Anuja Iyer is an Indian actress and model who works in the Tamil film industry. She made her acting debut in the low budget horror flick '' Sivi'' (2007) and became noted for her performances in '' Ninaithale Inikkum'' (2009) and '' Unnaipol Oruvan'' (2009). Since April 2010, she has been working as a columnist for the popular entertainment website ''Behindwoods''.

Early life

Anuja was born as Sandhya into a

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family in

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.About me
behindwoods.com She did her schooling at Rosary Matriculation Higher Secondary School,

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, Chennai and went on to pursue a B.Com (Honours) degree at

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. She then studied under the

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programme, and finished her

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and

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(IIMC), Delhi, graduating with a PRSI (Public Relations Society of India) Award.

Career

Her first film was the horror flick, '' Sivi'' (2007), in which she played a ghost. She was praised for her performance. Her second film, ''

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'' (2008), termed as Tamil cinema's first "urban centric film" received critical acclaim, winning awards at international film festivals for its innovative approach to film making. Her role was once again lauded by critics and audiences. In 2009, she appeared in the college drama '' Ninaithale Inikkum'', a remake of the 2006 Malayalam film ''

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''. Anuja played the character of a reserved Muslim college student Shalini who attempts to take revenge on the murderer of her lover. Later that year, she starred in ''Unnaipol Oruvan'' and its Telugu version ''

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'' alongside veteran actors Kamal Haasan,

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and Venkatesh. Her portrayal of Natasha Rajkumar, a

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, was appreciated by critics and fetched her a nomination for the Best Supporting Actress Award at the

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. In 2013, Anuja hosted season 2 of Raj TV's Carnatic music reality-talent show, '' Tanishq Swarna Sangeetham''. In 2015, she got engaged to entrepreneur Bharat Ram.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iyer, Anuja Actresses from Chennai Indian film actresses Tamil actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian actresses Indian television actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Tamil television Actresses in Telugu cinema