Anu Mehta made her debut with the Telugu movie
Arya, by which she gained popularity and applause for her performance. After the success of
Arya, she appeared in 2005
Telugu romance film
Nuvvante Naakishtam, written, produced and directed by
E. V. V. Satyanarayana. She starred along with
Aryan Rajesh,
Allari Naresh,
Rama Prabha, and
Suman. In July 2005, with inclusion of Satyanarayana's sons Rajesh and Naresh, the film was reported as almost ready. She made her
Kannada debut with the 2006
Kannada language action film,
Ajay. She paired opposite
Puneeth Rajkumar. The film was the remake of Telugu movie
Okkadu. The 2008 Kannada film
Honganasu was the last film of her career. == Filmography ==