Amala Akkineni

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Amala Akkineni (née Mukherjee) (born 12 September 1967[1]) is an Indian actress, Bharatanatyam dancer, and activist.[2] She has predominantly worked in Tamil films, in addition to Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada-language films. She was a leading actress in the Tamil film industry from 1986 to 1992 and has appeared in many blockbusters in Tamil and other languages. She has won two Filmfare Awards South, namely Best Actress – Malayalam for the 1991 film Ulladakkam[3] and Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for the 2012 film Life Is Beautiful.[4] Amala is the co-founder of Blue Cross of Hyderabad,[5] a non-government organisation (NGO) in Hyderabad, India, which works towards the welfare of animals and preservation of animal rights in India.[6][7]

Early life

Amala was born in Calcutta (present-day Kolkata) to a Bengali Indian Navy officer and an Irish mother.[8][9] Their family soon shifted to Madras (present-day Chennai) where she was brought up.[10] She has a brother.

Amala holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Bharatanatyam from Kalakshetra arts and cultural academy, Madras.[11] She gave many live performances worldwide.[12][13] She is fluent in English, Telugu, and Tamil, and can understand Bengali.[14][15]

Personal life

Amala married Telugu actor Nagarjuna on 11 June 1992 and the couple has a son, actor Akhil Akkineni born in 1994. She is the step-mother of actor Naga Chaitanya.[16] They currently live in Hyderabad.[13]

Career

She was persuaded to join films by T. Rajendar, who visited her home with his wife Usha and convinced her mother to let her act in the film, which would be a classical film featuring her Bharatanatyam dancing.[17] That film was Mythili Ennai Kaathali (1986) which was a box office hit. After the film's success, she acted in several Tamil films such as Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu (1986), Panneer Nadhigal (1986) and Velaikkaran (1987).[18] She acted with her future husband Akkineni Nagarjuna in hits such as Nirnayam and Siva.[19] She garnered acclaim for her role in the film Ulladakkam (1991).

She quit acting in 1992 following her marriage to Nagarjuna. After a hiatus of 20 years she made a comeback in 2012 with the Telugu film Life is Beautiful.[20] She received a CineMAA Award for Best Outstanding Actress and Telugu category Filmfare Award for best supporting actress in 2013 for her portrayal.

She returned to Malayalam cinema with C/O Saira Banu after a gap of 25 years, since Ulladakkam.[21]

Filmography

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Tamil

Year Title Role Note
1986 Mythili Ennai Kaathali Mythili Tamil film debut Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu Noorjahan
Panneer Nathigal Meera
Kanne Kaniyamuthe Kavita
Unnai Ondru Ketpen Gita
Oru Iniya Udhayam Anju
1987 Velaikaran Kaushalya
Poo Poova Poothirukku Mary
Koottu Puzhukkal
Vedham Pudhithu Vaidehi Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress — Tamil
Kavithai Paada Neramillai
Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai Sumathi
1988 Agni Natchathiram Anjali
Kodi Parakkuthu Aparna
Sathyaa Geetha Nair
Jeeva Geetha
Illam Saradha
Kaliyugam
Nethiyadi Amala Guest appearance
1989 Mappillai Geetha
Varam
Naalai Manithan Prabhu's girlfriend
Uthama Purushan Rekha
Vetri Vizha Lalitha
1990 Pudhu Padagan Devi
Mounam Sammadham Hema
1991 Vaasalil Oru Vennila Kamal
Karpoora Mullai Maya Vinodini
2022 Kanam Adhi's mother Shot simultaneously in Telugu[22]

Telugu

Year Title Role Note
1987 Kirayi Dada Lata Telugu film debut
1988 Chinababu Madhu
Raktha Tilakam Radha
1989 Siva Asha
1990 Prema Yuddham Latha
Raja Vikramarka Rekha
Aggiramudu Manasa
1991 Nirnayam Geetha
1991 Aagraham Chitra
2012 Life Is Beautiful Amma
2014 Manam Dance Teacher Cameo appearance
2022 Oke Oka Jeevitham Adhi's mother Shot simultaneously in Tamil[22]

Hindi

Year Title Role Note
1988 Dayavan Sarita Remake of Nayakan (1987)
Kab Tak Chup Rahungi Geeta
1989 Dost Pooja
Jurrat Renu
1990 Shiva Asha
2013 Listen... Amaya Sujata
2015 Hamari Adhuri Kahani Rohini Ruparel Cameo appearance
2018 Karwaan Tahira
2023 Tumse Na Ho Payega Pooja

Kannada

Year Title Role Note
1987 Pushpaka Vimana Magician's daughter Silent film Kannada debut
1990 Bannada Gejje Menaka
1991 Agni Panjara
1992 Ksheera Sagara
Belliyappa Bangarappa Mutthamma

Malayalam

Year Title Role Note
1991 Ente Sooryaputhrikku Maya Vinodini Malayalam film debut
Ulladakkam Reshma
2017 C/O Saira Banu Adv. Annie John Tharavadi
2021 The Fall into Spring Sulochana Ramachandran Short film

Television

Year Title Role Language Network
1991 Penn Tamil Doordarshan
1992 Sangursh Hindi Doordarshan
2010 Super mother Judge Tamil Star Vijay
2014–2015 Uyirmei Dr. Kavitha Sandeep Tamil Zee Tamil
2019 High Priestess Swathi Reddy Telugu ZEE5
2020 The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye Maya's mother Hindi Amazon Prime Video

Awards and honours

Year Award Award Category Work Result Ref.
1989 Cinema Express Awards Cinema Express Award for Best Actress Special Jury Illam
Agni Natchathiram		 Won [23]
1991 Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam Ulladakkam Won [3]
2013 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Life Is Beautiful Won [24]
CineMAA Awards CineMAA Awards for Best Outstanding Actress Won [25]
2013 SIIMA SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Nominated
2023 Oke Oka Jeevitham Nominated [26]
2024 Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Nominated

References

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