Entertainment News Desk – Akkineni Nagarjuna, one of the popular actors of South, needs no introduction. He is a big star of the industry. He has shown his acting prowess not only in South cinema but also in English films. While the actor has been a star, his wife has also been no less popular than him. Yes, we are talking about his second wife Amala Akkineni. She used to be the leading lady of the industry at one time. She has had a lot of dominance in the Tamil industry. Actually, all these things are being said about Amala Akkineni on the occasion of her birthday. She has turned 56 years old. She was born on 12 September 1967 in Kolkata. Like her husband Nagarjuna, she has proved her acting prowess not only in South but also in English films. She was the star of the Tamil industry between 1986-1992. She worked in many blockbuster films. If we talk about his best films, then it includes films like ‘Ulladakkam’, ‘Life is Beautiful’, ‘Vedam Pudithu’, ‘Pushpaka Vimana’, ‘Mythili Innai Kathali’, ‘Nirnayam’, ‘Shiva’, ‘Karvan’ and ‘Dayavan’.
Left the industry for love!
Amala Akkineni is Nagarjuna’s second wife. Apart from being an actress, she is a Bharatanatyam dancer and animal welfare activist. This Kolkata-based actress fell in love with Nagarjuna at the peak of her career and then left the industry and married him. Both of them got married in 1992. Let us tell you that Nagarjuna was already married. Still, he fell in love with Amala as soon as he saw her and settled down with her. He has a son Akhil Akkineni from her, who is an actor like him. Amala is Naga Chaitanya’s stepmother.
return after 20 years
Amala made a comeback after 20 years and made many records in her name. She started her career with T Rajendra’s film ‘Maithili Innai Kaathali’. It was a classical film and was a super duper hit. This film made Amala a star overnight. She was last seen in the films ‘Shiva’ and ‘Nirnayam’ with her husband Nagarjuna. After this, she made a comeback in 2012 after 20 years. Her comeback film was ‘Lime is Beautiful’. She won many awards for this. After this, she also did many TV shows.
She was arrested once!
It is worth noting that Amala Akkineni, apart from being a great actress, is also known for her social work. She is the co-founder of the NGO ‘Blue Cross of Hyderabad’. According to reports, years ago Amala and 9 others were arrested for protesting against coal mining in forests.
