yaamirukka-bayamey-success-meet/ |archive-date=27 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Early life==
Anaswara was born to [[Malayali]] parents in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.veethi.com/india-people/anaswara_kumar-profile-7088-14.htm |title=Anaswara Kumar |website=veethi.com |access-date=11 January 2018 |archive-date=12 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042620/http://www.veethi.com/india-people/anaswara_kumar-profile-7088-14.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
Anaswara started her career in a supporting role for [[Arivazhagan Venkatachalam|Arivazhaghan]]'s sports thriller ''[[Vallinam]]'' (2014). She was selected from forty girls in an audition, which she had attended after being spotted at a [[Chennai Super Kings]] fans video shoot. Her first leading role came through the romantic comedy ''[[Ego (2013 film)|Ego]]'' (2013) featuring newcomers. The film went on to become an average grosser at the box office and had a low profile release.

She made a breakthrough in her career by portraying the character Mohini, in the black comedy film ''[[Yaamirukka Bayamey]]'' (2014), which went on to become such a grand commercial success that horror comedy/dark comedy became a trend in the Tamil Film Industry. Anaswara had to audition for the role of Mohini, where her capabilities at portraying the haunted character and creative inputs convinced the Film's Director Deekay to cast her. During production, Anaswara's make-up in the ghost avatar took up to four hours to apply, while she revealed that she got into character by "standing alone in the haunted room to imbibe the ghostly feelings".<ref name="anas">{{cite web |last1=Jyothsna |title="I am a huge fan of Ajith sir and Vijay sir", Anaswara |url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-actress/anaswara/i-am-a-huge-fan-of-ajith-sir-and-vijay-sir-anaswara.html |website=Behindwoods |access-date=24 September 2016 |archive-date=23 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323015945/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-actress/anaswara/i-am-a-huge-fan-of-ajith-sir-and-vijay-sir-anaswara.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Lalitha Raj, the makeup artist of ''[[Yaamirukka Bayamey]]'' appreciated Anaswara saying "For Anaswara, we had to apply heavy makeup and it took about three to four hours to complete it every day . Her dedication should be appreciated. It was cold while shooting for her scenes, but she managed to sit outside with that look for hours."<ref name="game">{{cite news |last1=Logesh |first1=Balachandran |title=Game for the Ugly look |url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31807&articlexml=GAME-FOR-THE-UGLY-LOOK-01022015101036 |access-date=24 September 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=[[The Times Group]] |date=1 February 2015 |location=Chennai |archive-date=27 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927062326/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31807&articlexml=GAME-FOR-THE-UGLY-LOOK-01022015101036 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The actors in the film won positive reviews, with Rediff.com noting "the lead actors have performed admirably; there is a touch of eccentricity and wackiness to all the characters that adds to the ambience of the film."<ref name="hila">{{cite web |title=Review: Yaamirukka Bayamey is a hilarious tale of horror |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-yaamirukka-bayamey-is-a-hilarious-tale-of-horror/20140509.htm |website=[[Rediff]] |access-date=24 September 2016 |date=9 May 2014 |archive-date=21 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921133650/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-yaamirukka-bayamey-is-a-hilarious-tale-of-horror/20140509.htm |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ghost">{{cite news |last1=Udhav |first1=Naig |title=Yaamirukka Bayamey: Busting ghosts |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/yaamirukka-bayamey-busting-ghosts/article5996392.ece |access-date=24 September 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=10 May 2014 |location=Chennai |archive-date=8 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108134358/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/yaamirukka-bayamey-busting-ghosts/article5996392.ece |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="eyes">{{cite web |title=Tollywood Eyes A New Tamil Heroine |url=http://www.iqlikmovies.com/news/article/2014/05/26/tamil-heroine-anaswara-getting-offers-in-tollywood/4048 |website=iQlik Movies |access-date=24 September 2016 |date=26 May 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125112/http://www.iqlikmovies.com/news/article/2014/05/26/tamil-heroine-anaswara-getting-offers-in-tollywood/4048 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="game"/> She then went on to reprise her role in Yaamirukka Bayamey's Kannada remake ''[[Namo Bhootatma]]'' (2014), which also became a commercial success.<ref name="back">{{cite web |title='Yamirukka Bayamey' success team is back! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/yamirukka-bayamey-success-team-is-back-news-tamil-omdnEyifdajca.html |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=24 September 2016 |date=3 December 2014 |archive-date=27 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927000902/http://www.sify.com/movies/yamirukka-bayamey-success-team-is-back-news-tamil-omdnEyifdajca.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="sandal">{{cite news |last1=Mohammed |first1=Waseem |title=If you are fluent in Kannada, you are loved in Sandalwood |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/If-you-are-fluent-in-Kannada-you-are-loved-in-Sandalwood/articleshow/49672087.cms |access-date=24 September 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=5 November 2015 |archive-date=10 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110010512/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/If-you-are-fluent-in-Kannada-you-are-loved-in-Sandalwood/articleshow/49672087.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>

Anaswara began shooting for a new film in January 2016 titled as ''[[Pattinapakkam]]'' directed by Jayadev opposite [[Kalaiyarasan]] in the lead. Speaking about her role in an interview with Deccan Chronicle Chennai, Anaswara says, "I play the role of Mithra, a college student who hails from a middle-class background. She is loving, caring and is extremely protective of Vetri (played by Kalaiyarasan). She drives Vetri to be more responsible in life."<ref name="comeback">{{cite news |last1=Janani |first1=K |title=A comeback for Anaswara Rai |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/301116/a-comeback-for-anaswara-rai.html |access-date=30 November 2016 |work=Chennai Chronicle |date=1 December 2016 |location=Chennai |archive-date=30 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130092535/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/301116/a-comeback-for-anaswara-rai.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Ego (2013 film)|Ego]]'' || Gomathi |||Debut film
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2014 || ''[[Vallinam]]'' || Anu ||
|-
| ''[[Yaamirukka Bayamey]]'' || Mohini ||
|-
| ''[[Namo Bhootatma]]'' || Mohini || [[Kannada]] film
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Pattinapakkam]]'' || Mithra ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|6484967}}
*{{Facebook|ActressAnaswara|Anaswara Kumar}}

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