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Nigel Akkara is an Indian actor who is noted for his character portrayal in Bengali movies. He acts in theatre as well.

Nigel Akkara
Born	Nigel Akkara (1978-08-13) 13 August 1978 (age 43) Kerala
Occupation	Actor, businessman, social worker
Years active	2012—present
Notable work	Muktodhara, Orissa, Yoddha: The Warrior, Rajkahini, Asamapta: Incompete, Gotro

Early life

At the age of 21, Akkara was arrested with a charge of kidnapping and 17 other cases filed against him. During his days in the correctional home, he did post-graduation in Human Rights from Indian Institute of Human Rights, New Delhi. Later he became an actor and made his debut with the 2012 Bengali film Muktodhara.[1]

Acting career

Akkara made his acting debut in 2012 with Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy's Bengali movie Muktodhara. He shared the screen with Rituparna Sengupta. He played the character of a prisoner who changes himself into a positive person after getting in touch with a female dance drama coach while staying in jail. The film turned out to be a major hit at the box office and Akkara's performance as a newcomer was praised by both the viewers and the critics.[2]

Filmography

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• Muktodhara (2012)
• Orissa, Malayalam feature film
• Onnyo na
• Yoddha: The Warrior (2014)
• Onnyo Apala (2015)
• Rajkahini (2015)
• Virus (2016)
• Asamapto (2017)
• Jingel Bell (2018, unreleased)
• Gotro (2019)
• Tirandaj Shabor[3]

TV serial

• E Amar Gurudakshina (2017)

Mahalaya

Date	Title	Role	Channel
8 October 2018	Durgotinashini Durga	Mahisasur	Star Jalsha

References

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