Anaswara Rajan


Anaswara Rajan is an Indian actress who works primarily in Malayalam films, Telugu films as well as Tamil films. She debuted as a child artist in Udaharanam Sujatha.
Anaswara is best known for portraying a college student in Super Sharanya and a blind sculptor in Neru. The latter won her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam and became her breakthrough. She later appeared in the box office successes such as Abraham Ozler, Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil and Rekhachithram.
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Early life

Anaswara was born on 8 September 2002 to Rajan and Usha, natives of Karivellur, near Payyanur in Kannur district. She was educated at St. Mary's Girls High School in Payyanur.

Career

Anaswara made her film acting debut with Udaharanam Sujatha, as Athira, the rebellious daughter of Sujatha, played by Manju Warrier. Anaswara played her first leading role in the film Thanneer Mathan Dinangal. The film, set against the backdrop of a high school that had a heartwarming tale of love, misunderstanding and the struggles of growing up. The film turned out to be a sleeper hit, with Anaswara subsequently gaining fame in the industry. She played a dual role in Adhyarathri as a daughter and mother.
In 2022, Anaswara played the titular role of an engineering student in Super Sharanya, which emerged a commercial success. Cris of The News Minute stated that she played Sharanya "wonderfully". That year, she made her Tamil debut with the Trisha starrer Raangi.
Anaswara started 2023 with the Tamil film Thugs, alongside Hridhu Haroon. It was an official remake of the Malayalam film Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil. She then made her Hindi film debut with Yaariyan 2, opposite Meezaan Jafri. A critic from Bollywood Hungama wrote, "Anaswara is lovely but goes over the top in emotional scenes." In the same year, Anaswara played a blind sculptor in Neru, starring Mohanlal. Her performance in the film was well acclaimed and regarded as her career best. Janani K of India Today noted, "As Sara, Anaswara exhibits strength, resilience, trauma and skill with the utmost perfection." The film emerged as the eleventh highest grossing Malayalam film of all time.
In 2024, she starred in Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil, alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran, Nikhila Vimal and Basil Joseph. The film went on to become one of the highest grossing films of 2024 in Kerala.
She began 2025 by essaying the titular role in Rekhachithram which emerged as the first Malayalam blockbuster of the year. Vivek Santhosh of Cinema Express wrote "The film's emotional core lies in exploring the life of the victim, played beautifully by Anaswara Rajan, who exudes an old-world charm. Anaswara is set to make her comeback in Tamil through Selvaraghavan's 7/G Rainbow Colony 2 where she is paired opposite Ravi Krishna.
In September 2025 she was confirmed to portray the character of Chandrakala in Champion, marking her Telugu debut, alongside Roshan Meka.

Filmography

Films

All films are in Malayalam-language, unless otherwise noted.
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017Udaharanam SujathaAthira KrishnanDebut film
2019EvideyShahana
2019Thanneer Mathan DinangalKeerthy
2019My SantaAdult Isa Elizabeth JacobCameo appearance
2019AdhyarathriAswathy Ramachandran / Shalini RamachandranDual role
2021VaankuRasiya
2022Super SharanyaSharanya Vasudevan
2022AviyalAmmukutty
2022MikeMike / Sara Thomas
2022Visudha MejoMariaCameo appearance
2022RaangiSushmithaDebut Tamil film
2023ThugsKayal SivakumarTamil film
2023Yaariyan 2RJ Ikrooh "Rooh" AwasthiDebut Hindi film
2023Pranaya VilasamYoung Anusree
2023PadminiMonishaCameo appearance
2023NeruSara Mohammed
2024Abraham OzlerSuja Jayadev
2024Malayalee from IndiaKrishna
2024Guruvayoor AmbalanadayilAnjali Sudevan
2025RekhachithramRekha Pathrose
2025Ennu Swantham PunyalanMeera
2025PainkiliSheeba Baby
2025Mr & Mrs BachelorStephy Immanuel / Anna
2025Vyasanasametham BandhumithradhikalAnjali
2025ChampionTallapudi ChandrakalaDebut Telugu film
2026MonishaTamil film; Completed
2026Completed
2026Telugu film; Completed
2026Tamil/Telugu; Filming