Anu Emmanuel is an Indian actress of US origin who made her foray in the Indian film industry as a child actress with the Malayalam film, Swapna Sanchari in 2011. Five years later, she made her debut in a lead role in Action Hero Biju, a Malyalam film directed by Abrid Shine.
EARLY LIFE
Anu Emmanuel was born in a typical Malayali family in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The actress is the daughter of Thankachan Emmanuel who works as a producer in the Malayalam film industry and Nimmy Emmanuel. After completing her schooling in Kerala, Anu moved to US to pursue further studies. Although, the actress has lived in the US for most of her childhood and teenage life, she has a good command over Malayalam language. Reba Monica John, the noted Indian film actress and model is her cousin.
MOVIE CAREER
Anu Emmanuel made her acting debut in Swapna Sanchar directed by Kamal. The actress said that getting a role in a feature film was a stroke of luck, the director of the movie who had met her for a discussion, wanted to cast her in his movie because he felt that she would perfectly suit the role of Ashwathy. Anu who always aspired to pursue a career in film immediately accepted the offer. For her role as the daughter of Jayaram and Samvrutha Sunil, Anu won many praises from the critics as well as the audience. While she was working on the film, she was studying in ninth grade. After her debut movie, the actress left for US to complete her studies.
She made her comeback in 2016 with a Malayalam film Action Hero Biju where she played the lead role opposite superstar Nivin Pauly. The film, which was the second directorial venture ofAbrid Shine, released in February 2016 and got positive critical reviews. After her success in the Malayalam film industry, the actress moved to work in Telugu films and made her debut in Tollywood with the action film Majnu (2016) directed by stalwart director Virinchi Varma co-starring Nani and Priya Shri Raj Tarun andArbaaz Khan. Her 2017 releases include Kittu Unnadu Jagratha, a Telugu-language film co-starring Raj Tarun andArbaaz Khan.