Shruti Haasan

Biography

Shruti Haasan (born 28 January 1986) is an Indian actress and singer who works in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. She is a recipient of various accolades including two Filmfare Award South and three South Indian International Movie Awards.

She has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list of 2015 and 2016.

Born to actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika Thakur, as a child artist, she sang in films and did a guest role in her father's directorial Hey Ram (2000) before making her acting debut 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), and Krack (2021). 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 Waltair Veerayya (2023).

In addition to 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.