Akhil Iyer

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Akhil Iyer
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Born (1987-10-03) 3 October 1987 (age 34)
Bangalore, India
OccupationFilm actor
Years active2013–present

Akhil Iyer is an Indian film actor appearing in Bollywood films and TV commercials. He made his Bollywood debut in Lekar Hum Deewana Dil (2014) in a supporting role. [1]

Early life[]

Born in October 1987, Akhil grew up in Bangalore, Ram Iyer, is an orthopaedic surgeon while his mother, Asha Iyer, is a gynaecologist. Akhil has one brother. Akhil did his schooling at St. Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore where 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)[2][3]

Career[]

Akhil started his career in Bollywood with the film Lekar Hum Deewana Dil playing the role of Mahesh for which he received critical praise.[4][5] 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.[6] In 2013, Akhil made the move to Mumbai after signing Lekar Hum Deewana Dil.[7]

Filmography[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Bangalore boy in Lekar Hum Deewana Dil". The Times of India.
  2. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/on-a-[permanent dead link] high/article6177860.ece
  3. ^ "Taking it Iyer". Indulge. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Lekar Hum Deewana Dil Movie Review". The Times of India.
  5. ^ Sneha May Francis. "Bollywood Review: Armaan steps into Ranbir's shoes for 'Lekar Hum Deewana Dil'". Emirates 24-7.
  6. ^ "Akhil kicked about his Kollywood debut". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "I Have Tremendous Respect For Rajnikanth: Akhil Iyer". www.filmibeat.com.
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