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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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| occupation = Actress, model
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'''Anu Krishna''' is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films. She has starred in ''[[Kaththi]]'' (2014) and ''[[Ilami]]'' (2016).

==Personal life and career==
Anu Krishna is from a Malayali family in Chennai.<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.abplive.com/news/india/actress-anu-krishna-said-as-many-people-asked-me-for-adjustment-119847|title=Actress Anu Krishna :என்கிட்டயும் அட்ஜஸ்ட்மெண்ட் கேட்டாங்க.. அனு கிருஷ்ணா ஓப்பன் டாக்...|author=Sasikala|language=ta|work=[[ABP News]]|date=27 May 2023 }}</ref> She made her acting debut as a child actress, notably appearing in [[Bapu (director)|Bapu]]'s ''Mahabhagavatham'' television series as Krishna, and then in ''[[Friends (2001 film)|Friends]]'' (2001) as the sister of [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]'s character. Anu Krishna made a career breakthrough as an actress with her appearance in [[AR Murugadoss]]'s ''[[Kaththi]]'' (2014), where she again portrayed the sister of Vijay's character.<ref name="A"/> In the mid-2010s, she appeared in a number of small budget roles as the lead actress including ''Chinnan Chiriya Vanna Paravai'' (2014) and ''Ilaignar Paasarai'' (2015).<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/vellai-the-latest-for-fans-of-tamil-film-music/article4034556.ece | title=Vellai: The latest for fans of Tamil film music | newspaper=The Hindu | date=26 October 2012 }}</ref> She notably was cast in the title role of a tribal villager in ''[[Ilami]]'' (2016), appearing alongside [[Yuvan (actor)|Yuvan]] in the film based on [[jallikattu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/210916/ilami-a-period-film-on-jallikattu.html|title=Ilami, a period film on Jallikattu|date=21 September 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/081116/ilami-will-glorify-jallikattu-julien-prakash.html|title=Ilami will glorify jallikattu: Julien Prakash|date=8 November 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/Ilami-Matador-games/article16701828.ece | title=Ilami: Matador games | newspaper=The Hindu | date=25 November 2016 | last1=M | first1=Ramakrishnan }}</ref> A critic from the ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' noted that she had "given a decent performance and was aptly cast", while a reviewer from ''[[Times of India]]'' gave the film a mixed review.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/261116/ilami-movie-review-worth-a-watch-despite-of-flaws.html|title=Ilami movie review: Worth a watch despite of flaws|date=26 November 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/ilami/movie-review/55632558.cms | title=Ilami Movie Review | newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref> She also appeared in supporting roles in films such as ''[[Inba Twinkle Lilly]]'' (2018) and ''[[60 Vayadu Maaniram]]'' (2018).

In 2018, she appeared in ''Alai Pesi'' by Murali Bharathi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/movie-review/cinema/review/2018/05/04203306/1160948/Alaipesi-Movie-Review.vpf|title=விமர்சனம்: அலைபேசி [Review: Alaipesi]|work=[[Maalai Malar]]|date=4 May 2018}}</ref> She later signed on to star in a film titled ''Kooli Padai'' by the same team, though the film did not have a theatrical release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/290818/anu-krishna-leading-lady-in-kooli-padai.html|title=Anu Krishna leading lady in Kooli Padai|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=29 August 2018 }}</ref> Several other films that she worked on during the late 2010s, including ''Kottampatti Thodakka Palli'', ''Eruma'', ''Venkat Subramani Mic Set 123'' and ''Kaliru'', were completed but did not eventually release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/230917/kaliru-on-honour-killing.html|title=Kaliru on honour killing|date=23 September 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/020218/manushanaa-nee-deals-with-a-sensitive-issue.html|title=Manushanaa Nee deals with a sensitive issue|date=2 February 2018 }}</ref>

Her most recent release was ''[[Pitha 23:23]]''. In 2023, her upcoming films include the biopic ''Sri Ramanujam'' and ''Eerattam''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8pW-L6Z1dQ | title=என்கிட்ட Adjustment கேட்டு இருக்காங்க | Kaththi Movie Vijay's Sister Anu Krishna Interview | Ilami | website=[[YouTube]] | date=26 May 2023 }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
|rowspan="1"|2001 || ''[[Friends (2001 film)|Friends]]'' || young Amudha ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2013 || ''Vellai Desathin Idhayam'' || ||
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|rowspan="2"|2014 || ''[[Kaththi]]'' || Jeeva's sister ||
|-
| ''Chinnan Chiriya Vanna Paravai'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2015 || ''Iru Kadhal Oru Kadhai'' || Jothi || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/iru-kadhal-oru-kadhai-a-lesson-for-youngsters/article7378928.ece|title=A lesson for youngsters|date=2 July 2015|first=S. R. Ashok|last=Kumar|work=[[The Hindu]]|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
|-
| ''Ilaignar Paasarai'' || ||
|-
|rowspan="1"|2016 || ''[[Ilami]]'' || Ilami ||
|-
|rowspan="5"|2018 || ''Manushanaa Nee'' || || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/movie-review/cinema/review/2018/02/16224101/1146260/Manusana-Nee-Movie-Review.vpf|title=விமர்சனம்: மனுசனா நீ [Review: Manushanaa Nee]|work=[[Maalai Malar]]|language=ta|date=16 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
| ''Alai Pesi'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Inba Twinkle Lilly]]'' || ||
|-
| ''Poya Velaya Patthukkittu'' || ||
|-
| ''[[60 Vayadu Maaniram]]'' || Madhavi ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019 || ''Shree Atharvana Prathyangira'' || || Kannada film
|-
|''Arandavanuku Irundadhellam Pei'' || || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/movie-review/cinema/review/2019/02/26122113/1229629/Arandavanukku-Irundathellam-Pei-movie-review-in-Tamil.vpf|title=விமர்சனம் ஒரே நாளில் நடந்த கதை - அரண்டவனுக்கு இருண்டதெல்லாம் பேய் விமர்சனம்|work=[[Maalai Malar]]|date=26 February 2019|language=ta}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="1"|2021 || ''Idhu Vibathu Paghuthi'' || ||
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|rowspan="1"|2023 || ''[[Dhillu Irundha Poradu]]'' || ||
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| 2024 || ''[[Pitha 23:23]]'' || ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|11011687}}
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[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Tamil actresses]]
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[[Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
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[[Category:Malayali people]]

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