Banu (make-up artist)

Indian makeup artist working in Tamil cinema

Banu Bashyam is an Indian make-up artist working in Tamil cinema.

## Life

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After doing a beautician course in Mumbai, Banu Bashyam left for the United States to learn make-up at an institute owned by the Broadway make-up artist Bob Kelly. She later returned to India and became a make-up artist for advertisements.[1] She went on to work in numerous high-profile films including Sivaji: The Boss (2007), Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) and Enthiran (2010).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

## Awards

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Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards

* 2007: Best Makeup Artist – Sivaji: The Boss[11]
* 2008: Best Makeup Artist – Dasavathaaram[12]
* 2009: Best Makeup Artist – Ayan[13]
* 2010: Best Makeup Artist – Enthiran[14]
* 2011: Best Makeup Artist – 7 Aum Arivu[15]
* 2018: Best Makeup Artist – 2.0[16]
* 2019: Best Makeup Artist – Asuran[17]

Vijay Awards

* 2008: Best Makeup Artist – Vaaranam Aayiram[18]
* 2010: Best Makeup Artist – Enthiran[19]

## References

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1. ^ "MAKE-UP ARTIST BANU INTERVIEW". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
2. ^ "Banu - I give full credit to Rajini sir". Sify. 9 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
3. ^ Biswas, Soutik (2 September 2004). "India's make-up men don war paint". BBC News. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
4. ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (8 October 2010). "Man behind Rajni's looks". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
5. ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (11 October 2010). "Making Rajnikanth look stylish". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
6. ^ Balaji, R. (24 February 2013). "Not made up, this glass ceiling". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
7. ^ Bharati Dubey. "Bias blot on filmdom's make-up". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
8. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (17 April 2011). "Confession of a make-up artist". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
9. ^ Umashanker, Sudha (14 July 2007). "Readying the boss". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
10. ^ Biswas, Venkata Susmita (8 August 2011). "Fix your star's celluloid look". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
11. ^ "Winners List". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 2007. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
12. ^ "Winners List". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 2008. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
13. ^ "Winners List". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 2009. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
14. ^ "Winners List". Ananda Vikatan. 2010. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
15. ^ "Winners List". Ananda Vikatan. 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
16. ^ "ஆனந்த விகடன் சினிமா விருதுகள் 2018 - திறமைக்கு மரியாதை". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 3 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
17. ^ "Director Mari Selvaraj, actors Trisha and Dhanush win Vikatan Awards 2018: See full list". The News Minute. 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
18. ^ "Winners List Of Univercell Vijay Awards 2009". News World. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
19. ^ "5th Vijay Awards". Vijay Awards. Chennai. 25 June 2011. Star Vijay.

## External links

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* Banu at IMDb