Amala Biography (Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi)

Born: Amala Mukherjee

September 12, 1968 (age 44)

West Bengal, India

Residence: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Occupation: Actress, Social Activist, Bluecross Hyderbad Convenor.

Years active: 1986–1992

        2012-present

Spouse(s): Nagarjuna Rao Akkineni

        (1992–present)

Children : Akhil Akkineni

Relatives         Naga Chaitanya Akkineni

        (step-son)

         Nageswara Rao Akkineni

        (father-in-law)

Amala Akkineni (born September 12, 1968) is an Indian film actress and Animal welfare activist. She has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. She got the south filmfare award for best actress for the malayalam movie Ulladakkam

Early life

Amala was born on September 12, 1968, in West Bengal to an Irish mother and Bengali father. She has an elder brother and sister. She moved with her family to Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh as a kid when her Navy officer father was stationed there.[1] After attending Catholic school with middling success she switched to Kalakshetra, Chennai, Tamilnadu, where she trained in Bharatnatyam. She was 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. In 1992, She married Nagarjuna Akkineni and became a part of the Naidu Family.

Career

Amala made her debut in a Tamil film titled Mythili Ennai Kaathali directed by T. Rajendar, which was a big box office hit. Winning overnight fame, she charmed cinegoers in a flurry of fifty films. She acted in a number of Tamil movies. Her performance in Pushpak and Agni Natchathiram are unforgettable. She acted with her future husband Akkineni Nagarjuna in hits like Nirnayam and Siva. The latter was a mega blockbuster and brought her wider fame and recognition. She has acted with iconic actors like Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi, Mammootty and Mohan Lal.

She has also acted with Prabhu, Mohan, Sathyaraj (with whom gossips about her relationship) in Tamil, Kumar Bangarappa and V. Ravichandran in Kannada, Suresh Gopi in Malayalam and Nagarjuna, Venkatesh and Rajashekar in Telugu among several others. Her Hindi co-stars were Mithun Chakraborty, Vinod Khanna and Aditya Pancholi. She has worked with acclaimed directors like Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma. She quit acting in 1992 following her marriage to Nagarjuna, but made a comeback in 2012 with the Telugu film Life is Beautiful.[2] She received a CineMAA Award for Best Outstanding Actress in 2013 for Life is Beautiful.

Personal life

Amala is married to Telugu Film actor Akkineni Nagarjuna since 1992 and the couple have a son, Akhil. She is the step-mother of actor Naga Chaitanya Akkineni. Amala is the founder of Blue Cross of Hyderabad,[3] a non-government organization (NGO) in Hyderabad, India, which works towards the welfare of animals and preservation of animal rights. She is a vegan and an environmentalist. She also teaches Yoga for women, and actively promotes communal harmony.

Filmography

Tamil movies

Year             Film

1986:Mythili Ennai Kaathali

Kodai Mazhai

Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu

Panneer Nathigal

Kanne Kaniyamuthe

Oru Iniya Udhayam

Unnai Ondru Ketpen

1987: Velaikaran

Poopoova Poothirukku

Koottu Puzhukkal

Vedham Pudhithu

Kavithai Pada Neramillai

Idhu Oru Thodarkathai

Pesum Padam

1988: Agni Natchathiram

Kodi Parakuthu

Sathya

Jeeva

Illam

Kaliyugam

1989: Mappillai

Varam

Nalaya Manithan

Uthama Purushan

Vetri Vizha

1990:Pudhu Padagan

Mounam Sammadham

1991: Vaasalile Oru Vennila

Karpura Mullai

Telugu movies

Year         Film

1987 Kirai Dada

1988 Raktha Tilakam

                Chinna Babu

1989 Siva

1990 Raja Vikramarka

Prema Yuddham

Aggiramudu

1991 Nirnayam

1993 Aagraham

2012 Life is Beautiful

Hindi movies

Year          Film

1988 Dayavan

Kab Tak Chupe Rahungi

Pushpak

1989 Dost

                Jurrat

2013 Listen... Amaya

Malayalam movies

Year    Film

1988 Pushppakavimaanam

1991 Ente Sooryaputhrikku

1991 Ulladakkam

2005 Mounam Sammatham

Kannada movies

Year          Film

1990 Bannada Gejje

1992 Ksheera Saagara

Belliyappa Bangarappa

Awards

Ceremony                                          Category                Film      Result

2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Life Is Beautiful                                                                                                                                             Won

60th Filmfare Awards South Best Actor in a Supporting Role Life Is Beautiful                                                                                                                                              Won

CineMAA Awards Best Outstanding Actress Life Is Beautiful Won