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Amritha Aiyer

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In this Indian name, the name Aiyer is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Amritha.

Amritha Aiyer
Amritha in 2024
Born (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore
OccupationActress
Years active2012–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.[3]

Early life

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Aiyer was born into a Tamil speaking family on 14 May 1994 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and raised in Bengaluru, Karnataka.[4]

Career

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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][14] and an untitled Tamil-Telugu bilingual film, opposite Teejay Arunachalam.[15] The film Hanu-Man premiered on January 12, 2024.[16]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Amritha Aiyer films and roles
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2012 Padmavyooham Unknown Malayalam Uncredited [17]
2014 Tenaliraman Maadhulai's friend Tamil credited as Amritha [18]
Arima Nambi Mall food court customer Tamil Uncredited [19]
Lingaa Villager Tamil credited as Amritha [citation needed]
2015 Yatchan Kumaran Tours & Travels worker Tamil credited as Amritha [20]
2016 Pokkiri Raja Joshna Tamil credited as Amritha [18]
Theri Mithra's friend Tamil Uncredited [18]
2018 Padaiveeran Malar Tamil Debut as lead actress [21]
Kaali Thenmozhi Tamil [22]
2019 Bigil Thendral Tamil [23]
2021 Red Gayathri Telugu [24]
30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ela Akshara / Ammayigaru Telugu [25]
Vanakkam Da Mappilei Thulasi Tamil [26]
Lift Harini Tamil [27]
Arjuna Phalguna Sravani Telugu [28]
2022 Coffee with Kaadhal Abinaya "Abi" Tamil [29]
2024 Hanu-Man Meenakshi Telugu [30]
2025 Bachchala Malli † TBA Telugu Filming [31]

Short films

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List of Amritha Aiyer short film credits
Year Title Role Ref.
2017 Highway Kaadhali Sneha [32]
2021 Buffoon Kadhal Herself [33]

References

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  1. ^ "Amritha Aiyer: Lesser known facts about 'Bigil' actress who is all set to make her Tollywood debut". The Times of India. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Amritha joins Vijay's 'Thalapathy 63' shoot". The Times of India. 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. ^ "HanuMan director Prasanth Varma says he 'wasted a lot of time' waiting for stars like Ram Charan, Allu Arjun and Jr NTR: 'Even if Tom Cruise comes to me…'". The Indian Express. 27 January 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ^ Vanakkam Tamizha with Actress Amritha Aiyer | Full Show | 12 Dec 2022 |Sun TV. Event occurs at 1:28. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (2 February 2018). "Padaiveeran review: Caste and effect". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  6. ^ Suganth, M (27 July 2017). "amritha: Amritha is one of the female leads in 'Kaali'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. ^ "'Gramayana': Vinay Rajkumar plays 'Sixth Sense Seena' in the film". The Times of India. 8 September 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Vinay Rajkumar's stalled project Graamaayana to be revived". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Spotted: Ram Pothineni, Nivetha Pethuraj, Malvika Sharma, Amritha Aiyer, and Kishore Tirumala at the pre-release event of RED". The Times of India. 12 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Vanakkam Da Mappilei' is the title of GV Prakash – Rajesh's next!". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  11. ^ Jha, Lata (27 September 2021). "Tamil film 'Lift' to stream on Disney+ Hotstar". mint. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Jiiva, Jai and Srikanth's film with Sundar C's titled Coffee With Kaadhal". The Times of India. 6 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  13. ^ "FL: Amritha Aiyer Looks Dazzling In Hanu-Man". Gulte. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Prasanth Varma's superhero film Hanu Man gets release date; to hit the theatres in 11 languages". The Indian Express. 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Teejay Arunasalam's next goes on floors, actor shares images from the shooting spot". The Times of India. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  16. ^ Sistu, Suhas (10 January 2024). "'Hanu-Man' premiere shows tickets sold out as hot cakes". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Amritha Aiyer: Lesser known facts about 'Bigil' actress who is all set to make her Tollywood debut". The Times of India. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  18. ^ a b c "Happy Birthday Amritha Aiyer: Five beautiful pictures from the actress Instagram feed". The Times of India. 14 May 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  19. ^ Thanu, Kalaipuli S. (12 January 2024). "Arima Nambi Full Movie | Anand Shankar | Vikram Prabhu | Priya Anand | Drums Sivamani". Event occurs at 1:51:41 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ "Yatchan Tamil Full Movie". 2 May 2016. Event occurs at 29:06 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ "Padaiveeran Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Kaali movie review: This Vijay Antony film is a shallow tale about estranged love". The Indian Express. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  23. ^ "Bigil movie review: Vijay shines in Atlee's adrenaline pumping commercial entertainer tailor-made for the actor's fans". Firstpost. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Amritha Aiyer joins Ram Pothineni's RED". The Times of India. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  25. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (25 February 2020). "I was touched by the story of '30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ela' : Amritha Aiyer". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  26. ^ Chandar, Bhuvanesh (16 April 2021). "Vanakkam Da Mappilei Movie Review: Uninspiring and problematic". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Kavin & Amritha Aiyer's Lift cleared with a U/A certificate". The Times of India. 9 September 2021. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  28. ^ "Arjuna Phalguna's 1st Single: Enjoyable Number". Gulte. 13 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  29. ^ "Coffee With Kadhal Movie Review: Convoluted romances, middling comedy, and an earnest Sundar C". Cinema Express. 4 November 2022. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  30. ^ "HanuMan release date: Prasanth Varma, Teja Sajja's superhero film moves to 2024". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  31. ^ "First look of Allari Naresh's 'Bachchala Malli' out". The Hindu. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  32. ^ Highway Kaadhali -For SINGLE BOYS – By Kamal Prakash | Pradeep Ranganathan | Amritha Aiyer. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021 – via YouTube.
  33. ^ Buffoon Kadhal | Amritha Aiyer | Rishikanth | Vishnu Subhash | Jc Joe | KS Harisankar | Vasy Music. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022 – via YouTube.
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