| Alias | Amal Akkineni, Amala Mukherjee |
|---|---|
| Age | 49 years |
| Height | 5'8" |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Language Worked in | Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam |
| Spouse | Nagarjuna Akkineni |
| Children | Naga Chaitanya Akkineni , Akhil Akkineni |
| Birth Place | West Bengal, India |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Education | Kalakshetra, Madras |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Favourite Cuisine | South Indian |
| Favourite Color | Blue |
| City | Hyderabad |
Amala Akkineni (born September 12, 1968) is an Indian film actress and Animal welfare activist. She has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.
Amala was born on September 12, 1968 in West Bengal to an Irish mother and Bengali father. She has an elder brother and sister. She moved with her family to Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh as a kid when her navy officer father was stationed there. After attending Catholic school with middling success she switched to Kalakshetra, Chennai, Tamilnadu where she trained in Bharatnatyam. She is fluent in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English languages.
Amala made her debut in a Tamil film titled Mythili Ennai Kaathali directed by T. Rajendar, which was a big box office hit. Winning overnight fame, she charmed cinegoers in a flurry of fifty films. She acted in a number of Tamil movies. Her performance in Pushpak and Agni Natchathiram are unforgettable. She acted with her future husband Akkineni Nagarjuna in hits like Nirnayam and Siva. The latter was a mega blockbuster and brought her wider fame and recognition. She has acted with iconic actors like Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi, Mammootty and Mohan Lal. She has also acted with Prabhu, Mohan, Sathyaraj (with whom gossips about her relationship) in Tamil, Kumar Bangarappa and V. Ravichandran in Kannada, Suresh Gopi in Malayalam and Nagarjuna, Venkatesh and Rajashekar in Telugu among several others. Her Hindi co-stars were Mithun Chakraborty, Vinod Khanna and Aditya Pancholi. She has worked with acclaimed directors like Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma. She quit acting in 1992 following her marriage to Nagarjuna, but made a comeback in 2012 with the Telugu film Life is Beautiful
Amala is married to Telugu Film actor Akkineni Nagarjuna since 1992 and the couple have a son, Akhil. She is the step-mother of actor Naga Chaitanya Akkineni. Amala is the founder of Blue Cross of Hyderabad,[3] a non-government organization (NGO) in Hyderabad, India, which works towards the welfare of animals and preservation of animal rights. She is a vegan and an environmentalist. She also teaches Yoga for women, and actively promotes communal harmony.