Anu Sithara is an Indian actress, who mostly works in the Malayalam film industry. In 2013, he made his debut in the Malayalam film industry with the film Pottas Bomb.
Wiki/Biography
Anu Sithara Pulivetti Salam was born on Monday, 21 August 1995 (age 27 years; in 2022) in Kalpetta, Wayanad, Kerala. He completed his schooling at SKMJ Higher Secondary School, Kalpetta, Wayanad, Kerala. He pursued his undergraduate studies at WMO College of Arts and Sciences, Muttil, Kalpetta, Wayanad, Kerala. She is a professional dancer, who furthered her studies with Mohiniyattam as her main subject in Kerala Kalamandalam. She is interested in dancing and started a dance school (Navarassa) at her home in 2020. In an interview, she revealed that her mother’s friend Renjini played an important role in Anu’s acting for the Malayalam film Pottas Bomb 2013. Renjini had forwarded Sithara’s picture to the film crew and then Anu was invited to an audition and got the role.
Anu Sithara childhood photos
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5’5″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Figure Measurements (approx): 32-28-36
Family
Anu Sithara hails from a Malayali family in Kalpetta, Wayanad, Kerala.
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Abdul Salam, and his mother’s name is Renuka.
Anu Sithara with her mother, Renuka
He has a younger sister, Anu Sonara, who made her debut in the Malayalam film industry with Suresh Unnithan’s ‘Kshanam’.
Anu Sithara with her sister (top) and mother (left)
Husband
Anu Sithara got married to her long-term boyfriend Vishnu Prasad in 2015. In an interview, she revealed that she met him for the first time while studying in twelfth standard. She added that she was initially hesitant to fall in love with him when he confessed his love. However, they later started dating. They had to convince their families for more than a year until their parents allowed them to marry each other.
Anu Sithara with her husband Vishnu
Career
Movie
Malayalam
Anu Sithara made her debut in the Malayalam film industry as a child artist with the Suresh Achoos directorial Pottas Bomb (2013).
Anu Sithara (third from left) at the launch of Pottas Bomb (her debut film)
She did a cameo as ‘young Thulasi’ in Sathyan Anthikad’s 2013 Malayalam romantic comedy Oru Indian Pranayakadha. In 2016, Anu Sithara was cast in the film Happy Wedding where she played the role of ‘Shahina’. Her breakthrough came in 2017 when she was cast as Malini in Ramante Edanthotam directed by Ranjith Sankar; Anu Sithara plays the lead role opposite Malayalam actor Kunchacko Boban in the film. He received appreciation and critical acclaim for his performance in Ramante Edanthotam.
Anu Sithara with Kunchacko Boban (Left) and Ramesh Pisharody (Right) from the sets of Ramante Edanthottam
In 2018, he was cast as the lead actor in the biographical sports drama Captain directed by Prajesh Sen; the film is based on the life of former Indian national football team captain VP Sathyan. Anu Sithara played Anitha Sathyan, VP Sathyan’s wife, and her character was well received by the audience.
Anu Sithara as Anitha Sathyan in a still from Malayalam movie Captain (2018)
Anu Sithara was cast as one of the lead actresses in Madhupal’s 2018 Malayalam language crime thriller ‘Oru Kuprasidha Payyan’; he played the role of ‘Jalaja’ and won critical appreciation and acclaim. In 2019, Sithara was cast as ‘Manikyam’ for M. Padmakumar’s Malayalam period action film ‘Mamangam’ with Mammootty playing the lead role. She is playing the role of ‘Merin’ in Jeethu Joseph’s Malayalam mystery thriller ’12th Man’, releasing in 2022.
Tamil language
Anu Sithara made her debut in the Tamil film industry with Veri (2015). She was part of the 2019 Tamil film ‘Podhu Nalan Karudhi’, and she played the role of ‘Malli’ in the 2021 Tamil language thriller ‘Vanam’, directed by Srikantan Anand.
Television
In 2017, Anu Sithara appeared as a judge in the dance reality show ‘D4 Dance Junior v/s Senior,’ which aired on Mazhavil Manorama Channel. In 2021, she performed a dance in Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 3). Anu Sithara co-hosts Mazhavil Manorama 2021 Onam special cooking show with Deepthi Vidhu Prathap. In 2022, he participated in ‘Flowers Oru Kodi’, an infotainment program aired on Flowers TV.
Award
- She won the Asiavision Award for New Sensation in Acting (Malayalam) (Female) for her role in Ramante Edanthottam. (Malayalam)
- He won the Vanitha Film Award for Special Performance (Malayalam) (Actress) in 2018 for Ramante Edanthottam.
- In 2019, she won the Best Actress award at the Asianet Film Awards for the Malayalam film Oru Kuprasidha Payyan.
- In 2018, she was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Asianet Film Awards for the Malayalam film Ramante Edanthotam.
- She was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the 66th Filmfare Awards South for the Malayalam film Captain.
- She was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the 8th South Indian International Film Awards for the Malayalam film Captain.
Favourite
Facts/Trivia
- His father, Abdul Salam, a film buff, who used to act in local cinema, made his debut in the Malayalam film industry with ‘Shubharathri’, which released in 2019; Anu Sithara is the lead actress of the film.
- Anu Sithara is an ardent dance lover.
- In an interview, she revealed her eating habits and said that she follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- In an interview, he revealed that since childhood, he was a fan of Malayalam actor Mammootty; she was cast opposite him in the 2017 Malayalam film Oru Kuttanadan Blog.
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