
Acting
Kajal Aggarwal
Born 1985-07-19 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Kajal Aggarwal is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema. Born on June 19, 1985, in Bombay (present-day Mumbai), Maharashtra, into a Punjabi Hindu family to Vinay Aggarwal and Suman Aggarwal, she completed her schooling at St. Anne's High School, Colaba. She pursued her graduation in Mass Media specializing in Marketing and Advertising from Kishinchand Chellaram College (KC College), Mumbai. While actively modeling during her college years, she made a brief screen appearance in the Hindi film *Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...* (2004) before making her lead acting debut in Teja's Telugu romantic drama *Lakshmi Kalyanam* (2007) opposite Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, followed by her Tamil debut in *Pazhani* (2008). Kajal achieved monumental stardom and career-defining critical and commercial success portraying Yuvarani Mitravinda and Indira in S. S. Rajamouli's fantasy action epic *Magadheera* (2009) opposite Ram Charan, earning her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu nomination. Over a prominent career spanning two decades and more than 50 feature films, she established herself as one of the highest-paid and most sought-after leading ladies in South Indian cinema. She headlined numerous industry blockbusters including *Darling* (2010), *Brindavanam* (2010), *Mr. Perfect* (2011), Rohit Shetty's action blockbuster *Singham* (2011) opposite Ajay Devgn, *Businessman* (2012), A. R. Murugadoss's *Thuppakki* (2012) opposite Vijay, *Naayak* (2013), Neeraj Pandey's heist thriller *Special 26* (2013), *Baadshah* (2013), *Govindudu Andarivadele* (2014), *Temper* (2015), *Khaidi No. 150* (2017), *Nene Raju Nene Mantri* (2017), *Vivegam* (2017), *Mersal* (2017), the experimental psychological drama *Awe!* (2018), and the comedy blockbuster *Comali* (2019). In 2020, she became the first South Indian actress to be immortalized with a wax statue at Madame Tussauds Singapore. Following her return to the screen, she starred alongside Nandamuri Balakrishna in Anil Ravipudi's box-office hit *Bhagavanth Kesari* (2023) and headlined the female-led investigative crime thriller *Satyabhama* (2024) portraying ACP Satyabhama IPS. Her filmography extends to S. Shankar's vigilante action films *Indian 2* (2024) and *Indian 3* alongside Kamal Haasan, the mythological fantasy epic *Kannappa* (2025), A. R. Murugadoss's action entertainer *Sikandar* (2025), the social drama *The India Story* (2026), the Tamil action thriller *Garuda* (2026), and joining the ensemble of Nitesh Tiwari's multi-part mythological epic *Ramayana*.
Acting credits
NRAn ancient epic follows a young prince and princess whose marriage and subsequent exile mark the beginning of a legendary journey. Their story of love, duty and destiny sets the stage for greater challenges ahead.
Ramayana
2026
4.9A group of counter-terrorism agents are brought in to track down a man who was once the head of their squad, and is believed to have gone rogue.
Vivegam
2017
4.9A tragic accident pushes the powerful Sikandar to protect the less fortunate by standing up to corruption and greed — using any means necessary.
Sikandar
2025
6.3Nene Raju Nene Mantri is the story of Radha Jogendra and the love of his life, Radha. His whole world revolves around her and he can go to any lengths to make her happy. But what happens when such profound love takes the shape of cavernous ambition?
Nene Raju Nene Mantri
2017
7.3A few individuals in the medical profession are murdered or kidnapped, and the cop investigating the case suspects a doctor and arrests him. But is he the one who is behind these crimes? And why are they being committed?
Mersal
2017
4.6In order to help a friend, Ganesh pretends to love a girl. She hates him when she finds out the truth. Eventually, he truly falls in love with her and must convince her of his true feelings.
Ganesh
2009
7.3A street-bike racer chances upon a woman and is struck by visions of a past life where they were both star-crossed lovers in a war-ridden kingdom 400 years ago, while the reincarnation of his romantic rival emerges with murderous intent.
Magadheera
2009
5.7Akhilan and Vimalan are the conjoined twins of genetic scientist Ramachandran, whose company makes Energion, a dietary supplement that promises to make geniuses out of children. When Russian journalist Volga tells them that there is something fishy about Energion and is mysteriously found dead, their lives are turned topsy-turvy.
Maattrraan
2012
6.2An extortion gang that murders businessmen kills a policeman working on the case. ACP Jayaseelan exterminates the gang by way of unofficial encounters, but the murders continue. What the cop doesn't realise is that the brain behind the crimes is lurking close to home.
Paayum Puli
2015
6.4A young man decides to contest in the village elections and defeat a corrupt politician in order to impress his girlfriend's father and marry her, but with time realizes life holds something else for him.
Manchi Lakshanalunna Abbayi
2018
6.5An honest, small town cop is transferred to a big city that is controlled by a crime boss that he had once humiliated. Remake of Tamil Singam (2010).
Singham
2011
4.7Balaraju, the head of his village, lives with his wife Baby along with his two sons Chandrasekhar Rao and Bangari and two daughters. He helps Chandrasekhar become a doctor and builds a local hospital. On the day it opens, Chandrasekhar comes back home with his lover Kausalya, also a doctor. Both express their wish to marry and settle abroad, which upsets Balaraju, leading to their separation. 25 years later, Chandrasekhar, a successful doctor in London, tells the story to his son Abhiram and daughter Indu. Abhiram decides to go home to Balaraju and attempt a reconciliation. He meets his friend, Bunny, at the airport and goes to the village on Bunny's bike the next day.
Govindudu Andarivaadele
2014
5.0A chef who is separated from his wife decides to win back her love after she lands up at his doorstep asking for divorce.
Kavalai Vendam
2016
5.7A cop decides to take on his godfather, who raised him from childhood, and make him realize the error of his ways.
Jilla
2014
6.8Jaga, Ganesh, Ajay and Vishwas are motoring to a cricket game. An accident leads them to divert on a side road, where they encounter a criminal gang that has kidnapped a young girl and shot a policeman - in front of them....
Saroja
2008
4.8A young man and his lookalike team up to fight injustice and settle their personal scores with the evildoers.
Naayak
2013
6.0Satya is given a different face after he suffers burn-related injuries. After being released from the hospital, he deals with the murderer of his lover Deepti. But his new face has given him new foes.
Yevadu
2014
NRParis Paris is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by Ramesh Aravind and produced by Manu Kumaran, which is a remake of the 2014 Hindi film Queen by Vikas Bahl.
Paris Paris
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6.5Vicky breaks his engagement with Priya, his childhood friend, after he learns that she is making many compromises for his sake. However, time makes him realise the need for compromises in life.
Mr. Perfect
2011
NRA community confronts the devastating impact of pesticide contamination as industrial negligence threatens public health. The fight for accountability exposes systemic failures in regulatory oversight and corporate responsibility.
The India Story
2026
5.5After witnessing the cruel sacrifice of his childhood friend, an atheist warrior rejects religion until love forces him to find his own faith.
Kannappa
2025
5.1After being framed for a kidnapping, an honest cop races against time to clear his name and catch the conspirator.
Kavacham
2018
7.3Captain Jagadish, an intelligence officer in the Indian Army, returns to Mumbai for a vacation but soon finds himself in a deadly mission. After witnessing a bus bombing, he uncovers a network of sleeper cells planning multiple attacks across the city. With no official backing, he embarks on a personal mission with his trusted comrades to eliminate the mastermind, ensuring the sleeper cells remain leaderless and trapped in silence, waiting for orders that will never come. Ready to sacrifice his own life, he sets out on his final mission—but does he succeed, and at what cost?
Thuppakki
2012
7.1Just as the cops have declared the end of Mafia in Mumbai, a man named Surya arrives in the city with the intentions of conquering it.
Businessman
2012