Anusree (born 24 October 1990) is an Indian actress who appears in

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s. She made her acting debut in the 2012 film '' Diamond Necklace'' and has acted in a number of Malayalam films in female lead roles.

Early life

Anusree was born on 24 October 1990 in

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, to father Muraleedharan Pillai, a clerk at the Kerala Water Authority, and mother Shobhana, a housewife. She was brought up in

Kamukumchery Kamukumchery is a village located in Pathanapuram in Kollam district of Kerala, India. The village belongs to the Piravanthoor and Thalavor panchayats. The Kallada River passes through the village. The main temple in Kamukumchery is Kamukumcher ...

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. She has an elder brother, Anoop.She went to Indira Gandhi Memorial Vocational Higher Secondary School, Manjakala, Kollam. Her passion for acting started from her school days.

Career

Anusree impressed director

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while he was judging the acting

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''Vivel Active Fair Big Break'' on Surya TV, in which she was competing, leading to her film debut as Kalamandalam Rajasree in Lal Jose's 2012 film '' Diamond Necklace''. She then appeared in '' Left Right Left'' (2013), ''

Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum ''Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum'' ( Leopards and a Lamb) is a 2013 Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Lal Jose. It has Kunchacko Boban, Namitha Pramod in lead roles. ''Pullippulikalum Aattinkuttiyum'', scripted by M Sindhuraj, w ...

'' (2013), and ''

Angry Babies in Love ''Angry Babies in Love'' is a 2014 Malayalam romantic comedy film directed by Saji Surendran and scripted by Krishna Poojappura. It stars Anoop Menon and Bhavana. The film, produced by Darshan Ravi under the banner of Demac Creations, has music c ...

'' (2014). She had lead roles in the films ''

Ithihasa ''Ithihasa'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy comedy film directed by Binu Sadanandan and written by Aneesh Lee Ashok and Anil Narayanan. The film tells the story of body swapping between a conservative young software professional Ja ...

'' (2014) and '' My Life Partner'' (2014). She was nominated for the

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for her role as Sushama in ''

Chandrettan Evideya ''Chandrettan Evideya'' () is a 2015 Malayalam-language romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Sidharth Bharathan. The film was produced by Sameer Thahir, Shyju Khalid and Ashiq Usman. It stars Dileep alongside Anusree, Namitha Pramod and ...

'' (2015). In 2016 she appeared in

Dileesh Pothan Dileesh Philip (born 19 February 1980), also known as Dileesh Pothan is an Indian film director, actor and producer, who works in Malayalam cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2016 comedy drama film '' Maheshinte Prathikaaram'', star ...

's ''

Maheshinte Prathikaaram ''Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed by Dileesh Pothan, in his directorial debut and produced by Aashiq Abu. The film stars Fahadh Faasil in the titular role alongside a supporting cast i ...

'' and as Police ACP Ganga in

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's ''

Oppam ''Oppam'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Priyadarshan from a story by Govind Vijayan. It was produced by Antony Perumbavoor for Aashirvad Cinemas and starred Mohanlal, Anusree, Meenakshi, Sam ...

''. She went on to star in films such as ''

Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho ''Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film written and directed by Sidhartha Siva. It is produced by Kunchacko Boban, who also stars in the title role Kochavva along with Master Rudraksh Sudheesh as ...

'' (2016), ''

Oru Cinemakkaran ''Oru Cinemakkaran'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language feature film written and directed by Leo Thaddeus, starring Vineeth Sreenivasan in lead role with Rajisha Vijayan, Anusree, Vijay Babu, Prashant Narayanan, Renji Panicker, Lal, Joy Mathew ...

'' (2017), ''

Aadhi ''Aadhi'' is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Jeethu Joseph. The film stars Pranav Mohanlal in the title role (in his debut adult role) and features Jagapathi Babu, Siddique, Lena, Aditi Ravi, Anus ...

'' (2018), and ''

Panchavarnathatha ''Panchavarnathatha'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Ramesh Pisharody and co-written with Hari P. Nair. It was produced by Maniyanpilla Raju through Maniyanpilla Raju Productions, and stars Jayaram and Kunchacko B ...

'' (2018). Anusree was initially cast in the female lead role in ''

Pulimurugan ''Pulimurugan'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Vysakh and starring Mohanlal in the title role. It was produced by Tomichan Mulakuppadam through Mulakuppadam Films and was written by Udayakrishna—half of ...

'' (2016), opposite to

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. Due to poor health she was unable to appear in the film. She later worked with Mohanlal in

's ''

'' (2016). She also acted in ''

Madhura Raja ''Madhura Raja'' () is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Vysakh, written by Udaykrishna and starring Mammootty, Jagapathi Babu and Jai alongside Anusree, Siddique, Nedumudi Venu, Vijayaraghavan, Salim Kumar, Mah ...

'' (2019) opposite to

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil l ...

Filmography

Film

Television

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2 *Comedy Super Night 2 *Smart Show *

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Awards

References

External links

* * {{authority control 1990 births 21st-century Indian actresses Living people Actresses from Kollam Actresses in Malayalam cinema Indian film actresses People from Kollam district Actresses in Malayalam television Indian television actresses