Anu Prabhakar (born November 9, 1980) is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films is from Mangalore.

Early life

Anu Prabhakar is the daughter of M. V. Prabhakar and dubbing artist and actress Gayathri Prabhakar.She is married to Krishna Kumar, son of veteran actress Jayanthi

Jayanthi

Jayanthi may refer to:* an ethnic group in southern India.* Jayanthi, a South Indian actress.* the Sanskrit word for anniversary.* the daughter of King of Heaven, Indra who later married Shukracharya...

. She studied at Nirmala Rani High School in Malleshwaram.

Career

Anu Prabhakar first appeared as a child artist in the films Chapala Chennigaraya and Shanthi Kranthi. Her first film in a female-lead role was Hrudaya Hrudaya (1999), a Kannada film starring Shivarajkumar. She has also acted in two Tamil movies.

In 2009, she gave her voice to an HIV/AIDS education animated software tutorial created by the nonprofit organization TeachAIDS

TeachAIDS

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Awards

Anu Prabhakar was honoured by Bangalore's Kolada Math, with the title 'Abhinaya Saraswathi' for her performance in various films. She has won other awards such as 'Kannada State Government best actress award 2000-01' and 'Cinema Express best actress'.

Films

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1990	Chapala Chennigaraya		Kannada	Child artist
1991	Shanthi Kranthi		Kannada	Child artist
1999	Hrudaya Hrudaya		Kannada
	Snehaloka		Kannada
2000	Hoo Anthiya Uhoo Anthiya		Kannada
	Soorappa		Kannada
	Srirastu Shubhamastu		Kannada
	Yarige Salutte Sambala		Kannada
2001	Anjali Geetanjali		Kannada
	Shaapa Shaapa Shaapa is Indian Kannada language movie directed by Ashok Patil starring Ramesh in lead role.Shaapa can be translated in English as Curse.-Plot:...	Kaveri	Kannada	Winner, Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films...
	Kanasugaara		Kannada
	Mr. Harishchandra		Kannada
	Shivappanayaka		Kannada
	Vishalakshammana Ganda		Kannada
2002	Arputham Arputham Arputham is a South Indian Tamil film released in 2002.Arputham merges two of the most enduring concepts in Tamil cinema—the love triangle and the rags-to-riches story.-Story:...	Priya	Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
	Jamindarru		Kannada
	Annayya Tammayya		Kannada
	Tavarige Baa Tangi		Kannada
	Olu Saar Bari Olu		Kannada
2003	Annai Kaaligambal	Eeswari	Tamil
	Nan Hendthi Maduve		Kannada
	Nee Illade Naa Illa Kane		Kannada
	Preethi Prema Pranaya		Kannada
	Hrudayavanta		Kannada
	Ardhangi Ardhangi Ardhangi or Ardhaangi is a 1955 Telugu film. It is based on the story of Saratchandra Chatterjee.-The Plot:Padma is forced to marry a mentally retarded man Raghu whom she eventually nurses back to health while teaching a lesson to her scheming mother-in-law and brother-in-law Nagendra Rao...		Kannada
2004	Bisi Bisi	Radha Ramesh	Kannada
	Ok Saar Ok		Kannada
	Preethi Nee Illade Naa Hyagirali	Chandramathi	Kannada
	Sahukaara		Kannada
2005	Kanakaambari		Kannada
	Varsha Varsha Varsha may refer to:* Varsha, Rainy season or ritu in Hindu calendar-Given names:*Bob Varsha, American sports announcer*Varsha Bhosle, Indian journalist*Varsha Soni, Indian field hockey player*Varsha Usgaonkar, Indian actress...		Kannada
	Majaa Majaa Majaa is a 2005 Tamil film directed by Shafi, starring Vikram, Asin, Vadivelu, Pasupathy, Vijayakumar, Manivannan, Sindhu Tolani, Murali and Biju Menon. The music is composed by Vidyasagar. It tells the story of two adopted children changing from their old, mischievous ways of life...	Selvi	Tamil
	Udees	Seetha	Kannada
2006	Mohini 9886788888		Kannada
	Saavira Meetilu		Kannada
2007	No. 73 Shantinivasa	Neetha	Kannada
	Sri Dhanamma Devi	Sri Dhanamma Devi	Kannada
	Prarambha Prarambha Prarambha is a 2007 Kannada short film directed by Santosh Sivan and funded by Bill Gates foundation. The film stars Prabhu Deva, Skandha and B...		Kannada
2008	Mussanjemaatu Mussanjemaatu Mussanjemaatu is an 2008 film starring Sudeep and Ramya. The film was directed by Mahesh. The movie is produced by Suresh Jain. The music of the film was launched on 4 April 2008. The movie was released on 16 May 2008...		Kannada	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress (Kannada) Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...
	Navashakthi Vaibhava		Kannada
2009	Gubbaachigalu	Gayathri	Kannada
	Bhagyada Balegara		Kannada
2010	Banashankeri Devi Mahatme		Kananda
	Pareekshe	Bangari	Kannada	Winner, Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films...

Television

• Bale Bangara
• Home Minister
• Shrimati Karnataka
• Manju Musukida Haadi
• Nooru Dinagalu

External links

• Anu Prabhakar at the Kanna Movie Database
• Anu Prabhkar's Details on WebIndia123 Portal