1. Shruti Haasan was born on 28 January 1986 and is an Indian actress and singer who works in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films.
67 Facts About Shruti Haasan
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Shruti Haasan is the recipient of various accolades, including two Filmfare Award South and seven South Indian International Movie Awards.
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Shruti Haasan made her acting debut as an adult with the Hindi film Luck.
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Shruti Haasan has played the leading lady in the successful Tamil films, Vedalam and Si3, and the Hindi films Gabbar Is Back and Welcome Back.
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Shruti Haasan is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products.
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Shruti Haasan was born on 28 January 1986 to actors Kamal Shruti Haasan and Sarika Thakur in Madras in a Tamil family.
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Shruti Haasan's father is a Tamilian Brahmin Iyengar, while her mother has Marathi and Rajput ancestry.
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Shruti Haasan's parents got married when she was one and got divorced in 2004.
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Shruti Haasan completed her schooling from Lady Andal school in Chennai and moved to Mumbai to obtain a degree in psychology at St Andrew's College.
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Shruti Haasan focused on cinema and music, and eventually traveled to the US to continue to learn music at the Musicians Institute in California, before returning to Chennai.
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Shruti Haasan eventually signed up to feature in Soham Shah's Hindi film Luck, opposite Imran Khan, in July 2008, and shot for the film for nearly a year.
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Khan, her childhood friend, had recommended her name to the director and Shruti Haasan signed on after listening to the entire script and accepted to play a dual role in the action film.
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Shruti Haasan took part in action scenes during filming and worked out extensively.
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Shruti Haasan then went on to appear alongside Blaaze in the promotional videos for Unnaipol Oruvan and Eenadu, the bilingual films starring her father, which she had composed the music for.
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The film opened to positive reviews, with her performance being praised, with a critic of Sify noting: "Shruti Haasan looks quite attractive and makes a wonderful screen presence", while a reviewer from Rediff.
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Shruti Haasan's performance gained poor responses from critics, with a reviewer citing that her character has been "reduced to post-interval surfacing, last-ditch glamour", while another labelled hers as "so fake that she offers only disappointment"; however, the film went on to become a commercial success at the box office.
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In mid-2010, Shruti Haasan was signed by AR Murugadoss to star opposite Suriya in his next film 7 Aum Arivu, and the film's shooting began in June later that year.
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Shruti Haasan played Subha Srinivasan, a young scientist in the film, who hopes to re-activate the genes of 5th century Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, and her performance in the film won appreciation from critics.
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The film told the story of childhood friends, and that of their platonic friendship that went on in their adulthood as well, and for the role Shruti Haasan went on to learn the dance of Kuchipudi.
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The film opened in March 2012 to positive reviews, with Vishnupriya Bhandaram of The Hindu noting: "Shruti Haasan Hassan has come a long way", while L Romal M Singh of DNA India stated that the first half of the film belongs to her.
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Shruti Haasan played the role of Bhagyalakshmi, a village girl.
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Shruti Haasan received positive reviews for her performance, with a critic of Idlebrain stating that she "provides the fun in the film with glamor and verve".
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Shruti Haasan sang a song for the film, entitled "Alvida".
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Shruti Haasan played a college student Manju in the film.
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Shruti Haasan received positive reviews for her performance, with a critic of Deccan Chronicle noting that she "plays her part well and looks glamorous".
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Shruti Haasan had a Tamil release; Poojai, opposite Vishal, for which she did costume designing and performed her first item number, in the Telugu film Aagadu, starring Mahesh Babu and Tamannaah.
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In 2015, Shruti Haasan performed her second item number in the Hindi film Tevar, featuring Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha.
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Shruti Haasan went onto appear in five films through the year.
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Shruti Haasan next played a rural development student Charuseela in the Telugu film Srimanthudu opposite Mahesh Babu, which opened to positive critical reception and was a commercial success.
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Shruti Haasan played Pavazhamalli in Puli, co-starring Vijay, which was a box office success.
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Shruti Haasan played a journalist Vidya in the Tamil film Si3, reuniting with Suriya.
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In 2018, Shruti Haasan hosted the Tamil talk show, Hello Sago, that premiered on Viu.
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Shruti Haasan made her television debut in 2018 as a Host in the Tamil show Hello Sago.
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Shruti Haasan then made her American television debut with Treadstone, portraying Nira Patel.
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Shruti Haasan first appeared as Kalyani, in the Telugu film Krack, opposite Ravi Teja, reuniting after the 2013 film Balupu.
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Shruti Haasan played a kitchen worker in the Telugu Netflix's anthology Pitta Kathalu in the segment xLife.
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Shruti Haasan paired opposite Vijay Sethupathi in the Tamil film Laabam, her final release that year.
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In 2022, Shruti Haasan made her Hindi web debut with Bestseller, alongside Mithun Chakraborty and Arjan Bajwa.
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Shruti Haasan played Meenu, who aspires to be a writer.
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Shruti Haasan played a singer Esha, opposite Nandamuri Balakrishna in Veera Simha Reddy, her first release of 2023.
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Neeshita Nyayapati of Times of India found that Shruti Haasan was reduced to exists only to shake a leg.
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That same year, Shruti Haasan expanded to English films with The Eye opposite Mark Rowley, where she played Diana who goes to length to save her lover.
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Shruti Haasan began her career as a music director with her father's production Unnaipol Oruvan and has since formed her own music band.
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Shruti Haasan won the Best Music Director award for Unnaipol Oruvan at Edison Awards.
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Shruti Haasan dated London-based actor Michael Corsale, of Italian descent, with whom she broke up in 2019.
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From 2020 to 2024, Shruti Haasan was in a relationship with visual artist, Santanu Hazarika.
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Shruti Haasan has been associated with the RPG Foundation, an NGO committed to women's empowerment.
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Shruti Haasan was a part of Julio Ribeiro campaign for Jammu and Kashmir floods of 2014, where she donated a large sum for the cause.
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Shruti Haasan made her Cannes Film Festival appearance in 2017, where she graced the red carpet for British author Neil Gaiman.
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Shruti Haasan has ramp walked at the Lakme Fashion Week and has been cover model for various magazines.
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Shruti Haasan has performed at various film awards and other events.
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Shruti Haasan was signed as the brand ambassador for WWF India.
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Shruti Haasan conducted an online session on social topics such as mental health, women in films and media, and sustainability in fashion.
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Shruti Haasan is considered among the most popular actors of Telugu cinema.
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Shruti Haasan is one of the highest paid actresses in South Indian cinema, according to various media reports.
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Shruti Haasan debuted at 61st position with an estimated annual income of 80.0 million.
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Shruti Haasan went onto achieve praises for her portrayals in mainstream Telugu and Tamil films, in particular for Oh My Friend, Race Gurram, Srimanthudu, Premam and Si3.
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Shruti Haasan has often been cast opposite the same actors more than once, featuring in two or more films with Pawan Kalyan, Suriya, Ravi Teja and Siddharth.
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Shruti Haasan even proved to be the "lucky charm", for some of them.
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Shruti Haasan has been placed in Rediffs "Top Tamil Actresses" of 2012 List.
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Shruti Haasan is listed among the "Hottest South Indian" actresses.
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Shruti Haasan stood at the 24th place on Forbes India's most influential stars on Instagram in South cinema for the year 2021.
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Shruti Haasan has frequently featured on Hyderabad Times' Most Desirable Woman and Chennai Times' Most Desirable Woman list.
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Shruti Haasan became Hyderabad's Most Desirable Woman in 2013 and 2020 and became Chennai's Most Desirable Woman in 2013.
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Shruti Haasan is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products.
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Shruti Haasan was signed as a brand ambassador for Lloyd.
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Shruti Haasan is a brand ambassador for Fossil watches in India.