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
Megha in 2021
Born (1995-10-26) 26 October 1995 (age 29)
Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materWomen's Christian College, Chennai (BSc)
OccupationActress
Years active2017 – present
Spouse
Saai Vishnu
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(m. 2024)​

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

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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

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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

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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

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Films

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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

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

Music videos

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

Discography

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

Awards and nominations

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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]

References

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