Megha Akash

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

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).

Megha Akash
Megha in 2021
Born	(1995-10-26) 26 October 1995 (age 28) Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	Women's Christian College, Chennai (BSc)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2017 – present

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 with a B. Sc. degree in Visual Communications from Women's Christian College, Chennai.^[5]

Career

Megha started her career by performing in the Tamil film Oru Pakka Kathai, which released on ZEE5 on 25 December 2020.^[6] She later starred in the 2017 Telugu film Lie, which marked her debut.^[7] Her Tamil film debut was Petta (2019) though she shot for Enai Noki Paayum Thota (2019) before.^[8][9]

She appeared in two Telugu films Raja Raja Chora as Sanjana, and Dear Megha as Megha.^[10][11]

Personal life

Megha Akash got engaged to Saai Vishnu, her long term boyfriend, on 22 August 2024 in a private ceremony attended by close family and friends.^[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			[6]
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	Dr. Kayalvizhi	Tamil		[31]
	Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan	Sowmya	Tamil		[32]
	Saha Kuntumbaanam†	Siri	Telugu	Filming	[33]
	Production No.1 †	TBA		Filming	[34]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
TBA	Vikkatakavi †	TBA	Telugu	Filming	[35]

Music videos

Year	Title	Music	Ref.
2020	Oru Chance Kudu	Karthik	[36]
2021	Thappu Panniten	A.K.Priyan	[37]

Discography

Year	Film	Song	Composer	Co-singer	Ref.
2023	Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum	"Smartphone Senorita"	Leon James	Adithya RK	[38]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2018	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Female Debut – Telugu	Lie	Nominated	[39]
2019	Edison Awards	Reigning Princess of Kollywood	—	Won	[40]
2020		Best Debut Actress	Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven	Nominated	[41]
		Favourite Actress	—	Nominated
	Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards	Best Debut - Female	Enai Noki Paayum Thota	Nominated	[42]

References

1. "Happy Birthday Megha Akash: Celebrate the actress' 24th Birthday with 10 of her best Instagram pics". The Times of India. 26 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
2. "Lie Actress Megha Akash Exclusive Interview – Talking Movies With iDream #470". 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020 – via YouTube. 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.
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5. 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.
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30. "Kajal Aggarwal presents 'Manu Charitra' starring Shiva Kandukuri and Megha Akash". The 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.
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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. "Naresh Agastya and Megha Akash's 'Vikkatakavi' reaches halfway mark". Telangana Today. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
36. "Shanthnu, Megha Akash & Kalaiyarasan in Gautham Menon's song 'Oru Chance Kodu'". The Times of India. 6 June 2020. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020 – via YouTube.
37. "Watch: Simbu's 'Thappu Pannitten' song stars Kalidas Jayaram, Megha Akash". The News Minute. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
38. "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.
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External links

• Megha Akash at IMDb
• Megha Akash on Twitter