Anu Hasan Height, Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Birth name	Anuradha Chandrahasan
Nickname	Radha
Profession(s)	• Actress • TV anchor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film (Tamil) : Indira (1995) as Indira TV (Tamil) (Actress): Anbulla Snegithiyae (2001)
Awards	• 2002: Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the Tamil Film Run (2002) • 2009: Kalaimamani Award by the Tamil Nadu Government • 2017: Best Supporting Actress in a feature film at the Maverick Movie Awards for the English film Is This Now (2017)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	15 July 1970 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	54 Years
Birthplace	Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
School(s)	• St.Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls Higher Secondary School, Trichy • RSK Higher Secondary School, Trichy
College/University	Birla Institute of Technology And Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), Rajasthan
Educational Qualification	An MSc in Physics and Management
Religion/Religious Views	Atheist Note: Anu Hasan talked about her religious views during an interview and said, "I am an atheist – whatever the power there is, it is within me. I haven’t felt the need so far and life has been fantastic – better than most people."
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian [1]Instagram - Anu Hasan
Hobbies	Reading, Writing
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Second Marriage: 4 November 2010
Family
Husband/Spouse	• Vikas (Army Officer; Ex-husband) • Graham Jay (British Investment Banker) (2010-present)
Parents	Father- Chandrahasan Srinivasan (Film Producer and Actor; Passed away in March 2017) Mother- Geethamani (Passed away in January 2017)
Siblings	Brother- Nirmal Hasan Sister- None
Other Relatives	Uncle: Kamal Haasan (Indian Actor and Filmmaker) Cousin(s): 3 • Shruthi Haasan (Actress and Singer) • Akshara Haasan (Actress) • Suhasini Maniratnam (Actress & Filmmaker)
Favourites
Food	Biriyani and Era Thokku (prawn chutney)
Cuisine	Romanian
Travel Destination	Cambodia
Sport	Basketball
Social Media
Instagram	Anu Hasan
Facebook	Anu Hasan
Twitter	Anu Hasan
YouTube	Anu Hasan
LinkedIn	Anu Hassan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anu Hasan

• Anu Hasan belongs to a family of actors and filmmakers in Trichy, Tamil Nadu.

• Anu never aspired to become an engineer; however, during a visit to her brother’s engineering college,  she saw the basketball field and was impressed by it as she loved playing basketball. She later decided to enrol in the same university.

• After completing her formal education, Anu began working for an organisation known as Thermax in Pune, Maharashtra. While working there, she got the chance to enter the Tamil film Industry.

• According to Anu, she was approached by Tamil filmmaker Suhasini Maniratnam to cast her in a film; however, Anu was hesitant to do it but later Suhasini was able to make her agree to act in the film.

• She received several accolades for her performance in her Tamil debut film ‘Indira’ (1995). After the film was a success, Anu was approached by many famous filmmakers in the South Indian Film Industry.

• After completing the shooting of her Tamil debut film Indira, she moved to Pune where she met Vikas whom she later married.

• In an interview, Anu talked about her married life with Vikas and revealed that after 6 months into the marriage, she realised that they were not compatible with each other. However, she did not want to just give up on her marriage and decided to give it a chance and stayed with her first husband for 10 years.

• During the 10 years of her marriage, Anu started a marketing company named Shogun Marketing Private Limited in Calcutta along with Vikas. The company had more than 150 employees but after the divorce, Anu left the company without claiming anything.

• In 2001, she appeared in the bilingual film Aalavandhan (2001) in which she played the role of Nandu’s and Vijay’s (played by her real-life uncle Kamal Haasan) mother. The film was made in Hindi and Tamil languages. .
  

  Anu Hasan in a still from the film Aalavandhan (2001)

• Later, she moved back to Tamil Nadu and made a comeback with the Tamil film Run (2002). In the film, she played the role of Shiva’s (played by R. Madhavan) sister.
  

  Anu Hasan in a still from the Tamil film Run (2002)

• In 2005, Anu started a 100 per cent women’s owned juice shop named Squash’d Smoothies & Juices in Madras, India.

• In March 2006, she began hosting her chat TV show named ‘Koffee with Anu,’ which aired on Star Vijay.
  

  Anu Hasan in a still from season 1 of the talk show Koffee with Anu

• In 2006, she started working as a columnist for the Indian Magazine Just for Women. She writes a monthly column named Sunny Side Up.

• In 2012, she appeared in an Arabic short film – Dead Point (2012) in which she played the role of the main lead’s mother.

• In 2014, she published a book titled Sunny Side Up.
  

  Anu Hasan’s book Sunny Side Up

• In 2017, Hasan  appeared in the English film “Is This Now.”  In the film, she played the role of Ms. Murray.
  

  Anu Hasan (left) on the sets of the English Language film Is This Now (2017)

• In 2020, she began a cooking show on the YouTube channel of Just for Women Magazine named Get Set Cook with Anu Hasan.
  

  Anu Hasan in a still from the cooking show Get Set Cook with Anu Hasan (2020)

• Anu Hasan has appeared in many Tamil films including Nala Damayanthi (2003), Maanja Velu (2010), and Valla Desam (2017).
  

  Anu Hasan in a still from the Tamil film Valla Desam (2017)

• Anu Hasan has lent her voice as a dubbing artist for many renowned Bollywood actresses. She voiced the role of Tejaswini (played by Raveena Tandon) in the Tamil version of the Bollywood film Abhay (2001) and  Preeti Varma (played by Preity Zinta) in the Tamil version of the film Dil Se (1998).

• She enjoys travelling and has travelled to many countries including Romania, Cambodia, and the United Kingdom.

• Anu Hasan is a fitness enthusiast and regularly practises the Indian martial art Kalaripayattu as a part of her fitness routine.

• She has appeared in numerous English language television series including EastEnders (2015),  Ackley Bridge (2017-2019), and Emmerdale Farm (2016).
  

  Anu Hasan (left) in a still from the English television series Ackley Bridge (2017)

• Anu has appeared in a few Tamil television series including Boom Boom Shakalaka and Ammaavukku Rendula Raagu.