Anju is an Indian actress best known for her work in

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s and

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films. She hails from Tamil Nadu and is now acting in tele films and

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. She debuted at the age of two with the Tamil movie ''

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'' in 1979. She had acted in a

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and

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movies as well. She won the

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in 1988 for the movie ''

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''.

Awards

* 1988

- ''

Filmography

Malayalam

Tamil

Telugu

Kannada

Television

References

External links

*
Anju at MSI
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