Aamani

Aamani (born 16 November 1972) is an Indian actress and politician who works primarily in Telugu films in addition to a few Tamil and Kannada films. She made her debut in a lead role in the Telugu film Jamba Lakidi Pamba, directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. The film turned out to be a blockbuster. She has received two state Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Awards South.

She starred in the film Mister Pellam (1993) directed by Bapu, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. She won Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for the film Subha Lagnam (1994) and Nandi Award for Best Actress for the films Subha Sankalpam (1995) and Mister Pellam (1993).

Early life Aamani was born in Bangalore into a Telugu family.

Career Aamani started her career doing small roles in films like Aadadhi, Chandamama Kathalu, and others. Subsequently, she was paired as the lead actress opposite actors like Vishnuvardhan, Nagarjuna, Balakrishna, Krishna, Mammootty, Arvind Swami, Jagapathi Babu and Kamal Haasan. She won Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for the film Subha Lagnam and Nandi Award for Best Actress for the films Subha Sankalpam and Mister Pellam. After a hiatus of many years, she appeared in the 2004 film Aa Naluguru.

In the 1990s, Aamani appeared in successful films such as Amma Donga, Vamshanikokkadu, Subha Lagnam, Jamba Lakidi Pamba, and Nakshatra Poratam.

Aamani played a street vendor and actor Kartikeya’s onscreen mother in the 2021 Telugu-language romantic comedy-drama ''Chaavu Kaburu Challaga.

Filmography Telugu films

Other language films

Year Title Role Language Notes 1990 Puthiya Kaatru Tamilcredited as Meenakshi 1991 Onnum Theriyadha Pappa Theechatti Govindan Thangamana Thangachi Lakshmi 1992 Idhuthanda Sattam Amudha Mudhal Seethanam 1994 Honest Raj Pushpa 1995 Engirundho Vandhan Janaki Witness 1996 Balina Jyothi Kannada Appaji Lakshmi 1997 Themmanggu Pattukaran Sivagamiyin Tamil Pudhayal Sundari

Television