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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Amala Akkineni
| image = Amala Akkineni Hyderabad 2010.jpg
| caption = Akkineni in 2010
| birth_name = Amala Mukherjee
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1967|9|12}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/akkineni-nagarjuna-rings-in-46th-birthday-in-thailand/ |title=Akkineni Nagarjuna rings in 46th birthday in Thailand |work=The Indian Express}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]], India
| nationality =
| occupation = Actress, animal welfare activist
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]]|1992}}
| children = [[Akhil Akkineni]]<br />[[Naga Chaitanya]] (step-son)
| relatives = [[Daggubati–Akkineni family]]
| alma mater = [[Kalakshetra]], [[Chennai]]
| yearsactive = 1986–1993; 2012–present
}}

'''Amala Akkineni''' (''[[née]]'' '''Mukherjee''') is an Indian actress, [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer, and [[animal welfare]] activist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/amala-for-a-fit-mind-body/article1036447.ece |title=Amala for a fit mind, body |author=S.B.VIJAYA MARY |work=The Hindu}}</ref> She has predominantly worked in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films, in addition to [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Hindi]], [[Malayalam]], and [[Kannada]]-language films. She was a leading actress in the Tamil film industry in the late 1980s and has appeared in many blockbusters in Tamil and other languages. She has won two [[Filmfare Awards South]], namely [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam|Best Actress – Malayalam]] for the 1991 film ''[[Ulladakkam]]''<ref name="archive.org">{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/39thAnnualFilmfareMalayalamBestFilmActress |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170208064602/https://archive.org/details/39thAnnualFilmfareMalayalamBestFilmActress |url-status=dead |title=39th Annual Filmfare Malayalam Best Film Actress : santosh : Free Dow… |date=8 February 2017 |archive-date=8 February 2017 |website=Archive.is |access-date=21 March 2019}}</ref> and [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu|Best Supporting Actress – Telugu]] for the 2012 film ''[[Life Is Beautiful (2012 film)|Life Is Beautiful]]''.<ref name="Sangeetha Devi Dundoo">{{cite web |author=Sangeetha Devi Dundoo |title=Amala Akkineni : Behind the glamour of cinema |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/amala-akkineni-behind-the-glamour-of-cinema/article7374487.ece |work=The Hindu}}</ref>

Amala is the co-founder of [[Blue Cross of Hyderabad]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Blue Cross of Hyderabad – The Team |url=http://www.bluecrosshyd.in/team.php |work=Blue Cross of Hyderabad |date=26 January 2011 |access-date=26 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804000535/http://www.bluecrosshyd.in/team.php |archive-date=4 August 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> a non-government organisation (NGO) in [[Hyderabad, India]], which works towards the welfare of animals and preservation of animal rights in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/i-treasure-my-quiet-time-amala-akkineni/article3558589.ece |title='I treasure my quiet time': Amala Akkineni |author=S.B. Vijaya Mary |work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/respect-saniation-workers-amala-akkineni-tells-people/article7130108.ece |title=Respect saniation [sic] workers, Amala Akkineni tells people |author=T.Lalith Singh |work=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Early life==
Amala was born in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] (present-day Kolkata) to a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] [[Indian Navy]] officer and an Irish mother.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skjbollywoodnews.com/2015/06/amala-akkineni-on-her-return-to-acting/4131937.html |title=Amala Akkineni on Her Return To Acting |author=Subhash K Jha |date=17 June 2015 |work=SKJ Bollywood News |access-date=16 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619050512/http://skjbollywoodnews.com/2015/06/amala-akkineni-on-her-return-to-acting/4131937.html |archive-date=19 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-measure-of-a-woman/article4174412.ece |title=The measure of a woman |author=SUBHA J RAO |work=The Hindu}}</ref> She has a brother. Amala holds a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] degree in [[Bharatanatyam]] from [[Kalakshetra]] college of fine arts, [[Madras]] now [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hixic.com/sweetyangel/amala-akkineni-the-person-with-the-most-beautiful-heart |title=Amala Akkineni, The Person with the Most Beautiful Heart |date=11 September 2018 |website=Hixic |language=en |access-date=25 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525092721/https://www.hixic.com/sweetyangel/amala-akkineni-the-person-with-the-most-beautiful-heart |archive-date=25 May 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She gave many live performances worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ritzmagazine.in/2013/08/dancing-through-life-crusading-for-a-cause/ |title=February '13 – Crusading for a cause |work=RITZ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829161323/http://www.ritzmagazine.in/2013/08/dancing-through-life-crusading-for-a-cause/ |archive-date=29 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/hyderabad-times/A-day-in-the-life-of-Amala-Akkineni/articleshow/1612443872.cms |title=A day in the life of Amala Akkineni |work=The Times of India}}</ref> She was subsequently persuaded to join films by [[T. Rajender]], 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.<ref name="gorantha">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4facuGogBY |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612104048/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4facuGogBY |archive-date=12 June 2014 |url-status=dead |title=Amala |publisher=Gorantha Deepam |date=24 June 2011 |access-date=29 March 2013}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Amala married Telugu actor [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] on 11 June 1992 and the couple has a son, actor [[Akhil Akkineni]] born in 1994. She is the step-mother of actor [[Naga Chaitanya]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=3204 |title=A Kinder Vision |author=Himalayan Academy |work=hinduismtoday.com}}</ref> They currently live in [[Hyderabad]].<ref name="indiatimes.com"/>

==Career==
Amala made her debut in a Tamil film titled ''[[Mythili Ennai Kaathali]]'', directed by [[T. Rajendar]], which was a huge box office hit. Winning overnight fame, she charmed cinegoers in a flurry of fifty films, including a number of [[Tamil films|Tamil]] box office hits. She acted with her future husband Akkineni Nagarjuna in hits such as [[Nirnayam (1991 film)|Nirnayam]] and [[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Siva]]. She received [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]] for the film ''[[Ulladakkam]]'' (1991).

She quit acting in 1992 following her marriage to Nagarjuna. After a hiatus of 20 years she made a comeback in 2012 with the Telugu film ''[[Life Is Beautiful (2012 film)|Life is Beautiful]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amala Akkineni makes comeback with 'Life Is Beautiful' |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/amala-makes-comeback-with-life-is-beautiful/286289-71-180.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831011533/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/amala-makes-comeback-with-life-is-beautiful/286289-71-180.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 August 2012 |access-date=1 September 2012}}</ref> She received a [[CineMAA Awards|CineMAA Award for Best Outstanding Actress]] and Telugu category Filmfare Award for best supporting actress in 2013 for her portrayal.

She returned to [[Malayalam cinema]] with [[C/O Saira Banu]] after a gap of 25 years, since ''Ulladakkam''.<ref name="release">{{cite news |author=Digital Native |title=Amala-Manju Warrier starrer 'C/o Saira Banu' ready for release |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/amala-manju-warrier-starrer-co-saira-banu-ready-release-57511 |access-date=5 March 2017 |work=[[The News Minute]] |date=20 February 2017}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

===Tamil===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Note
|-
| rowspan=6|1986|| ''[[Mythili Ennai Kaathali]]'' || Mythili || Tamil film debut
|-
| ''[[Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu]]'' || Noorjahan ||
|-
| ''Panneer Nathigal'' ||||
|-
| ''Kanne Kaniyamuthe'' ||Rahman||
|-
| ''Unnai Ondru Ketpen'' || Mohan ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Iniya Udhayam]]'' || Anju ||
|-
| rowspan=7 |1987|| ''[[Velaikkaran (1987 film)|Velaikaran]]'' || Kaushalya||
|-
| ''[[Poo Poova Poothirukku]]'' ||Mary||
|-
| ''[[Kootu Puzhukkal]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Vedham Pudhithu]]'' || Vaidehi||
|-
| ''[[Kavithai Paada Neramillai]]'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai]]'' || Sumathi ||
|-
| ''[[Pushpak|Pesum Padam]]'' || Magician's daughter|| Silent film
|-
| rowspan="7" |1988|| ''[[Agni Natchathiram]]'' || Anjali||
|-
| ''[[Kodi Parakuthu]]'' ||Aparna||
|-
| ''[[Sathya (1988 film)|Sathya]]'' ||Geetha Nair||
|-
| ''[[Jeeva (1988 film)|Jeeva]]'' ||Geetha||
|-
| ''[[Illam (film)|Illam]]'' ||Saradha||
|-
| ''[[Kaliyugam (1988 film)|Kaliyugam]]'' ||||
|-
| ''[[Nethiyadi]]'' || Amala || Guest appearance
|-
| rowspan=5|1989|| ''[[Mappillai (1989 film)|Mappillai]]'' || Geetha||
|-
| ''Varam'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Nalaya Manithan]]'' ||Prabhu's girlfriend||
|-
| ''[[Uthama Purushan]]'' || Rekha||
|-
| ''[[Vetri Vizha]]'' || Lalitha||
|-
|rowspan=2 |1990|| ''[[Pudhu Padagan]]'' || Devi||
|-
| ''[[Mounam Sammadham]]'' || Hema||
|-
| rowspan=2|1991|| ''Vaasalil Oru Vennila'' || Kamal||
|-
| ''[[Karpoora Mullai]]'' || Maya Vinodini||
|-
|2021
|''[[Oke Oka Jeevitham|Kanam]]''
|{{TBA}}
|Shot simultaneously in Telugu; Completed<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=5 October 2020 |title=Amala Akkineni returns to Tamil cinema after two decades with upcoming bilingual |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/amala-akkineni-returns-tamil-cinema-after-two-decades-upcoming-bilingual-134539 |access-date=13 May 2021 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>
|}

===Telugu===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Note
|-
| 1987|| ''[[Kirai Dada|Kirayi Dada]]'' || Lata|| Telugu film debut
|-
| rowspan=2 |1988|| ''[[Chinababu]]'' || Madhu ||
|-
| ''[[Raktha Tilakam]]'' || Radha||
|-
| rowspan=1|1989|| ''[[Siva (1989 Telugu film)|Shiva]]'' || Asha||
|-
| rowspan=3|1990|| ''[[Prema Yuddham]]'' ||Latha||
|-
| ''[[Raja Vikramarka (1990 film)|Raja Vikramarka]]'' || Rekha||
|-
| ''[[Aggiramudu]]'' || Manasa||
|-
| rowspan=1|1991|| ''[[Nirnayam (1991 film)|Nirnayam]]'' || Geetha||
|-
| rowspan=|1993|| ''[[Aagraham (1993 film)|Aagraham]]'' ||Chitra ||
|-
| rowspan=1|2012|| ''[[Life Is Beautiful (2012 film)|Life Is Beautiful]]'' || Amma ||
|-
|rowspan=1|2014|| ''[[Manam (film)|Manam]]'' || Dance Teacher || Cameo appearance
|-
|2021
|''[[Oke Oka Jeevitham]]''
|{{TBA}}
|Shot simultaneously in Tamil; Completed<ref name=":0" />
|}

===Hindi===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !! Film !! Role!! Note
|-
| rowspan=2 |1988 || ''[[Dayavan]]'' || Sarita || Hindi film debut
|-
| ''[[Kab Tak Chup Rahungi]]'' ||Geeta ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1989 || ''[[Dost (1989 film)|Dost]]'' ||Pooja ||
|-
| ''[[Jurrat (film)|Jurrat]]'' || Renu ||
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Shiva (1990 film)|Shiva]]'' || Asha||
|-
|2013 || ''[[Listen... Amaya]]'' || Sujata ||
|-
|2015 || ''[[Hamari Adhuri Kahani]]'' || Rohini Ruparel || Cameo appearance
|-
|2018||''[[Karwaan]]''||Tahira||
|}

===Kannada===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !! Film !! Role!! Note
|-
|1987|| ''[[Pushpaka Vimana (1987 film)|Pushpaka Vimana]]'' || Magician's daughter|| Silent film Kannada film debut
|-
|1990 || ''[[Bannada Gejje]]'' || Menaka ||
|-
|1991 || ''Agni Panjara'' || ||
|-
|rowspan=2|1992 || ''Ksheera Sagara'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Belliyappa Bangarappa]]'' || Mutthamma ||
|}

===Malayalam===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !! Film !! Role !! Note
|-
| 1986 || ''Ariyaatha Bandham'' || Revathy || Malayalam film debut
|-
| rowspan = 2 | 1991 || ''[[Ente Sooryaputhrikku]]'' || Maya Vinodini ||
|-
| ''[[Ulladakkam]]'' || Reshma ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[C/O Saira Banu]]'' || Adv. Annie John Tharavadi ||
|-
|2021||''The Fall into Spring''||Neerav's mother||Short film
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language
! Channel
|-
|1991||''Penn''||||Tamil|| [[Doordarshan]]
|-
| 2010 || ''Super mother'' || Judge || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[STAR Vijay]]
|-
| 2014–2015|| ''[[Uyirmai]]'' ||Dr. Kavitha Sandeep || Tamil || [[Zee Tamil]]
|-
| 2019|| ''[[High Priestess(series)|High Priestess]]'' || Swathi Reddy || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || [[List of ZEE5 original web series|Zee5 original web series]]
|-
| 2020|| ''[[The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye]]'' || Maya's mother || Hindi || [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
|}

==Awards and honours==
=== Film awards ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
! Year
! Award
! Award Category & Work
|-
|- bgcolor="#edf3fe"

| 1989 || [[Cinema Express Awards]] || ''[[Illam (film)|Illam]], [[Agni Natchathiram]]''
|-
| 1991 || rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Awards South]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam]] – ''[[Ulladakkam]]''<ref name="archive.org" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012 || [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu]] – ''[[Life Is Beautiful (2012 film)|Life Is Beautiful]]''
|-
| [[CineMAA Awards]] || Best Outstanding Actress – ''[[Life Is Beautiful (2012 film)|Life Is Beautiful]]''
|}

=== Social welfare awards ===

* 2012: Jeev Daya Purashkaar from [[Animal Welfare Board of India]]
* 2017: Nari Shakti Award from [[Ministry of Women and Child Development]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|name=Amala}}

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