Amritha Aiyer | |
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Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | 14 May 1994
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2012–present |
Amritha Aiyer (born 14 May 1994) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil and Telugu language films. Starting her career in Malayalam film industry with Padmavyooham (2012) in an uncredited role to supporting role in Tamil film industry with Tenaliraman (2014), she made her Lead female role debut with the Tamil film Padaiveeran in 2018 and has since starred in the Tamil films Bigil (2019) and Lift (2021) and Telugu films Red (2021), and Hanu Man (2024). [1]
Her 2024, Telugu film, Hanu-Man , broke several box-office records for a Telugu film. The film has grossed over ₹350 crore (US$42 million), [2] emerging as the Second highest-grossing Telugu film of 2024, highest-grossing Indian film of 2024, and the eighth highest-grossing Telugu film worldwide (At the time of its release, Jan'24). [3]
Aiyer was born into a Tamil speaking family on 14 May 1994 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and raised in Bengaluru, Karnataka. [4]
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". [5] She later played a lead role opposite Vijay Antony in Kaali (2018). [6] In 2019, she was to make her Kannada debut with Gramayana starring Vinay Rajkumar, [7] but the project was stalled after the producer got COVID. [8] 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. [9] Her second release was Vanakkam Da Mappilei opposite G. V. Prakash Kumar, a film released directly via Sun NXT,. [10] Her third release was Lift , the film opt for the theatrical release and directly released via Disney+ Hotstar. [11]
Her only release in 2022, was a Tamil film Coffee with Kadhal opposite Jai. [12]
Aiyer then shot for Telugu film Hanu-Man opposite Teja Sajja. [13] and an untitled Tamil-Telugu bilingual film, opposite Teejay Arunachalam. [14] The film Hanu-Man premiered on January 12, 2024. [15]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Padmavyooham | Unknown | Malayalam | Uncredited | [16] |
2014 | Tenaliraman | Maadhulai's friend | Tamil | credited as Amritha | [17] |
Arima Nambi | Mall food court customer | Tamil | Uncredited | [18] | |
Lingaa | Villager | Tamil | credited as Amritha | [ citation needed ] | |
2015 | Yatchan | Kumaran Tours & Travels worker | Tamil | credited as Amritha | [19] |
2016 | Pokkiri Raja | Joshna | Tamil | credited as Amritha | [17] |
Theri | Mithra's friend | Tamil | Uncredited | [17] | |
2018 | Padaiveeran | Malar | Tamil | Debut as lead actress | [20] |
Kaali | Thenmozhi | Tamil | [21] | ||
2019 | Bigil | Thendral | Tamil | [22] | |
2021 | Red | Gayathri | Telugu | [23] | |
30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ela | Akshara / Ammayigaru | Telugu | [24] | ||
Vanakkam Da Mappilei | Thulasi | Tamil | [25] | ||
Lift | Harini | Tamil | [26] | ||
Arjuna Phalguna | Sravani | Telugu | [ citation needed ] | ||
2022 | Coffee with Kaadhal | Abinaya "Abi" | Tamil | [27] | |
2024 | Hanu-Man | Meenakshi | Telugu | [28] | |
Bachchala Malli † | TBA | Telugu | Filming | [29] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2017 | Highway Kaadhali | Sneha | [30] |
2021 | Buffoon Kadhal | Herself | [31] |
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