Anusree Nair (born 24 October 1990), known mononymously as Anusree, is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut in the 2012 film Diamond Necklace and has acted in a number of Malayalam films in female lead roles.[1][2]
Anusree impressed director Lal Jose while he was judging the acting reality show Vivel Active Fair Big Break on Surya TV,[5] in which she was competing,[6] leading to her film debut as Kalamandalam Rajasree in Lal Jose's 2012 film Diamond Necklace. She then appeared in Left Right Left (2013), Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum (2013), and Angry Babies in Love (2014). She had lead roles in the films Ithihasa (2014) and My Life Partner (2014).[7][7][8] She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her role as Sushama in Chandrettan Evideya (2015). In 2016 she appeared in Dileesh Pothan's Maheshinte Prathikaaram and Police ACP Ganga in Priyadarshan's Oppam. She went on to star in films such as Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho (2016), Oru Cinemakkaran (2017), Aadhi (2018), and Panchavarnathatha (2018).
Anusree was initially cast in the female lead role in Pulimurugan (2016), opposite to Mohanlal. Due to poor health she was unable to appear in the film.[9][10] She later worked with Mohanlal in Priyadarshan's Oppam (2016).[11] She will be seen next in Madhura Raja (2019) opposite to Mammootty.[12]