Amala (Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu)
Biography
Amala was born in West Bengal to an Irish Mother and Bengali Father. She has an elder brother and sister. She was educated in Kalakshetra, Madras. She was a Bharatanatyam dancer by profession.
Career
Amala made her debut in a Tamil film titled Mythili Yennai Kadali directed by T. Rajendar, which was a big box office hit. She has also starred in few Bollywood movies, however her career has been concentrated in the South Indian cinema.
Winning overnight fame in a Tamil film by famous director T. Rajendar, she charmed cinegoers in a flurry of fifty films. She acted in a number of Tamil and Telugu movies. Her performance in Pushpak, Mella Thiranthathu Kathavu, Vedham puthithu, Jeeva, Vellaikaran, Sathya, Agninakshtram (Gharshana), Nirnayam and Shiva are unforgettable. She acted with most of the tamil iconic actors like Rajinikanth, Kamalhassan,Shiva kumar,Prabhu, Satyaraj,Mohan and many.She worked with veteran directors like Bharathiraja, Maniratnam, Ram Gopal Verma.
She quickly became one of India's darling film stars--pretty, vivacious and a stunning dancer.
Personal life
In 1992, she married Telugu actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, who was her co-star in Ram Gopal Varma's Shiva (film) and became a stepmother to his 6-year-old son(at that time) named Naga Chaitanya, from her husband's first marriage.
Her son Akhil (born in 1994) acted in a movie 'Sisindri'(1995), an unacknowledged copy of the Hollywood film Baby's Day Out, as the baby.
Amala recently attended Nagarjuna's felicitation in Melbourne.
Amala and her husband Nagarjuna started the Blue Cross of Hyderabad, an organisation dedicated to animal welfare. Through the Blue Cross she works on nine areas: animal rescue; veterinary hospital; prevention of cruelty; animal shelter; mobile clinic; education; Wildlife protection; environmental protection; and community facilitation.
She is a practicing Vegetarian. She also teaches Yoga for women, and actively promotes communal harmony.
Filmography
Tamil Movies
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Mythili Ennai Kadali | |
| 1986 | Kodai Mazhai | |
| 1986 | Mella Thirandhadhu Kadhavu | |
| 1986 | Panneer Nathigal | |
| 1986 | Kanne Kaniyamuthe | |
| 1986 | Oru Iniya Udhayam | |
| 1986 | Unnai Ondru Ketpen | |
| 1987 | Velaikaran | |
| 1987 | Poopoova Poothirukku | |
| 1987 | Koottu Puzhukkal | |
| 1987 | Vedham Pudhidhu | |
| 1987 | Kavithai Pada Neramillai | |
| 1987 | Idhu Oru Thodarkathai | |
| 1988 | Agni Natchathiram | Gharshana (Telugu) |
| 1988 | Kodi Parakkuthu | |
| 1988 | Jeeva | |
| 1988 | Illam | |
| 1988 | Kaliyugam | |
| 1988 | Sathya | |
| 1989 | Mounam Sammadham | |
| 1989 | Maappillai | |
| 1989 | Varam | |
| 1989 | Nalaya Manithan | |
| 1989 | Uthama Purushan | |
| 1989 | Vetri Vizhaa | |
| 1990 | Pudhu Padagan | |
| 1991 | Vaasalile Oru Vennila | |
| 1991 | Karpura Mullai |
Telugu Movies
1. Shiva (1990)(Akkineni Nagarjuna)
2. Raja Vikramarka (1990) Chiranjeevi
3. Nirnayam (1991) (Akkineni Nagarjuna)
4. Aagraham (1993)Rajsekhar
5. Kirai dada (12-11-1987) (Akkineni Nagarjuna)
Hindi Movies
1. Dayavan (1988)
2. Dost (1989)
3. Jurrat (1989)
4. Kab Tak Chup Rahungi (1990)
Malayalam Movies
1. Ente Sooryaputhrikku (1991)
2. Ulladakkam (1991)
Kannada Movies
1. Bannadha Gejje
2.Bandana
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