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Kajal Aggarwal is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil films, alongside Hindi films.
Aggarwal made her debut with a minor role in the Hindi film Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... (2004). Aggarwal debuted in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi Kalyanam (2007), and was a box office failure. The year's other Telugu film, Chandamama, became a commercial success.[1] Her first Tamil release Pazhani came the following year. The next year, she had four releases. One of them, S. S. Rajamouli's Telugu film Magadheera - became a major breakthrough for her, and earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu nomination. Aggarwal's first release of 2010 was the romantic comedy Darling, which became a commercial success at the box office,[2] and earned her another Filmfare nomination for Best Actress in Telugu. Her other two releases of the year — the Tamil thriller Naan Mahaan Alla and the romantic comedy Brindavanam - were also successful, with the latter fetching her the CineMAA Award for Best Actress. In 2011, she appeared in Mr. Perfect, which earned her a third Filmfare nomination for Best Actress in Telugu. In the same year, she starred in the Hindi film Singham, a remake of the 2010 Tamil film Singam and she received a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut nomination. Aggarwal's performance in AR Murugadoss' Thuppakki (2012) won her the CineMAA Award for Best Tamil Actress, and Govindudu Andarivadele (2014) earned her a fourth Filmfare nomination for Best Telugu Actress. She made her television debut with the Tamil-language streaming series Live Telecast (2021).
Films
[edit]† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2004 | Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... | Diya's sister | Hindi | [3] | |
2007 | Lakshmi Kalyanam | Lakshmi | Telugu | [4] | |
Chandamama | Maha Lakshmi | [5] | |||
2008 | Pourudu | Samyukhta | [6] | ||
Pazhani | Deepthi | Tamil | [7] | ||
Aatadista | Sunanda | Telugu | [8] | ||
Saroja | Pooja | Tamil | Cameo | [9] | |
Bommalattam | Anitha | Partially reshot version of Final Cut of Director | [10] | ||
2009 | Modhi Vilayadu | Easwari Lakshmi Ram | [11] | ||
Magadheera | Yuvaraani Mithravindha Devi / Indira Indu’ [a] | Telugu | [12] [13] | ||
Ganesh | Divya | [14] | |||
Arya 2 | Geethanjali | [15] | |||
2010 | Om Shanti | Meghana | [16] | ||
Darling | Nandini | [17] | |||
Naan Mahaan Alla | Priya Sudharsan | Tamil | [18] | ||
Brindavanam | Bhumi | Telugu | [19] | ||
2011 | Mr. Perfect | Priya/Ammulu | [20] | ||
Veera | Chitra | [21] | |||
Singham | Kaavya Bhosle | Hindi | [22] | ||
Dhada | Rhea | Telugu | [23] | ||
2012 | Businessman | Chitra Bhardwaj | [24] | ||
Maattrraan | Anjali | Tamil | [25] | ||
Thuppakki | Nisha | [26] | |||
Sarocharu | Sandhya | Telugu | [27] | ||
2013 | Naayak | Madhu | [28] | ||
Special 26 | Priya Chauhan | Hindi | [29] [30] | ||
Baadshah | Pilli Janki | Telugu | [31] | ||
All in All Azhagu Raja | Chithra Devi Priya | Tamil | [32] | ||
2014 | Jilla | Shanthi | [33] | ||
Yevadu | Deepti | Telugu | Cameo | [34] | |
Govindudu Andarivadele | Satya | [35] | |||
2015 | Temper | Shanvi | [36] | ||
Maari | Sri Devi | Tamil | [37] | ||
Paayum Puli | Sowmya | [38] | |||
Size Zero | Herself | Telugu | Guest appearance; Bilingual film | [39] [40] | |
Inji Iduppazhagi | Tamil | ||||
2016 | Sardaar Gabbar Singh | Arshi | Telugu | [41] | |
Brahmotsavam | Kasi Annapurna | [42] | |||
Do Lafzon Ki Kahani | Dr. Jenny Mathias | Hindi | [43] | ||
Janatha Garage | Herself | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Pakka Local" | [44] | |
Final Cut of Director | Anitha | Hindi | [45] | ||
Kavalai Vendam | Divya Priyadharshini | Tamil | [46] | ||
2017 | Khaidi No. 150 | Lakshmi | Telugu | [47] | |
Nene Raju Nene Mantri | Radha Jogendra | [48] | |||
Vivegam | Yazhini Ajay Kumar | Tamil | [49] | ||
Mersal | Anu Pallavi | [50] | |||
2018 | Awe | Kali | Telugu | [51] | |
MLA | Indu | [52] | |||
Kavacham | Samyuktha Chaganti | [53] | |||
2019 | Sita | V. Sita Maha Lakshmi | [54] | ||
Ranarangam | Geetha | [55] | |||
Comali | Rithika Mohan | Tamil | [56] | ||
2021 | Mumbai Saga | Seema Rao Naik | Hindi | [57] | |
Mosagallu | Anu | Telugu | [58] | ||
2022 | Hey Sinamika | Dr. Malarvizhi | Tamil | [59] | |
2023 | Ghosty | Aarthi | [60] | ||
Karungaapiyam | Karthika | [61] | |||
Bhagavanth Kesari | Dr. Kathyayani | Telugu | [62] | ||
2024 | Satyabama | Satyabhama "Satya" IPS | [63] | ||
Indian 2 | Dhakshayini | Tamil | Cameo | ||
Uma † | TBA | Hindi | Completed | [64] | |
2025 | Indian 3 † | Dhakshayini | Tamil | Post-production | [65][66] |
Kannappa † | Parvathi, Sati (double role) | Telugu | Guest appearance | [67] |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Live Telecast | Jennifer "Jenny" Matthew | Tamil | [68] |
Discography
[edit]Year | Film | Song | Language | Composer | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Chakravyuha | "Yenaithu" | Kannada | S. Thaman | [69] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Aggarwal played one character (Mithravindha) who is reincarnated (as Indira).
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