Megha Akash

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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 2018
Born (1995-10-26) 26 October 1995 (age 28)
Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActress
Years active2017 – present

Megha Akash (born 26 October 1995) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Telugu film Lie (2017). She 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) and Dear Megha (2021).

Early life

Megha was born on 26 October 1995,[1] in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu[2] to a Telugu father and Malayali mother.[3][4] Both her parents work in the advertising field.[4] She attended the Lady Andal School in Chennai and graduated in B. Sc. (Visual Communications) from Women's Christian College, Chennai.[5][6]

Career

Megha started her career by performing in the Tamil film Oru Pakka Kathai, which released on ZEE5 on 25 December 2020.[7] Being fluent in Tamil, she did her own dubbing for the film.[5] She later starred in the 2017 Telugu film Lie, which marked her debut.[8] Her Tamil film debut was Petta (2019) though she shot for Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019) before.[9][10]

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.[11][12]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2017 Lie Chaitra Telugu [13]
2018 Chal Mohan Ranga Megha Subramanyam [14]
2019 Petta Anu Tamil [15]
Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Maya [16]
Boomerang Gigi [17]
Satellite Shankar Pramila Hindi [18]
Enai Noki Paayum Thota Lekha Tamil [19]
2020 Oru Pakka Kathai Meera [7]
2021 Kutty Story Preethi Segment: "Avanum Naanum" [20]
Radhe Nikisha Hindi [21]
Raja Raja Chora Sanjana Telugu [22]
Dear Megha Megha Swaroop [23]
2022 Gurthunda Seethakalam Divya Cameo appearance [24]
2023 Premadesam Aadhya [25]
Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum Simran Tamil [26]
Ravanasura Harika Talwar Telugu [27]
Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir Matilda Tamil [28]
Boo Malavika Tamil
Telugu 		Bilingual film [29]
Manu Charitra Jennifer "Jenny" Joseph Telugu [30]
Saba Nayagan Megha Tamil
2024 Vadakkupatti Ramasamy Kayalvizhi Tamil [31]
Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan † TBA Tamil Completed [32]
Saha Kuntumbaanam† Siri Telugu Filming [33]
Production No.1 † TBA Filming [34]

Music videos

Year Title Music Ref.
2020 Oru Chance Kudu Karthik [35]
2021 Thappu Panniten A.K.Priyan [36]

Discography

Year Film Song Composer Co-singer Ref.
2023 Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum "Smartphone Senorita" Leon James Adithya RK [37]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2018 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Telugu Lie Nominated [38]
2019 Edison Awards Reigning Princess of Kollywood — Won [39]
2020 Best Debut Actress Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven Nominated [40]
Favourite Actress — Nominated
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Debut - Female Enai Noki Paayum Thota Nominated [41]

References

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  2. ^ "Lie Actress Megha Akash Exclusive Interview – Talking Movies With iDream #470". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020. Watch at 7:26, she says "I'm born and brought up in Chennai"
  3. ^ "15 Tamil actors with Telugu ancestry/Ethnicity". The Times of India. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (25 July 2017). "Megha Akash: Sun shines on her". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b Jyothsna (6 March 2016). "Megha Akash". BehindWoods. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b Kumar, Pradeep (23 December 2020). "Balaji Tharaneetharan thought 'Oru Pakka Kathai' would remain unreleased". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  8. ^ Jayakrishnan (10 August 2017). "LIE heroine, Megha Akash elated about her Tollywood debut". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Megha Akash Movies: Latest and Upcoming Films of Megha Akash". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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  11. ^ Pecheti, Prakash (19 August 2021). "Sree Vishnu and Megha Akash's 'Raja Raja Chora' steals the show". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Trailer of Dear Megha starring Megha Akash released". The News Minute. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Megha Akash: Audience will love to see nithiin and me lie to each other in 'LIE"". Times of India. 12 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Interview with Megha Akash about Chal Mohan Ranga by Maya Nelluri". Idlebrain. 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Megha Akash joins Simbu's film with Sundar C". Times of India. 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Megha Akash, Atharvaa, Director Kannan talk about Boomerang, and Rajinikanth's appreciation". Firstpost. 12 March 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Megha Akash debuts in Bollywood". Tribune. 30 September 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Megha Akash recounts her gastronomical adventures in Turkey during 'Enai Noki Paayum Thota' shoot". The New Indian Express. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Vijay Sethupathi, Amala Paul part of upcoming Tamil anthology 'Kutti Love Story'". The News Minute. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Salman Khan is special because of this quality, reveals Megha Akash". Times of India. 6 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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  23. ^ "Rana Daggubati unveils Telugu film Dear Megha first look, see poster". Hindustan Times. 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  24. ^ "Megha Akash roped in for a special cameo in Satyadev and Tamannaah's Gurthunda Seethakalam". Times of India. 5 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Prema Desam Glimpse Gets A Massive Response". Sakshi Post. 7 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  26. ^ "First look of Shiva and Megha Akash's Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum". Times Of India. 5 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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  28. ^ "Mohan Raja plays a cameo in Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir". Cinema Express. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  29. ^ "Rakul Preet Singh's 'Boo' gets release date". The Hindu. 24 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  30. ^ "Kajal Aggarwal presents 'Manu Charitra' starring Shiva Kandukuri and Megha Akash". Times of India. 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  31. ^ "Santhanam's Vadakkupatti Ramasamy gets release date". Cinema Express. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  32. ^ "Vijay Milton's Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan will see Megha Akash play the lead opposite Vijay Antony". Cinema Express. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  33. ^ "Saha Kutumbhanaam: Megha Akash celebrates her birthday on sets; makers unveil first look". OTT Play. 26 October 2023. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  34. ^ "Rahul Vijay and Megha Akash start shoot for tentatively titled Production No.1". The Hans India. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  35. ^ "Shanthnu, Megha Akash & Kalaiyarasan in Gautham Menon's song 'Oru Chance Kodu'". Times of India. 6 June 2020. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020 – via YouTube.
  36. ^ "Na Thappu Panniten…" - STR's soulful voice that is sure to hea you!". Behindwoods.com. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  37. ^ "Smartphone Senorita (From "Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum") [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Single by Leon James, Adithya RK & Megha Akash". 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  38. ^ "Nominations list for the SIIMA 2017 announced!". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017.
  39. ^ "EDISON AWARDS 2019". Edison Awards. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  40. ^ "Edison Awards 2020 nominations". Edison Awards. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  41. ^ "Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2019". Ananda Vikatan. India. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

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