Akhila Sasidharan

Akhila Sasidharan
Born20 March 1992 (1992-03-20) (age 33)
OccupationsActress, Dancer
Years active2008–2011

Akhila Sasidharan is a former Indian actress who worked mainly in the Malayalam film industry. She made her debut with the 2010 film Kaaryasthan.[1]

Biography

Trained as a Bharatanatyam dancer, she successfully grabbed the Vodafone Thakadhimi runner-up title, a dance reality show that aired on popular Malayalam channel Asianet in 2007. Following the success of this reality show, she began hosting a music reality show on Asianet called Munch Star Singer Junior. She is also learning Kalaripayattu.[2] She is a post-graduate in English literature.[3]

Her acting debut was in the movie Kaaryasthan (2010), starring Dileep, which went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of the year.[4] She played the lead character Sreebala, in the movie which was directed by Thomson. K. Thomas. Her second movie was Teja Bhai & Family, which starred Prithviraj in the lead role.

Filmography

Films
No: Year Film Character Co-Actor Director Notes
1 2010 Karyasthan Sreebala Dileep Thomson. K. Thomas Debut Movie as Lead
2 2011 Teja Bhai & Family Vedika Damodar Prithviraj Deepu Karunakaran
Television
Year Program Role Channel Notes
2007 Vodafone Thakadhimi Contestant Asianet reality show
2008-2010 Munch Star Singer junior season 1 Host

References

  1. ^ "Love to the rescue". The Hindu. 3 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Warrior on the stage". New Indian Express. 9 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Emotional trauma of a married woman". New Indian Express. 28 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Dileep Conquering Kerala Box Office". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.