Amritha Aiyer (born 14 May 1994) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Tamil language and Telugu language films. Her first lead role was in the Tamil film Padaiveeran in 2018 and she has since starred in the Tamil films Bigil (2019) and Lift (2021) and Telugu films Red (2021), and Hanu-Man (2024).
Her 2024 Telugu film, Hanu-Man, broke several box-office records for a Telugu film. The film has grossed over , emerging as the Fourth highest-grossing Telugu film of 2024, Tenth highest-grossing Indian film of 2024, and the Eighth highest-grossing Telugu film worldwide (At the time of its release, Jan' 2024).
In 2021, Aiyer made her Telugu debut in Red, opposite Ram Pothineni, and directed by Kishore Tirumala. Her second release was Vanakkam Da Mappilei opposite G. V. Prakash Kumar, a film released directly via Sun NXT. Her third release was Lift, the film opt for the theatrical release and directly released via Disney+ Hotstar.
Her only release in 2022, was a Tamil film Coffee with Kadhal opposite Jai.
Aiyer then shot for Telugu film Hanu-Man opposite Teja Sajja. and an untitled Tamil-Telugu bilingual film, opposite Teejay Arunachalam. The film Hanu-Man premiered on January 12, 2024.
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2012 !scope="row" | Padmavyooham | Unknown | Malayalam | Uncredited | |
2014 !scope="row" | Tenaliraman | Maadhulai's friend | Tamil language | credited as Amritha | |
2015 ! scope="row" | Yatchan | Kumaran Tours & Travels worker | Tamil | credited as Amritha | |
2016 !scope="row" | Pokkiri Raja | Joshna | Tamil | credited as Amritha | |
2018 ! scope="row" | Padaiveeran | Malar | Tamil | Debut as lead actress | |
2019 ! scope="row" | Bigil | Thendral | Tamil | ||
2021 ! Scope="row" | Red | Gayathri | Telugu language | ||
2022 !scope="row" | Coffee with Kaadhal | Abinaya "Abi" | Tamil | ||
Hanu-Man | Meenakshi | Telugu | |||
+ List of Amritha Aiyer short film credits | |||
2016 | Highway Kaadhali | Sneha | |
2021 | Buffoon Kadhal | Herself |
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