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Name: ANJALI
Screen Name: Anju
Profession: Actress
Born: Sep 11, 1982
Birth Place: Rajamandri, Andra Pradesh
Height: 5' 5''
Mother Tongue: Telugu
Religion: Hindu
Marital status: Single


Anjali is a South Indian film actress and model, who mainly works in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries. She is best known for her
critically acclaimed role as Anandhi in the 2007 Tamil film Katradhu Thamizh, which happened to be her first Tamil film itself and introduced her to the Tamil audience as an actress.

Career
Anjali was born in Rajamundry in Andhra Pradesh, India and has 2 brothers.

She started her acting flim career in 2007 with the critically acclaimed Tamil film Katradhu Thamizh, directed by Ram, who gave her the opportunity to star in the film, when she was vainly waiting for an offer in the Telugu film industry.

Though the film proved to be unsuccessful at the box-office, people took notice of "Ananthi", the homely girl, which Anjali portrayed in the film and she garnered critical acclaim, was highly praised and was also nominated for the Filmfare Award for the Best Debut Actress in Tamil for that year.

In her second film Aayudham Seivom opposite director-turned-actor Sundar C., she went for an image makeover, shedding her "homely image" and enacting a glamorous role with less scope to perform, which was not well received by the audience as it was a surprise and shock as opposed to her first film, in which she gave an impressive performance.

Currently, Anjali is working on five films simultaneously, including Angaadi Theru, directed by Vasanthabalan, who earlier directed the National Film Award winning Tamil film, Veyyil, and Rettai Suzhi, in which she will be sharing screen with veteran directors Bharathiraja and K. Balachandar.



Biography
Anjali is an Indian film actress and model. Predominantly appearing Tamil films, she is best known for her critically acclaimed performances as Anandhi and Kani in the films Kattradhu Thamizh and Angaadi Theru respectively.

Career :
Anjali was born in Mogalikudhuru in Andhra Pradesh, India and has two brothers. She started her acting career in 2006 with the Telugu-language thriller film Photo, following which she appeared in another Telugu film Premalekha Raasa (2007), both failing to do well at the box office. Later in 2007 she debuted in Tamil with the critically acclaimed film Kattradhu Thamizh, directed by Ram, who gave her the opportunity to star in the film, when she was vainly waiting for an offer in the Telugu film industry. Though the film proved to be unsuccessful at the box-office, people took notice of Ananthi, the homely girl, which Anjali portrayed in the film and she garnered critical acclaim, was highly praised and won the Filmfare Award for the Best Debut Actress in Tamil for that year.
Anjali in her second film Aayudham Seivom opposite director-turned-actor Sundar C., she enacted a glamorous role with less scope to perform, which was not well received by the audience as it was a surprise and shock as opposed to her first film, in which she gave an impressive performance. Her next release was Angaadi Theru nearly two years later only. The Vasanthabalan -directed drama film released to positive reviews, whilst also fetching Anjali for her performance as a sales girl in a textile showroom high critical acclaim. Her second 2010 release was S Pictures' Rettaisuzhi, in which she shared screen with veteran directors Bharathiraja and K. Balachandar. Currently, Anjali is working on five films


AWARDS
Filmfare Awards South
2008: Best Female Debut - Kattradhu Thamizh
2011: Best Actress - Tamil - Angadi Theru

Vijay Awards
2008: Best Debut Actress - Kattradhu Thamizh
2011: Best Actress - Angadi Theru

Other awards
2011: Vikatan Award For Best Actress - Angadi Theru
2011: Tamil Cinema Press Award For Best Actress - Angadi Theru
2012: Vikatan Award For Best Actress - Engeyum Eppodhum
2012: Jaya Award For Sensational Actress - Engeyum Eppodhum
2012: V4 Entertainment Award for Best Actress - Engeyum Eppodhum[47]

Filmography :
2006 - Photo - Telugu
2007 - Premalekha Raasa - Telugu
2007 - Kattradhu Thamizh - Tamil
2008 - Honganasu - Kannada
2008 - Aayudham Seivom - Tamil
2010 - Angaadi Theru - Tamil
2010 - Rettaisuzhi - Tamil
2010 - Magizhchi - Tamil
2011 : Payyans - Malayalam

2011 : Thambi Vettothi Sundaram : Tamil
2011 : Maharaja - Tamil
2011 : Thoonga Nagaram - Tamil
2011 : Ko - Tamil
2011 : Karungali - Tamil
2011 : Track With Rahman : Malayalam
2011 : Mankatha : Tamil
2012 : Aravaan : Tamil : Cameo appearance
2012 : Kalakalappu : Tamil : Filming
2012 : Karikalan : Tamil : Filming
2012 : Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu : Telugu Filming
2012 : Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam : Tamil Announced [48]