Anusha Hegde

Anusha Hegde is an Indian actress and choreographer known for her work in Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil-language television shows and films.

Early life and career Anusha Hegde was born to a Tulu family in Puttur,Mangalore Region. Her father Umesh Hegde was formerly a theatre artist. She completed a course in Yakshagana, the vidwat exam for Bharatanatyam, a master's in commerce and a master of arts in dance. She received an offer to act in a Kannada mythological serial but since she acted in another serial for a Kannada channel prior, she was not allowed to accept the offer and shifted her focus to Hyderabad for Telugu serials. From 2022 to 2026, she played as ACP Eshwari in Anandha Ragam, making her debut in Tamil television. In 2025, she also played as Thulasi, a lookalike character of her onscreen character Eshwari. Currently, she is seen portraying as IAS Pallavi in Udaya TV serial Anu Pallavi.

Personal life Her father is a businessman. Her mother Swarnalatha does counseling for woman and children. She has a younger sister and younger brother. Her husband Pratap Singh is a Telugu serial actor for Gemini TV and acted in the film Bewars (2018). They met on the sets of Ninne Pelladatha and got engaged in 2019.

Filmography Note: all films are in Kannada, unless otherwise noted.

Television Year Title Role Network Language Notes 2017–2019 Radha Ramana Deepika Colors Kannada Kannada Debut 2018 Ninne Pelladatha Mansi Zee Telugu Telugu Lead role 2019–2024 Suryakantham DCP Suryakantham aka Surya and Rangamma 2022–2026 Anandha Ragam ACP Eshwari "Esh" Azhagu Sundaram and Thulasi Sun TV Tamil2025–2026 Anu Pallavi IAS Pallavi Udaya TV Kannada

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