Aamani

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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aamani
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| othername = Meenakshi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|11|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| birth_name = Manjula
| spouse = (m.2002-present)
| years_active = 1990–1997<br>2004-present
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| awards = Nandi (2 times), Filmfare (1 time)
| children = 2
}}

'''Aamani''' (born 16 November 1973) is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films.<ref>{{cite web |author=Y. Sunita Chowdhary |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3314593.ece |title=Arts / Cinema : Sensitive and soulful |publisher=The Hindu |date=2012-04-14 |access-date=2012-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424031853/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3314593.ece |archive-date=24 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She made her debut in a lead role opposite Naresh in the Telugu film ''[[Jamba Lakidi Pamba]]'', directed by [[E. V. V. Satyanarayana]]. The film turned out to be a [[blockbuster (entertainment)|blockbuster]].

She starred in the film ''[[Mister Pellam]]'' directed by [[Bapu (artist)|Bapu]], which won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]]. She won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu]] for the film ''[[Subha Lagnam]]'' and [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]] for the films ''[[Subha Sankalpam]]'' and ''[[Mr. Pellam]]''.

==Film career==
Aamani was born in Bengaluru. She started her career doing small roles in films like ''Aadadhi''. Subsequently, she was paired as the lead actress opposite actors like [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]], [[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna]], [[Nandamuri Balakrishna|Balakrishna]], [[Krishna (Telugu actor)|Krishna]], [[Mammootty]], [[Arvind Swami]], [[Jagapathi Babu]] and [[Kamal Haasan]]. She won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu]] for the film [[Subha Lagnam]] & [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]] for the films [[Subha Sankalpam]] & [[Mr. Pellam]]. After a hiatus of many years, she appeared in the film ''[[Aa Naluguru]]''.<ref>[https://archive.is/20120714072728/http://ravefilmskc.blogspot.in/2011/07/telugu-actress-aamani-biography.html ]</ref>

==Personal life==
She was born in Bangalore. Her husband is a business man. Because of the rising acting career, she had to quit education after tenth grade. She has a daughter and a son.

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Role !! class=unsortable| Notes
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Puthiya Kaatru]]'' || Tamil || (credited as "Meenakshi") ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Onnum Theriyadha Pappa]]'' || Tamil|| (credited as "Meenakshi") ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Thangamana Thangachi]]'' || Tamil|| Lakshmi (credited as "Meenakshi") ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Aadadhi]]'' || Telugu || Kumari ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Idhuthanda Sattam]]'' || Tamil || Amudha (credited as "Meenakshi") ||
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Mudhal Seethanam]]'' || Tamil|| (credited as "Meenakshi") ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Jamba Lakidi Pamba]]''|| Telugu || Rama Lakshmi ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Mister Pellam]]'' || Telugu || Jhansi || [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]] <br> Nominated-[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu]]
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Pachani Samsaram]]'' || Telugu || Bala ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Amma Koduku]]'' || Telugu || ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Shabash Ramu]]'' || Telugu|| Radha ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Repati Rowdy]]'' || Telugu || Jayanthi ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Preme Naa Pranam]]'' || Telugu || Priyanka ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Kannayya Kittayya]]'' || Telugu || Rukmini Devi||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Chinnalludu]]'' || Telugu || Rani ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Anna Chellelu]]'' || Telugu || Lakshmi ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Srinatha Kavi Sarvabhowmudu]]'' || Telugu || Damayanthi ||
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Nakshatra Poratam]]'' || Telugu || Driver Prasad's sister ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Srivari Priyuralu]]'' || Telugu || Vasantha ||
|-
| 1994 || ''Teerpu'' || Telugu || ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Subha Lagnam]]'' || Telugu || Radha || [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu]]
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Allari Police]]'' || Telugu || Geetha ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Maro Quit India]]'' || Telugu || ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Hello Brother (1994 film)|Hello Brother]]'' || Telugu || Herself in the song "Kanne Pettaro" (cameo) ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Honest Raj]]'' || Tamil || Pushpa ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Amma Donga]]'' || Telugu || Alivelu ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Engirundho Vandhan]]'' || Tamil || Janaki ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Witness (1995 film)|Witness]]'' || Tamil || ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Gharana Bullodu]]'' || Telugu || Malli ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Subha Sankalpam]]'' || Telugu || Ganga || [[Nandi Award for Best Actress]] <br> Nominated-[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu]]
|-
| 1995 || ''Maya Bazaar'' || Telugu || Sasirekha ||
|-
| 1995 || ''Subhamastu'' || Telugu || Kasthuri ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Idandi Maa Vaari Varasa]]'' || Telugu || ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Kondapalli Rattaya]]'' || Telugu || Sridevi ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Aalumagalu]]'' || Telugu || Malleeswari ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Vamshanikokkadu]]'' || Telugu || Sirisa ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Maavichiguru]]'' || Telugu || Seetha ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Warning (1996 film)|Warning]]'' || Telugu || Supriya ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Balina Jyothi]]'' || Kannada || ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Appaji]]'' || Kannada || Lakshmi ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Vammo Vathoo O Pellamoo]]'' || Telugu || ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Seethakka]]'' || Telugu || Seetha ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Subha Muhurtham]]'' || Telugu || ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Kodalu Didhina Kaapuram]]'' || Telugu || ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Priyamaina Srivaaru]]'' || Telugu || Sandhya ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Themmanggu Pattukaran]]'' || Tamil || Sivagamiyin ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Pudhayal]]'' || Tamil || Sundari ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Swamy (2004 film)|Swamy]]'' || Telugu || Dr. Bharathi, Principal ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Madhyanam Hathya]]'' || Telugu || Lakshmi ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Aa Naluguru]]'' || Telugu || Bharathi || Nominated – [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu]]
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Devastanam]]'' || Telugu || Saraswathi ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Chandamama Kathalu]]'' || Telugu || Saritha ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Patel S. I. R.]]'' || Telugu || Bharathi ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Middle Class Abbayi]]'' || Telugu || Nani's aunt ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Bharat Ane Nenu]]''<ref name = "shooting a romantic number">{{cite news |last=Jayakrishnan|date=14 March 2018 |title=Mahesh Babu and Kiara Advani shooting a romantic number for 'Bharat Ane Nenu' |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/mahesh-babu-and-kiara-advani-shooting-a-romantic-number-for-bharat-ane-nenu/articleshow/63301613.cms |newspaper= [[The Times of India]] |access-date=23 March 2018 }}</ref> || Telugu || Bharath's mother ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Srinivasa Kalyanam (2018 film)|Srinivasa Kalyanam]]'' || Telugu || Seeta ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Hello Guru Prema Kosame]]'' || Telugu || Lakshmi ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Prashnista]]'' || Telugu || Annapurna ||
|-
|2021 || ''[[Sreekaram]]'' || Telugu || Karthik's mother ||
|-
|2021 || ''[[Chaavu Kaburu Challaga ]]'' || Telugu || Gangamma ||
|-
|2021
|[[Ardha Shathabdham|''Ardha Shathabdham'']]
|Telugu
|
|
|-
|2021 || ''[[Most Eligible Bachelor (film)|Most Eligible Bachelor]]'' || Telugu ||{{TBA}} ||
|-
|2021 || ''[[Arrdham]]'' || Telugu || Filming|TBA
|Filming
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Title
! style="background:#ccc;"| Role
! style="background:#ccc;"| Channel
! style="background:#ccc;"| Language
|-
|2020|| ''[[Akka Mogudu]]'' ||Family Counsellor||[[Gemini TV]]||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
|2020-2021|| [[Poove Unakkaga (TV series)|''Poove Unakkaga'']] || Rathinavalli||rowspan=2|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]||rowspan=2|[[Tamil (language)|Tamil]]
|-
|2020|| [[Roja (Tamil TV series)|''Roja'']] ||Rathinavalli (Cameo Appearance)
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0007404|name=Aamani}}
*http://www.apgap.com/aamani-biography-and-filmography/ Aamani Biography with Rare Photos and Videos
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110930113844/http://www.cineherald.com/PhotoGallery/amani/index.htmlAmani pics

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[[Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
[[Category:Nandi Award winners]]
[[Category:Actresses from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Actresses in Kannada cinema]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]

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