Akshaya Rao

Akshaya Rao
Born 22 August
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2006–2011

Akshaya is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Tamil films.

Career

Akshaya Rao began her career as a supporting artiste alongside Simran in Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi (2003), before going on to appear in leading roles in Tamil films. Her most high-profile Tamil film till date is Kalabhak Kadhalan (2006), where she portrayed a negative role as the sister-in-law of Arya's character, who wants to seduce him. She continued to feature in low-budget Tamil films throughout the late 2000s, notably starring in Uliyin Osai (2008) written by Karunanidhi and the Vijayakanth-starrer Engal Aasan.[1] By 2012, several of her other proposed films including Imbathukkum Aasai Varum, Manmadha Rajyam, Pattikattu Mappillai, Thasaiyinai Thee Sudinum and the Telugu film, Nakantu Okaru, were started but left incomplete.[2]

In 2014, she featured in Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar's experimental Hindi film Umformung: The Transformation (2014), portraying the leading role. The film opened to critical acclaim and was shown at various film festivals internationally.[3][4]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2003Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi
2003Parthiban KanavuAmudha's friend
2006Thullum Kaalam
2006Kalabhak KadhalanKanmani
2008Pazhaniyappa KallooriMadonna
2008Uliyin OsaiMuthunagai
2009GajaPooja
2009Engal AasanViji
2011Uyarthiru 420
2016Umformung: The TransformationHindi film
2018 YAALI DIRECTOR

References

  1. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  2. ↑ http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actress/akshaya-rao
  3. ↑ http://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/tamil/movie-actress/akshaya-rao
  4. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Criminal-psychologists-directorial-stars-Akshaya-Rao/articleshow/37120156.cms
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