Anusree (born 24 October 1990) 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.

Early life

Anusree was born on 24 October 1990 in Kerala, to father Muraleedharan Pillai, a clerk at the Kerala Water Authority, and mother Shobhana, a housewife. She was brought up in Kamukumchery, Kollam district. She has an elder brother, Anoop. She went to Indira Gandhi Memorial Vocational Higher Secondary School, Manjakala, Kollam. Her passion for acting started from her school days.

Career

Anusree impressed director Lal Jose while he was judging the acting reality show ''Vivel Active Fair Big Break'' on Surya TV, in which she was competing, 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). In 2016 she appeared in Dileesh Pothan's ''Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' and as 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. In 2016 she appeared in Dileesh Pothan's ''Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' and as 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. She later worked with Mohanlal in Priyadarshan's ''Oppam'' (2016). She also acted in ''Madhura Raja'' (2019) opposite to Mammootty.