Akshara Haasan
Akshara Haasan
Akshara Haasan | |
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 Haasan at the special screening of 'Club 60' | |
| Born | 12 October 1991 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Parent(s) | Kamal Haasan Sarika Thakur |
| Relatives | Shruti Haasan (sister) Suhasini Maniratnam (cousin) Charu Haasan (uncle) Chandra Haasan (uncle) Anu Haasan (cousin) |
| Family | See Haasan family |
Akshara Haasan is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi- and Tamil-language films. The daughter of actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur, and the younger sister of Shruti Haasan, she made her film debut with the comedy drama Shamitabh (2015), and later appeared in Kadaram Kondan (2017).
Early and personal life[edit source]
Akshara Haasan was born in Madras (present-day Chennai), Tamil Nadu to actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur.[1][2] Shruti Haasan is her elder sister. Akshara did her schooling years in Abacus Montessori School, Montessori; Lady Andal in Chennai; Beacon High in Mumbai and completed her schooling in Indus International School, Bangalore.
Akshara Haasan lives in Mumbai with her mother.[3] She is an atheist, although she agrees with Buddhism and describes it as "a way of life and in an individuals way of life."[4][5]
Career[edit source]
Haasan has worked as an assistant director to Rahul Dholakia on the 2010 film Society, starring her mother Sarika,[6] as well as Ram Moorthy, Uzer Khan, E. Niwas and Ruchi Narain on my many AD films in Mumbai.[7] During her stint as an assistant director, she rejected opportunities to feature as an actress, notably turning down an offer to work in Mani Ratnam's Kadal.[8] She also worked for her father's unreleased film, Sabaash Naidu, which had her sister Shruthi Haasan in a supporting role.[9]
Haasan made her debut as an actress in Shamitabh, opposite Dhanush, which also has Amitabh Bachchan in the lead[10][11][12][13] and co-actor of Ajith Kumar in Vivegam in Tamil.
Filmography[edit source]
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Shamitabh | Akshara Pandey | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana | Laali | Hindi | |
| Vivegam | Natasha | Tamil | ||
| 2019 | Kadaram Kondan | Aadhira | Tamil | |
| Fingertip | Priya | Tamil | ZEE5 Series | |
| 2020 | Agni Siragugal | Viji | Tamil | Filming |
| 2020 | Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu | Tamil | Filming[14] |
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