Shruti Haasan (born 28 January 1986) is an Indian actress and playback singer who primarily works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. She is a recipient of several accolades including two Filmfare Award South and three South Indian International Movie Awards. She has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list of 2015 and 2016.
Born to actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika Thakur, as a child artist, she sang in films and did a guest role in her father's directorial Hey Ram (2000) before making her acting debut with Hindi film Luck (2009), for which she received Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Female nomination. She made her Telugu debut with Anaganaga O Dheerudu and Tamil debut with 7aum Arivu both (2011), for both these films she won Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. Haasan went onto established herself in South Indian cinema with successful Telugu films Gabbar Singh (2012), Balupu (2013), Yevadu, Race Gurram both (2014), Srimanthudu (2015), Premam (2016) and Krack (2021). She received SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Gabbar Singh, Race Gurram and Srimanthudu. She also won Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Race Gurram.
Haasan achieved further recognisation with the Telugu films Oh My Friend (2011) and Veera Simha Reddy (2023) and the Tamil films, Vedalam (2015) and Si3 (2017). Haasan is also known for her work in Hindi cinema. For her performance in D-Day (2013), she received IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Her other notable films include Ramaiya Vastavaiya (2013), Gabbar Is Back and Welcome Back both (2015). Haasan's highest-grossing release came with Waltair Veerayya (2023).
In addition to acting career, Haasan is also an established playback singer and has her own music band. She is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products.
Early life and family
Haasan was born on 28 January 1986 to actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur in Madras (present-day Chennai) in a Tamil family. Her father is a Tamilian Brahmin Iyengar, while her mother was born to a Maharashtrian father and Rajput mother. Her parents got married when she was one and got divorced in 2004. Haasan's younger sister Akshara Haasan, is also an actress. Actor and lawyer Charuhasan is her uncle. Actresses Suhasini Maniratnam and Anu Hasan are her cousins.
Haasan completed her schooling from Lady Andal school in Chennai and moved to Mumbai to obtain a degree in psychology at St. Andrew's College. Haasan focused on cinema and music, and eventually traveled to the US to continue to learn music at the Musicians Institute in California, before returning to Chennai.
