Akshaya Udayakumar is an Indian actress, model and social media influencer who primarily works in Malayalam and Tamil films.[1] She is best known for her roles in the Tamil film Love Today (2022) and the Malayalam film Siddy (2023).[2][3] She is known for her appearance as a contestant on the Indian reality TV show, Bigg Boss Season 7 in 2023, which she was evicted on day 56.[4]

Akshaya Udayakumar
BornJuly 23rd, 1999
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2021–present
Known forLove Today
Bigg Boss Season 7

Career

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Akshaya was born in Palakkad, Kerala. Her Instagram reels helped her gain a lot of fan following and stardom.[5] In 2022, Akshaya debuted in the Malayalam film Siddy.[2] That same year, she starred in Tamil film Love Today as Ivana's sister and the Malayalam film Haya.[6][7][8][9]

In 2023, she participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 7 as a contestant.[10][11]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Language Notes
2022 Siddy TBA Malayalam
Love Today Shwetha Tamil
Haya Ragini Malayalam

Short films

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Year Film Role
2021 96 The Unpredictable Night Aami
2021 Mr. Murali Abhirami
2022 Parandhu Sella Vaa Yanni
2023 Lost & Found Samyuktha

Television

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Year Programme / Show Role Channel Notes
2023 Bigg Boss 7 Contestant Vijay TV Evicted Day 56[12]
2024 Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya Guest Star Vijay
2024 Anda Ka Kasam STAR Vijay Participant

References

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  1. ^ "Viral video shows duo's dance to Baharla Ha Madhumas. Watch". Hindustan times.
  2. ^ a b "Upcoming flick 'Siddy' starring Aji John, I M Vijayan is inspired by Dostoevsky novel". Onmanorama. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. ^ "ഒരു നാഴികൈ നൊടിയാകിതേ, മധുശ്രീയുടെ ആലാപനത്തില്‍ സിദ്ദിയിലെ തമിഴ് ഗാനം" (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Akshaya Udayakumar: The Rising Star of South Indian Cinema". bigg boss bitz.
  5. ^ "Reels helped me enter the film industry: Akshaya Udayakumar". Times Of India.
  6. ^ "The entire cast and crew of 'Love Today' revealed". The Times of India. 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Love Today is not a revengeful romance; it's a sweet dedication to my ex-girlfriend: Pradeep Ranganathan". The Times of India. 9 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  8. ^ "அட அவங்களா இவங்க.. பிக்பாஸ் சீசன் 7 அக்ஷயா உதயகுமார் யார் தெரியுமா? தெரிஞ்சா ஷாக் ஆகிடுவீங்க..." Tamil Cinema News. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  9. ^ "'Haya' trailer: Guru Somasundaram starrer promises to be a thriller". Times Of India.
  10. ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 7 Live Updates: Cool Suresh, Raveena, Yugendran, Maya Krishnan, Bava Chelladurai and Saravana Vikram enter house". The Indian express. 5 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Actress Akshaya Udayakumar enters Bigg Boss 7". 5 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 7: Evicted contestant Akshaya Udayakumar shares gratitude towards fans". Times Of India.
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