Magadheera 's success turned Aggarwal into one of the most sought-after actresses in Telugu cinema. It was highly successful commercially and broke several records, emerging as the highest-grossing Telugu film of all time. Aggarwal was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in Telugu and nominated for the award for Best Telugu Actress in the South Scope Awards for her performance. Rajamouli, received overwhelming critical acclaim, while Aggarwal, in particular, was praised for her portrayal of a princess. She then appeared in the high budget Telugu historical drama Magadheera, alongside Ram Charan Teja, which saw her playing double roles for the first time. She first starred opposite Vinay Rai in the Tamil film Modhi Vilayadu, which garnered mixed reviews and was a financial failure. Public recognition and critical acclaim (2009–11)Īggarwal had four releases in 2009. Her Telugu releases Pourudu and Aatadista opposite Sumanth and Nitin, respectively, did not receive positive reviews, but both were successful at the box office. Although the former went on to become a commercial as well as a critical success, both films failed to boost her career as her roles were too insignificant. She had two more Tamil releases that year with Venkat Prabhu's comedy-thriller Saroja, in which she did a guest appearance, and Bharathiraja's investigative thriller Bommalattam. In 2008, she had her first Tamil film release, Perarasu's action entertainer Pazhani, co-starring Bharath. Later that year, she appeared in the Krishna Vamsi-directed Chandamama, which opened to positive reviews and became her first major successful film. The film was delayed and released in late 2008.Īggarwal made her debut in the Telugu film industry and played her first leading role in 2007 in Teja's Lakshmi Kalyanam, alongside Kalyan Ram it did not fare well at the box office. She appeared in veteran Tamil director Bharathiraja's Bommalattam, alongside Arjun Sarja. Main article: Kajal Aggarwal filmography Film debut and struggles (2004–08)Īggarwal made her acting debut in the 2004 Bollywood film Kyun.! Ho Gaya Na, in which she had a minor supporting role. Having harboured MBA dreams all through her growing years, she intends to achieve a post-graduation degree soon.
She pursued her graduation in mass media, with specialisation in marketing and advertising, from Kishinchand Chellaram College. Anne's High School, fort and completed her pre-university education at Jai Hind College. Kajal has a younger sister Nisha Aggarwal, an actress in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam cinema, who is now married to Karan Valecha (Managing director Golds gyms, Asia). Her father Suman Aggarwal, is an entrepreneur in the textile business and her mother Vinay Aggarwal is a confectioner, and also Kajal's business manager.
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In 2020, a wax figure of Aggarwal was put on display at Madame Tussauds Singapore, making it the first of an actress from South Indian cinema. She made a comeback to Hindi cinema with Singham (2011), which was a hit, while another film Special 26 (2013) was also a box office success. Kajal also played the female lead in the high-profile Tamil projects Naan Mahaan Alla (2010), Maattrraan (2012), Thuppakki (2012), Jilla (2014), Vivegam (2017) and Mersal (2017). She subsequently starred in Telugu films such as Darling (2010), Brindavanam (2010), Mr. It ranks among the highest-grossing Telugu films of all time and fetched her Best Actress nominations at several award ceremonies including South Filmfare Awards. The 2009 historical fiction Telugu film Magadheera marked a turning point in her career, earning her critical acclaim. In the same year, she starred in the box office hit Chandamama, which earned her recognition. and had her first Telugu film release in 2007, Lakshmi Kalyanam. Īggarwal made her acting debut with the 2004 Hindi film Kyun! Ho Gaya Na.
Kajal Aggarwal (born 19 June 1985) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu and Tamil language films, in addition to a few Hindi films.