Amala Akkineni is an Indian actress, dancer, and social worker. She was born on 12 September 1968 in Kolkata, West Bengal. She earned a degree from Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts, Chennai. Her mother’s name is Ammatho Amala. 

She is married to actor Nagarjuna. They are parents to a son named Akhil Akkineni. 

Interesting facts about Amala Akkineni

Amala Akkineni has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi film industries. 

In the year 1986, she played the role of a Bharatanatyam dancer in filmmaker T Rajendra’s film ‘Mithili Enani Kaathli.’

Amala Akkineni has worked in more than 55 films in her acting career. 

Amala Akkineni’s films with Nagarjuna 

She worked with her husband Nagarujuna in films like ‘Shiva’ (1989), and ‘Nirnayam’ (1991).

After her marriage with Nagarjuna, she took a break from the film industry and made a comeback in the year 2012 with the Telugu film ‘Life is Beautiful.’ She received the CineMAA Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. 

Amala Akkineni’s social work

Amala Akkineni is the co-founder of The Blue Cross of Hyderabad, an organization that works for animal rescue and animal rights protection. 

In the year 2014, she appeared in the role of ‘Dr Kavitha Sandeep’ in the Tamil TV serial ‘Uyirmai.’

In 2015, she assumed the role of the Director of Annapurna International School, Film and Media, Hyderabad. 

Amala Akkineni’s filmography

Amala Akkineni’s popular films are Mappillai (1989), Aggiramudu (1990), Jeeva (1988), Vedham Pudhithu (1987), Varam (1989), Dost (1989), Nethiyadi (1989), Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2915), Manam (2014), Nirnayam (1991), Velaikkaran (1987), Karwaan (2018), and many more.