| Amala Akkineni | |
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Amala at TeachAIDS launch in 2010 |
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| Born | Amala September 12, 1968 West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Actress, Social Activist, Bluecross Hyderbad Convenor. |
| Years active | 1986–1992 |
| Spouse | Nagarjuna (1992–present) |
Amala Akkineni is an Indian film actress and Animal welfare activist. She has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films.
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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 where she trained in Bharatnatyam. She is married to Telugu movie actor Nagarjuna. She is also one of the prominent animal rights activists of India.
Amala made her debut in a Tamil film titled Mythili Yennai Kadali 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 (dubbed in Telugu as Gharshana) are unforgettable. She acted with her future husband in hits like Nirnayam and Shiva. The latter was a mega blockbuster and brought her wider fame and recognition. She acted with iconic actors like Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan, Mammootty, Prabhu, Mohan, Satya Raj(with whom gossips about her relationship) in Tamil,Kumar Bangarappa and V. Ravichandran in Kannada,Suresh Gopi in Malayalam and Nagarjuna, Venkatesh,Rajashekar and Chiranjeevi in Telugu among several others. Her Hindi co-stars were Mithun Chakraborty, Vinod Khanna and Aditya Pancholi. She worked with veteran directors like Bharathiraja, Maniratnam and Ram Gopal Varma.
Amala is married to Telugu Film actor Akkineni Nagarjuna. Amala is the founder of Blue Cross of Hyderabad,[2] 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. She has a son named Akhil Akkineni.
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Mythili Ennai Kathali | |
| Kodai Mazhai | ||
| Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu | ||
| Panneer Nathigal | ||
| Kanne Kaniyamuthe | ||
| Oru Iniya Udhayam | ||
| Unnai Ondru Ketpen | ||
| 1987 | Velaikaran | Rajinikanth |
| Sathya | Kamal Hassan | |
| Poopoova Poothirukku | ||
| Koottu Puzhukkal | ||
| Vedham Pudhithu | Sathyaraj | |
| Kavithai Pada Neramillai | ||
| Idhu Oru Thodarkathai | ||
| 1988 | Agni Natchathiram | Prabhu Ganesan, Karthik Muthuraman |
| Kodi Parakuthu | Rajinikanth | |
| Jeeva | Sathyaraj | |
| Illam | Sivakumar | |
| Kaliyugam | ||
| Pesum Padam | Kamal Haasan | |
| 1989 | Mappillai | Rajinikanth |
| Varam | ||
| Nalaya Manithan | ||
| Uthama Purushan | Prabhu Ganesan | |
| Vetri Vizha | Kamal Hassan | |
| 1990 | Pudhu Padagan | Vijaykanth, Sarathkumar |
| Mounam Sammadham | Mammooty, Y.G.Mahendran | |
| 1991 | Vaasalile Oru Vennila | |
| Karpura Mullai |
| Year | Film | Co-star |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Kirai Dada | Nagarjuna |
| 1988 | Raktha Tilakam | Venkatesh |
| Chinna Babu | Nagarjuna | |
| 1989 | Shiva | Nagarjuna |
| 1990 | Raja Vikramarka | Chiranjeevi |
| Prema Yuddham | Nagarjuna | |
| Aggi Ramudu | Venkatesh | |
| 1991 | Nirnayam | Nagarjuna |
| Year | Film | Co-star |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Dayavan | Aditya Pancholi |
| Kab Tak Chupe Rahungi | Aditya Pancholi | |
| Pushpak | Kamal Haasan | |
| 1989 | Dost | Mithun Chakraborty |
| Jurrat | Kumar Gaurav |
| Year | Film | Co-star | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ente Sooryaputhrikku | Suresh Gopi | Maya Vinodini |
| 1992 | Ulladakkam | Mohanlal | Reshma |
| Year | Film | Co-star |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Bannada Gejje | V. Ravichandran |
| 1992 | Ksheera Saagara | Kumar Bangarappa |
| Belliyappa Bangarappa | Kumar Bangarappa |