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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

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'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

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-starrer '' Engal Aasan''. 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. 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. She also worked as a director for the unreleased film ''Yaali'' (2018) co-starring Thaman Kumar.

Filmography

Television

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References

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