Shruti Haasan

Daughter of actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika, Shruti Haasan acts, sings and composes, mostly in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films; her younger sister Akshara Haasan is also an actress. Born in Chennai on 28 January 1986, she studied psychology at St. Andrew's College in Mumbai and later trained at the Musicians Institute in California. A brief childhood appearance in her father's Hey Ram came before her adult debut in the Hindi film Luck (2009). In 2011 she entered Telugu cinema with Anaganaga O Dheerudu and Tamil with 7 Aum Arivu, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for both. Her breakthrough was the Tamil film 3 (2012). Telugu roles followed in Gabbar Singh, Balupu, Yevadu, Race Gurram, Srimanthudu, Krack and Waltair Veerayya, with Race Gurram earning her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu. She led Vedalam and Si3 in Tamil, and Gabbar Is Back and Welcome Back in Hindi. She was Aadhya in Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023) and appeared in the Tamil film Coolie (2025). Music runs alongside the acting, and she has her own band. Aakasamlo Oka Tara, the Telugu film led by Dulquer Salmaan, opens on 20 November 2026 as her coming release.