Anu Sithara


Anu Sithara is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam films. 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.

Personal life

Anu was born on 21 August 1995 to Renuka and Abdul Salam. She has one sibling, Anu Sonora. Sithara did her schooling at SKMJ 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.

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 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.
She also acted in the first Graphic novel style Newspaper movie Locked Inn, published by Malayala Manorama in 2020.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2013Pottas BombAswathyDebut film
2013Oru Indian PranayakadhaYoung Thulasi
2015AnarkaliAthiraCameo appearance
2016Happy WeddingShahina
2016Campus DiaryKaashi Thumba
2016Marupadi Riya
2017FukriAlia Ali Fukri
2017Ramante EdanthottamMalini
2017AchayansPrayaga
2017Sarvopari PalakkaranLinta Jose
2017Naval Enna JewelAsma
2017Aana AlaralodalaralParvathy
2018CaptainAnitha Sathyan
2018PadayottamMeera Teacher
2018Oru Kuttanadan BlogHema Rahul Bhanuprasad
2018Johny Johny Yes AppaJaisa
2018Oru Kuprasidha PayyanJalaja
2019Neeyum NjanumHashmi Anzari
Podhu Nalan KarudhiMridulaTamil film-
And the Oscar Goes To...Chitra-
SubharathriSreeja Krishnan-
AdhyarathriAnitha MullakkaraCameo appearance-
MamangamManikyam Chandroth Panicker-
2020Maniyarayile AshokanUnnimayaCameo appearance
2021VanamMalliTamil film
202212th ManMerin Sam
2023Momo in DubaiKhadeeja Muhammed
2023SanthoshamAadhya Suresh Kumar
2023Pathu ThalaSamudra ArunmozhiTamil film
2023VaathilThani
2024AalanThamaraiTamil film
2024Jananam 1957 Pranayam Thudarunnu

Television

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2017Asiavision AwardsNew Sensation in Acting Ramante EdanthottamWon
2017Asianet Film AwardsBest ActressRamante EdanthottamNomitated
2017SIIMA for Best Actress – MalayalamBest ActressRamante EdanthottamNomitated
2017Filmfare Award for Best Actress – MalayalamBest ActressRamante EdanthottamNomitated
2018Asianet Film AwardsBest ActressRamante EdanthottamNomitated
2018Vanitha Film AwardsSpecial Performance Ramante EdanthottamWon
2018Filmfare Award for Best Actress – MalayalamBest ActressRamante EdanthottamNomitated
201865th Filmfare Awards SouthBest ActressRamante EdanthottamNomitated
20187th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest ActressRamante EdanthottamNomitated
2019Asianet Film AwardsBest ActressOru Kuprasidha PayyanWon
201921st Asianet Film AwardsBest ActressRamante EdanthottamNomitated
201966th Filmfare Awards SouthBest ActressCaptainNomitated
20198th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest ActressCaptainNomitated
2019SIIMA for Best Actress – MalayalamBest Actress in a Leading RoleCaptainNomitated
2019Filmfare Award for Best Actress – MalayalamBest ActressCaptainNomitated
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