Kani Kusruti

Kani Kusruti

actress, music department

Kani Kusruti was born on Sep 12, 1985 in India. Kani Kusruti's big-screen debut came with Kerala Cafe directed by Uday Ananthan in 2009. Kani Kusruti is known for Pada directed by Kamal K.M., Kunchacko Boban stars as Rakesh Kangangad and Vinayakan as Balu Kallaar. Kani Kusruti has got 5 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Kani Kusruti achieved is Filmfare Awards South. The upcoming new movie Kani Kusruti plays is Pada which will be released on Mar 11, 2022.

Kani Kusruti is an Indian actress and model. She first gained recognition in 2009 with the film Kerala Cafe, where her performance was critically acclaimed. Kani was born in Trivandrum, Kerala to social activist and rationalist parents Jayasree AK and Maitreya Maitreyan. Her parents had dropped their last names to erase the social hierarchy marker that comes with last names in India. At 15, she invented her last name "Kusruti" (meaning "mischievous" in Malayalam) to fill in a requirement in her class 10th exam application. She grew up in Thiruvanthapuram, where she got introduced to the Abhinaya Theatre Research Centre, "a common platform for theatre practitioners". She later moved to Thrissur, where she enrolled in the theatre arts program at the Thrissur Drama School, between 2005 and 2007. She completed her theatre education at the L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, where she studied physical theatre for two years

  • Birthday

    Sep 12, 1985
  • Place of Birth

    Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Known For

Awards

5 wins & 3 nominations

Filmfare Awards South
2022
Best Actress: Critics
Winner - Filmfare Award - Malayalam Film Industry
Biriyaani (2019)
2022
Best Actress
Winner - Filmfare Award - Malayalam Film Industry
Biriyaani (2019)
Filmfare OTT Awards
2021
Best Actress: Comedy
Winner - Critics Choice Award
2021
Best Actress: Comedy
Winner - Critics Choice Award
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