Akshaya Rao

Akshaya Rao is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil and Hindi films.

Akshaya Rao
Born	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Actress, model
Years active	2003–present

Career

Akshaya Rao began her career as a supporting artiste alongside Simran in Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi (2003), before going on to appear in leading roles in Tamil films. Her most high-profile Tamil film till date is Kalabhak Kadhalan (2006), where she portrayed a negative role as the sister-in-law of Arya's character, who wants to seduce him. She continued to feature in low-budget Tamil films throughout the late 2000s, notably starring in Uliyin Osai (2008) written by Karunanidhi and the Vijayakanth-starrer Engal Aasan.^[1] By 2012, several of her other proposed films including Imbathukkum Aasai Varum, Manmadha Rajyam, Pattikattu Mappillai, Thasaiyinai Thee Sudinum and the Telugu film, Nakantu Okaru, were started but left incomplete.^[2]

In 2014, she featured in Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar's experimental Hindi film Umformung: The Transformation (2014), portraying the leading role. The film opened to critical acclaim and was shown at various film festivals internationally.^[2][3] She also worked as a director for the unreleased film Yaali (2018) co-starring Thaman Kumar.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi
	Parthiban Kanavu	Mekala
2004	Saga
2006	Manasukkule	Viji
	Madrasi	Geetha
	Kalabha Kadhalan	Kanmani
2008	Pazhaniappa Kalloori	Madonna
	Uliyin Osai	Muthunagai
2009	Gaja	Pooja
	Engal Aasan	Viji
2011	Uyarthiru 420	Savithri
2016	Umformung: The Transformation	Kasthuri	Hindi film
TBA	Yaali		Also director

Television

Partial list of Television Serials

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Ref
2023	Sandhya Raagam	Sandhya	Zee Tamil	[5]