12 Facts About Amala Akkineni

Amala Akkineni was born on 12 September 1967 and is an Indian actress, Bharatanatyam dancer, and activist.

Amala Akkineni has predominantly worked in Tamil films, in addition to Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada-language films.

Amala Akkineni was a leading actress in the Tamil film industry from 1986 to 1992 and has appeared in many blockbusters in Tamil and other languages.

Amala Akkineni was born in Calcutta to a Bengali Indian Navy officer and an Irish mother.

Amala Akkineni holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Bharatanatyam from Kalakshetra college of fine arts, Madras now Chennai.

Amala Akkineni is fluent in English, Telugu, and Tamil, and can understand Bengali.

Amala married Telugu actor Nagarjuna on 11 June 1992 and the couple has a son, actor Akhil Akkineni born in 1994.

Amala Akkineni 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.

Amala Akkineni acted with her future husband Akkineni Nagarjuna in hits such as Nirnayam and Siva.

Amala Akkineni garnered acclaim for her role in the film Ulladakkam.

Amala Akkineni quit acting in 1992 following her marriage to Nagarjuna.

Amala Akkineni received a CineMAA Award for Best Outstanding Actress and Telugu category Filmfare Award for best supporting actress in 2013 for her portrayal.