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

Megha Akash
Megha in 2021
Born
Pollachi Tamil Nadu

(1995-10-26) 26 October 1995 (age 29)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materWomen's Christian College, Chennai
OccupationActress
Years active2017 – present

Megha Akash (born 26 October 1995) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu-language films. She made her acting debut with the Telugu film Lie (2017).

Megha made her Tamil film debut with Petta and Hindi film debut with Satellite Shankar, both in 2019. She has also appeared in Raja Raja Chora (2021), a commercial success[1] and Dear Megha (2021).

Early life

Megha was born on 26 October 1995,[2] in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu[3] to a Telugu father and Malayali mother.[4][5] Both her parents work in the advertising field.[6] She attended the Lady Andal School in Chennai[7] and graduated in B. Sc. (Visual Communications) from Women's Christian College, Chennai. Megha is fluent in Tamil.[4]

Career

Debut and breakthrough (2017-2020)

Megha promoting Chal Mohan Ranga (2018)

Megha started her career by performing in the film Oru Pakka Kathai, but it was only released on ZEE5 on 25 December 2020.[8] She later starred in the 2017 Telugu film Lie, which marked her debut.[9] Her Tamil film debut was Petta (2019) though she shot for Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019) before.[10][11]

Success and further career (2021-present)

In 2021, Megha appeared in four films.[citation needed] The first release was the Tamil film Kutty Story where she played Preethi in the Segment: Avanum Naanum. She next appeared in her second bollywood film Radhe as Nikisha, a police officer. She next appeared in two Telugu films Raja Raja Chora as Sanjana, and Dear Megha as Megha.

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2017 Lie Chaitra Telugu [12]
2018 Chal Mohan Ranga Megha Subramanyam [13]
2019 Petta Anu Tamil [14]
Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Maya [15]
Boomerang Gigi [16]
Satellite Shankar Pramila Hindi [17]
Enai Noki Paayum Thota Lekha Tamil [18]
2020 Oru Pakka Kathai Meera [8]
2021 Kutty Story Preethi Segment: Avanum Naanum [19]
Radhe Nikisha Hindi [20]
Raja Raja Chora Sanjana Telugu [21]
Dear Megha Megha "Soup" Swaroop [22]
2022 Manu Charitra † TBA Completed [23]
Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir † TBA Tamil Completed [24]
Gurthunda Seethakalam† Divya Telugu Completed; Cameo appearance [25]
31 October Ladies Night † TBA Bilingual film; Completed [26]
Tamil/Telugu
Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan † TBA Tamil Completed [27]
Prema Desam † TBA Telugu Completed [28]
Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum† Simran Tamil Completed [29]
Ravanasura † TBA Telugu Filming [30]
TBA Production No.1 † TBA Filming [31]

Music videos

Year Title Co-actor Music by Ref(s)
2020 Oru Chance Kudu Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Kalaiyarasan Karthik (singer) [32]
2021 Thappu Panniten Kalidas Jayaram A.K.Priyan [33]

Awards and nominations

Megha Akash awards and nominations
Totals[a]
Wins2
Nominations5
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2018 SIIMA Awards Best Debut Actress Lie Nominated [34]
2019 Edison Awards Reigning Princess of Kollywood — Won [35]
2020 Edison Awards Best Debut Actress Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Nominated [36]
[37]
JFW Movie Awards Enai Noki Paayum Thota Won [38]
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Nominated

References

  1. ^ Pecheti, Prakash (19 August 2021). "Sree Vishnu and Megha Akash's 'Raja Raja Chora' steals the show". Telangana Today. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Happy Birthday Megha Akash: Celebrate the actress' 24th Birthday with 10 of her best Instagram pics". The Times of India. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Lie Actress Megha Akash Exclusive Interview – Talking Movies With iDream #470". YouTube. Retrieved 22 February 2020. Watch at 7:26, she says "I'm born and brought up in Chennai"
  4. ^ a b Jyothsna (6 March 2016). "Megha Akash". BehindWoods. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Interview : Megha Akash – I have also signed Nithin's next". 123telugu.com. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  6. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (25 July 2017). "Megha Akash: Sun shines on her". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  7. ^ Megha Akash [@akash_megha] (6 March 2017). "Megha Akash Retweeted Rakesh Yes. I'm from Lady Andal. Thank you. ☺" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 November 2019 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ a b Kumar, Pradeep (23 December 2020). "Balaji Tharaneetharan thought 'Oru Pakka Kathai' would remain unreleased". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  9. ^ Jayakrishnan (10 August 2017). "LIE heroine, Megha Akash elated about her Tollywood debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Megha Akash Movies: Latest and Upcoming Films of Megha Akash". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  11. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (25 July 2017). "Megha Akash: Sun shines on her". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Megha Akash: Audience will love to see nithiin and me lie to each other in 'LIE"". Times of India. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Interview with Megha Akash about Chal Mohan Ranga by Maya Nelluri". Idlebrain. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  14. ^ "MEGHA AKASH: I WAS RAJINIFIED ON THE SETS OF PETTA EVERYDAY". In.com. 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Megha Akash joins Simbu's film with Sundar C". Times of India. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Megha Akash, Atharvaa, Director Kannan talk about Boomerang, and Rajinikanth's appreciation". Firstpost. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Megha Akash debuts in Bollywood". Tribune. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Megha Akash recounts her gastronomical adventures in Turkey during 'Enai Noki Paayum Thota' shoot". The New Indian Express. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  19. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi, Amala Paul part of upcoming Tamil anthology 'Kutti Love Story'". The News Minute. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Salman Khan is special because of this quality, reveals Megha Akash". Times of India. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Gaali Sampath actor Sree Vishnu thanks for birthday wishes". The Times of India. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  22. ^ "Rana Daggubati unveils Telugu film Dear Megha first look, see poster". Hindustan Times. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Kajal Aggarwal presents 'Manu Charitra' starring Shiva Kandukuri and Megha Akash". Times of India. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  24. ^ "Mohan Raja plays a cameo in Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir". The New Indian Express. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  25. ^ "Megha Akash roped in for a special cameo in Satyadev and Tamannaah's Gurthunda Seethakalam". Times of India. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  26. ^ CH, Murali Krishna (6 June 2021). "Rakul Preet Singh to topline AL Vijay's OTT film 'October 31st Ladies Night' - The New Indian Express". New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  27. ^ "Vijay Milton's Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan will see Megha Akash play the lead opposite Vijay Antony". The New Indian Express. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  28. ^ "Prema Desam Glimpse Gets A Massive Response". Sakshi Post. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  29. ^ "First look of Shiva and Megha Akash's Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum". Times Of India. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  30. ^ IASN (19 January 2022). "Ravi Teja's 'Ravanasura' begins filming; also stars Sushanth, Megha Akash and Anu Emmanuel". Telangana Today. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  31. ^ "Rahul Vijay and Megha Akash start shoot for tentatively titled Production No.1". The Hans India. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  32. ^ "Shanthnu, Megha Akash & Kalaiyarasan in Gautham Menon's song 'Oru Chance Kodu'". Times of India. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020 – via YouTube.
  33. ^ "Na Thappu Panniten…" - STR's soulful voice that is sure to hea you!". Behindwoods.com. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  34. ^ Hooli, Shekhar H. (5 August 2018). "SIIMA Awards 2018 - Telugu, Kannada nomination list out: Date, place of 7th edition revealed". IB Times. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  35. ^ "EDISON AWARDS 2019". Edison Awards. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  36. ^ "Edison Awards 2020 nominations". Edison Awards. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  37. ^ "Edison Awards 2020: Vijay, Thala Ajith, Rajinikanth, Chiyaan Vikram Nominated For 'Mass Hero of the Year'; Here's The Complete List of Nominations". Latestly.com. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  38. ^ "Twin Birds Presents JFW Movie Awards 2020". Just for Women. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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