Anasuya Bharadwaj

Anasuya Bharadwaj, honestly, she’s a total powerhouse in the Telugu film and TV scene. She didn’t start out chasing the spotlight, though. After nailing her MBA at Badruka College in Hyderabad, she was working the corporate grind as an HR exec—yeah, pretty far from the sets and cameras. Then outta nowhere, boom, she jumps into TV as a news anchor for SakshiTV. Wild career switch, right? Anyway, that move kinda changed everything. She ended up hosting all sorts of shows—anchoring on Maa Music, then grabbing everyone’s attention on the comedy show Jabardasth. People really started to notice her after that, and she landed her first big movie gig with Nagarjuna Akkineni in Soggade Chinni Nayana. But she didn’t just stick to the “nice girl” roles. In Kshanam, she played a negative lead and seriously, critics couldn’t stop talking about her performance. She kept popping up in major films—like Rangasthalam and Pushpa: The Rise—nailing those supporting roles. At the same time, she’s still that go-to host for TV gigs and award nights. It’s like she never sleeps. Awards? Oh, she’s racked up a bunch. Nominations at SIIMA and IIFA Utsavam for Kshanam, and she actually snagged the Best Supporting Actress at Filmfare (South), SIIMA, and Zee Cine for Rangasthalam. Not too shabby for someone who used to be in HR, huh?