Kani Kusruti is an Indian actress and model who became famous for her movie Kerala Cafe. She made her debut with the 2003 Malayalam film Anyar and later appeared in projects like Urumi, Cocktail, Shikkar, and Karmayogi. Kani mostly appeared in Malayalam and Tamil films along with a few Hollywood short films. Kani made the headlines after she spoke about women’s success in cinema and praised their boldness by coming out about their harassment in the Malayalam film industry. She also said that it’ll bring a better future to Mollywood.
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Kani Kusruti was raised in Thiruvananthapuram, where she was introduced to the Abhinaya Theatre Research Centre. After that, she moved to Thrissur and got enrolled in the theatre arts program at the Thrissur Drama School, between 2005 and 2007.
She appeared in various short films like Pisaasu, Burma, Kalam, and Maa.
She is currently living in Mumbai along with her boyfriend Anand Gandhi, a filmmaker and science communicator. Moreover, she identifies herself as an atheist and a rationalist.
Her appearance on the red carpet of the 77th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival became a sensation on the social media handles.
Kani appeared in various theatre festivals including Bharat Rang Mahotsav and the International Theatre Festival of Kerala.
In 2015, she made her television debut with Flowers TV, Ishawaran Sakshiyayi which was critically acclaimed.
Kani Kusruti along with 48 other celebrities wrote the letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed her concern over the growing cases of lynching.
Her Instagram account has over 357K followers (as of September 2024).
