- Amala (actress)
Infobox actor
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name = Amala
birthname = Amala Mukherjee
notable role = "Shiva" (1989)Amala Akkineni is a famous yesteryear
South India n filmactress , who has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada,Malayalam, andHindi films.Biography
Amala was born in
West Bengal to an Irish Mother and Bengali Father. Her original name is Amala Mukherjee. She has an elder brother and sister. She was educated in Kalakshetra, Madras. She was aBharatanatyam dancer by profession.Career
Amala made her debut in a Tamil film titled
Mythili Yennai Kadali directed byT. Rajendar , which was a big box office hit. She has also starred in fewBollywood movies, however her career has been concentrated in theSouth India n 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 andTelugu movies. Her performance inPushpak , Mella Thiranthathu Kathavu, Vedham puthithu, Jeeva, Vellaikaran, Sathya, Agninakshtram (Gharshana), Nirnayam and Shiva are unforgettable.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 inRam Gopal Verma 'sShiva (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 filmBaby'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 teachesYoga for women, and actively promotes communal harmony.Filmography
Tamil Movies
Telugu Movies
1. Shiva (film) (1990) .... Asha ... aka Udhayam (India: Tamil title: dubbed version)2. Raja Vikramarka (1990) ... aka King Vikramarka3. Nirnayam (1991) 4. Aagraham (1993)
Hindi Movies1. Dayavan (1988) 2. Dost (1989) 3. Jurrat (1989) 4. Kab Tak Chup Rahungi (1990)
Malayalam Movies 1. Ente Sooryaputhrikku (1991) 2. Ulladakkam (1991)
Kannada Movies1. Pushpak (1988) .... Magician's daughter ... aka Pesum Padam (India: Tamil title) ... aka Pushpaka Vimana (India: Kannada title) ... aka Pushpaka Vimanam (India: Malayalam title) ... aka The Love Chariot (India: English title)2. Bannada Gejje
Filmography needs further clarification. Many unpopular films may be missed here.
External links
* [http://www.tamilshots.com/thumbnails-380.html Amala Actress Mini Photo Gallery]
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