Anasuya Bharadwaj

Anasuya Bharadwaj (born 15 May 1983^[1]) is an Indian television presenter and actress who works in Telugu films and television.^[2] She is most notable for her performances in the films Kshanam (2016) and Rangasthalam (2018).

Anasuya Bharadwaj
Bharadwaj in 2018
Born	(1983-05-15) 15 May 1983 (age 41) India
Education	Badruka College (MBA)
Occupations	Television presenter actress
Years active	2013–present
Spouse	Susank Bharadwaj ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	2

Early life

Anasuya Bharadwaj received her MBA from Badruka College in 2008, after which she worked as an HR executive.^[3]

Career

Refusing a lot of early movie offers, she worked as a news presenter for Sakshi TV.^[3] After that, Anasuya worked as an anchor on Maa music. She worked as a dubbing artist for the films Vedam (2010) and Paisa (2014).

Later on, she appeared as a TV anchor on Jabardasth, a comedy show. The show elevated her career.

In 2016, she acted in the film Soggade Chinni Nayana opposite Nagarjuna. Later, in the same year, she made her debut with Kshanam in which she portrayed a negative lead role.^[4]

As a known anchor, Anasuya has hosted many awards shows, like Zee Kutumbam Awards and Star Parivaar Awards, and she has hosted Okarikokaru Awards on Zee Telugu three times. She has performed at the Apsara awards function and GAMA Awards Dubai. She hosted Devi Sri Prasad's US concert.

She acted as Rangamatta in Rangasthalam that was well acclaimed. In Pushpa: The Rise, she acted as Dakshayini that pushed her career further up.^[5][6]

In 2021, she contested in the elections to Movie Artists Association (MAA).^[7][8]

Personal life

Anasuya has been married to Susank Bharadwaj since 2010 and has two children with him.^[9][10]

Filmography

Film

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

List of Anasuya Bharadwaj film credits

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes	Ref.
2003	Naaga	Law Student	Uncredited appearance	[3]
2016	Soggade Chinni Nayana	Bujji	Special appearance in the song Soggade chinni Nayana	[11][12]
	Kshanam	ACP Jaya Bharadwaj		[13][14]
2017	Winner	Anasuya	Special appearance in the song "Suya Suya Anasuya"	[15]
2018	Gayathri	Shreshta Jayaram		[16][17]
	Rangasthalam	Kolli Rangamma		[18]
2019	F2: Fun and Frustration	Herself	Special appearance in the song "Ding Dong"	[19]
	Yatra	Gowru Charitha Reddy		[20]
	Kathanam	Anu/Aravinda		[21]
	Meeku Maathrame Cheptha	Samyuktha		[22]
2021	30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ela	Herself	Special appearance in the song "Wah Wah Mere Bawa"
	Chaavu Kaburu Challaga	Herself	Special appearance in the song "Pina Pataram"	[23]
	Thank You Brother	Priya	Released on aha	[24]
	Pushpa: The Rise	Dakshayani		[citation needed]
2022	Bheeshma Parvam	Alice	Malayalam film	[25]
	Khiladi	Chandrakala/Chandini		[26]
	Darja	Kanaka Mahalakshmi		[27]
2023	Michael	Charulatha		[28]
	Rangamarthanda	Geetha		[29][30]
	Vimanam	Sumathi		[31]
	Peddha Kapu 1			[32]
	Prema Vimanam	Santha	ZEE5 movie	[33]
2024	Razakar – Silent Genocide of Hyderabad	Pochamma		[34]
	Pushpa 2: The Rule †	Dakshayani	Filming	[35]
	Flashback †	TBA	Tamil film	[36][37]
TBA	Wolf †	TBA	Tamil film	[38]

Television

List of Anasuya Bharadwaj television credits

Year	Show	Role	Channel	Ref.
2013–22	Jabardasth	Host	ETV	[39]
2013	Bhale Chancule	Contestant	Star Maa
	Bindass	Host	Zee Telugu
	Modern Mahalakshmi	Host	Star Maa	[40]
2014	Thadaka	Host	ETV
	One - No More Silly Games	Host	Zee Telugu
2015	Konchem Touch Lo Unte Chepta	Guest
2015–16	Boom Boom	Host	Gemini TV	[40]
2016	A Date with Anasuya	Host	TV9
	Dhee Jodi	Guest	ETV
	Genes	Contestant
2017	Naa Show Naa Ishtam	Contestant	ETV Plus
	Star Maa Pariwar Awards	Host	Star Maa
	Jack Pot	Host	Gemini TV
	Drama Juniors Season 1	Judge	Zee Telugu
	Drama Juniors season 2	Judge
	Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu	contestant	Star Maa
	Jackpot-2	Host	Gemini TV
2018	Blockbuster	Host
	Comedy Nights	Guest	Zee Telugu
	Drama Juniors Season 3	Judge
	Bigg Boss S2	Guest	Star Maa
2018–19	Rangasthalam	Host	Gemini TV
2019	Local Gangs	Judge	Zee Telugu
2020	Prati Roju Pandage	Host	ETV	[41]
	Thalia? Pellam??	Host	Gemini TV
2021	MasterChef India Season 1	Presenter	Gemini TV
2022	Aagattuntava Eegattukostava	Presenter	Star Maa

Awards and nominations

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref(s)
2017	Kshanam	2nd IIFA Utsavam	Best Supporting Actress – Telugu	Won	[citation needed]
		6th SIIMA Awards	Best Supporting Actress – Telugu	Won	[42]
		64th Filmfare Awards South	Best Supporting Actress – Telugu	Nominated	[43]
2019	Rangasthalam	66th Filmfare Awards South		Won	[44]
		8th SIIMA Awards	Best Supporting Actress – Telugu	Won	[45][46]
		Zee Cine Awards Telugu	Best Supporting Actor – Female	Won	[47]

References

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2. "Anchor Anasuya controversial comments on Pawan Kalyan". Sakshi Post. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013.
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13. "Role in 'Kshanam' total contrast to my TV avatar: Anasuya Bharadwaj". The Indian Express. 17 February 2016.
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20. "Playing Sucharita Reddy in Yatra was an unforgettable experience: Anasuya Bharadwaj". The Times of India. 10 February 2019.
21. "'Kathanam': Anasuya Bharadwaj unveils her look from the film". The Times of India. 22 October 2018.
22. "Meeku Maathrame Cheptha Movie Review {2.5/5}: Abhinav shines in this one!". The Times of India.
23. "Chaavu Kaburu Challaga Movie Review : Noble thoughts that don't translate into an engaging film". The Times of India.
24. "Mahesh Babu launches motion poster of 'Thank You Brother!'". New Indian Express. 24 December 2020.
25. "Anasuya impresses in first look from Malayalam debut 'Bheeshma Parvam'". Telangana Today. IANS. 10 January 2022.
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32. "Peddha Kapu: Part 1 film". Times of India. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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38. "Prabhu Deva's 'Wolf' teaser: a mind-boggling psychological thriller loading!". 3 August 2023.
39. Kavirayani, Suresh (2 December 2018). "Anasuya Bharadwaj's Jabardust comeback". Deccan Chronicle.
40. "Anchor Anasuya Bharadwaj's makeover". Deccan Chronicle. 17 July 2016.
41. "Anasuya Bharadwaj's Prathiroju Pandage goes off-air?". The Times of India. 20 July 2020.
42. "SIIMA 2017 Day 1: Jr NTR bags Best Actor, Kirik Party wins Best Film". July 2017.
43. Davis, Maggie (1 July 2017). "SIIMA Awards 2017 winners: Telugu stars Jr NTR and Rakul Preet Singh wins the most prestigious award". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com.
44. "SIIMA Awards 2019: Here's a complete list of nominees". The Times of India.
45. "66th Yamaha Fascino Filmfare Awards South: Jagapati Babu and Anasuya Bharadwaj are the Best Supporting Actors". The Times of India.
46. "Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
47. "Tollywood's first and biggest Awards event of the Year on Zee Telugu". Zee News. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.

External links

• Anasuya Bharadwaj at IMDb