Shruti Haasan is an Indian film actress and singer who works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil-language films. Shruti started her career as a playback singer in the 1992 Tamil film Thevar Magan at the age of six.
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| Full name | Shruti Haasan |
| Nickname | Kanna |
| Date of birth | 28 January 1986 |
| Age | 34 years |
| Birthplace | Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Hometown | Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| School | • Abacus Montessori School, Chennai • Lady Andal School, Chennai |
| College/University | • St. Andrew’s College, Mumbai • Hollywood Music School, California |
| Educational qualification | Degree in Psychology |
| Profession | Actress, singer |
| Year Active | 2009-present |
| Marital status | Unmarried |
| Debut | Film, Hindi (Child Actor): Hey Ram (2000) Film, Hindi (Lead Actor): Luck (2009) Film, Telegu (Actor): Anaganaga O Dheerudu (2011) Film, Tamil (Actor): 7aum Arivu (2011) Tamil (Singer): “Potri Paadadi Ponne” song for the film Thevar Magan (1992) Web-Series, American (Actor): Treadstone (2019) |
Early life:
Shruti Haasan was born in Madras (now Chennai) to actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur. Her father is a Tamilian. Her younger sister Akshara Haasan is also an actress. Her cousins are actresses Anu Hasan and Suhasini Maniratnam. Haasan did her schooling from Lady Andal school in Chennai and moved to Mumbai to study psychology at St. Andrew’s College.
Shruti focused on cinema and music, and eventually went to US to continue to learn music at the Musicians Institute in California.
Personal life:
Family:
She was born in a Hindu Iyengar Brahmin family. Her father is Kamal Haasan, the legendary Indian actor, and her mother is the popular Indian actress, Sarika Thakur. Kamal Haasan is a Tamilian, whereas Sarika was born to a Maharashtrian father and a Rajput mother. Shruti has a younger sister, Akshara Haasan who is an actress too.
Her uncle is the famous lawyer and actor Charuhasan, cousin of South Indian actresses Anu Hasan and Suhasini Maniratnam, and her brother-in-law is the famous Indian director Mani Ratnam.
Relationships:
In 2010 she started dating the Indian actor Siddharth Suryanarayan. She was reportedly in a relationship with Siddharth. They were together for more than a year old, but they were later split up due to some incompatibility issues.
In 2011, rumors were circulating that Shruti was dating “Kolaveri Di” singer Dhanush. In 2012, Shruti Haasan denied her rumors and said that she did not have a love affair with him, and that she was just her a good friend of hers.
According to sources, Shruti and Naga Chaitanya met in 2013 through a mutual friend, became friends and soon started dating, were often seen together at various events, and rumors about their marriage began to spread in the media. , but later the couple separated.
Shruti’s name has also been linked with the popular Indian Cricketer, Suresh Raina.
Later, she started dating London-based theatre artist, Michael Corsale in 2016. She was often spotted with him partying and enjoying vacations.
Career:
Acting career:
Shruti’s first appearance in a feature film was a cameo role as the daughter of Vallabhbhai Patel in the Tamil-Hindi bilingual film Hey Ram, based on a murder attempt on Mahatma Gandhi, directed by her father Kamal Haasan. After rejecting many film offers, reports suggested that in 2007 Shruti was set to make her actual acting debut in 2008 with a film opposite Madhavan named Endrendrum Punnagai, the film was stalled before production began.
She made her lead actor debut in Bollywood in the 2009 multi-star Hindi film, “Luck”. His childhood friend, Imran Khan, who was also one of the actors in the film, suggested his name to the directors of this film. But unfortunately the movie was a flop, and she received huge negative reviews and criticism from many Indian film critics renowned for her poor acting skills.
In 2011, she made her Telugu debut opposite Siddharth in the film, ‘Anaganaga O Dheerudu.’ The film received a good opening, and she received great appreciation and reviews from critics. The Film was a great success. In the same year, she debuted as a lead actor in the Tamil film, ‘7aum Arivu’ opposite Suriya.
Later, she was seen in many Bollywood films, including ‘Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji’ (2011), ‘Ramaiya Vastavaiya’ (2013), ‘Gabbar Is Back’ (2015), and ‘Behen Hogi Teri’ (2017).
In 2013, she was seen in the Telugu action film Balupu opposite, Ravi Teja, which became a “super-hit” at the Indian box office.Her first release in 2014, Telugu film Yevadu, starring Ram Charan Teja, emerged as a major commercial success, while her second Telugu release of the year, Race Gurram, saw Haasan star opposite Allu Arjun for the first time in his career. was released on April 11, 2014 and ultimately emerged as a successful “blockbuster”. Along with the rest of the film, Haasan received positive reviews for her portrayal.
She has appeared in numerous films, such as the Hindi movie Gabbar is Back opposite Akshay Kumar, the Telugu action movie Koratala Siva’s Srimanthudu opposite Mahesh Babu, Anees Bazmee’s Welcome Back opposite John Abraham, Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar, and the Tamil movies Puli. In 2016, she made appearance in Rocky Handsome opposite John Abraham and in the Telugu film Premam, opposite Naga Chaitanya, which was a Malayalam remake of the movie Premam.
Music career:
At the age of six, she gave her voice for the song, “Potri Paadadi Ponne” from the film, ‘Thevar Magan’ (1992). In the 1997 film ‘Chachi 420,’ she lent the voice for the song, “Chupadi Chupadi Chaachi” along with Aditya Narayan. She sang the Hindi and Tamil version of the song, ‘Rama Rama’ from the film, “Hey Ram’ in 1992. She has sung many popular songs, like “Kannazhaga Kaalazhaga” from ‘3’ (2012), “Jogania” from ‘Tevar’ (2015), and “Dappava Kizhichaan” from ‘LKG’ (2019).
Facts:
- When Shruti was in school, she acted in a theatre play, ‘Ashwaha.’
- She used a fake name ‘Pooja Ramchandran’ while she was in school; as she did not want to live the life of a celebrity kid.
- She is a trained classical dancer and singer.
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