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Akhil (film)
Akhil (The Power of Jua) is a 2015 Telugu action fantasy film directed by V. V. Vinayak, starring debutants Akhil Akkineni and Sayesha Saigal. Released 11 November 2015 after a graphics-related delay, it revolves around the sacred stone Jua and received mixed reviews.
Akhil Akkineni (అఖిల్ అక్కినేని)
Akhil Akkineni (అఖిల్ అక్కినేని) is an Indian actor in Telugu cinema, born in 1994 in San Jose, California, whose 2026 rural drama Lenin became his biggest commercial hit.
Akhila Bhargavan (അഖില ഭാർഗവൻ)
Akhila Bhargavan (അഖില ഭാർഗവൻ), born 1997 in Payyanur, Kerala, is a Malayalam film actress who rose from Instagram reels to Poovan (2023), Premalu (2024) as Karthika, Sookshmadarshini, and her first lead in It's a Medical Miracle.
Akhilendra Mishra (अखिलेन्द्र मिश्रा)
Akhilendra Mishra (अखिलेन्द्र मिश्रा), Indian film and television character actor from Siwan, Bihar; famous as Kroor Singh in Chandrakanta (1994), Mirchi Seth in Sarfarosh (1999), and Arjan in Lagaan (2001).
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki (born 1957, Orimattila, Finland) is a Finnish film director known for minimalist, deadpan films about working-class outsiders; winner of the 2002 Cannes Grand Prix for The Man Without a Past and the 2023 Jury Prize for Fallen Leaves.
Aki Ross
Aki Ross (アキ・ロス) is the fictional scientist protagonist of Square Pictures' 2001 film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, voiced by Ming-Na Wen, one of the first photorealistic CGI human characters and an abandoned 'virtual actress' experiment.
Aki Sora (あきそら)
Aki Sora (あきそら), also romanized Aki Sora, is a 2008–2011 romance manga by Masahiro Itosugi serialized in Champion Red Ichigo about sibling incest between Aki and Sora, adapted as OVAs and pulled from print by Tokyo's 2011 youth ordinance.
Akihiko Kondo (近藤顕彦)
Akihiko Kondo (近藤顕彦), Japanese civil servant known for his 2018 non-legally-binding wedding ceremony to virtual singer Hatsune Miku (初音ミク) using Gatebox hologram technology; later founded the Association of Fictosexuality in 2022.
Akiho Yoshizawa (吉沢明歩)
Akiho Yoshizawa (吉沢明歩, "Acky"), born 1984 in Tokyo, is a Japanese actress and former AV performer active 2003–2019 with 351 exclusive titles, over 10 million copies sold, Ebisu Muscats founding member, and 2020 autobiographer.
Akira (1988 film)
Akira (アキラ) is Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 cyberpunk anime film, adapted from his manga, about Kaneda and Tetsuo in Neo-Tokyo 2019; Toho, July 16, 1988, ~1 billion yen budget, US release December 25, 1989.
Akira (2016 Hindi film)
Akira (Naam Hai Akira) is a 2016 Hindi action thriller directed by A. R. Murugadoss, starring Sonakshi Sinha as a college student targeted by corrupt police officers.
Akira (アキラ)
Akira (アキラ) is Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 cyberpunk anime film, adapted from his manga, set in Neo-Tokyo 2019; a record ¥1 billion budget, 160,000 hand-painted frames, and the film that globalized anime.
Akira (アキラ) (franchise)
Akira (アキラ) is Katsuhiro Otomo's media franchise: a 1982–1990 Kodansha manga in six volumes, the landmark 1988 anime film set in Neo-Tokyo 2019, games, and a canceled Warner Bros. live-action adaptation whose rights reverted to Kodansha in 2025.
Akira Kamiya (神谷明)
Akira Kamiya (神谷明, Kamiya Akira), born 1946 in Yokohama, is a Japanese voice actor and singer; original voice of Kenshiro, Kinnikuman, Ryo Saeba, and Kogoro Mouri, with his own agency Saeba Shoji.
Akira Kurosawa (黒澤明)
Akira Kurosawa (黒澤明, 1910–1998), Japanese director of Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Ikiru, and Ran; won the 1951 Venice Golden Lion, founded Kurosawa Production, and influenced Lucas, Coppola, and Spielberg. Not the horror director Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
Akiva Goldsman
Akiva Goldsman (born 1962), nicknamed Keevie, is an American screenwriter, producer, and director who won the 2002 Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for A Beautiful Mind and co-created Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi (2025 film)
Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi (అక్కడ అమ్మాయి ఇక్కడ అబ్బాయి), 2025 Telugu comedy drama by debut directors Nitin–Bharath, starring Pradeep Machiraju and Deepika Pilli; released 11 April 2025, flopped at ₹1.55 crore gross, streamed on ETV Win.
Akkenam
Akkenam (அஃகேனம்) is a 2025 Tamil action-thriller directed by Uday K, starring father-daughter actors Arun Pandian and Keerthi Pandian, released 4 July 2025, UA13+, about a cab driver and a released convict facing a common evil.
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (అక్కినేని నాగేశ్వర రావు)
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR, అక్కినేని నాగేశ్వర రావు), Telugu cinema actor-producer (1923 or 1924–2014); 256 films, Devadasu, Missamma, Maya Bazaar; founded Annapurna Studios 1976; Padma Vibhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient.
Akkineni Ramesh Prasad
Akkineni Ramesh Prasad (born 1936), Indian film producer and engineer, son of L.V. Prasad; heads Prasad Studios, Prasad Film Laboratories, and Prasads IMAX in Hyderabad, and is a founder trustee of the L V Prasad Eye Institute.
Akosua Busia
Akosua Busia (born 1966, Accra, Ghana) is a Ghanaian actress, novelist, and screenwriter; daughter of former Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia; best known as Nettie in The Color Purple (1985) and as Beloved's screenwriter.
Aks (अक्स)
Aks (अक्स, "reflection") is a 2001 Hindi supernatural thriller, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's directorial debut, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Manoj Bajpayee; a killer's spirit possesses the cop who shot him, and the film flopped despite award-winning craft.
Aksar (अक्सर)
Aksar (अक्सर) is a 2006 Hindi thriller directed by Anant Mahadevan, starring Emraan Hashmi, Udita Goswami, and Dino Morea, with hit Himesh Reshammiya music including Jhalak Dikhlaja; a love-triangle blackmail plot that became a semi-hit despite poor reviews.
Aksar 2
Aksar 2 (अक्सर २) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language erotic thriller directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan, starring Zareen Khan and Gautam Rode; released in November 2017.
Aksel Hennie
Aksel Hennie (born 1975, Oslo) is a Norwegian actor, director, and screenwriter. Known for Max Manus, Headhunters, The Martian, and Sisu; winner of four Amanda Awards, including three for Best Actor.
Akshara Haasan (அக்ஷரா ஹாசன்)
Akshara Haasan (அக்ஷரா ஹாசன்), born 1991 in Chennai, is an Indian actress, screenwriter, and assistant director in Tamil and Hindi films, daughter of Kamal Haasan and Sarika, younger sister of Shruti Haasan; her debut was Shamitabh (2015).
Akshay Dogra
Akshay (Akkshay) Dogra is an Indian television actor and writer, known as Akash in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon (2011) and for Punar Vivah, Waaris, Dil Hi Toh Hai; after a 2018 TV break he moved to OTT, appearing in Badass Begum and as Vadh 2's antagonist.
Akshay Khanna (British actor)
Akshay Khanna is a British Indian actor trained at Bristol Old Vic, known for Polite Society (2023), Red, White & Royal Blue (2023), Critical Incident, and Ratthi in Apple TV+'s Murderbot (2025); distinct from Bollywood's Akshaye Khanna.
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar (अक्षय कुमार), born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia in 1967, is an Indian Hindi-film actor and producer, nicknamed Khiladi Kumar, National Film Award winner for Rustom, Padma Shri recipient, and one of the world's highest-paid actors.
Akshay Kumar (British actor)
British actor Akshay Kumar (born 1994, East London), distinct from the Bollywood star, trained at Drama Centre London; known for Homeland, Pandora, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Virdee, and Double Blind.