Kajal Aggarwal is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She made her debut with a minor role in the Hindi film Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... (2004). Aggarwal debuted in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi Kalyanam (2007), and was a box office failure. The year's other Telugu film, Chandamama , became a commercial success. [1] Her first Tamil release Pazhani came the following year.
The next year, she had four releases. One of them, S. S. Rajamouli's Telugu film Magadheera - became a major breakthrough for her, and earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu nomination. Aggarwal's first release of 2010 was the romantic comedy Darling , which became a commercial success at the box office, [2] and earned her another Filmfare nomination for Best Actress in Telugu. Her other two releases of the year — the Tamil thriller Naan Mahaan Alla and the romantic comedy Brindavanam - were also successful, with the latter fetching her the CineMAA Award for Best Actress. In 2011, she appeared in Mr. Perfect , which earned her a third Filmfare nomination for Best Actress in Telugu. In the same year, she starred in the Hindi film Singham , a remake of the 2010 Tamil film Singam and she received a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination. Aggarwal's performance in AR Murugadoss' Thuppakki (2012) won her the CineMAA Award for Best Tamil Actress, and Govindudu Andarivadele (2014) earned her a fourth Filmfare nomination for Best Telugu Actress. She made her television debut with the Tamil-language streaming series Live Telecast (2021).
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... | Diya's sister | Hindi | Minor role | [3] |
| 2007 | Lakshmi Kalyanam | Lakshmi | Telugu | Debut in a lead role | [4] |
| Chandamama | Maha Lakshmi | [5] | |||
| 2008 | Pourudu | Samyukhta | [6] | ||
| Aatadista | Sunanda | [7] | |||
| Pazhani | Deepthi | Tamil | [8] | ||
| Saroja | Pooja | Cameo | [9] | ||
| Bommalattam | Anitha | Partially reshot version of Final Cut of Director | [10] | ||
| 2009 | Modhi Vilayadu | Easwari Lakshmi Ram | [11] | ||
| Magadheera | Yuvaraani Mithravindha Devi / Indira Indu’ [a] | Telugu | [12] [13] | ||
| Ganesh | Divya | [14] | |||
| Arya 2 | Geethanjali | [15] | |||
| 2010 | Om Shanti | Meghana | [16] | ||
| Darling | Nandini | [17] | |||
| Brindavanam | Bhumi | [18] | |||
| Naan Mahaan Alla | Priya Sudharsan | Tamil | [19] | ||
| 2011 | Singham | Kaavya Bhosle | Hindi | [20] | |
| Mr. Perfect | Priya/Ammulu | Telugu | credited as Kajal | [21] | |
| Veera | Chitra | [22] | |||
| Dhada | Rhea | [23] | |||
| 2012 | Businessman | Chitra Bhardwaj | [24] | ||
| Sarocharu | Sandhya | [25] | |||
| Maattrraan | Anjali Akhilan | Tamil | [26] | ||
| Thuppakki | Nisha | [27] | |||
| 2013 | Naayak | Madhu | Telugu | [28] | |
| Baadshah | Janaki | [29] | |||
| Special 26 | Priya Chauhan | Hindi | [30] [31] | ||
| All in All Azhagu Raja | Chithra Devi Priya | Tamil | [32] | ||
| 2014 | Jilla | Shanthi | [33] | ||
| Yevadu | Deepti | Telugu | Cameo | [34] | |
| Govindudu Andarivadele | Satya | [35] | |||
| 2015 | Temper | Shanvi | credited as Kajal | [36] | |
| Size Zero | Herself | Guest appearance; Bilingual film | |||
| Inji Iduppazhagi | Tamil | [37] [38] | |||
| Maari | Sri Devi | [39] | |||
| Paayum Puli | Sowmya | [40] | |||
| 2016 | Sardaar Gabbar Singh | Arshi Devi | Telugu | [41] | |
| Brahmotsavam | Kasi Annapurna | [42] | |||
| Janatha Garage | Herself | Special appearance in the song "Pakka Local" | [43] | ||
| Do Lafzon Ki Kahani | Dr. Jenny Mathias | Hindi | [44] | ||
| Final Cut of Director | Anitha | [45] | |||
| Kavalai Vendam | Divya Priyadharshini | Tamil | [46] | ||
| 2017 | Vivegam | Yazhini Ajay Kumar | [47] | ||
| Mersal | Anu Pallavi | [48] | |||
| Khaidi No. 150 | Lakshmi | Telugu | [49] | ||
| Nene Raju Nene Mantri | Radha Jogendra | [50] | |||
| 2018 | Awe | Kali | [51] | ||
| MLA | Indu | [52] | |||
| Kavacham | Samyuktha Chaganti | [53] | |||
| 2019 | Sita | V. Sita Maha Lakshmi | [54] | ||
| Ranarangam | Geetha | [55] | |||
| Comali | Rithika Mohan | Tamil | [56] | ||
| 2021 | Mumbai Saga | Seema Rao Naik | Hindi | [57] | |
| Mosagallu | Anu Mukund | Telugu | [58] | ||
| 2022 | Hey Sinamika | Dr. Malarvizhi | Tamil | [59] | |
| 2023 | Ghosty | Aarthi | [60] | ||
| Karungaapiyam | Karthika | [61] | |||
| Bhagavanth Kesari | Dr. Kathyayani | Telugu | [62] | ||
| 2024 | Satyabhama | Satyabhama "Satya" IPS | [63] | ||
| Indian 2 | Dakshayini | Tamil | Cameo | ||
| 2025 | Sikandar | Vaidehi Rangachari | Hindi | [64] | |
| Kannappa | Parvathi / Sati | Telugu | Guest appearance | [65] | |
| TBA | The India Story † | TBA | Hindi | Filming | [66] |
| Indian 3 † | Dakshayini | Tamil | Post-production | [67] [68] | |
| 2026 | I'M Game | TBA | Malayalam | Filming | |
| 2026 | Ramayana: Part 1 † | Mandodari | Hindi | Post production | [69] |
| 2027 | Ramayana: Part 2 † | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Live Telecast | Jennifer "Jenny" Matthew | Tamil | [70] |
| Year | Film | Song | Language | Composer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Chakravyuha | "Yenaithu" | Kannada | S. Thaman | [71] |