Anusree
{{short description|Indian actress (born 1990)}}
{{other uses|Anushree (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anusree
| image = Anusree In 2023.jpg
| caption = Anusree in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|24}}
| birth_place = Kamukumchery, Kollam, Kerala, India
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2012–present
| spouse =
| othername = Anusree Nair
| parents = Muraleedharan Pillai
Shobhana
}}
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.{{cite web |last=Krishna |first=Gayathri |title=Anusree goes urban |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130802/entertainment-mollywood/article/anusree-nair-goes-urban |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203225632/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130802/entertainment-mollywood/article/anusree-nair-goes-urban |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 December 2013 |work=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=7 December 2013 |date=2 August 2013}}
Early life
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/170/22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222081249/http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/170/22 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=22 December 2014 |title=Mangalam - Varika 15-Dec-2014 |publisher=Mangalamvarika.com |access-date=26 November 2015}} She was brought up in Kamukumchery, Kollam district.{{cite web |last=Sathyendran |first=Nita |title=Different Step: Actor Anusree on finding her footing in tinsel town |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/different-step/article4931781.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=7 December 2013 |date=19 July 2003}} She has an elder brother, Anoop.{{cite web |trans-title=I Miss U |title=ഐ മിസ് യു |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/275434/ |access-date=8 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103203721/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/275434/ |archive-date=3 November 2012}} She went to Indira Gandhi Memorial Vocational Higher Secondary School, Manjakala, Kollam. Her passion for acting started from her school days.
Career
Anusree impressed director Lal Jose while he was judging the acting reality show Vivel Active Fair Big Break on Surya TV,{{cite web |title=I have given 'Diamond Necklace' my best: Anusree |url=http://www.balconybeats.com/2012/actresses/i-have-given-diamond-necklace-my-best-anusree |work=Balcony Beats |access-date=7 December 2013 |date=4 May 2012}} in which she was competing,{{cite web |last=Kurian |first=Shiba |title=Mollywood turns platform for reality show stars |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Mollywood-turns-platform-for-reality-show-stars/articleshow/26364937.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212203745/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-26/news-and-interviews/44450492_1_reality-show-mollywood-lal-jose |url-status=live |archive-date=12 December 2013 |access-date=7 December 2013 |work=The Times of India |date=26 November 2013}} 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).{{cite web |last=Soman |first=Deepa |title=Actress Anusree in My Life Partner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Actress-Anusree-in-My-Life-Partner/articleshow/26629347.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212203145/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-30/news-and-interviews/44595521_1_fahadh-faasil-mollywood-diamond-necklace |url-status=live |archive-date=12 December 2013 |access-date=7 December 2013 |work=The Times of India |date=30 November 2013}}{{cite web |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/actress-anushree-starts-shooting-for-her-next-film-522860.html |title=Actress Anushree starts shooting for her next film |access-date=30 May 2018 |publisher=News18/IBN |date=21 November 2012}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} She later worked with Mohanlal in Priyadarshan's Oppam (2016).{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}} She also acted in Madhura Raja (2019) opposite to Mammootty.{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/anusree-mahima-nambiar-join-mammoottys-maduraraja/articleshow/65195867.cms |title=Anusree, Mahima Nambiar join Mammootty's Maduraraja - Times of India|website=The Times of India |date=30 July 2018 }}
Filmography
{{Pending films key}}
=Film=
=Television=
;Other shows as herself
- Red Carpet
- Chaya Koppayile Kodumkaattu
- Comedy Circus
- Onnum Onnum Moonu
- Onnum Onnum Moonu 2
- Comedy Super Night 2
- Smart Show
- Star Magic
- My G Flower Oru Kodi
Awards
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | Ref. |
|---|
| Diamond Necklace
| Indian Movie Awards (Qatar) | Second Best Actress | {{Won}} |
| Ithihasa
| Campus Choice Cine Awards | Most Popular Actress | {{Nom}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Facebook|actressanusree}}
- {{IMDb name|nm5573564}}
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Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Actresses from Kollam
Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Category:Indian film actresses
Category:People from Kollam district