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 Premadesam (2023).

Megha Akash
Megha in 2021
Born	(1995-10-26) 26 October 1995 (age 29) Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	Women's Christian College, Chennai (BSc)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2017 – present
Spouse	Saai Vishnu ​ (m. 2024)​

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 at an event in 2021

Megha made her acting debut with the Telugu film Lie opposite Nithiin.^[6] A critic of Sify stated, "Megha Akash is okay but her role is poorly written."^[7] The film earned her nomination for SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu.^[8] The following year, she reunited with Nithiin for Chal Mohan Ranga. Both films were box office averages.^[9][10]

Megha made her Tamil film debut in 2019 with Petta opposite Sananth, though she shot the Tamil film Enai Noki Paayum Thota, opposite Dhanush before.^[11][12] Enai Noki Paayum Thota was a box office average,^[13] but Petta became her first commercial success and is one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time.^[14] Her other 2019 releases were Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven with Silambarasan and Boomerang with Atharvaa.^[15][16] That year, she also expanded to Hindi films with Satellite Shankar opposite Sooraj Pancholi.^[17] Monika Rawal Kukreja noted, "Megha is cute and quirky, and Pancholi and she make for a good onscreen couple with decent chemistry."^[18]

Her only release in 2020 was Oru Pakka Kathai opposite Kalidas Jayaram.^[19] She has four releases in 2021: Tamil film Kutty Story, Hindi film Radhe and Telugu films Raja Raja Chora opposite Sree Vishnu,^[20] and Dear Megha opposite Adith Arun and Arjun Somayajula.^[21] Only Raja Raja Chora emerged a box office success.^[22] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo noted, "Megha get a well-written character with ample room to assert herself and she does justice to it."^[23] In Dear Megha, she played the titular role and it was a remake of Kannada film Dia.^[24] Murali Krishna C H gave the film negative review but stated, "Megha breathes life into her character and her presence in the emotional scenes brightens up the screen."^[25]

Megha then appeared in the 2022 film Gurthunda Seethakalam with Satyadev, a remake of Kannada film Love Mocktail.^[26] In the year 2023, Megha had seven film releases. She appeared in Premadesam opposite Thrigun, Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum opposite Shiva, Ravanasura with Ravi Teja,^[27] Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir opposite Vijay Sethupathi,^[28] Manu Charitra opposite Shiva Kandukuri, Saba Nayagan opposite Ashok Selvan, and Boo.^[29] Of these only, Premadesam and Saba Nayagan were commercial successes.^[30] For Premadesam, Paul Nicodemus stated that she "impresses" with her cuteness and acting.^[31]

In 2024, Megha first appeared in Vadakkupatti Ramasamy opposite Santhanam.^[32] She then played the lead in Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan opposite Vijay Antony. Both films were box office failures.^[33]

Personal life

After a six year relationship,^[34] Megha got engaged to her boyfriend Saai Vishnu, on 22 August 2024.^[35] The couple got married on 15 September 2024, in a traditional wedding ceremony in Chennai.^[36]

Filmography

Films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes	Ref.
2017	Lie	Chaitra	Telugu		[37]
2018	Chal Mohan Ranga	Megha Subramanyam			[38]
2019	Petta	Anu	Tamil		[39]
	Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven	Maya			[40]
	Boomerang	Gigi			[41]
	Satellite Shankar	Pramila	Hindi		[42]
	Enai Noki Paayum Thota	Lekha	Tamil		[43]
2020	Oru Pakka Kathai	Meera			[44]
2021	Kutty Story	Preethi		Segment: "Avanum Naanum"	[45]
	Radhe	Nikisha	Hindi		[46]
	Raja Raja Chora	Sanjana	Telugu		[47]
	Dear Megha	Megha Swaroop			[48]
2022	Gurthunda Seethakalam	Divya			[49]
2023	Premadesam	Aadhya			[50]
	Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum	Simran	Tamil		[51]
	Ravanasura	Harika Talwar	Telugu		[52]
	Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir	Matilda	Tamil		[53]
	Boo	Malavika	Tamil Telugu	Bilingual film	[54]
	Manu Charitra	Jennifer "Jenny" Joseph	Telugu		[55]
	Saba Nayagan	Megha	Tamil
2024	Vadakkupatti Ramasamy	Dr. Kayalvizhi	Tamil		[56]
	Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan	Sowmya	Tamil		[57]
	Saha Kuntumbaanam†	Siri	Telugu	Filming	[58]
	Production No.1 †	TBA		Filming	[59]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Language	Network	Notes	Ref.
2024	Vikkatakavi	Dr. Lakshmi	Telugu	ZEE5	Web Debut	[60]

Music videos

Year	Title	Music	Ref.
2020	Oru Chance Kudu	Karthik	[61]
2021	Thappu Panniten	A.K.Priyan	[62]

Discography

Year	Film	Song	Composer	Co-singer	Ref.
2023	Single Shankarum Smartphone Simranum	"Smartphone Senorita"	Leon James	Adithya RK	[63]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2018	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Female Debut – Telugu	Lie	Nominated	[64]
2019	Edison Awards	Reigning Princess of Kollywood	—	Won	[65]
2020		Best Debut Actress	Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven	Nominated	[66]
		Favourite Actress	—	Nominated
	Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards	Best Debut - Female	Enai Noki Paayum Thota	Nominated	[67]