Akhil Iyer

Akhil Iyer
Born (1987-10-03) 3 October 1987
Bangalore, India
Occupation Film actor
Years active 2013–present

Akhil Iyer is an Indian film actor appearing in Bollywood films and TV commercials. He made his Bollywood debut with Arif Ali directed Lekar Hum Deewana Dil which released on 4 July 2014, where he played a supporting role. [1]

Career

Akhil started his career in Bollywood with the film Lekar Hum Deewana Dil in July 2014 where he played the role of 'Mahesh' for which he received sound critical acclaim.[2][3] While he was based out of Bangalore, Akhil pursued his passion for acting with theatre groups like Dramanon & Artists Repertoire Theatre up til 2011. He then moved to Chennai where he signed Iruvar Ondranal & Nijama Nizhala which are currently in post-production.[4] In 2013, Akhil made the move to Mumbai after signing Lekar Hum Deewana Dil.[5]

Early life

Born in October 1987, Akhil grew up in Bangalore where he hails from a family of doctors. His father, Dr. Ram Iyer, is an orthopaedic surgeon while his mother, Dr. Asha Iyer, is a gynaecologist. Akhil has one brother, Nikhil Iyer. Akhil did his schooling at St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore where as an avid sports enthusiast, he played cricket at the zonal level. Akhil went on to finish his education in Computer Science engineering from P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore South Campus (formerly known as PES School of Engineering, Bangalore)[6][7]

Filmography

Year Film Language Director Role Remarks
2014 Lekar Hum Deewana Dil Hindi Arif Ali Mahesh
2016 Nijama NizhalaTamil P.V Srinivasan Akhil
2016 Iruvar Ondranal Tamil Anbu G Babu Post production

References

  1. ↑ "Bangalore boy in Lekar Hum Deewana Dil". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "Lekar Hum Deewana Dil Movie Review". The Times of India.
  3. ↑ Sneha May Francis. "Bollywood Review: Armaan steps into Ranbir's shoes for 'Lekar Hum Deewana Dil'". Emirates 24-7.
  4. ↑ "Akhil kicked about his Kollywood debut". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ "I Have Tremendous Respect For Rajnikanth: Akhil Iyer". www.filmibeat.com.
  6. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/on-a- high/article6177860.ece
  7. ↑ "Taking it Iyer". Indulge.
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