Shruti Haasan

Shruti Haasan
Hassan in 2020
Born (1986-01-28) 28 January 1986 (age 38)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materSt. Andrew's College, Mumbai
Occupations
  • Actress
  • playback singer
Years active2009–present
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Shruti Haasan (born 28 January 1986) is an Indian actress and singer who works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. She is the recipient of various accolades, including two Filmfare Award South and six South Indian International Movie Awards. Haasan has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list of 2015 and 2016.[1]

Born to actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika Thakur, she worked briefly as a child artist. She made her acting debut as an adult with the Hindi film Luck (2009). She made her Telugu debut with Anaganaga O Dheerudu and Tamil debut with 7aum Arivu both (2011), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for both. Haasan established herself in South Indian cinema with the Telugu films Oh My Friend (2011), Gabbar Singh (2012), Balupu (2013), Yevadu, Race Gurram both (2014), Srimanthudu (2015), Premam (2016), Krack (2021) and Waltair Veerayya (2023). She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Race Gurram.

Haasan has also played the leading lady in the Tamil films, Vedalam (2015) and Si3 (2017), and the Hindi films Gabbar Is Back and Welcome Back (both 2015) . For her performance in D-Day (2013), she received a nomination for the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her highest-grossing release came with the Telugu film Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023).

In addition to her acting career, Haasan is also an established playback singer and has her own music band. She is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products.[2]

  1. ^ "Shruti Haasan – Forbes India". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Shruti Haasan talks about 13 years in cinema and how 2022 kept her busy – Exclusive". India Today. 27 December 2022. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.