Akshara Haasan
Birth date12 October 1991 (age 35)
Birth placeMadras, (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActress, singer
Years active2010; 2015–2023
ParentsKamal Haasan
Sarika Thakur
FamilySee Haasan family

Akshara Haasan (born 12 October 1991) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil and Hindi-language films. The daughter of actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur, and the younger sister of Shruti Haasan, she made her film debut with the comedy drama Shamitabh (2015), and later appeared in Kadaram Kondan (2019).

Early life and family

Akshara Haasan was born in Madras (present-day Chennai), Tamil Nadu to actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur.[1][2] Shruti Haasan is her elder sister. Akshara did her schooling from Abacus Montessori School, Montessori; Lady Andal in Chennai; Beacon High in Mumbai and completed her schooling in Indus International School, Bangalore.[citation needed]

Personal life

Akshara Haasan resides in Mumbai alongside her mother.[3] She has embraced Buddhism after previously identifying as an atheist, as revealed in an interview. Akshara was captivated by Buddhism, leading to her conversion.[4][5][6]

Career

Haasan has worked as an assistant director to Rahul Dholakia on the 2010 film Society, starring her mother Sarika,[7] as well as Ram Moorthy, Uzer Khan, E. Niwas and Ruchi Narain on my many AD films in Mumbai.[8] During her stint as an assistant director, she rejected opportunities to feature as an actress, notably turning down an offer to work in Mani Ratnam's Kadal.[9] She also worked for her father's unreleased film, Sabaash Naidu, which had her sister Shruthi Haasan in a supporting role.[10]

Haasan made her debut as an actress in Hindi film Shamitabh (2015), opposite Dhanush, which also has Amitabh Bachchan in the lead[11][12][13] In Tamil, she costarred in Vivegam (2017).[14] Kamal Haasan produced a movie with Vikram and Akshara Haasan in the lead roles which has been titled Kadaram Kondan (2019).[15] Then, she playing a timid teenager in Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu (2022).[16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2015ShamitabhAkshara PandeyHindiDebut film[17]
2017Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo DeewanaLaali[18]
VivegamNatashaTamil
2019Kadaram KondanAadhira[19]
2022Achcham Madam Naanam PayirppuPavithra[20]
TBAAgni SiragugalVijiUnreleased Film[21]

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageNetworkNotesRef.
2019FingertipPriyaTamilZee5[22][23]

References

  1. ^ "Girl Interrupted". 13 July 2010. Archived 22 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. ^ Gupta, Priya (17 May 2013). "I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan". The Times of India. Archived 30 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Shruti Haasan's sister Akshara lives in Mumbai with mom". The Times of India. 5 September 2013. Archived 11 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Kamal Haasan on rumours of Akshara changing her religion: Love you, even if you have". 28 July 2017. Archived 28 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Akshara Haasan changes her religion, here is what she has to say". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Kamal Haasan on rumours of Akshara changing her religion: Love you, even if you have". India Today. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  7. ^ "I am leaving behind a good legacy for my children: Sarika". The Times of India. 8 December 2012. Archived 2 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' will be released on October 12". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  9. ^ Reluctant actor Akshara Haasan gets to work : Bollywood, News – India Today . India Today.intoday.in (26 February 2014). Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Kamal Haasan to work with daughters Shruti, Akshara in Sabaash Naidu". Hindustan Times. 30 April 2016. Archived 5 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  11. ^ "I'm Working With Dhanush-Akshara Hassan: Amitabh Bachchan". tamilwire. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  12. ^ "Akshara Haasan to make Bollywood debut opposite Dhanush". CNN-IBN. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  13. ^ "IT'S OFFICIAL! Dhanush, Akshara, Big B In R Balki's Next". businessofcinema. 20 November 2013. Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  14. ^ "Kamal Haasan to watch Vivegam with daughter Akshara". New Indian Express. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  15. ^ "Vikram's terrific look in Kamal Haasan's 'Kadaram Kondan'". Indiaglitz
  16. ^ "Akshara Haasan on playing a timid teenager in Achcham Madam Naanam Payirppu: 'I come from a very open-minded family'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  17. ^ Goyal, Divya & Sharma, Sarika (25 February 2014). "Dhanush, Akshara Haasan shoot for Balki's film". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  18. ^ "Akshara Haasan and Vivaan Shah's 'Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana' is a fresh take on love". The Times of India. 20 December 2015.
  19. ^ Kumar, Pradeep (6 July 2019). "'Kadaram Kondan' is my shot at redemption: Akshara Haasan". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  20. ^ "Akshara Haasan's next revealed with first look poster". kollyinsider.com. 14 September 2020. Archived 11 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Agni Siragugal: Familiar genre, unique story". The Times of India. 2 November 2018.
  22. ^ "Akshara plays lead in web series 'Fingertip'". 5 August 2019. Archived 6 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  23. ^ "Akshara Haasan's web debut titled Fingertip". The New Indian Express. 6 August 2019. Archived 7 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 December 2019.