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Anu Emmanuel (pronounced  (listen); born 28 March 1996) is an American actress of Indian descent who primarily works in Telugu films along with Tamil films. After working as a child artist in Swapna Sanchari (2011), Emmanuel made her film debut with Malayalam film Action Hero Biju (2016).

Emmanuel made her Telugu film debut with Majnu (2016), for which she received SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu nomination. She has since appeared in successful Telugu films including Kittu Unnadu Jagratha, Oxygen both (2017), Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India (2018) and Urvasivo Rakshasivo (2022). She made her Tamil film debut with Thupparivaalan (2017).

Early life
Emmanuel was born on 28 March 1996 in a Malayali Catholic family in Chicago, Illinois, United States. She is the daughter of Thankachan Emmanuel, a noted Malayalam film producer. Her family lives in Dallas, Texas. She lived throughout the US and later moved to India to pursue a career in acting. Malayali actress Reba Monica John is her cousin.

Career
Emmanuel made her acting debut as lead in Nivin Pauly starrer Action Hero Biju, directed by Abrid Shine. She made her Telugu debut with Majnu opposite to Nani. The film went on become a hit at box-office. During that time she was announced as the female lead in Oxygen, alongside actor Gopichand in the lead. In 2017, She made her Tamil debut with Thupparivaalan alongside Vishal.

In 2018, she paired opposite to Pawan Kalyan in Agnyaathavaasi. She played the lead role in Shailaja Reddy Alludu along with Naga Chaitanya and Ramya Krishna. She made a cameo appearance in Geetha Govindam. She appeared in her second Tamil film Namma Veetu Pillai opposite to Sivakarthikeyan which became successful at the box-office.