Anu Hasan
Biography
Anu Haasan (born Anuradha Chandrahaasan) is an Indian actress and TV anchor. She made her film debut in the critically acclaimed Indira (1995) and has since appeared in many Tamil films, playing minor roles.
She hosted the celebrity talk show Koffee with Anu on the Tamil channel Vijay for three seasons.
Anu did her schooling at St.Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls Higher Secondary School, Trichy, and RSK Higher Secondary School and earned an MSc degree in Physics and Management from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan.
By 2000, she ventured into television, acting first in the series Anbulla Snehgidhiye, which was adapted from Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's award-winning novel Sister of My Heart.
She then starred in a number of TV series like Avan Aval Avargal, Ammaavukku Rendula Raagu, and Vivahita (Malayalam), following which she turned anchor for the celebrity talk show Koffee with Anu (named after herself), aired on STAR Vijay.
The show, which she hosted for over four years, soon became very popular and made her ultimately a household name in Tamil Nadu.
In 2014 she joined the Ask How India social movement and made a series of videos pertaining to social issues.
In addition, Anu has worked as a dubbing artiste, lending her voice to many non-Tamil-speaking actresses, including Raveena Tandon, Preity Zinta, and Geetu Mohandas.
She writes a monthly column for Just for Women (India) magazine.
