Amulya
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Amulya (born as Moulya) is a former Indian actress who appears in
Kannada films Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. Kannada cinema is based in Gandhi Nagar ...
. She made her debut as a child artist in the early 2000s and appeared in a lead role in 2007 with '' Cheluvina Chittara''. She has established herself as one of the popular actress in the Kannada industry at a very young age. She is best known for her roles in the commercially successful films '' Chaitrada Chandrama'' (2008), '' Naanu Nanna Kanasu'' (2010) and '' Shravani Subramanya'' (2013). For the last of these, she won the
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada cinema, Kannada films ''(Sandalwood)''. The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972. The year indicates the year ...
and SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Kannada.


Early life

Amulya was born as Moulya in
Bengaluru Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...
,
Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
. Her father worked as a head clerk in Seshadripuram Main College until he died in 2009. Her mother, Jayalaksmi, is a housewife who Amulya resides with in Bangalore. She has an older brother, Deepak Aras, who directed her 2011 film '' Manasology''. Her first appearance on-screen came as a six-year-old in a
Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
television soap opera, ''Supta Manasina Sapta Swaragalu''. She describes her childhood as a "busy" one, having involved herself in sports and music alongside academics. While in school, she trained as
Bharatanatyam ''Bharatanatyam'' is a Indian classical dance form that came from Tamil Nadu, India. It is a classical dance form recognized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas of Hinduism and Jainism.< ...
dancer and has obtained a green belt in
Karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) un ...
. She completed her
pre-university course According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), basic education comprises the two stages primary education and lower secondary education. Universal basic education Basic education featured heavily in the 1997 ISCED ...
in commerce from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore. In 2014, she obtained a
Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (BCom or B Com) is an undergraduate degree in commerce, accounting, mathematics, economics, and management-related subjects. The degree is mainly offered in Commonwealth nations. Structure Bachelor of Commerce The Bac ...
(B.Com.) degree from the same college.


Career

Amulya made her debut in films as a child artist in the 2001
Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
film '' Parva'' that had Vishnuvardhan playing the lead role. Her debut as a lead actress came in the 2007 film '' Cheluvina Chittara'' opposite
Ganesh Ganesha or Ganesh (, , ), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped Deva (Hinduism), deities in the Hindu deities, Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect. His depictions ...
which was successful at the box-office. She then appeared in '' Chaitrada Chandrama'', '' Premism'', '' Naanu Nanna Kanasu'' and ''Manasology'' which did moderate business or failed at the box-office. But, Amulya's performances received critical acclaim. After a two-year hiatus, she appeared in the 2013 hit film '' Shravani Subramanya'' opposite Ganesh with her performance receiving appreciation from critics. In the same year, she was given the title 'Golden Queen' by her co-star of ''Shravani Subramanya'', Ganesh. Her performance in the film won her, her first
Filmfare Award The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Indian cinema.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were introduced by Filmfare magazine of The Time ...
, the award for Best Actress. Amulya's first film in 2015, '' Khushi Khushiyagi'', saw her being paired opposite Ganesh for the third time. Critics praised her performance as Nandini; G. S. Kumar of ''
The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...
'' wrote, "Shades of 'Shravani Subramanya' are visible in Amulya's role, who essays a stellar role..." In ''
Male Male (Planet symbols, symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or Egg cell, ovum, in the process of fertilisation. A male organism cannot sexual repro ...
'', she was cast in
tomboy A tomboy is a girl or young woman who generally expresses masculine traits. Such traits may include wearing androgynous or unfeminine clothing and engaging in activities and behaviors traditionally associated with boys or men. Origins The w ...
ish role as Varsha, and was paired opposite Prem Kumar. In her second release of the year, a romance-drama, '' Ramleela'', she played Chandrakala, the sister of a don, and the love interest of
Chiranjeevi Sarja Chiranjeevi Sarja (17 October 1980 - 7 June 2020) was an Indian film actor who appeared in Kannada films. Hailing from a family of actors, Sarja acted in more than 20 films in a career spanning 11 years. Early life and family Sarja was born ...
. The film received mixed response from critics. In her first release of 2016, '' Maduveya Mamatheya Kareyole'', she portrayed "a meaty character that allows to ride a Bullet". As Kushi, she was paired opposite Suraj (played by Suraj Gowda), in the family drama-romance film, who she ends up marrying confronting certain familial issues and upon the wishes of their respective parents. ''The Times of India'' called her performance a "versatile" one. In February 2016, ''
The New Indian Express ''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naidu ...
'' reported that Amulya was approached by the makers of ''Mass Leader'' to play the role of
Shiva Rajkumar Dr.Shiva Rajkumar (born Nagaraju Shiva Puttaswamy; 12 July 1962) is an Indian actor, film producer and television presenter who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, he has worked in over 125 films in Ka ...
's sister. It is to be directed by Sahana Murthy. She also confirmed signing
Nagashekar Nagashekar is an Indian screenplay writer, writer, film director, film actor, actor and film producer, producer primarily working in Kannada cinema. Starting his career as an actor in ''Ninagagi'' (2002), he went on to feature in supporting rol ...
's ''Maasti Gudi'' that would see her playing the female lead opposite
Duniya Vijay } B. R. Vijay Kumar, professionally known as Duniya Vijay and Duniya Viji, is an Indian actor and film director known for his work in Kannada films. As an actor, he began his career playing small roles until he got his big break in '' Duniya'' ...
.


Personal life

Amulya married Jagadish in 2017. Amulya is having 2 kids Atharv and Adhav born in March 2022.


Filmography


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amulya 21st-century Indian actresses Indian film actresses Living people Actresses in Kannada cinema Kannada actresses Filmfare Awards South winners Actresses from Bengaluru Child actresses in Kannada cinema Indian child actresses Mount Carmel College, Bangalore alumni Year of birth missing (living people)