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In this Indian name, the name Prabhakar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Anu.


Anu Prabhakar, also known by her married name Anu Prabhakar Mukherjee, is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films and a few Tamil films.

Anu Prabhakar
Born
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress
Spouses
  • Krishna Kumar

    (m. 2002; div. 2014)​

Children1

Early life

Anu was born in Bangalore to M. V. Prabhakar, an employee with Bharat Heavy Electricals, and dubbing artiste and actress Gayathri Prabhakar. Anu grew up in the Malleswaram suburb of Bangalore, and studied in the Nirmala Rani High School. She appeared as a child artiste in Kannada films Chapala Chennigaraya (1990) and Shanti Kranti (1991), and English film Mysteries of the Dark Jungle (1990). While she dropped out of college when her career as a heroine took off[1] she later went on to pursue a master’s degree in sociology from Karnataka University through correspondence.[1][2]

Career

Anu made her debut as a heroine in 1999 with Hrudaya Hrudaya opposite Shiva Rajkumar and became a top rung heroine in Kannada films. She formed a popular pair with Ramesh Aravind. She has co-starred with superstar Vishnuvardhan in several films like Soorappa, Jamindarru, Hrudayavantha, Sahukara and Varsha. Anu has acted in a few Tamil movies as well. In 2009, she gave her voice to an HIV/AIDS education animated software tutorial created by nonprofit organisation TeachAids.[3] In her 2020 film based on the life of 12th-century Kannada poet Akka Mahadevi, she played a dual role; one of the poet and the other of Jyothi, a girl who pursues PhD on the poet.[4]

Awards

Anu Prabhakar was honoured by Bangalore’s Kolada Math, with the title ‘Abhinaya Saraswathi’ for her performance in various films. She has won other awards such as ‘Karnataka State Government best actress award 2000–01’.

Personal life

In April 2016, Anu married Raghu Mukherjee, a model-turned-actor.[5] They have a daughter named Nandana.[6] Earlier she was married to Krishna Kumar, son of actress Jayanthi and they had divorced in January 2014 citing differences.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1990Chapala ChennigarayaAnuKannadaChild artist
Mysteries of the Dark JungleEnglish
Swarna SamsaraKannada
1991Shanti KrantiKannada
1999Hrudaya HrudayaUshaKannadaDebut as heroine
SnehalokaPriyaKannada
2000SoorappaKannada
Shrirasthu ShubhamasthuSwapnaKannada
Yaarige Saluthe SambalaKusumaKannada
2001Hoo Anthiya Uhoo AnthiyaChandanaKannada
Anjali GeetanjaliKannada
ShaapaKaveriKannadaKarnataka State Film Award for Best Actress[7]
KanasugaraKannadaSpecial appearance
Mr. HarishchandraKannada
ShivappanayakaKannada
Vishalakshammana GandaKannada
2002ArputhamPriyaTamil
JamindaruKannada
Annayya TammayyaKannada
Thavarige Baa ThangiGowriKannada
Olu Saar Bari OluRojaKannada
2003Annai KaligambalEeswariTamil
Shri KalikambaEeswariKannada
Nan Hendthi MaduveKannada
Nee Illade Naa Illa KaneKannada
Preethi Prema PranayaKannada
HrudayavanthaGouthamiKannada
ArdhangiMahadeviKannada
2004Bisi BisiRadha RameshKannada
Ok Saar OkKannada
Preethi Nee Illade Naa HyagiraliChandramathiKannada
KanakambariKannada
SahukaraKannada
2005VarshaRoopaKannada
MajaaSelviTamil
UdeesSeethaKannada
2006Mohini 9886788888Kannada
Saavira MettiluKannada
2007No 73, Shanthi NivasaNeethaKannada
Sri Dhanamma DeviSri Dhanamma DeviKannada
PrarambhaKannada
2008Mussanje MaathuShwethaKannadaNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress (Kannada)
Navashakthi VaibhavaGoddess AnnapurneshwariKannada
2009GubbaachigaluGayathriKannada
Bhagyada BalegaraKannada
2010Banashankari Devi MahatmeKannada
PareeksheBangariKannadaKarnataka State Film Award for Best Actress
2011Ko KoKannada
2012Sri Kshetra Adi ChunchanagiriKannada
Samsaradalli GolmaalRaginiKannada
2013Garbhada GudiTeresaKannada
SakkareSnehaKannada
2014Fair & LovelyKannada
2015AatagaraSandhya RamagopalKannada
2016Shivayogi Sri PuttayyajjaKannada
2017Once More KauravaKannada
2018TunturuKannada
2019AnuktaKannada
2021Rathnan PrapanchaTabassumKannada
2022JamesVijay Gayakwad’s wifeKannada
2023Melody DramaIndirakkaKannada
TBAAkkaAkka Mahadevi/JyotiKannadaFilming

Television

References

  1. ^ a b Prabhakar, Anu. TV9 Mareyalaare: Actress Anu Prabhakar Shares Sweet Memories of Her Life Time – Full (in Kannada). Bangalore, India: TV9 Kannada. Event occurs at 15:00. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ “Anu Prabhakar mum on her separation from her husband”. The Times of India. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. ^ “Kannada actress, Anu Prabhakar, plays role in TeachAIDS production”. TeachAids. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  4. ^ “I try to keep my characters alive”. Deccan Herald. 7 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  5. ^ “Actors Anu Prabhakar and Raghu Mukherjee tie the knot”. The Hindu. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  6. ^ “Doting parents! Sandalwood stars strike a pose with their cute babies”. The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. ^ “‘Mussanje’ bags best film award”. The Hindu. 29 May 2001. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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