Amritha Aiyer (born 14 May 1994) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil and Telugu language films. She made her acting debut in the Tamil film Padaiveeran (2018), and has since starred in the Telugu films Red (2021) and Hanu Man (2024).

Early life

Aiyer was born on 14 May 1994 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and raised in Bengaluru, Karnataka into a Tamil speaking family. She completed her Bachelor of Commerce degree from St. Joseph's College of Commerce. She then became a model and pursued her career as an actress in Tamil and Telugu languages.

Career

Aiyer appeared in several uncredited roles, in ''Lingaa'' (2014), ''Tenaliraman'' (2014), ''Pokkiri Raja'' (2016) and ''Theri'' (2016).She made her debut as lead actress in ''Padaiveeran'' (2018) opposite Vijay Yesudas, where she played the role of Malar. In response to her role, a reviewer of the film from ''The Hindu'' stated that "Amritha fits in her role aptly".Aiyer appeared in several uncredited roles, in ''Lingaa'' (2014), ''Tenaliraman'' (2014), ''Pokkiri Raja'' (2016) and ''Theri'' (2016).She made her debut as lead actress in ''Padaiveeran'' (2018) opposite Vijay Yesudas, where she played the role of Malar. In response to her role, a reviewer of the film from ''The Hindu'' stated that "Amritha fits in her role aptly". She later played a lead role opposite Vijay Antony in ''Kaali'' (2018). In 2019, she was to make her Kannada debut with ''Gramayana'' starring Vinay Rajkumar, but the project was stalled after the producer got COVID. She played the role of Thendral, the Tamil Nadu football team captain, in Atlee's ''Bigil'' (2019), alongside Vijay.In 2021, Aiyer made her Telugu debut in ''Red'', opposite Ram Pothineni, and directed by Kishore Tirumala. Her second release was ''Vanakkam Da Mappilei'' opposite G. V. Prakash Kumar, a film released directly via Sun NXT,. The film received mixed and negative reviews. Her third release was ''Lift'', the film opt for the theatrical release and directly released via Disney+ Hotstar. The film received mixed to highly positive reviews from the critics. And her last release was ''Arjuna Phalguna'' opposite Sree Vishnu, the film received mixed reviews from critics.Her only release in 2022, was a Tamil film ''Coffee with Kadhal'' opposite Jai. And her last release was ''Arjuna Phalguna'' opposite Sree Vishnu, the film received mixed reviews from critics.Her only release in 2022, was a Tamil film ''Coffee with Kadhal'' opposite Jai. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, and was a failure at the box-office.As of December 2022, Aiyer is shooting for her upcoming Telugu film ''Hanu-Man'' opposite Teja Sajja. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, and was a failure at the box-office.As of December 2022, Aiyer is shooting for her upcoming Telugu film ''Hanu-Man'' opposite Teja Sajja. and an untitled Tamil-Telugu bilingual film, opposite Teejay Arunachalam. The film "Hanu-Man" is set to premiere on January 12, 2024, in more than 11 languages.