Shruti Haasan: Biography, Facts and Career

Shruti Rajalakshmi Haasan (born 28 January 1986) is an Indian actress and musician who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Haasan is the recipient of various accolades, including two Filmfare Awards South and seven SIIMA 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, she worked briefly as a child artist. She made her acting debut as an adult with the Hindi film Luck (2009). In 2011, she made her Telugu debut with Anaganaga O Dheerudu and Tamil debut with 7 Aum Arivu, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for both these films. Following a career breakthrough with the Tamil film 3 (2012), Haasan established herself as a leading South Indian actress with the successful Telugu films Gabbar Singh (2012), Balupu (2013), Yevadu (2014), Race Gurram (2014), Srimanthudu (2015), Premam (2016), Krack (2021) and Waltair Veerayya (2023), earning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for Race Gurram. Haasan has also played the leading lady in commercial successes—the Tamil films, Vedalam (2015) and Si3 (2017), and the Hindi films Gabbar Is Back (2015) and Welcome Back (2015). For her performance in D-Day (2013), she received a nomination for the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her highest-grossing releases came with the Telugu film Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023) and the Tamil film Coolie (2025). In addition to her acting career, Haasan is also an established singer and has her own music band.

Quick facts about Shruti Haasan

• Full name: Shruti Haasan
• Born: 1986-01-28
• Nationality: India
• Known as: Musician
• Wikidata ID: Q331155

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