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    Amala biography, Amala residence, Amala spouse, Amala children, Amala relatives, Amala early life, Amala awards, Amala films, Amala career, Amala pics, Amala date of birth,Amala movies listBorn: 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

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