| Anu Haasan | |
| Birth Name: | Anuradha Chandrahasan |
| Birth Place: | Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Education: | BITS Pilani |
| Father: | Chandrahasan |
| Relatives: | See Haasan family |
Anu Hasan (born Anuradha Chandrahasan) is an Indian actress and TV anchor. She made her film debut in the critically acclaimed Indira (1995) and has since appeared in many Tamil films, playing minor roles. She hosted the celebrity talk show Koffee with Anu on the Tamil channel Vijay for three seasons.
Anu did her schooling at St.Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls Higher Secondary School, Trichy and RSK Higher Secondary School and earned a MSc degree in Physics and Management from BITS Pilani (1988–1993).[1] [2]
By 2000, she ventured into television,[3] acting first in the series Anbulla Snehgidhiye, which was adapted from Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's award-winning novel Sister of My Heart.[1] She then starred in a number of TV series like Avan Aval Avargal, Ammaavukku Rendula Raagu and Vivahita (Malayalam), following which she turned anchor for the celebrity talk show Koffee with Anu (named after herself), aired on STAR Vijay. The show, which she hosted for over four years, soon became very popular and made her ultimately a household name in Tamil Nadu.[2]
In 2014 she joined the Ask How India social movement and made a series of videos pertaining to social issues.[4]
In addition, Anu has worked as a dubbing artiste, lending her voice for many non-Tamil-speaking actresses, including Raveena Tandon, Preity Zinta and Geetu Mohandas.[5]
She writes a monthly column for Just for Women (India) magazine.
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Indira | Indira | ||
| 2001 | Aalavandhan/Abhay | Vijay and Nandu's mother | Guest appearance, Bilingual film | |
| 2002 | Run | Siva's sister | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2003 | Nala Damayanthi | Ammulu | Tamil | |
| Anjaneya | Paramaguru's sister | Tamil | ||
| 2008 | Akku | Anu | Tamil | |
| Santhosh Subramaniam | Tamil | Guest appearance | ||
| Dhaam Dhoom | Sarasu | Tamil | ||
| 2009 | Sarvam | Geetha Eashwar | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| Aadhavan | Anu | Tamil | ||
| Evaraina Epudaina | Venkat's sister-in-law | |||
| 2010 | Maanja Velu | Mrs. Bose | Tamil | |
| Irandu Mugam | Sarveswaran's wife | Tamil | ||
| Thottupaar | Tamil | |||
| 2011 | Ko | Herself | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| Red Building Where The Sun Sets | English | |||
| 2012 | Endukante... Premanta! | Revathi | ||
| Dead Point | Anwar's mother | Arabic | ||
| Ullam | Tamil | |||
| 2013 | Kunthapura | Gowri Iyer | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | Kalyani | Telugu | ||
| 2017 | Valla Desam | Anu | Tamil | |
| Is This Now | Ms. Murray | English | ||
| 2018 | Keni | Suganthi | Tamil | |
| Chi La Sow | Arjun's mother | Telugu | ||
| 2019 | Vaakku | Malayalam | ||
| 2020 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai | Saras | Tamil | Amazon Prime film; Segment Coffee, Anyone? |
| 2023 | Ustaad | Gayathri | Telugu | |
| Bubblegum | Ramya | Telugu | ||
| Title | Genre | Role | Language | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anbulla Snegithiyae | TV series | Tamil | ||
| Boom Boom Shakalaka | TV series | Tamil | ||
| Ammaavukku Rendula Raagu | TV series | Tamil | ||
| Vivahita | TV series | |||
| Koffee with Anu | Talk show | Host | Tamil | |
| Rekha IPS | TV series | Rekha | Tamil | |
| Tharkappu Kalai Theeratha | TV series | Appa | Tamil | |
| Anu Alavum Bayam Illai | Reality show | Host | Tamil | |
| En Samayal Araiyil | Reality show | Host | Tamil | |
| Kannadi | Reality show | Host | Tamil | |
| Golmaal Gouramma | TV series | Kannada | ||
| Hollyoaks | Soap opera | Kameela | English | |
| Cucumber | Drama | Shoona Merchandani | English | |
| My Jihad – Episodes 3 and 4 | Drama | Noor | English | |
| Ackley Bridge | Soap opera | English | ||
| EastEnders | Soap opera | Fatima Inzamam | English | |
| Emmerdale | Soap opera | English | ||
| Vaanga Pesalam | Talk show | Host | Tamil | |
| Bigg Boss 4 | Reality show | Special guest | Tamil |