Anusree (born 24 October 1990) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in the 2012 film Diamond Necklace and has acted in a number of Malayalam films in female lead roles.[1][2]

Anusree
Anusree in 2023
Born (1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 (age 33)
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Parent(s)Muraleedharan Pillai
Shobhana

Early life edit

Anusree was born on 24 October 1990 in Kerala, to father Muraleedharan Pillai, a clerk at the Kerala Water Authority, and mother Shobhana, a housewife.[3] She was brought up in Kamukumchery, Kollam district.[1] She has an elder brother, Anoop.[4] She went to Indira Gandhi Memorial Vocational Higher Secondary School, Manjakala, Kollam. Her passion for acting started from her school days.

Career edit

Anusree impressed director Lal Jose while he was judging the acting reality show Vivel Active Fair Big Break on Surya TV,[5] in which she was competing,[6] leading to her film debut as Kalamandalam Rajasree in Lal Jose's 2012 film Diamond Necklace. She then appeared in Left Right Left (2013), Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum (2013), and Angry Babies in Love (2014). She had lead roles in the films Ithihasa (2014) and My Life Partner (2014).[7][8] In 2016 she appeared in Dileesh Pothan's Maheshinte Prathikaaram and as Police ACP Ganga in Priyadarshan's Oppam. She went on to star in films such as Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho (2016), Oru Cinemakkaran (2017), Aadhi (2018), and Panchavarnathatha (2018).

Anusree was initially cast in the female lead role in Pulimurugan (2016), opposite to Mohanlal. Due to poor health she was unable to appear in the film.[9] She later worked with Mohanlal in Priyadarshan's Oppam (2016).[citation needed] She also acted in Madhura Raja (2019) opposite to Mammootty.[10]

Filmography edit

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Diamond Necklace Kalamandalam Rajasree Debut film
2013 Red Wine Sreelakshmi
Left Right Left Deepa
Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum Kochurani
Vedivazhipadu Rashmi
2014 My Life Partner Pavithra
Naku Penda Naku Taka Indu
Angry Babies in Love Selvi
Ithihasa Janaki [11]
[12]
Kurutham Kettavan Mariya
Pedithondan Radhika
Seconds Parvathy
2015 Chandrettan Evideya Sushama
Rajamma at yahoo Naseema
2016 Maheshinte Prathikaaram Soumya [13]
[14]
Oppam ACP Ganga [15]
[16]
Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho Anju [17]
2017 Oru Cinemakkaran Nayana
2018 Daivame Kaithozham K. Kumar Akanam Nirmala
Aadhi Jaya [18]
Panchavarnathatha Chitra
Aanakkallan Neelima
Autorsha Anitha/Haseena [19]
2019 Madhura Raja Vasanthi
Safe Arundati
Ulta Pournami [20]
Prathi Poovankozhi Rosamma
My Santa Deepa Abel
2021 Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan Leela (Yakshi), Keshu's ex-girlfriend Cameo appearance
2022 12th Man Shiny [21]
[22]
2023 Kallanum Bhagavathiyum Priyamani [23]
Voice of Sathyanathan Anu, Balan’s Wife Cameo [24]
2024 Thalavan Ramya Post Production [25]
TBA Thaara Sithara Post Production [26]
TBA Kadha Ennuvare TBA Pre Production [27]

Television edit

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2011 Vivel Active Fair Big Break Contestant Surya TV
2015 Comedy Stars Season 2 Judge Asianet
2016 Atham Pathu Ruchi 2016 Host
Judge
Mazhavil Manorama
2016 6 Piece Pizza Nanda Asianet Telefilm
2016 Dhe Chef Guest Mazhavil Manorama
2017 Atham Pathu ruchi 2017 Host
Judge
Mazhavil Manorama
2022 Comedy Stars Season 3 Judge Asianet
2018 Atham Pathu ruchi 2018 Host
Judge
Mazhavil Manorama
2018–2019 Thakarppan Comedy Judge Mazhavil Manorama [28]
2019 Atham Pathu Ruchi 2019 Host
Judge
Mazhavil Manorama
2022 Atham Pathu Ruchi 2022 Host
Judge
Mazhavil Manorama
2020 Lalonam Nallonam Various roles Asianet Onam Special show
2021 Mrs. Hitler Anu Zee Keralam TV series[29]
2022 Red Carpet Guest Amrita TV
2022 Comedy Masters Judge Amrita TV
2022 Super Power Mentor Flowers TV
2022 Music Utsav Mentor Flowers TV
2022 Ennum Sammatham Anu Mazhavil Manorama TV series[30]
Other shows as herself

Awards edit

Film Award Category Result Ref.
Diamond Necklace Indian Movie Awards (Qatar) Second Best Actress Won [31]
Ithihasa Campus Choice Cine Awards Most Popular Actress Nominated [32]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Sathyendran, Nita (19 July 2003). "Different Step: Actor Anusree on finding her footing in tinsel town". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ Krishna, Gayathri (2 August 2013). "Anusree goes urban". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Mangalam - Varika 15-Dec-2014". Mangalamvarika.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "ഐ മിസ് യു" [I Miss U]. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. ^ "I have given 'Diamond Necklace' my best: Anusree". Balcony Beats. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  6. ^ Kurian, Shiba (26 November 2013). "Mollywood turns platform for reality show stars". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  7. ^ Soman, Deepa (30 November 2013). "Actress Anusree in My Life Partner". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Actress Anushree starts shooting for her next film". News18/IBN. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Anusree Nair missed her chance to act in Mohanlal's Pulimurugan". 17 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Anusree, Mahima Nambiar join Mammootty's Maduraraja - Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. ^ Soman, Deepa (9 December 2014). "My team was not sure whether Anusree will act well as a boy: Binu S". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  12. ^ Karthikeyan, Shruti (17 October 2014). "Anusree has enacted me well in Ithihasa: Shine Tom Chacko". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  13. ^ Online Desk (11 May 2015). "Anusree and Fahadh to pair up again". Malayala Manorama. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  14. ^ Karthikeyan, Shruti (22 May 2015). "Anusree is a nurse in Maheshinte Prathikaram". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  15. ^ Soman, Deepa (1 June 2016). "Anusree turns cop for Priyan's crime thriller". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  16. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (9 September 2016). "Season to celebrate". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  17. ^ Manu, Meera (23 June 2016). "Anusree in KPAC". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  18. ^ "Pranav Mohanlal starrer Aadi doesn't have a love track". The New Indian Express. Express News Service. 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  19. ^ "'Autorsha,' starring Anusree, starts rolling - Times of India". The Times of India.
  20. ^ "ഗോകുല്‍ സുരേഷ് നായകനാകുന്ന 'ഉൾട്ട'; നായികയായി അനുശ്രീ". Samayam Malayalam. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  21. ^ "'ഭ്രമം കഴിഞ്ഞ് പൃഥ്വി ബ്രോ ഡാഡിയിലേക്ക് ക്ഷണിച്ചു, പിന്നെ ട്വല്‍ത്ത് മാന്‍'; മോഹന്‍ലാലിനൊപ്പമുള്ള സിനിമകളെ കുറിച്ച് ഉണ്ണി മുകുന്ദന്‍".
  22. ^ "Mohanlal wraps up shoot for the 12th Man". Cinema Express.
  23. ^ "Vishnu Unnikrishnan starrer 'Kallanum Bhagavathiyum' gets a release date". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  24. ^ "Teaser of Dileep starrer 'Voice of Sathyanathan' out!". The Times of India. 30 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  25. ^ "Second look poster of Asif Ali and Biju Menon's Thalavan is out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Jude Anthany dons a unique role opposite Anusree in 'Thara'". Onmanorama. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  27. ^ "Vishnu Mohan announces his next 'Kadha Innuvare' starring Biju Menon and Methil Devika". The Times of India. 24 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  28. ^ "Anusree is the special guest on Thakarppan Comedy". The Times of India. 26 December 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  29. ^ "Anusree's entry to Haldi: Here are some unseen pictures from Mrs Hitler wedding". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  30. ^ "Ennum Sammatham: Actress Anusree to play an extended cameo". The Times of India. 22 July 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  31. ^ "IMAQ show will be 'innovative, creative'". Gulf Times. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  32. ^ "Campus Cine Awards". Campus Cine Awards. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

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