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 (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.

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

Filmography

All films in Malayalam unless otherwise indicated + List of Anu Sithara film credits Year Film Role Notes 2013 Pottas Bomb Aswathy Debut film Campus DiaryKaashi Thumba Marupadi Riya Ramante Edanthottam Malini Achayans Prayaga Sarvopari Palakkaran Linta Jose Naval Enna JewelAsma Aana Alaralodalaral Parvathy 2018 Captain Anitha Sathyan Padayottam Meera Teacher Oru Kuttanadan Blog Hema Rahul Bhanuprasad Johny Johny Yes Appa Jaisa Oru Kuprasidha Payyan Jalaja 2019 Neeyum Njanum Hashmi Anzari Podhu Nalan Karudhi Mridula Tamil film And the Oscar Goes To... Chitra SubharathriSreeja Krishnan AdhyarathriAnitha Mullakkara Cameo appearance Mamangam Manikyam Chandroth Panicker 2020 Maniyarayile Ashokan Unnimaya Cameo appearance 2021 Vanam Malli Tamil film 202212th ManMerin Sam 2023 Momo in Dubai Khadeeja Muhammed Santhosham Aadhya Suresh Kumar Pathu Thala Samudra Arunmozhi Tamil film Vaathil Thani 2024 Aalan Thamarai Tamil film Jananam 1947: Pranayam Thudarunnu Angel

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Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result 2017 Asiavision Awards New Sensation in Acting (Female) Ramante Edanthottam Asianet Film Awards Best Actress SIIMA for Best Actress – Malayalam Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam 2018 Asianet Film Awards Vanitha Film AwardsSpecial Performance (Actress) Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam Best Actress 65th Filmfare Awards South 7th South Indian International Movie Awards 2019 Asianet Film Awards Oru Kuprasidha Payyan 21st Asianet Film Awards Ramante Edanthottam 66th Filmfare Awards South Captain 8th South Indian International Movie Awards SIIMA for Best Actress – Malayalam Best Actress in a Leading Role Filmfare Award for Best Actress – MalayalamBest Actress