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Amala Paul at Filmfare Awards South Function
Born (1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 (age 33)
Aluva, Kerala, India
Occupations
Years active2009–present
Spouse
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(m. 2014;div. 2017)​
Jagat Desai
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(m. 2023)​
Children1

Amala Paul (born 26 October 1991) [1] is an Indian actress and producer who primarily appears in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She is a recipient of a Tamil Nadu State Film Award, a Filmfare Award South and two South Indian International Movie Awards. [2] [3]

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Amala started her career in the Malayalam film Neelathamara (2009), and later appeared in the Tamil film Mynaa (2010), which earned her the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress. She further received two SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for her performance in Run Baby Run (2012) and Oru Indian Pranayakadha (2013). She went onto appear in successful films such as Vettai (2012), Thalaivaa (2013), Velaiilla Pattadhari (2014), Hebbuli (2017), Thiruttu Payale 2 (2017), Ratsasan (2018) and The Goat Life (2024). Her titular role in Mili (2015), won her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress – Malayalam. [4]

Early life

Amala Paul was born on 26 October 1991 in Ernakulam, Kerala. [1] [5] [6] [7] Amala was born to Paul Varghese (d. 2017) and Annice Paul. [8] Her brother Abijith Paul also appeared in films following Amala's entry into the film industry. After completing her schooling from Nirmala Higher Secondary School Aluva, [9] [10] she took a sabbatical to begin a career in films, but has since joined St. Teresa's College in Kochi, to pursue a B.A. degree in English. [11] [12]

Amala's father had been strictly against Amala pursuing an acting career, but was forced to her decision with her brother strongly backing her ambition. [11] She later claimed that she had performing arts in her, revealing that her mother was a singer and her dad was into theatre in college. [13]

Career

2009–2010: Early career

After finishing studies, Lal Jose offered her a supporting role in his film, Neelathamara (2009). Despite emerging a success, the film failed to attract any further offers, as she had anticipated.[ citation needed ] She pursued roles in Tamil films and went on to sign for the low-budget comedy film Vikadakavi , which was delayed and ultimately became her sixth release, while also signing on to play the lead role in another small budget film Veerasekaran (2010). The film, which became her maiden Tamil release, was panned by critics and went completely unnoticed,[ citation needed ] while Amala's role was labelled as "minimal",[ citation needed ] and she later cited that she regretted doing the film and many of her scenes were edited out.[ citation needed ] Amala then went on to work in Samy's controversial Sindhu Samaveli (2010), portraying the role of Sundari, who has an illicit relationship with her father-in-law. She was approached after the major portions of her next release, Mynaa were ready, and signed on for Sindhu Samaveli before listening to the entirety of the story, claiming that she was shocked but not upset with the controversial scenes which she heard later. The director of the film had previously drawn criticism for his depictions of illicit romances as well as for assaulting his previous lead actress in a film, but Amala played down the issue citing that she had no problem with the director.[ citation needed ] Upon release, the film met with contrasting reviews, whilst some critics refused to give the film a rating, declaring their disgust at the film's plot. [14] Paul claimed that she received death threats from anonymous callers and was publicly scolded by women at a cinema hall in Chennai. [15]

Amala's next release, the romantic drama film Mynaa (2010), by Prabhu Solomon, made her a recognised actress in the industry. The film had garnered much anticipation prior to release, with noted distributors Udhayanidhi Stalin and Kalpathi S. Aghoram purchasing the rights of the film after being impressed with it. [16] Amala played the village belle Mynaa. [17] The film was successful at the box office. [16]

2011–2019: Experimentation and success

Following the success of the Tamil film, Mynaa, Amala was billed as the "new top star of 2011" as she subsequently signed on to several prominent projects. [2] Her first release of 2011 was in a supporting role in the Malayalam drama film Ithu Nammude Katha , a remake Tamil film Naadodigal , and her next release with Vikadakavi . Both films opened to limited screens due to the moderate budget of the projects, with her performance in the latter being described as "full of potential". [18] She went on to sign three big budget films with the drama Deiva Thirumagal , directed by Vijay, featuring her opposite Vikram and alongside Anushka, [11] becoming her next release. Her portrayal of school correspondent Shwetha Rajendran won critical acclaim, with a reviewer citing that her "expressive eyes help her leave a mark in a small but important role", whilst another critic claimed that she "acquits herself well". [19] [20] Her final release of 2011 was Ram Gopal Varma's Bejawada , which marked her début in Telugu language films. [21]

Amala's first release of 2012 was in Lingusamy's Vettai , alongside Arya, Madhavan and Sameera Reddy. [11] The film opened to critical and commercial acclaim with The New York Times claiming that the film "entertains without breaking any new ground, though it can also surprise". [22] Amala won mixed feedback for her performance, while the critic from Sify mentioned that she "is lovely to look at and her feisty performance proves that a star is born". [23] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com cited that she "struts, pouts and hams to the hilt". [24] The actress had three films released on the Valentine's Day weekend of 2012, with Balaji Mohan's bilingual Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi / Love Failure becoming critical and commercial successes. The film, made in Tamil and Telugu, featured her alongside Siddharth and portrayed her as a college girl, Parvathi, showing her romantic skills. About the Tamil version, a reviewer from The Hindu wrote: "Amala Paul, after coming across as convincing in her last few movies, looks finally set as a leading lady", while another critic labelled that she "comes across as natural" and "it is a pleasure to see her in a role and costumes that suit her age as compared to her recent movies". [25] [26] Rediff.com called the Telugu version of the film "refreshing", highlighting that the lead pair's on-screen chemistry "sparkles". [27] The romantic thriller Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal , opposite Atharvaa, also released on the same day in which she played Charulatha, a modern girl based in Bangalore. The film won mixed reviews, though the lead pair's on-screen chemistry was praised by critics, while another reviewer noted that "Amala renders an effortless act". [28] [29] She played a notable role in renowned director Dr. Biju's Akasathinte Niram , which was her first art-house film. The film was screened at the competition section for the Golden Goblet Award in the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival. She paired with veteran Malayalam actor Mohanlal in the film Run Baby Run , in which she played the role of a senior news channel editor. The film was a big commercial success and her performance as well as her chemistry with Mohanlal were highly appreciated. [30]

In 2013, Amala achieved her first commercial success in Telugu cinema. Her first release in 2013, V. V. Vinayak's directorial Naayak , opposite Ram Charan, went on to be one of the biggest critical as well as commercial successes of the year. [31] Her next film was Puri Jagannadh's romantic comedy Iddarammayilatho opposite Allu Arjun. Sangeetha Devi Dundroo of The Hindu commented: "Amala Paul manages to pull off a character that traverses a thin line between being naïve and downright silly. We wish we saw more of her." [32] Another reviewer, Sasidhar AS from The Times of India commented: "Amala Paul's characterisation is a delight, and she plays Komali so effectively that you'll be left wondering who else could have done the role better than her. She was a perfect choice to play a traditional Telugu girl." [33] She was later seen in A. L. Vijay's action entertainer Thalaivaa , opposite Vijay, as a police officer. [34] Her last release of the year was the Malayalam film Oru Indian Pranayakadha . [35]

In 2014, her first release was Samuthirakani's Nimirndhu Nil , opposite Jayam Ravi,[ citation needed ] which was simultaneously shot in Telugu as Janda Pai Kapiraju , in which Nani reprised the role of Jayam Ravi. [36] Her second release saw her collaborating with Dhanush in the blockbuster film, VIP. Amala's performance was well received and also saw her reprising her role in its sequel, VIP 2 in 2017 that was a commercial success as well.[ citation needed ]

In 2015, she played the titular role in Mili with Nivin Pauly. She also co-starred with Suriya in Pasanga 2 .[ citation needed ]

In 2016, she acted in Amma Kanakku an official remake of Nil Battey Sannata by Ashwini Iyer, and won acclaim for her performance. In 2017 she starred in the Kannada film opposite Sudeepa in Hebbuli which was a commercial success.[ citation needed ]

Amala switched back to two Tamil films in 2018, both which went on to become commercial successes. Bhaskar Oru Rascal saw her playing the role of Anu opposite Arvind Swamy. While in Ratsasan , she starred alongside Vishnu Vishal which received critical acclaim. In 2019, she starred in Tamil-Telugu bilingual film, Aadai , which met with positive reviews. [37]

2021–present: Continued success

In 2021, she appeared in anthology films Kutty Story and Pitta Kathalu . She was next seen in web series, Kudi Yedamaithe in Telugu, Ranjish Hi Sahi (web series) in Hindi and Victim: Who is Next? in Tamil. The OTT film, Cadaver (2022), which is an investigative thriller was released on Disney+ Hotstar on 12 August. The film saw Amala venture into Production. [38]

She was also seen in back to back Malayalam films, The Teacher and Christopher which turned out be average. In 2023, she did a cameo alongside Ajay Devgn in Bholaa. [39]

2024 saw one of Amala's highest grossing release with the critically acclaimed Aadujeevitham. Starring alongside Prithviraj, the film turned out to become one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time collecting 158.15 crore, also becoming one of the highest grossing Indian film of 2024. [40]

Personal life

Amala had changed her on-screen name to Anakha, on director Samy's insistence, who cited that another actress, Amala Akkineni had already made her name popular. However, after the failure of her 2011 film Sindhu Samaveli , she reverted to her birth name, since she felt that the replacement had brought her bad luck. [11] Her brother Abijith Paul is also an actor and appeared in minor roles in a few films. [41]

As early as 2011, when Amala was working on Deiva Thirumagal , she was romantically linked to director A. L. Vijay, but denied that the pair were dating. [42] On 7 June 2014, she got engaged to Vijay at Aluva in Kochi. [43] The couple got married on 12 June 2014 at Mayor Ramanathan Chettiar Hall, Chennai. [44] [45] In 2016, Amala and Vijay filed for a divorce due to disagreement between her and her in-laws on continuing her acting career. [46] [47] They divorced in 2017. [48]

She married entrepreneur Jagat Desai in 2023. [49] They have a son named Ilai born on 11 June 2024. [50]

In January 2018, Amala was arrested for tax evasion. A crime branch investigation had found that she had registered her luxury car in Puducherry with fake documents. [51] [52] Later, the case was closed citing jurisdictional issues. [53]

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Amala is considered among the highest-paid Malayalam actresses. [54] Amala was named the Kochi Times Most Desirable Women in 2013, [55] and was placed 3rd in 2014. [56] Her performance in Aadai is regarded as one of the "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade" by Film Companion . [57]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2009 Neelathamara Beena Malayalam
2010 Veerasekaran Sugandhi Tamil
Sindhu Samaveli SundariCredited as Anakha
Mynaa Mynaa
2011 Ithu Nammude Katha AishwaryaMalayalam
Vikadakavi KavithaTamil
Deiva Thirumagal Shwetha Rajendran
Bejawada Geetanjali Telugu
2012 Vettai JayanthiTamil
Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi / Love Failure ParvathiTamil/Telugu Bilingual Film in Tamil & Telugu
Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal Charulatha "Charu/Latha"Tamil
Akasathinte Niram Young ladyMalayalam
Run Baby Run Renuka
2013 Naayak NandiniTelugu
Iddarammayilatho Komali Sankarabharanam
Thalaivaa ACP Meera NarayananTamil
Oru Indian Pranayakadha Irene GardnerMalayalam
2014 Nimirndhu Nil PoomariTamil
Velaiilla Pattadhari Dr. Shalini
Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam HerselfSpecial appearance
Iyobinte Pusthakam DancerMalayalamCameo appearance
2015 Mili Milli Nair
Janda Pai Kapiraju IndumathiTelugu
Lailaa O Lailaa Anjali "Lailaa" MenonMalayalam
Pasanga 2 Venba Thamizh NadanTamil
2016 2 Penkuttikal AswathyMalayalam
Amma Kanakku Shanti GopalTamil [58]
Shajahanum Pareekuttiyum JiaMalayalam
2017 Hebbuli Nandhini Kannada [59]
Achayans RitaMalayalam
Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 Dr. Shalini RaghuvaranTamil
Thiruttu Payale 2 Agalya Selvam
2018 Bhaskar Oru Rascal Anu
Ratsasan Vijaya "Viji" Lakshmi
2019 Aadai Kamini / Sudhanthira Kodi
2021 Kutty Story MrinaliniSegment: "Edhirpaara Mutham" [60]
Pitta Kathalu MeeraTeluguSegment: "Meera" [61] [62]
2022 Cadaver Dr. Badhra ThangavelTamilAlso producer [63] [64]
The Teacher DevikaMalayalam [65]
2023 Christopher Sulekha [66]
Bholaa Dr. Swara Hindi Cameo appearance [67]
2024 The Goat Life Sainu NajeebMalayalam [68]
Level Cross Chaitali [69]
2025Dvija†TBAFilming [70]

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2021 Kudi Yedamaithe CI Durga GoudTelugu [71]
2022 Ranjish Hi Sahi Amna ParvezHindi [72]
Raju Vootla PartyHerselfTamilPromote Cadaver [73]
Victim: Who is Next? AnjanaEpisode: "Confession"

Awards

List of awards
YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2011 Amrita-FEFKA Film Awards Best Actress -Tamil Mynaa Won [74]
Edison Awards Best Debut ActressWon[ citation needed ]
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best ActressWon [75]
MGR-Sivaji AwardsBest New ActressWon[ citation needed ]
Vijay Awards Best Debutant ActressWon [76]
2012Jaya AwardsYouth Female Icon of the Year Deiva Thirumagal Won[ citation needed ]
1st South Indian International Movie Awards Rising Female Star of South Indian cinema–Won[ citation needed ]
2013 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Malayalam Run Baby Run Won[ citation needed ]
2014 Vanitha Film Awards Most Popular Actress Oru Indian Pranayakadha Won [77] [78]
Asianet Film Awards Best ActressWon[ citation needed ]
3rd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – MalayalamWon[ citation needed ]
Amrita Film Awards Best Actor (Female)Won[ citation needed ]
2015 Vijay Awards Best Actress Velaiilla Pattadhari Won[ citation needed ]
The Times of India Most Desirable Married Women of KollywoodWon [79]
Asiavision Awards Outstanding performer of the year – Female Mili Won[ citation needed ]
201611th Ramu Karyat AwardsBest ActressWon[ citation needed ]
Filmfare Awards South Critics Best Actress – Malayalam Won[ citation needed ]
2019Behindwoods Gold MedalBehindwoods Gold Medal For Best Actress Critics – Tamil Aadai Won [80]
Critics Choice Movie Awards - TamilBest Actress in a Leading RoleWon[ citation needed ]
Tamil Cinema Journalist Dailies Association AwardsWon[ citation needed ]

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