| Akshaya Rao | |
| Birth Place: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation: | Actress, model |
| Yearsactive: | 2003–present |
Akshaya Rao is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil and Hindi films.
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 (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]
| 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 | Kasthuri | Hindi film | ||
| Yaali | Also director |