Anu Prabhakar is an actress of Kannada films. Anu Prabhakar is a daughter of M.V. Prabhakar and dubbing artist Gayathri Prabhakar. She is married to Krishna Kumar, son of veteran south Indian actress Jayanthi. 

Anu Prabhakar first appeared as a child artist in the film 'Chapala Chennigaraya'. Her first movie in a female-lead role was Hrudaya Hrudaya (1999), a Kannada movie starring Shivarajkumar. She has also acted in two Tamil movies. 

Awards 

Anu Prabhakar was honoured by Bangalore's Kolada Math, with the title 'Abhinaya Saraswathi' for her performance in various films. 
She has won other awards such as 'Kannada State Government best actress award 2000-01' and 'Cinema Express best actress'.