Banu Bashyam is an Indian

make-up artist A make-up artist, also called a makeup artist, and often shortened to MUA, is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and prosthetics on others for theatre, television, film, fashion, magazines and other similar productions inc ...

working in

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood' ...

Life

After doing a beautician course in Mumbai, Banu Bashyam left for the United States to learn make-up at an institute owned by the

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make-up artist Bob Kelly. She later returned to India and became a make-up artist for advertisements. She went on to work in numerous high-profile films including '' Sivaji: The Boss'' (2007), ''

Vaaranam Aayiram ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon and produced by Venu Ravichandran of Aascar Films. The film stars Suriya in dual lead roles as father and son, with Sameera ...

'' (2008) and ''

Enthiran ''Enthiran'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film written and directed by S. Shankar. It is the first instalment in the ''Enthiran'' franchise. The film stars Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with Danny De ...

'' (2010).

Awards

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Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards is an annual awards ceremony for people in the Tamil film industry. It is presented by the Tamil language weekly magazine ''ananda vikatan''. The awards were introduced in the year 2008, honouring the films that w ...

* 2007: Best Makeup Artist – '' Sivaji: The Boss'' * 2008: Best Makeup Artist – ''

Dasavathaaram ''Dasavathaaram'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language science fiction action film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It stars Kamal Haasan, who also wrote the script, in ten distinct roles. Asin appears in two roles and Mallika Sherawat plays a subs ...

'' * 2009: Best Makeup Artist – '' Ayan'' * 2010: Best Makeup Artist – ''

'' * 2011: Best Makeup Artist – ''

7aum Arivu ''7aum Arivu'' (; ) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language science fiction martial arts film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss, featuring Suriya, Johnny Trí Nguyễn and Shruti Haasan. In the film, a medical student enlists the help of a cir ...

'' * 2018: Best Makeup Artist – '' 2.0'' * 2019: Best Makeup Artist – '' Asuran'' ;

Vijay Awards The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has been given annually since 2006, with the latest—the 10th edition—of the award-giving ceremony having been held in ...

* 2008: Best Makeup Artist – ''

'' * 2010: Best Makeup Artist – ''Enthiran''

References

Indian make-up artists Living people Year of birth missing (living people)

External links

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