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Amala Paul

Amala Paul
Born (1991-10-26) 26 October 1991 (age 33)
Aluva, Kerala, India
Other namesAnakha
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2009 – present

Amala Paul is an Indian film actress, who works in the South Indian film industries. After appearing in supporting roles in the Malayalam film Neelathamara and a venture in Tamil. Despite the failure of that film Sidhu Samaveli, Amala became noted after playing the title role in Mynaa, receiving critical acclaim for her work. .[1] She has appeared in a few Malayalam films as well.

Career

Early career

Amala, after finishing her Plus Two education, took a year out before planning to pursue engineering.She later joined St Teresa's college, to pursue a BA Degree in Communicative English.[2] At the time, her modelling portfolio was spotted by noted Malayalam director Lal Jose who offered her a supporting role in his remake, Neelathamara (2009). Despite emerging a success, the film failed to attract any further offers, as she had anticipated.[3] She pursued roles in Tamil films and went on to sign the low-budget comedy film Vikadakavi which was delayed and ultimately became her sixth release, while also signing on to play the lead role in another small budget film Veerasekaran (2010). The film, which became her maiden Tamil release, was panned by critics and went completely unnoticed,[4][5] while Amala's role was being labelled as 'minimal',[4] and she later cited that she regretted doing the film and many of her scenes were edited out.[3] Amala Paul then went on to work in Samy's controversial Sindhu Samaveli (2010), portraying the role of Sundari, who has an illicit relationship with her father-in-law. The director of the film had previously drawn criticism for his depictions of illicit romances as well as for assaulting his previous lead actress in a film, but Amala played down the issue citing that she had no problem with the director.[3] She was approached after the major portions of her next release, Mynaa were ready and signed on before listening to the entirety of the story, claiming that she was shocked but not upset with the controversial scenes which she heard later.[3] Upon release, the film met with contrasting reviews, whilst some critics refused to give the film a rating, declaring their disgust at the film's plot.[6][7] Amala's performance won her critical acclaim. However her success was marred with extreme reactions from the public, with Amala claiming she received death threats from anonymous callers and was publicly scolded by women at a cinema hall in Chennai.[8]

(2010)

Amala's next release, the romantic drama film Mynaa (2010) by Prabhu Solomon, made her a recognised actress in the industry. The film had garnered much anticipation prior to release, with noted distributors Udhayanidhi Stalin and Kalpathi S. Aghoram purchasing the rights of the film after being impressed with it.[9] Amala played the village belle Mynaa, attaining unanimous praise from critics for her portrayal; a critic labelled her work as "outstanding" and that she put in a "riveting performance",[10] while other reviews claimed she had "immense talent" and scores in "every instance" in the title role.[11] The film, which also saw her gain recognition from noted actors Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth, subsequently became a large commercial success at the box-office.[9] Amala Paul gained recognition from several award committees and notably secured the Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress, while also gaining nominations in the Best Actress category at the Filmfare Awards and the Vijay Awards.

Following the success of Mynaa, Amala became touted as the "new star of 2011" as she subsequently signed on to several prominent projects.[1] Her first release of 2011 was in a supporting role in the Malayalam drama film, Ithu Nammude Katha, a remake of the successful Tamil film Naadodigal and the second was meant to be her launch in Tamil films, the coming-to-age tale of five friends Vikadakavi with the film opening to limited screens. Both films opened to limited screens due to the moderate budget of the projects, with her performance in the latter being described as "full of potential".[12] She went on to sign three big budget films with established production houses, with the drama Deiva Thirumagal directed by Vijay, featuring her opposite Vikram and alongside Anushka,[13] becoming her next release. Her portrayal of school correspondent Shwetha Rajendran won critical acclaim with a reviewer citing that her "expressive eyes help her leave a mark in a small but important role" whilst another critic claimed she "acquits herself well".[14][15] Her final release of 2011 was Ram Gopal Varma's Bejawada which marked her début in Telugu language films. The film saw her portray college girl, Geetanjali, and featured her opposite Naga Chaitanya, but the film opened to negative reviews and became a surprise box office failure.[16]

Amala Paul's first release of 2012 was in Linguswamy's multi-starring action entertainer, Vettai, alongside Arya, Madhavan and Sameera Reddy.[13] The film opened to critical and commercial acclaim with The New York Times claiming the film "entertains without breaking any new ground, though it can also surprise".[17] Amala Paul won mixed feedback for her performance; while the critic from Sify mentioned she "is lovely to look at and her feisty performance proves that a star is born",[18] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff cited she "struts, pouts and hams to the hilt".[19] The actress had three films released on the Valentine's Day weekend of 2012, with Balaji Mohan's bilingual Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi and Love Failure becoming critical and commercial successes. The film, made in Tamil and Telugu, featured her alongside Siddharth and portrayed as her college girl, Parvathi, showing her romantic skills. About the Tamil version, a reviewer from The Hindu wrote: "Amala Paul, after coming across as convincing in her last few movies, looks finally set as a leading lady", while another critic labelled that she "comes across as natural" and "it is a pleasure to see her in a role and costumes that suit her age as compared to her recent movies".[20][21] Rediff.com called the Telugu version of the film "refreshing", highlighting that the lead pair's on-screen chemistry "sparkles".[22] The romantic thriller Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal opposite Adharvaa, also released on the same day in which she played Charulatha, a modern girl based in Bangalore. The film won mixed reviews, though the lead pair's on-screen chemistry was praised by critics, while another reviewer noted that "Amala renders an effortless act".[23][24] She played a notable role in renowned director Dr. Biju's Aakashathinte Niram, which was her first art-house film. The film was screened at the competition section for the Golden Goblet Award in the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival. She paired with veteran Malayalam actor Mohanlal in the film Run Babby Run in which she played the role of a senior news channel editor. The film was a big commercial success[25] and her performance as well as her chemistry with Mohanlal were highly appreciated.[26]

However, in 2013, Amala Paul tasted her first success at the Telugu Box office. Her first release in 2013 was V. V. Vinayak's directorial Naayak, opposite Ram Charan Teja. The movie went on to be one of the biggest critical as well as commercial success of the year.[27] Her next film was Puri Jagannadh's romantic comedy Iddarammayilatho opposite Allu Arjun. Upon release, Amala's performance was highly appreciated by the critics. Sangeetha Devi Dundroo of The Hindu commented "Amala Paul manages to pull off a character that traverses a thin line between being naïve and downright silly. We wish we saw more of her."[28] Another reviewer, Sasidhar AS from The Times of India commented "Amala Paul's characterisation is a delight, and she plays Komali so effectively that you'll be left wondering who else could have done the role better than her. She was a perfect choice to play a traditional Telugu girl."[29] Currently, She is working in A. L. Vijay's Political thriller Thalaivaa opposite Vijay, as Police Officer.[30] She is also starring in Samuthirakani's Nimirndhu Nil opposite Jayam Ravi,[31] which is simultaneously being shot in Telugu as Janda Pai Kapiraju, in which Nani is reprising the role of Jayam Ravi.[32] (2014) She has stare=ted really good film with Jayem Ravi, Mohanlal, and also, DhANUSH.

Personal life

Amala was born on 26 October 1991 in Ernakulam, Kerala to Paul Varghese and Annice Paul.[33] After completing her schooling from Nirmala Higher Secondary School, run by the Sisters of the Destitute in Aluva,[34][35] she took a sabbatical to begin a career in films, but has since joined St. Teresa's College in Kochi, to pursue a BA degree in English.[13][36] Her father had been strictly against Amala pursuing an acting career, but was forced to accept her decision with her older brother, Abijith, strongly backing her ambition.[13] She later claimed she had performing arts in her DNA, revealing that her mother was a singer and her dad was into theatre in college.[37] Amala had changed her on-screen name to Anakha, on director Samy's insistence, who cited that another actress, Amala had already made her name popular. However, after the failure of Sindhu Samaveli, she reverted to her birth name since she felt that the replacement had brought her bad luck.[13] Amala says Anushka Shetty as her ‘role model’ and has added that she would love to follow suit in Anushka’s footsteps "I value her a lot as an actress and reasons to think her of a real-life ‘role model’ for me".[38] Amala Paul announced that she is going to Italy to usher in the New Year 2014 and wishes to get the blessings of the Pope. She had also posted her photos from Italy.[39] She had a very good time there and had started shooting Dhanush's VIP which he call D 25 because Vip is 25th film.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2009 Neelathamara Beena Malayalam
2010 Veerasekaran Sugandhi Tamil
2010 Sindhu Samaveli Sundari Tamil
2010 Mynaa Mynaa Tamil Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actress
Nominated–Vijay Award for Best Actress
2011 Ithu Nammude Katha Aishwarya Malayalam
2011 Vikadakavi Kavitha Tamil
2011 Deiva Thirumagal Shwetha Rajendran Tamil Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress
2011 Bejawada Geetanjali Telugu
2012 Vettai Jayanthi Tamil
2012 Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi Parvathi Tamil Nominated–Filmfare Award for Best Actress
2012 Love Failure Telugu
2012 Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal Charulatha Tamil
2012 Akasathinte Niram Young Lady Malayalam
2012 Run Baby Run Renuka Malayalam Asiavison Movie Award for Best Actress
2nd SIIMA for Best Actress
2013 Naayak Nandini Telugu
2013 Iddarammayilatho Komali Sankarabharanam Telugu
2013 Thalaivaa ACP Meera Narayanan Tamil
2013 Oru Indian Pranayakatha Irene Gardner Malayalam Vanitha Film Awards for Most Popular Actress
Asianet Award for Best Actress
2014 Nimirndhu Nil Poomari Tamil
2014 Janda Pai Kapiraju Telugu
2014 Velaiyilla Pattathari Tamil Filming
2014 Lailaa O Lailaa Malayalam Filming

Awards

Year Award Category Film Result
2011 Amrita-FEFKA Film Awards Best Actress in Tamil[40] Mynaa Won
Edison Awards Best New Face[41] Won
Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Nominated
MGR-Sivaji Awards Best New Actress[42] Won
Vijay Awards Best Actress Nominated
Best Débutante[43] Won
2012 Jaya Awards Youth Female Icon Of The Year Deiva Thirumagal Won
Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Nominated
2013 Asiavision Movie Awards Best Actress – Malayalam Run Babby Run Won
2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Malayalam Won
Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi Nominated
Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Nominated
2014 Vanitha Film Awards[44] Most Popular Actress – Malayalam Oru Indian Pranayakatha Won
Asianet Film Awards Best Actress – Malayalam Won

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