Anu Rotrico Makeup Artistry
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Anu Rotrico applying eye makeup to a client backstage in warm light
Celebrity Works

Faces the cameras already know.

Behind the scenes of Anu's celebrity sessions — award nights, premieres and live stages, where the makeup has to survive lights most people never work under.

Actress Anikha Surendran in an embellished ivory gown, makeup by Anu Rotrico for Provoke Lifestyle
Actress Anikha Surendran · Provoke Lifestyle cover shoot, The Westin Chennai

From Darling to Diva: Anikha, for Provoke

India watched Anikha Surendran grow up on screen — Baby Anikha of Yennai Arindhaal and Viswasam, modelling since she was eight months old, now a twenty-year-old leading lady. For Provoke Lifestyle's 'From Darling to Diva' cover feature, Anu did the makeup.

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Actress Saanve Megghana in a white and silver stage outfit backstage, makeup by Anu Rotrico
Actress Saanve Megghana · Live stage dance performance, Chennai

Under the Lights: Saanve Megghana On Stage

Actress and performer Saanve Megghana took the stage for a live dance number in a white-and-silver rhinestone look. Anu did the makeup — glam built to move.

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Actress Simran in a navy and gold Banarasi silk saree, makeup by Anu Rotrico for the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards
Actress Simran · Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, Chennai

Thirty Years of Simran, in One Evening

Vaali, Kannathil Muthamittal, Petta — Tamil cinema has loved Simran's face for three decades. When the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards celebrated thirty years of that career, Anu did the makeup.

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Sai Abhyankkar performing live in a floral tapestry jacket under blue stage light, grooming by Anu Rotrico
Composer-Singer Sai Abhyankkar · Live concert, Chennai

Katchi Sera, Live: Sai Abhyankkar On Stage

Katchi Sera made Sai Abhyankkar the youngest hitmaker in Tamil music — a teenager whose songs took over the internet before he finished school. When he took that sound to a live stage, Anu handled the grooming.

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Aparna Balamurali in a black off-shoulder top and gold skirt on a dark staircase, makeup by Anu Rotrico
Actress Aparna Balamurali · Provoke Lifestyle feature shoot, Chennai

Star in the Ascendant: Aparna Balamurali

A National Award for Soorarai Pottru, a breakout in Maheshinte Prathikaram, and a role in Raayan — Dhanush's 50th film. When Provoke Lifestyle shot Aparna Balamurali for its 'Star in the Ascendant' feature, Anu did the makeup.

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Actor Soori photographed inside a car at night for the Provoke Lifestyle cover, makeup by Anu Rotrico
Actor Soori · Provoke Lifestyle cover shoot, Chennai

The Rise of Garudan: Soori, on the Cover of Provoke

Soori spent years as one of Tamil cinema's best-loved comedians before Viduthalai and Garudan turned him into a leading man. When Provoke Lifestyle put him on its June 2024 cover, Anu did the makeup.

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Why It Matters For Brides

The same standards, at your wedding.

Broadcast lighting, flash photography and twelve-hour days are the hardest test a makeup look can face. Every technique proven in these sessions — long-wear bases, camera-first colour choices, light-checked finishes — is the same craft Anu brings to every bridal chair.

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Anu Rotrico with her Times Business Awards 2023 certificate
Bride and groom holding a bouquet together
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Camera-tested craft, for your wedding morning.