Anjali (actress)

Anjali
Anjali at 60th South Filmfare Awards 2013
Born (1986-06-16) 16 June 1986 (age 38)
Razole, Andhra Pradesh, India
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Anjali (born 16 June 1986) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu films. Anjali is a recipient of several accolades including three Filmfare Awards South and two Nandi Awards.

Following a stint in modelling, she was cast in starring roles in two Telugu productions; she debuted in the thriller Photo (2006). Her breakthrough film was again a thriller, Kattradhu Thamizh (2007). She has won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil two times consecutively, for her performance in Angadi Theru (2010) and Engaeyum Eppothum (2011), and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for the earlier, subsequently recognised as one of the "finest young actors" in Tamil cinema,[1] and noted for mostly playing "performance-oriented roles".[2][3][4] She had a continued success in Telugu cinema during 2013–2014 for the films Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, Balupu, Masala, Geethanjali and Dictator. She has received Nandi Award for Best Actress for her performance in the horror-comedy Geethanjali (2014).[5][6]

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  3. ^ "I want people to say there's no one like me". Rediff.com. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
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  5. ^ "Nandi Awards 2014–2016: Baahubali sweeps 14 awards, Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth's congratulatory tweets to each other are a must read". The Indian Express. 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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