Anushree (born 25 January 1988) is an Indian

television presenter A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television show, television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for ...

and actress who appears in

Kannada films Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

. She started her career as a television host in Kannada television and went on to become an actress, she was one of the highest paid anchor in south India. mostly appearing in Kannada language films. She won

Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...

. For Best Dubbing Artist for the film '' Murali Meets Meera''.

Early life

Anushree was born into

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-speaking family of Sampath and Shashikala in Surathkal, Mangalore,

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

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. She has a younger brother, Abhijeeth. Her parents separated when she was young with her father leaving "never to return or even stay in touch." She completed her schooling in St. Thomas

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

till Class V, before shifting to Narayana Guru School in

Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...

. She returned to Bangalore once she completed her pre-university education, when she began getting offers to host television shows.

Career

Anushree started her career in television as an anchor in a phone-in music show named ''Tele Anthyakshari'' on Namma TV a television channel based in

. She went on to become an anchor on

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's television show ''Demandappo Demandu'', which gained her popularity. She also participated in the reality show

Bigg Boss Kannada 1 The season one of the Kannada version of Indian reality television series ''Bigg Boss'' was broadcast on ''ETV Kannada'' in 2013. The show was hosted by Sudeep. A prize amount of 50,00,000 was announced for the winner. The show lasted for 99 da ...

. She completed 80 days in the Bigg boss home. Also hosted several stage shows such as

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, TV9 Film Awards, Zee Music Awards,

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and went on to feature in prominent shows like, ''Comedy Khiladigalu'' and ''Twenty-Twenty Comedy Cup'', ''Kuniyona Baara'' and others. She made her entry to filmdom with

Benkipatna ''Benkipatna'' ( kn, ಬೆಂಕಿಪಟ್ಣ) is 2015 Indian Kannada language drama film written and directed by T. K. Dayanand. It stars Prathap Narayan, Anushree and Arun Sagar in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Prakash Belaw ...

which won her the NAK Media Achievement Award for Best Debut Actress. She won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist for the film '' Murali Meets Meera'' in 2011. Anushree has played a lead role in the film Uppu Huli Khaara which was directed by

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. Now she is one of the highest paid anchors in Kannada.

Filmography

Awards

* 2011:

: Best Dubbing Artist (Female): '' Murali Meets Meera'' * 2015: Zee Kutumba Awards Popular Anchor * 2015: NAK Media Achievement Award - Best debut actress :

* 2016: Zee Kutumba Awards 2016 - Best Anchor * 2017: Zee Kutumba Awards 2017 - Popular Anchor * 2018: Kempegowda Prashasti * 2018: Zee Kutumba Awards 2018 - Favourite Anchor * 2019: Zee Kutumba Awards 2019 - Favourite Anchor *2020:Zee Kutumba Awards 2020 - Favorite Anchor *2021:Zee Kutumba Awards 2020 - Favorite Anchor

Television career

References

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