Shruti Haasan is an Indian actress and singer who works in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She started her career as a playback singer at the age of six in the 1992 Tamil film Thevar Magan. She had a brief role in her father, Kamal Haasan's Tamil-Hindi directorial Hey Ram (2000) as a child artist. Haasan's first major appearance was in the Hindi film Luck (2009), in which she played a dual role of a woman avenging her twin sister's death. She played the female lead in the films Anaganaga O Dheerudu and 7 Aum Arivu; both were released in 2011 and together earned her the Best Female Debut – South at the 59th Filmfare Awards South ceremony.
Haasan's subsequent releases Oh My Friend (2011) and 3 (2012) were commercially unsuccessful. The latter earned her a nomination for the Best Actress – Tamil at the 60th Filmfare Awards South ceremony. A turning point came in Haasan's career with Harish Shankar commercially successful Telugu film Gabbar Singh (2012). The release was followed by a series of successful films such as Balupu (2013) and Yevadu (2014). She received her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for her performance in Race Gurram (2014).
In 2015, Haasan played the female lead in five films: Gabbar Is Back and Welcome Back in Hindi, Srimanthudu in Telugu, and Puli and Vedalam in Tamil. Except Puli, the rest of the releases achieved commercial success. She earned a nomination for the Best Actress – Telugu award at the 63rd Filmfare Awards South ceremony for her performance in Srimanthudu. The following year, she had two releases: Rocky Handsome and Premam. The latter, a Telugu remake of the 2015 Malayalam-language film of the same name, drew criticism for Haasan's casting before its release. She played the role of a young college lecturer with a slightly stern approach towards her students. The remake gained positive critical reception, and earned average returns. Her Tamil film Si3 had a theatrical release in 2017; it was a commercial success. Following a career downturn and hiatus, Haasan has appeared in Krack (2021), Veera Simha Reddy (2023), Waltair Veerayya (2023), Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023) and Coolie (2025), all of which ranks among the list of highest-grossing films.
Films
+ List of Shruti Haasan film credits Year Title Role Language Notes 2000 Hey Ram Vallabhbhai Patel's daughter Tamil Child artistHindi 2009 Luck Ayesha, Natasha Hindi2011 Anaganaga O Dheerudu Priya Telugu Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji Hindi 7 Aum Arivu Tamil Oh My Friend Siri Chandana Telugu2012 3 Janani Ramachandran Tamil Gabbar Singh Bhagyalakshmi Telugu2013 Balupu Shruti Ramaiya Vastavaiya Sona Singh Hindi D-Day Suraiya Ramayya Vasthavayya Ammulu Telugu2014 Yevadu Manju Race Gurram Spandana "Sweety" Aagadu Dancer Special appearance in song "Junction Lo" Poojai Divya Tamil2015 Tevar Dancer Hindi Special appearance in the song "Madamiyan" Gabbar Is Back Advocate Shruti Srimanthudu Charuseela Telugu Welcome Back Ranjana Shetty Hindi Puli Pavazhamalli Tamil Vedalam Swetha2016 Rocky Handsome Rukshida Ahlawat Hindi Premam Sithara Venkatesan Telugu2017 Singam 3 Vidhya / Agni Tamil Katamarayudu Avanthika Telugu Behen Hogi Teri Binny Arora Hindi2020Yaara Sukanya Putham Pudhu KaalaiRamya Tamil Segment "Coffee, Anyone?"Devi Maya Hindi Short film2021 Krack Kalyani Shankar Telugu The Power Parveen / PariHindiPitta KathaluDivyaTeluguSegment: xLife Vakeel Saab Amrutha Konidela Telugu Special appearance Laabam Clara Tamil2023 Veera Simha Reddy Isha Jai Simha ReddyTelugu Waltair Veerayya RAW Agent Athidhi The Eye Diana English Hi Nanna Model Telugu Special appearance Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Aadhya Krishnakanth 2025 Coolie Preethi Rajashekar Tamil2026 Silent Screams NarratorTelugu Documentary film Peddi Bella Adilakshmi Special appearance in the song "Hellallallo" Tamil Post-production TeluguFilming
Television
+Key Denotes TV series that have not yet been released + List of Shruti Haasan television credits Year Title Role Language Notes 2018 Hello Sago Host Tamil Talk show 2019 Treadstone Nira Patel English Recurring role; episode 6 2022 Bestseller Meethu Mathur / Adya Jaisingh Hindi
Music video appearances + List of Shruti Haasan music video appearances Year TitleLanguage Artist Director 2010 "Semmozhi Anthem"TamilMusic by AR Rahman, Lyrics by Kalaignar M Karunanidhisung by various artists Gautham Vasudev Menon 2024 "Inimel" Lokesh Kanagaraj Dwarkesh Prabakar
See also List of awards and nominations received by Shruti Haasan
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