| Alias | Anuradha Chandrahasan |
|---|---|
| Age | 48 years |
| Height | 5'6" |
| Weight | 68.00 Kgs |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Language Worked in | Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, English |
| Birth Place | Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Education | She was educated at St. Joseph's Anglo-Indian Girls' Higher Secondary Schoo |
| Parents | Chandra Hasan |
| Favourite Actors | Kamal Hassan |
| Favourite Cuisine | North East India South Indian |
| Favourite Color | White |
| City | Chennai |
Anu Hasan (born Anuradha Chandrahasan on 15 July 1970) is a Tamil actress and TV anchor. She made her film debut in the critically acclaimed film Indira (1995) and has since appeared in many Tamil films, playing predominantly supporting roles. She hosted the celebrity talk show Koffee with Anu on the Tamil channel Vijay for three seasons. She is also an entrepreneur, model, musician and martial arts expert. She is considered as one of the best anchors in Star Vijay.
Anu Hasan was born on 15 July 1970 to Chandra Hasan, brother of the National Film Award-winning actor, Kamal Haasan. She was educated at St. Joseph's Anglo-Indian Girls' Higher Secondary School, Trichy, and earned a MSc degree in Physics and Management from Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan.
Her love for music showed up as a jazz singer when she performed at the U.S consulate in Kolkata. BITSians who were on campus between 1988 and 1993 remember Anu Hasan in some of the English Drama Club (EDC) productions of the day including Fiddler on the Roof and Spartacus.
She is a martial arts student (Kalari art; she has trained in Chiramam, Silambam, Kurunthadi and Kaipor) and also a proficient basketball player who represented the Trichy district.
She has acted under her cousin (Charuhasan's daughter) Suhasini's direction, who is a National Award winning actress herself and married to the noted film director Mani Ratnam, in the Tamil film Indira (1995), which was Anu's debut film. In 2010, she became engaged to London-based banker Graham Jay in Trichy. They got married on 4 November 2010 at the Marriott Hotel in Chennai