Anu Krishna
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2014–present

Anu Krishna is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films. She has starred in Kaththi (2014) and Ilami (2016).

Career

Anu Krishna made her acting debut as a child actress, notably appearing in Bapu's Mahabhagavatham television series as Krishna, and then in Friends (2001) as the sister of 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. 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).[1] She notably was cast in the title role of a tribal villager in Ilami (2016), appearing alongside Yuvan in the film based on jallikattu.[2][3][4] 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.[5][6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9][10]

In 2023, her upcoming films include Pitha, the biopic Sri Ramanujam and Eerattam.[11]

Personal life

She is from a Malayali family in Chennai.[12]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2001FriendsAmudha
2013Vellai Desathin Idhayam
2014KaththiJeeva's sister
Chinnan Chiriya Vanna Paravai
2015Iru Kadhal Oru KadhaiJothi[13]
Ilaignar Paasarai
2016IlamiIlami
2018Manushanaa Nee[14]
Alai Pesi
Inba Twinkle Lilly
Poya Velaya Patthukkittu
60 Vayadu MaaniramMadhavi
2019Shree Atharvana PrathyangiraKannada film
Arandavanuku Irundadhellam Pei[15]
2021Idhu Vibathu Paghuthi
2023Dhillu Irundha Poradu

References

  1. ↑ "Vellai: The latest for fans of Tamil film music". The Hindu. 26 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Ilami, a period film on Jallikattu".
  3. ↑ "Ilami will glorify jallikattu: Julien Prakash".
  4. ↑ M, Ramakrishnan (25 November 2016). "Ilami: Matador games". The Hindu.
  5. ↑ "Ilami movie review: Worth a watch despite of flaws".
  6. ↑ "Ilami Movie Review". The Times of India.
  7. ↑ "விமர்சனம்: அலைபேசி [Review: Alaipesi]". Maalai Malar. 4 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Anu Krishna leading lady in Kooli Padai". Deccan Chronicle.
  9. ↑ "Kaliru on honour killing".
  10. ↑ "Manushanaa Nee deals with a sensitive issue".
  11. ↑ "என்கிட்ட Adjustment கேட்டு இருக்காங்க | Kaththi Movie Vijay's Sister Anu Krishna Interview | Ilami". YouTube.
  12. ↑ Sasikala (27 May 2023). "Actress Anu Krishna :என்கிட்டயும் அட்ஜஸ்ட்மெண்ட் கேட்டாங்க.. அனு கிருஷ்ணா ஓப்பன் டாக்..." ABP News (in Tamil).
  13. ↑ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (2 July 2015). "A lesson for youngsters". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "விமர்சனம்: மனுசனா நீ [Review: Manushanaa Nee]". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 16 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "விமர்சனம் ஒரே நாளில் நடந்த கதை - அரண்டவனுக்கு இருண்டதெல்லாம் பேய் விமர்சனம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 26 February 2019.
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