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12th SEPT 1968 AMALA AKKINENI BORN WEST BENGAL


Amala (actress)

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Amala Akkineni
Amala at Life is beautiful promo by post noon.jpg
Amala at TeachAIDS launch in 2010
BornAmala Mukherjee
24 September 1968 (age 46)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
ResidenceHyderabad, Telangana, India
Alma materKalakshetra
OccupationActress
social activist
Years active1986–1991
2012–present
Spouse(s)
ChildrenAkhil Akkineni (b.1994)
RelativesNaga Chaitanya
(step-son)
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
(father-in-law)
Amala Akkineni (nee Mukherjee) is a former Indian film actress, Bharata Natyam dancer, and an animal welfare activist.[1][2] She is best known for her works in Tamil cinema, and Telugu cinema. She has also starred in few Malayalam, Kannada, and Bollywood films. She has won two Filmfare Awards South, and a CineMAA Award.[1] Amala is the co-founder of The Blue Cross of Hyderabad,[3] a non-government organisation (NGO) inHyderabad, India, which works towards the welfare of animals and preservation of animal rights in India.[4][5]

Early life[edit]

Amala with husband Nagarjuna, son Akkineni Akhil and step-son Naga Chaitanya(far left)
Amala was born in Kolkata to a Bengali speaking father who was a Naval officer and an Irish mother.[6][7] She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Bharata Natyam from Kalakshetra college of fine arts, founded byRukmini Devi Arundale. She gave many live performances worldwide.[8][9] She was subsequently persuaded to join films by T. Rajender who visited her home with his sister and convinced her mother to let her act in the film which would be a classical film featuring her Bharat Natyam dancing.[10]

Personal life[edit]

Amala is married to Telugu Film actor Akkineni Nagarjuna since 1992 and the couple has a son, actor Akhil. They currently ive in Hyderabad.[9] She is the step-mother of actor Naga Chaitanya.[11]

Career[edit]

Amala made her debut in a Tamil film titled Mythili Ennai Kaathali directed by Vijaya T. Rajendar, which was a huge box office hit. Winning overnight fame, she charmed cinegoers in a flurry of fifty films, including a number of Tamil box office hits. She acted with her future husband Akkineni Nagarjuna in hits like Nirnayam and Siva. She received Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for her acting in the film Ulladakkam.
She quit acting in 1992 following her marriage to Nagarjuna, but made a comeback in 2012 with the Telugu film Life is Beautiful.[12] She received a CineMAA Award for Best Outstanding Actress and Telugu category Film Fare Award for best supporting actress in 2013 for her portrayal.

Awards[edit]

Filmfare Awards South
CineMAA Awards

Filmography[edit]

Tamil[edit]

YearFilmCo-starsRole
1986Mythili Ennai KaathaliT. RajendarMythili
Mella Thirandhathu KadhavuMohan, RadhaNoorjahan
Panneer NathigalSivakumar
Kanne KaniyamutheRahman
Oru Iniya UdhayamVijayakanth
Unnai Ondru KetpenMohan
1987VelaikaranRajinikanthKaushalya
Poopoova PoothirukkuPrabhu
Koottu PuzhukkalRaghuvaran
Vedham PudhithuSathyarajVaidehi
Kavithai Pada NeramillaiRaguvaran
Idhu Oru ThodarkathaiMohan
Pesum PadamKamal HassanMagician's daughter
1988Agni NatchathiramPrabhu, KarthikAnjali
Kodi ParakuthuRajinikanth
SathyaKamal Hassan
JeevaSathyaraj
IllamSivakumar
KaliyugamPrabhu
1989MappillaiRajinikanthGeetha
VaramPrabhu
Nalaya ManithanPrabhu
Uthama PurushanPrabhuRekha
Vetri VizhaKamal Hassan, PrabhuLalitha
1990Pudhu PadaganVijaykanthDevi
Mounam SammadhamMammooty, Y. Gee. MahendraHema
1991Vaasalile Oru VennilaNizhalgal RaviKamal
Karpura MullaiRajaMaya Vinodini

Hindi[edit]

YearFilmCo-starRole
1988DayavanAditya PancholiSarita
Kab Tak Chupe RahungiAditya Pancholi
1989DostMithun Chakraborty
JurratKumar Gaurav
1990ShivaNagarjuna
2013Listen... Amaya
2015Hamari Adhuri Kahani

Kannada[edit]

YearFilmCo-starRole
1988Pushpaka VimanaKamal Hassan
1990Bannada GejjeV. Ravichandran
1991Ksheera SaagaraKumar Bangarappa
Belliyappa BangarappaKumar Bangarappa

Malayalam[edit]

YearFilmCo-starRole
1991Ente SooryaputhrikkuSuresh GopiMaya Vinodini
1991UlladakkamMohanlalReshma

Television[edit]


YearTitleRoleLanguageChannel
2010Super MomJudgeTamilSTAR Vijay
2014–2015UyirmaiTamilZee Tamil
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