Amritha Aiyer (born 14 May 1994) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in

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and

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language films. She made her acting debut in the

film ''

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'' (2018), and her

debut with ''

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'' (2021).

Early life

Aiyer was born in Bengaluru,

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. She completed her

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degree from St. Joseph's College of Commerce. She then became a model and pursued her career as an actress in Tamil and Telugu Languages.

Career

Aiyer appeared in several uncredited roles, in ''

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'' (2014), '' Tenaliraman'' (2014), '' Pokkiri Raja'' (2016) and '' Theri'' (2016). She made her debut as lead actress in ''

'' (2018) opposite

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, 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". She later played a lead role opposite

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in '' Kaali'' (2018). She played the role of Thendral, the

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captain, in Atlee's ''

Bigil ''Bigil'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language sports action film written and directed by Atlee and produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram under the banner AGS Entertainment. The film stars Vijay in the titular role. It also stars Nayanthara, Jacki ...

'' (2019), alongside Vijay. In 2021, Aiyer made her Telugu debut in ''

'', opposite Ram Pothineni, and directed by

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. Her second release was ''

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'' opposite G. V. Prakash Kumar, a film released directly via

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,. The film received mixed and negative reviews. Her third release was ''

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'', the film opt for the theatrical release and directly released via Disney+ Hotstar. The film received mixed to highly positive reviews from the critics.And her last release was '' Arjuna Phalguna'' opposite Sree Vishnu, the film received mixed reviews from critics. Her only release in 2022, was a Tamil film '' Coffee with Kadhal'' opposite Jai. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, and was a failure at the box-office. As of December 2022, Aiyer is shooting for her upcoming Telugu film '' Hanu Man'' opposite Teja Sajja. and an untitled Tamil-Telugu bilingual film, opposite Teejay Arunachalam.

Filmography

Short films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * Living people Actresses from Tamil Nadu Actresses in Tamil cinema Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema St. Joseph's College, Bangalore alumni 1994 births {{India-actor-stub