Amritha Aiyer

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Amritha Aiyer
Amritha Aiyer at HanuMan gratitude meet (1).jpg
Amritha in 2024
Born (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Amritha Aiyer (born 14 May 1994) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil and Telugu language films. Her first lead role was in the Tamil film Padaiveeran in 2018 and she has since starred in the Tamil films Bigil (2019) and Lift (2021) and Telugu films Red (2021), and Hanu Man (2024). [1]

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Her 2024 Telugu film, Hanu-Man , broke several box-office records for a Telugu film. The film has grossed over ₹350 crore (US$40 million), [2] emerging as the Fourth highest-grossing Telugu film of 2024, Tenth highest-grossing Indian film of 2024, and the Eighth highest-grossing Telugu film worldwide (At the time of its release, Jan' 2024). [3]

Early life

Aiyer was born into a Tamil-speaking family on 14 May 1994 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and raised in Bengaluru, Karnataka. [4] She attended NHR School, Bangalore, and completed her degree in commerce at St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore. [5]

Career

She made her debut as lead actress in Padaiveeran (2018) opposite Vijay Yesudas, where she played the role of Malar. In response to her role, a reviewer of the film from The Hindu stated that "Amritha fits in her role aptly". [6] She later played a lead role opposite Vijay Antony in Kaali (2018). [7] In 2019, she was to make her Kannada debut with Gramayana starring Vinay Rajkumar, [8] but the project was stalled after the producer got COVID. [9] She played the role of Thendral, the Tamil Nadu football team captain, in Atlee's Bigil (2019), alongside Vijay. [2]

In 2021, Aiyer made her Telugu debut in Red , opposite Ram Pothineni, and directed by Kishore Tirumala. [10] Her second release was Vanakkam Da Mappilei opposite G. V. Prakash Kumar, a film released directly via Sun NXT. [11] Her third release was Lift , the film opt for the theatrical release and directly released via Disney+ Hotstar. [12]

Her only release in 2022, was a Tamil film Coffee with Kadhal opposite Jai. [13]

Aiyer then shot for Telugu film Hanu-Man opposite Teja Sajja. [14] and an untitled Tamil-Telugu bilingual film, opposite Teejay Arunachalam. [15] The film Hanu-Man premiered on January 12, 2024. [16]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Amritha Aiyer films and roles
YearTitleRole(s)Language(s)NotesRef.
2018 Padaiveeran MalarTamilDebut as lead actress [17]
Kaali ThenmozhiTamil [18]
2019 Bigil ThendralTamil [19]
2021 Red Gayathri Telugu [20]
30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ela Akshara / AmmayigaruTelugu [21]
Vanakkam Da Mappilei ThulasiTamil [22]
Lift HariniTamil [23]
Arjuna Phalguna SravaniTelugu [24]
2022 Coffee with Kaadhal Abinaya "Abi"Tamil [25]
2024 Hanu-Man MeenakshiTelugu [26]
Bachchala Malli KaveriTelugu [27]

Short films

List of Amritha Aiyer short film credits
YearTitleRoleRef.
2017Highway KaadhaliSneha [28]
2021Buffoon KadhalHerself [29]

References

  1. ↑ "Amritha Aiyer: Lesser known facts about 'Bigil' actress who is all set to make her Tollywood debut". The Times of India . 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Amritha joins Vijay's 'Thalapathy 63' shoot". The Times of India . 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "HanuMan director Prasanth Varma says he 'wasted a lot of time' waiting for stars like Ram Charan, Allu Arjun and Jr NTR: 'Even if Tom Cruise comes to me…'". The Indian Express . 27 January 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Vanakkam Tamizha with Actress Amritha Aiyer | Full Show | 12 Dec 2022 |Sun TV. Event occurs at 1:28. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023– via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "Amritha Aiyer: Lesser known facts about 'Bigil' actress who is all set to make her Tollywood debut". The Times of India. 31 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (2 February 2018). "Padaiveeran review: Caste and effect" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Suganth, M (27 July 2017). "amritha: Amritha is one of the female leads in 'Kaali'". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "'Gramayana': Vinay Rajkumar plays 'Sixth Sense Seena' in the film". The Times of India . 8 September 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Vinay Rajkumar's stalled project Graamaayana to be revived". OTTPlay . Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Spotted: Ram Pothineni, Nivetha Pethuraj, Malvika Sharma, Amritha Aiyer, and Kishore Tirumala at the pre-release event of RED". The Times of India . 12 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Vanakkam Da Mappilei' is the title of GV Prakash – Rajesh's next!". Sify . Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  12. ↑ Jha, Lata (27 September 2021). "Tamil film 'Lift' to stream on Disney+ Hotstar". mint. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Jiiva, Jai and Srikanth's film with Sundar C's titled Coffee With Kaadhal". The Times of India . 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Prasanth Varma's superhero film Hanu Man gets release date; to hit the theatres in 11 languages". The Indian Express . 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Teejay Arunasalam's next goes on floors, actor shares images from the shooting spot". The Times of India . 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  16. ↑ Sistu, Suhas (10 January 2024). "'Hanu-Man' premiere shows tickets sold out as hot cakes". The Hans India . Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Padaiveeran Movie Review". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "Kaali movie review: This Vijay Antony film is a shallow tale about estranged love". The Indian Express . 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "Bigil movie review: Vijay shines in Atlee's adrenaline pumping commercial entertainer tailor-made for the actor's fans". Firstpost. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Amritha Aiyer joins Ram Pothineni's RED". The Times of India . 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  21. ↑ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (25 February 2020). "I was touched by the story of '30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ela' : Amritha Aiyer" . The Hindu . Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  22. ↑ Chandar, Bhuvanesh (16 April 2021). "Vanakkam Da Mappilei Movie Review: Uninspiring and problematic". Cinema Express . Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  23. ↑ "Kavin & Amritha Aiyer's Lift cleared with a U/A certificate". The Times of India . 9 September 2021. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  24. ↑ 123telugu (1 January 2022). "Review : Arjuna Phalguna – Disappointing crime drama | Latest Telugu cinema news | Movie reviews | OTT Updates, OTT". www.123telugu.com. Retrieved 28 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ↑ "Coffee With Kadhal Movie Review: Convoluted romances, middling comedy, and an earnest Sundar C". Cinema Express . 4 November 2022. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  26. ↑ "HanuMan release date: Prasanth Varma, Teja Sajja's superhero film moves to 2024". OTTPlay . Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  27. ↑ "First look of Allari Naresh's 'Bachchala Malli' out". The Hindu. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  28. ↑ Highway Kaadhali -For SINGLE BOYS – By Kamal Prakash | Pradeep Ranganathan | Amritha Aiyer. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021– via YouTube.
  29. ↑ Buffoon Kadhal | Amritha Aiyer | Rishikanth | Vishnu Subhash | Jc Joe | KS Harisankar | Vasy Music. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022– via YouTube.
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