Amritha Aiyer


Amritha Aiyer is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. Her first lead role was in the Tamil film Padaiveeran in 2018 and she has since starred in the Tamil films Bigil and Lift and Telugu films Red, and Hanu Man.
Her 2024 Telugu film, Hanu-Man, broke several box-office records for a Telugu film. The film has grossed over, emerging as the Fourth highest-grossing Telugu film of 2024, Tenth highest-grossing Indian film of 2024, and the Eighth highest-grossing Telugu film worldwide.
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Early life

Amritha was born into a Tamil-speaking family on 14 May 1994 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and raised in Bengaluru, Karnataka. She attended NHR School, Bangalore, and completed her degree in commerce at St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore.

Career

She made her debut as lead actress in Padaiveeran 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". She later played a lead role opposite Vijay Antony in Kaali. In 2019, she was to make her Kannada debut with Gramayana starring Vinay Rajkumar, but the project was stalled after the producer got COVID. She played the role of Thendral, the Tamil Nadu football team captain, in Atlee's Bigil, alongside Vijay.
In 2021, Aiyer made her Telugu debut in Red, opposite Ram Pothineni, and directed by Kishore Tirumala. Her second release was Vanakkam Da Mappilei opposite G. V. Prakash Kumar, a film released directly via Sun NXT. Her third release was Lift, the film opt for the theatrical release and directly released via Disney+ Hotstar.
Her only release in 2022, was a Tamil film Coffee with Kadhal opposite Jai.
Aiyer then shot for Telugu film Hanu-Man opposite Teja Sajja. and an untitled Tamil-Telugu bilingual film, opposite Teejay Arunachalam. The film Hanu-Man premiered on January 12, 2024.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2012PadmavyoohamUnknownMalayalamUncredited
2014TenaliramanMaadhulai's friendTamilcredited as Amritha
2014Arima NambiMall food court customerTamilUncredited
2014LingaaVillagerTamilcredited as Amritha
2015YatchanKumaran Tours & Travels workerTamilcredited as Amritha
2016Pokkiri RajaJoshnaTamilcredited as Amritha
2016TheriMithra's friendTamilUncredited
2018PadaiveeranMalarTamilDebut as lead actress
2018KaaliThenmozhiTamil
2019BigilThendralTamil
2021RedGayathriTelugu
202130 Rojullo Preminchadam ElaAkshara / AmmayigaruTelugu
2021Vanakkam Da MappileiThulasiTamil
2021Lift HariniTamil
2021Arjuna PhalgunaSravaniTelugu
2022Coffee with KaadhalAbinaya "Abi"Tamil
2024Hanu-ManMeenakshiTelugu
Bachchala MalliKaveriTelugu-