Shruti Rajalakshmi Haasan (born 28 January 1986) is an Indian actress, singer and music composer who works in the South Indian film industry and Bollywood. Her parents are noted actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika.[1]
As a child artist, she sang in films and appeared in a guest role,
before making her adult acting debut in the 2009 action drama, Luck. She later went on to win critical acclaim for her role in the Walt Disney fantasy film, Anaganaga O Dheerudu, Oh My Friend and 7aam Arivu. In 2012, she starred in Gabbar Singh, Telugu remake of Dabangg
which also was her first hit as an actress. She has also continued her
stint in music through work as a singer in Indian languages, a career in
music direction beginning with her father's production Unnaipol Oruvan and her own music band and album.
Early life
Shruti Haasan was born on 28th January 1986 to actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur in Chennai, India.[2] Her younger sister Akshara represents India nationally for Ballroom Latin dancing.[3] Shruthi studied at Abacus in Chennai and moved to Mumbai to study psychology at St. Andrew’s College.[4]
Shruti shifted her focus to cinema and music, and eventually travelled to the USA to continue to learn music at the Musicians Institute in California, before returning to Chennai.[5] She has also had rhinoplasty to alter the appearance of her nose early in her film career.[6]
Career
Singing career
Shruti Hassan at a concert in early 2007
Shruti Haasan sang her first song aged just six in her father's Thevar Magan in the composition of Ilaiyaraaja. While in school, Haasan made her singing debut in the Hindi language film, Chachi 420, singing a duet with her father who also directed the film.[7] Shruti sang the bilingual versions of the title theme, Rama Rama with her father, in Hindi and in Tamil for the movie Hey Ram. The album from Ilayaraaja, which was critically praised, won Haasan accolades for her efforts with Screen India saying that she "has the makings of a good singer, and with some training she should go great guns".[8]
Shruti sang along with veteran singer K. J. Yesudas for the film En Mana Vaanil (2002) under Ilaiyaraaja's music. She has sung for Gautham Menon's Vaaranam Aayiram under the composition of Harris Jayaraj.
As of November 2008, Haasan is also midway through her untitled debut
album, which she has composed, written and sung, and is set for release
in mid-2009.[9] A further song was recorded with her voice for her Hindi film, Luck.
In September 2010, Haasan collaborated with Dave Kushner for the film, Hisss.[10][11] Whilst Kushner composed the track, Shruti wrote the lyrics, sang and appeared in a promotional video for the film.[12]
e a cameo appearance as the daughter of Vallabhbhai Patel in the Tamil-Hindi bilingual Hey Ram, based on a murder attempt of Mahatma Gandhi, directed by her father Kamal Haasan. After rejecting prominent film offers, most notably the lead role in Venkat Prabhu's Saroja, reports suggested in late 2007 that Haasan was set to make her full debut as a heroine in 2008 with a film opposite Madhavan directed by Nishikanth Kamat.[13] Despite Madhavan admitting that the news "was premature",[14] she eventually did sign up to the film which was titled Endrendrum Punnagai,[15] only to be stalled prior to production.[16]
Eventually Haasan signed up to feature in Soham Shah's Hindi film Luck opposite Imran Khan in July 2008 and shot for the film for a close to a year.[17]
Imran Khan, her childhood friend, had recommended her name to the
director and Haasan signed on after listening to the entire script and
accepted to play a dual role in the action film.[18]
Shruti took part in action scenes during filming, while she also worked
out to get a toned body for a sequence in which she appears in a bikini in the film.[19]
The film opened in July 2009 to unanimously poor reviews from critics
and took a poor opening at the box office, with critics stating that she
"deserved a better launch vehicle".[20] Reviewers were critical of her performance with Rajeev Masand
of IBN stating that she delivers "dialogues with deadpan expressions",
while another critic added that she is "synthetic and fails to impress".[21][22] Haasan then went on to appear alongiside Blaaze in the promotional videos for Unnaipol Oruvan and Eenadu,
the bilingual films starring her father, which she had composed the
music for. She made a further appearance in a promotional video for the
horror film Hisss starring Mallika Sherawat, where she had also sung a song composed by Dave Kushner.[23]
Shruti Haasan TeachAIDS Recording Session
She made her Telugu debut in January 2011, acting opposite Siddharth in the fantasy adventure film Anaganaga O Dheerudu directed by Prakash Kovelamudi son of director K. Raghavendra Rao. The film, co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures, saw Shruti play a gypsy woman whose life coincides with a task that a blind swordsman, played by Siddharth.[24][25]
The film opened to positive reviews, with her performance being praised
with a critic noting "Shruti looks quite attractive and makes a
wonderful screen presence", while a reviewer from Rediff.com wrote that she "looks beautiful and has a mystical aura about her".[26][27]
The film however became a commercial failure at the box office, and the
film failed to capitulate on a hefty promotional campaign which had
been undertaken. Her second Hindi feature film, Madhur Bhandarkar's romantic comedy Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji, saw her appear in an extended guest appearance alongside an ensemble cast of Emraan Hashmi, Ajay Devgn and Shazahn Padamsee. The film portrayed her as Nikki Narang, the step-daughter of an ex Miss India model, with Hashmi's character falling for both mother and daughter.[28]
Shruti's performance gained poor responses from critics with a reviewer
citing that her character has been "reduced to post-interval surfacing,
last-ditch glamour" whilst another labelled hers as "so fake that she
offers only disappointment";[29] however the film went on to become a commercial success at the box office.[30] In mid-2010, Shruti was signed by A. R. Murugadoss to star opposite Suriya in his next film 7aum Arivu, and the film's shoot began in June later that year.[31] The director signed after he felt she looked the part of the scientist, mentioning that she seemed "intelligent and beautiful".[32] Shruti played Subha Srinivasan, a young scientist in the film, who hopes to re-activate the genes of 5th century Buddhist monk Bodhidharma
and her performance in the film won appreciation from critics. The film
opened to mixed reviews, but became commercially successful.[33][34] A critic from The Hindu
noted "rarely is a heroine given near-equal footing in Tamil films",
describing her as "ravishing but that she ought to work harder on
spontaneity, and fine-tune her Tamil accent", but concluded "the point
is the actor shows promise."[35] Her next Telugu release was Oh My Friend, a romantic comedy film alongside Siddharth again which also co-starred Hansika Motwani and Navdeep.
The film told the story of childhood friends and that of their platonic
friendship which goes on in their adulthood as well and for the role
Shruti Haasan went on to learn the dance of Kuchipudi.[36]
The film opened to average reviews with several critics claiming the
film evoked a sense of "déjà vu", though a reviewer noted "Shruti, on
her part displays the same conviction."[37]
Shruti Haasan was next seen in Aishwarya Dhanush's directorial debut 3, a romantic drama film co-starring Dhanush.
Aishwarya revealed that she had written the script with Shruti Haasan
in mind but date problems meant that the film began its shoot with Amala Paul
instead. However in a turn of events, Shruti was re-signed to play the
character of Janani, and the film gained much hype prior to release due
to the collaboration of herself and Aishwarya, being the daughters of
the two leading contemporary Tamil actors Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth as did the success of the song Why This Kolaveri Di?. The film opened in March 2012 to positive reviews with a critic noting "Shruti Hassan has come a long way",[38] though the film only garnered average returns at the box office. Her second release in 2012 was Harish Shankar's Telugu film Gabbar Singh, a remake of the 2010 Hindi film Dabangg, with the version featuring her alongside Pawan Kalyan. Shruti had signed the film in November 2011 replacing Ileana D'Cruz who had opted out, and played the role of Bhagyalakshmi, a village girl, which had been essayed by Sonakshi Sinha
in the original version. The film went on to become a large commercial
success at the box office and created more film offers for the actress.[39]
Critics also gave her performance a favourable verdict citing that she
"justifies her role" and "though she didn't have much of a role, she has
left her mark".[40][41] Her next release in Telugu is Balupu with Ravi Teja.,[42]
the movie, along with her performance was well received from critics
and audience. Shruti will be apart of upcoming Telugu movie Yevadu which has Ram Charan Teja in the lead as well as Prabhu Deva's new venture in Hindi. The movie features producer Kumar Taurani's son Girish Kumar.[43]
she was the cover model of the men's magazine maxim(India) for May 2013
edition. Ever since Shruthi Hassan broke up with her boyfriend
Siddharth few years back, She has maintained always her relationship
status as single.[44]
Music composing
After much speculation, Shruti Haasan was finalized as the music composer of the Tamil film Unnaipol Oruvan which released in 2009.[45] The bilingual was a remake of the successful Hindi film, A Wednesday!.
The soundtracks of both the projects are separate. Apart from this,
Shruti is also the vocalist of an alternative rock band The
Extramentals.
Discography
| Title | Year | Film | Composer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Potri Paadadi Ponna | 1992 | Thevar Magan | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| "Jaago Gori" | 1997 | Chachi 420 | Vishal Bharadwaj | |
| "Ram Ram" | 2000 | Hey Ram | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| "Roattorap Paattuch Chaththam" | 2002 | En Mana Vaanil | Ilaiyaraaja | |
| "Adiye Kolluthe" | 2008 | Vaaranam Aayiram | Harris Jayaraj | |
| "Aazma (Luck Is The Key)" | 2009 | Luck | Salim-Sulaiman | |
| "Allah Jaane" | Unnaipol Oruvan | Shruti Haasan | Edison Award for Best Introduced Music Director | |
| "Unnaipol Oruvan" | ||||
| "Vaanam Ellai" | ||||
| "Allah Jaane" | Eenadu | Shruti Haasan | ||
| "Eenadu" | ||||
| "Ningi Haddu" | ||||
| "Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam" | 2010 | — | A. R. Rahman | |
| "Nenapidu Nenapidu" | Prithvi | Manikanth Kadri | ||
| "Beyond The Snake" | Hisss | Dave Kushner | ||
| "Evan Ivan" | 2011 | Udhayan | Manikanth Kadri | |
| "Yellae Lama" | 7aam Arivu | Harris Jayaraj | ||
| "Sri Chaitanya Junior College" | Oh My Friend | R. Anil | ||
| "Sokkupodi" | Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal | G. V. Prakash Kumar | ||
| "Kannazhaga Kaalazhaga" | 2012 | 3 | Anirudh Ravichander | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Tamil Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Female Playback Singer Pending—SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer |
| "Tan Ye Mera" | 3 (Hindi) | |||
| "Kannuladha Kaaluladha" | 3 (Telugu) | |||
| "Alvida" | 2013 | D-Day | Shankar Ehsaan Loy | |
| "shut up your mouth" | 2013 | Ala Molaiandi Remake | D. Imman |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Shruti Rajesh Patel | Tamil Hindi |
Cameo appearance |
| 2009 | Luck | Ayesha Kumar, Natasha Kumar |
Hindi | Dual role |
| 2011 | Anaganaga O Dheerudu | Priya | Telugu | Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South[46](also for 7aum Arivu) |
| 2011 | Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji | Nikki Narang | Hindi | |
| 2011 | 7aum Arivu | Subha Srinivasan | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South[46](also for Anaganaga O Dheerudu) Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress |
| 2011 | Oh My Friend | Siri Chandana | Telugu | |
| 2012 | 3 | Janani | Tamil | Asiavision Movie Award for Excellence in Tamil[47] Pending—SIIMA Award for Best Actress Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Actress |
| 2012 | Gabbar Singh | Bhagyalakshmi | Telugu | Pending—SIIMA Award for Best Actress |
| 2013 | Balupu | Shruti | Telugu | |
| 2013 | Ramaiya Vastavaiya | Sona | Hindi | |
| 2013 | D-Day | Suraiya | Hindi | |
| 2013 | Yevadu | Telugu | Post-production | |
| 2013 | Ramayya Vasthavayya | Telugu | Releasing September 27, 2013 | |
| 2014 | Race Gurram | Telugu | Filming | |
| 2014 | Gabbar Singh 2 | Bhagyalakshmi | Telugu | Pre-production |
| 2014 | Gabbar | Devaki | Hindi | Announced (Releasing on October 2,2014) |
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