Nigel Akkara is an Indian

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who is noted for his character portrayal in

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. He acts in theatre as well.

Early life

At the age of 21, Akkara was arrested with a charge of kidnapping and 17 other cases filed against him. During his days in the correctional home, he did post-graduation in Human Rights from Indian Institute of Human Rights, New Delhi. Later he became an actor and made his debut with the 2012 Bengali film ''Muktodhara''.

Acting career

Akkara made his acting debut in 2012 with Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy's Bengali movie ''

Muktodhara ''Muktodhara'' is a 2012 Bengali film directed by Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy. This is a story about the prisoners of a correctional home ‒ Presidency jail who all have a dark past life but here they are being reformed day by day. ...

''. He shared the screen with

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. He played the character of a prisoner who changes himself into a positive person after getting in touch with a female dance drama coach while staying in jail. The film turned out to be a major hit at the box office and Akkara's performance as a newcomer was praised by both the viewers and the critics.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2012) * ''

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'', Malayalam feature film * ''Onnyo na'' * '' Yoddha: The Warrior'' (2014) * '' Onnyo Apala'' (2015) * ''

Rajkahini ''Rajkahini'' (English: ''Tale of Kings'', can also be called ''Tale of the Raj'') is an Indian Bengali-language historical drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji. The shooting of the film completed in June 2015 and the film released on 16 Oct ...

'' (2015) * ''Virus'' (2016) * '' Asamapto'' (2017) * '' Jingel Bell'' (2018, unreleased) * ''

Gotro ''Gotro'' () is a 2019 Indian Bengali-language emotional drama film, directed, produced and co-written by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee. It stars Anashua Majumdar, Nigel Akkara and Manali Dey, with Ambarish Bhattacharya, Saheb Chat ...

'' (2019) * ''

Tirandaj Shabor ''Tirandaj Shabor'' is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language crime thriller film directed by Arindam Sil based on Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s novel ''Tirandaj''. It is the sequel to 2018 film '' Aschhe Abar Shabor'' and the fourth installment of ''G ...

TV serial

* '' E Amar Gurudakshina'' (2017)

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akkara, Nigel Bengali male actors Living people 1978 births People from Kerala