Anu Sithara

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Anu Sithara
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Anu sithara at shubharathri movie shooting spot
Born
Anu Sithara Salam

(1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 28)
Wayanad, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
Years active2013–present
Spouse
Vishnu Prasad
​
(m. 2015)​
[1]
Parents
  • Abdul Salam (Father)
  • Renuka (Mother) [2]

Anu Sithara is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam films. [3] She has also appeared in some Tamil films. She made her debut in 2013 as a child artist Pottas Bomb in 2013. Anu is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer and well known for her stage shows.

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Personal life

Anu was born on 21 August 1995 [4] [5] [6] to Renuka and Abdul Salam. She has one sibling, Anu Sonora. [7] [8] [9] Sithara did her schooling at SKJM Higher Secondary School in Kalpetta and later graduated from WMO Arts and Science College with a degree in B.Com. She was always active in her dancing classes and has won many prizes henceforth. She learned classical dance from Kerala Kalamandalam. She married her boyfriend Vishnu Prasad in 2015. [10]

Career

Early career (2013–2016)

Sithara stepped into acting in 2013. She made her debut in Malayalam Cinema with the movie Pottas Bomb . Later, she played a minor role in the super-hit film Oru Indian Pranayakadha . In 2015, she appeared in a cameo role in Sachy's film Anarkali as Athira. Since then she has acted the movies such as Happy Wedding , Campus Diary , and Marupadi .

Breakthrough and recognition (2017–present)

In 2017, she played a lead role with Kunchacko Boban in the film Ramante Edanthottam . The film was directed by Ranjith Shankar. The film was successful and received positive reviews from audiences and critics alike. Later she acted in films such as Achayans , Sarvopari Palakkaran , and Aana Alaralodalaral . She then appeared in the film Captain , and received appreciation for her role. She then acted with Tovino Thomas in the film Oru Kuprasidha Payyan and she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam in 2019. Apart from acting in Malayalam, Anu made her first debut in Tamil Cinema with the film Podhu Nalan Karudhi in 2018, She played the female lead role opposite Karunakaran in the film.

In 2019, she shared screen space with Dileep in the film Subharathri as Sreeja Krishnan. It was directed and written by Vyasan K.P. Later, she appeared in an action-drama Mamangam directed by M. Padmakumar. Mammookka, Unni Mukundan, and Siddique. After playing a cameo appearance in the film Maniyarayile Ashokan as Unnimaya (cameo) in 2020, Anu was last seen in the film 12th Man as Merin. It was a thriller movie directed by Jeethu Joseph and starred Mohanlal in the lead role.

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films in Malayalam unless otherwise indicated
List of Anu Sithara film credits
YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2013 Pottas Bomb AswathyDebut film [4]
Oru Indian Pranayakadha Young Thulasi [11]
2015 Anarkali AthiraCameo appearance [11]
2016 Happy Wedding Shahina [12]
Campus Diary Kaashi Thumba [11]
Marupadi Riya [13]
2017 Fukri Alia Ali Fukri [14]
Ramante Edanthottam Malini [15]
Achayans Prayaga [16]
Sarvopari Palakkaran Linta Jose [17]
Naval Enna Jewel Asma [18]
Aana Alaralodalaral Parvathy [19]
2018 Captain Anitha Sathyan [20]
Padayottam Meera Teacher [21]
Oru Kuttanadan Blog Hema Rahul Bhanuprasad [22]
Johny Johny Yes Appa Jaisa [23]
Oru Kuprasidha Payyan Jalaja [24]
2019 Neeyum Njanum Hashmi Anzari [25]
Podhu Nalan Karudhi Mridula Tamil film [13]
And the Oscar Goes To... Chitra [26]
Subharathri Sreeja Krishnan [27]
Adhyarathri Anitha MullakkaraCameo appearance [28]
Mamangam Manikyam Chandroth Panicker [29]
2020 Maniyarayile Ashokan UnnimayaCameo appearance [30]
2021 Vanam MalliTamil film [31]
2022 12th Man Merin Sam [32]
2023 Momo in Dubai Khadeeja Muhammed [33]
Santhosham Aadhya Suresh Kumar [34]
Pathu Thala Samudra ArunmozhiTamil film [35]
Vaathil Thani [36]
TBA Anuradha Crime No.59/2019†AnuradhaFilming [37]

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelNotesRef.
2015BugVaniYouTubeShort film
2016NinachirikkatheAyisha
2017Lifinu Venam PlusAnchor Asianet Plus Comedy show
Yuva Film AwardsDancer Asianet Award show
Mazhavil Mango Music AwardsDancer Mazhavil Manorama
D4 Dance Junior v/s Senior JudgeReality show
Onnum Onnum Moonu Guest
Annies Kitchen Amrita TV Cooking show [38]
2018Thakarppan ComedyJudge Mazhavil Manorama
Comedy Utsavam Flowers TV Talent Show
Nadanam VenulaayamDancer Surya TV Award show
Red FM Malayalam Music AwardsDancer Mazhavil Manorama
2019 Badai Bungalow Guest Asianet Talk show [39]
Vanitha Film AwardsDancer Surya TV Award show
2020BoxProducerYouTubeWeb series as Producer
Red CarpetMentor Amrita TV Reality show
Super 4 Season 2Guest Mazhavil Manorama [40]
Top Singer (TV series) Flowers TV
2021Parayam NedamParticipant Amrita TV
Welcome 2021Dancer Kairali TV
Atham Pathu RuchiHost Mazhavil Manorama Cooking show
Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 3) Dancer Asianet Reality television [41]
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Keralam Guest Zee Keralam [42]
2022 Start Music Aaradhyam Padum Season 4 Guest Asianet
Atham Pathu RuchiPromo Host Mazhavil Manorama Cooking show
Flowers Oru KodiParticipant Flowers TV
2023Dancing StarsJudge Asianet
2023Funs upon a time season 3Judge Amrita TV Comedy show

Awards and nominations

Anu Sithara awards and nominations
Totals [lower-alpha 1]
Wins3
Nominations12
Note
  1. ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2017 Asiavision Awards New Sensation in Acting (Female) Ramante Edanthottam Won[ citation needed ]
Asianet Film Awards Best ActressNominated
SIIMA for Best Actress – Malayalam Nominated
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam Nominated [43]
2018 Asianet Film Awards Nominated
Vanitha Film Awards Special Performance (Actress)Won
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam Best ActressNominated
65th Filmfare Awards South Nominated [44]
7th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominated
2019 Asianet Film Awards Oru Kuprasidha Payyan Won
21st Asianet Film Awards Ramante Edanthottam Nominated
66th Filmfare Awards South Captain Nominated [45]
8th South Indian International Movie Awards Nominated [46]
SIIMA for Best Actress – Malayalam Best Actress in a Leading RoleNominated
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam Best ActressNominated [47]

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