Anaswara Rajan

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

Anaswara Rajan (born 8 September 2002) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut as a child artist in Udaharanam Sujatha (2017).^[1] Anaswara received praises for her performance in Super Sharanya (2022) and Neru (2024), winning Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam for the latter, which became her breakout role.^[2]

Anaswara Rajan
Anaswara in 2022
Born	Anaswara (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 22) Karivellur, Kannur, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2017–present

Early life

Anaswara was born on 8 September 2002^[3] to Rajan and Usha, natives of Karivellur, near Payyanur in Kannur district.^[4] She was educated at St. Mary's Girls High School in Payyanur.^[5][6]

Career

Anaswara made her film acting debut with Udaharanam Sujatha (2017), as Athira, the rebellious daughter of Sujatha, played by Manju Warrier. Anaswara played her first leading role in the film Thanneer Mathan Dinangal (2019).^[1] The film, set against the backdrop of a high school that had a heartwarming tale of love, misunderstanding and the struggles of growing up. The film turned out to be a sleeper hit, with Anaswara subsequently gaining fame in the industry.^[7] She played a dual role in Adhyarathri (2019) as a daughter and mother.^[8]

In 2022, Anaswara played the titular role of an engineering student in Super Sharanya, which emerged a commercial success.^[9] Cris of The News Minute stated that she played Sharanya "wonderfully".^[10] That year, she made her Tamil debut with the Trisha starrer Raangi.^[11]

Anaswara started 2023 with the Tamil film Thugs, alongside Hridhu Haroon. It was an official remake of the Malayalam film Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil.^[12] She then made her Hindi film debut with Yaariyan 2, opposite Meezaan Jafri.^[13] A critic from Bollywood Hungama wrote, "Anaswara is lovely but goes over the top in emotional scenes."^[14] In the same year, Anaswara played a blind sculptor in Neru, starring Mohanlal. Her performance in the film was well acclaimed and regarded as her career best.^[15] Janani K of India Today noted, "As Sara, Anaswara exhibits strength, resilience, trauma and skill with the utmost perfection."^[16] The film emerged as the tenth highest grossing Malayalam film of all time.^[17]

Filmography

Films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All films are in Malayalam unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Udaharanam Sujatha	Athira Krishnan		[18]
2018	Samaksham	Sneha		[citation needed]
2019	Evidey	Shahana		[19]
	Thanneer Mathan Dinangal	Keerthy		[20]
	My Santa	Adult Isa Elizabeth Jacob	Cameo appearance	[21]
	Adhyarathri	Aswathy Ramachandran / Shalini Ramachandran[a]	Dual role	[22]
2021	Vaanku	Rasiya		[23]
2022	Super Sharanya	Sharanya Vasudevan		[24]
	Aviyal	Ammukutty		[25]
	Mike	Mike / Sara Thomas[b]		[26]
	Visudha Mejo	Maria	Cameo appearance
	Raangi	Sushmitha	Tamil film	[27]
2023	Thugs	Kayal Sivakumar		[28]
	Pranaya Vilasam	Young Anusree		[29]
	Padmini	Monisha	Cameo appearance
	Yaariyan 2	RJ Ikrooh "Rooh" Awasthi	Hindi film	[30][31]
	Neru	Sara Mohammed		[32]
2024	Abraham Ozler	Suja Jayadev		[33]
	Malayalee from India	Krishna		[34]
	Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil	Anjali		[35]
	Mr & Mrs Bachelor †	Stephy	Filming	[36]
	Rekhachitram †	TBA	Completed	[37]
	Oru Perumgaliyattam †	TBA	Completed	[38]
	Ennu Swantham Punyalan †	TBA	Filming	[39]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2023	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Actress – Malayalam	Super Sharanya	Nominated	[40][41]
2024	Vanitha Film Awards	Most Popular Actress	Neru	Won	[42]
	Filmfare Awards South	Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam		Won	[43]
			Pranaya Vilasam	Nominated
	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Actress – Malayalam	Neru	Won	[44]
	IIFA Utsavam	Best Actress – Malayalam		Won	[45]

Notes

1. Anaswara plays dual role
2. Anaswara plays a single character with two or more names

References

1. "Anaswara Rajan: I haven't enjoyed any movie set like 'Thanneermathan Dinangal'". The Times of India. 20 July 2019.
2. "Anaswara Rajan on her breakout role in Jeethu Joseph and Mohanlal's 'Neru'". The Hindu. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
3. "Anaswara Rajan turns 18". The Times of India. 8 September 2020.
4. "ഇനി എല്ലാ കാര്യങ്ങളും നിയമപരമായി ചെയ്യാം! മധുര പതിനെട്ടിന്‍റെ സന്തോഷം പങ്കുവെച്ച് അനശ്വര". Samayam (in Malayalam). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
5. "Dreaming of a chance to act with Dulquer, says Anaswara". English Archives.
6. Daily, Keralakaumudi. "'It was my sister's gift, even my parents got terrified'; Anaswara Rajan on dealing with vicious cyber attacks". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
7. "Glimpses 2019: From 'Lucifer' to 'Virus', 5 finest Malayalam movies of the year". The Week. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
8. "Change in movie goers' taste confuses all in Malayalam film industry". The New Indian Express. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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10. Cris (7 January 2022). "Super Sharanya review: Starts promisingly but deviates from the plot". The News Minute. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
11. "Anaswara Rajan to Make Tamil Debut With 'Raangi'". India Abroad. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
12. Balachandran, Logesh (24 February 2023). "Thugs Movie Review : A well-made prison-break drama that engages you in parts". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
13. "Anaswara Rajan as RJ Sarah; Bangalore Days' remake 'Yaariyan 2' trailer unveiled". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
14. "Yaariyan 2 Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
15. "Netizens are all praise for Anaswara Rajan's performance in 'Neru'!". The Times of India. 21 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
16. Janani, K. (21 December 2023). "Neru Movie Review: Mohanlal delivers compelling courtroom drama with few misses". India Today. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
17. "Mohanlal's Neru Enters Rs 50-Crore Club In Just 8 Days". News18. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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20. "This Day That Year: Anaswara Rajan shares a memory as the song Jathikkathottam clocks one". The Times of India. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
21. "My Santa is a feel good entertainer that draws families". Onmanorama. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
22. "Aadya Rathri: Aju Varghese transforms into Baahubali, Anaswara Rajan turns Devasena for 'Njanennum Kinavu'". The Times of India. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
23. "Anaswara Rajan's Vaanku teaser is in solidarity with JNU". Malayala Manorama.
24. "Arjun Ashokan and Anaswara Rajan in Thaneer Mathan team's next". The Times of India. 23 August 2020.
25. "Avial trailer - അനശ്വര രാജൻ ജോജുവിന്റെ മകളായി; 'അവിയൽ' ട്രെയ്‌ലർ പുറത്തിറങ്ങി". News 18. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
26. "John Abraham launches first look of his debut Malayalam production 'Mike', introduces Ranjith Sajeev with Anaswara Rajan". Onmanorama. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
27. "Trisha's Raangi to release directly on OTT?". The Times of India. 22 April 2021.
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31. "Meezan Jafri steps into Dulquer Salmaan's shoes for Bangalore Days' Hindi remake, Yaariyan 2". Hindustan Times. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
32. "Filming of Mohanlal's Neru wraps up". Cinema Express. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
33. "Malayalam Actor Jayaram-starrer Medical Crime-drama Abraham Ozler Goes On Floors". News18.
34. Bureau, The Hindu (25 December 2023). "Nivin Pauly's film with Dijo Jose Antony titled 'Malayalee From India'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 December 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
35. "'Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil', starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Basil Joseph, goes on floors". The Hindu. 13 May 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
36. "Indrajith Sukumaran and Anaswara Rajan to star in 'Mr & Mrs Bachelor'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
37. "Asif Ali and Anaswara Rajan to star in Jofin T Chacko's 'Rekhachithram'". The Times of India. 11 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
38. "Suresh Gopi's 'Oru Perumgaliyattam' is a tribute to Akira Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai', says director Jayaraj". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
39. "Balu Varghese, Arjun Ashokan, Anaswara Rajan to headline Ennu Swantham Punyalan". Cinema Express. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
40. "SIIMA 2023 winners: Ponniyin Selvan I, Nna Thaan Case Kodu, R Madhavan, Trisha, Tovino Thomas and Kalyani Priyadarshan win big". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
41. "SIIMA 2023: Darshana Rajendran, Keerthy Suresh, Navya Nair, and Kalyani Priyadarshan among others compete for the Best Actress award". The Times of India. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
42. "താരത്തിളക്കത്തിൽ വനിത ഫിലിം അവാർഡ്; സമഗ്ര സംഭാവനയ്ക്കുള്ള പുരസ്കാരം ജോഷിക്ക്". manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
43. "Winners of the 69th Sobha Filmfare Awards South 2024 - Malayalam". Filmfare. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
44. "SIIMA 2024: 'Dasara', 'Jailer', 'Kantara', '2018' lead the nominations - Check out the details inside". Outlook India. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
45. "IIFA 2024 Utsavam unveils nominations, honouring the diversity of South Indian cinema". Firstpost. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

External links

• Anaswara Rajan at IMDb
• Anaswara Rajan on Instagram