Amala Paul was born in 26 October 1991 in Kochi, Kerala, India. She is an Indian film actress, who made her acting and Malayalam movie debut in 2009 with Neelathamara and who works in the South Indian film industries. Paul Ponnu is her birth name. Having worked in the Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam film industry, Amala is best remembered for her performance in the 2010 Tamil drama Sindhu Samaveli. In 2013 she tasted her first success at the Telugu Box office. Her first release in 2013 was V. V. Vinayak’s directorial Naayak and opposite Ram Charan Teja.
Here are some interesting facts about Malayali beauty Amala Paul.
1. Amala was born in a Christian family at Ernakulam, Kerala to Paul Varghese and Annice Paul.
2. Like many artists, Amala Paul faced the camera at a young age. All of 19, Amala made her mark on the big screen and went on to work with stars like Ram Charan, Naga Chaitanya, Siddharth, Mammootty, Vijay, and many others.
3. Amala’s father was strictly against the idea of her pursuing an acting career, but was forced to accept her decision with her brother, Abijith Paul, strongly backing her ambition.
4. Amala’s brother Abijith Paul is also an actor. He has appeared in movies like “Oru Indian Pranayakadha” (Malayalam), “Lailaa O Lailaa” (Malayalam) and Tamil horror-comedy, “Devil”.
5. Basking in the glory of a successful career, Amala Paul surprised everyone with her marriage to filmmaker AL Vijay. Amala was 24 when she tied the knot. Unfortunately, in less than a year of their wedding, Amala and Vijay went separate ways due to personal differences.
6. The biopic of legendary actress Savitri featured Keerthy Suresh in the titular role. But did you know that Mahanati was first offered to Amala Paul. But, Amala Paul couldn’t take up the project due to personal reasons and the film landed in Keerthy’s kitty, who added a blockbuster to her career.
7. Due to her close resemblance to Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, she was often known as the ‘Deepika Padukone of South’.
8. Did you know that Amala Paul had once changed her name because an astrologer suggested so? Yes! Amala became Anakha hoping for a positive change, but she reverted to her original name because Amala felt it didn’t do her much good.
9. In 2016, Amala signed up for a Himalayan trip that changed her approach towards life. “I remember backpacking fancy dresses, sunscreen, lip balm, chappals and so on. After four days of trekking, I emptied everything. I lived without a mobile phone and slept in tents”, she said.
10. Amala now lives a simple life in a remote village on the fringes of Auroville, Puducherry. She spends ₹20,000 a month, has sold off her Mercedes and rides a moped around to buy household items. The actress now shops local, plants saplings, buys milk from a dairy next door, sets curd at home, and is living a care-free life.
