Akshara Haasan (born 12 October 1991) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil and Hindi-language films.

[4][5][6] Haasan has worked as an assistant director to Rahul Dholakia on the 2010 film Society, starring her mother Sarika,[7] as well as Ram Moorthy, Uzer Khan, E. Niwas and Ruchi Narain on my many AD films in Mumbai.

[8] During her stint as an assistant director, she rejected opportunities to feature as an actress, notably turning down an offer to work in Mani Ratnam's Kadal.

[9] She also worked for her father's unreleased film, Sabaash Naidu, which had her sister Shruthi Haasan in a supporting role.

[10] Haasan made her debut as an actress in Shamitabh, opposite Dhanush, which also has Amitabh Bachchan in the lead[11][12][13][14] and co-actor of Ajith Kumar in Vivegam in Tamil.