Anju (actress)

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Anju
BornFebruary 1978
Other namesBaby Anju
OccupationActress
Years active1979-present
Spouse
(m. 1996;separated 1997)
ChildrenArjun Prabhakar (b. 1997)

Anju is an Indian actress best known for her work in Malayalams and Tamil films. She hails from Tamil Nadu and is now acting in tele films and soap operas. She debuted at the age of two with the Tamil movie Uthiripookkal in 1979. She had acted in a Kannada and Telugu movies as well. She won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress in 1988 for the movie Rukmini . [1]

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Awards

Filmography

Malayalam

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Ormakkayi Chakki
Gaanam
Aa Raathri Minikutty
Kaattile Paattu Young Priya
Olangal Young Priya
1983 Oomana Thinkal Indumol
Paalam Bindhu
AanaAyisha
Saagaram Santham Young Sreedevi
Aashrayam Minimol Thomas
Kattathe Kilikkoodu Indu
1984 Parannu Parannu Parannu Jessy / Sreekutty
Kodathy Minimol
Rakshassu Shalini
1985 Yathra Girl in the bus
Dheivatheyorthu Young Nani
Ozhivukalam Girl performing Sarpam Thullal
Janakeeya Kodathi Gopi's daughter
1986 Abhayam Thedi Aashakutty
1987 Vamban Kala's daughter
1989 Rugmini Rugmini
1990 Kattukuthira Charulatha
Thazhvaram Raji
CommanderLakshmi
1991 Neelagiri Usha
1992 Kizhakkan Pathrose Kunjumol
Kauravar Suja
Oottyppattanam Sethulakshmi
Pandu Pandoru Rajakumari Devu
Ezhara Ponnana Renu
1993 Thalamura Sreelakshmi
1994 Varaphalam Geetha
Cabinet Nandana
Minnaram Teena
KadalFousi
1995 Kakkakum Poochakkum Kalyanam Bhagyalakshmi
Street Anitha
Arabikadaloram Clara
Hijack Gayathri
1996Swantham Makalkku Snehapoorvam-
1997RangerRemya
PoomarathanalilIndu
1998 Amma Ammaayiyamma Sulochana
1999Indulekha-
2001NimishangalEleena
Nariman Ammini
Ee Raavil
JwalanamMaggie
2003 Janakeeyam Usha
2004NirappakittuVasundhara
2005IzhraThevar's wife

Tamil

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 Uthiripookkal BhavaniChild artist
1980 Poottaatha Poottukkal Child artist
1980 Polladhavan Child artist
1981 Chinna Mul Peria Mul DollyChild artist
Meendum Kokila Subramaniam and Kokila's daughterChild artist
Garjanai AshaChild artist
Bala Nagamma Child artist
1982 Hitler Umanath Child artist
Darling, Darling, Darling Child artist
Poi Satchi Child artist
VadivangalViniChild artist
Azhagiya Kanne KasthooriChild artist
Boom Boom MaduChild artist
1983 Villiyanur Matha LalithaChild artist
1984Nee Thodum PothuChild artist
1984 Anbulla Malare Child artist
1985 En Selvame Child artist
Oonjaladum UravugalChild artist
1986 Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum Child artist
1989Mundhanai SabathamChild artist
1990 Keladi Kanmani Anu
Engal Swamy Ayyappan Lakshmi
Arangetra Velai Sundhari
Seetha GeethaGeetha
Reengaram
1991 Adhikari Anu
Naan Pogum PaadhaiLakshmi
En Pottukku Sonthakkaran
1992 Agni Paarvai Shanthi
Abhirami Rajeshwari
1993 Aadhityan Deivanai
Prathap Priya
Purusha Lakshanam Anju
Kattalai Anju
1995IlavarasiIlavarasi
1996 Gopala Gopala Fathima
1999 Endrendrum Kadhal Krishna's wife
Poomagal Oorvalam Saravanan's mother
Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga Savithri
2000 Kuberan Thangam
James Pandu
2003 Pop Corn Valli
Unnai Charanadaindhen Teja's mother
Military Velu Nayakar's wife
2007 Veerappu Kodi
Polladhavan Selvam's wife
2009 Indira Vizha Indira
2010 Neeyum Naanum Sunitha
2011 Minsaram Minister
2013 Madha Yaanai Koottam Deepa

Telugu

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Bala Nagamma
Agni Poolu
1984Kode Trachu
1986NireekshanaGirl in bus
Arjun-Khushboo movieBrother
2002 Seshu Padma

Kannada

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Ranger-
1998 King Sundari
1998My Dear Tiger Producer
2001Prema RajyaSoni

Television

YearTitleChannelRoleLanguage
Ladies Hostel DD Malayalam Malayalam
Payyan Kathakal DD Malayalam Malayalam
1999–2001 Chithi Sun TV Vaideghi Tamil
2000–2001 Krishnadasi Lecturer Kalyani
2001Soolam
2002–2003 Agal Vilakkugal
Janani
Gayathri Gemini TV Priya Telugu
2004Manasi DD Malayalam Malayalam
Kadamattathu Kathanar Asianet Ettukettil Bhanumathi
2005–2006Selvi Sun TV Murattu Pandian's Wife Tamil
2007Arasi
2007–2008Akka Thangai Kalaignar TV
2007 Swami Ayyappan Asianet Malayalam
2009Devi MahatmyamPankajakshi
2016–2018Sathyam Sivam Sundaram Amrita TV Bhairavi
2020–2021 Magarasi Sun TV Chamundeshwari Tamil
Eeramana Rojave Star Vijay Anjugam
2021 Idhayathai Thirudathey Colors Tamil Special Appearance
2021–2022Geethanjali Raj TV
2022–Present Vidhya No.1 Zee Tamil Sundhari

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References

  1. "അഞ്ജു".