It is very easy for viewers and movie buffs to relate to and cast any star kid under the influence of celebrity parents. Why does it happen? Simply because, as the successors of their family, they are expected to have the same level of performance and craftsmanship in the same field.
Be it any industry, pan India, or across the world, you will meet a lot of actors, dancers, and musicians who decided to take the same career path as their parents. Especially not just in acting, but you would see this happening in a lot many other professions like singing.
In a pool of so many examples, there is one upcoming actor Akash Puri, who may be a well-known star kid because of his celebrated father; he has been able to change this floating perception altogether.
The question of “how” will be answered in this article eventually, so continue reading.
The Talented Child of his Father
Born on 25 July 1997, Akash Puri is the second child of star father, Puri Jagannadh, and mother, Lavanya. He has an elder sister, Pavithra, who is just a year older than him.
It’s easy to deduce that Akash was raised and brought up in a family where he was constantly in touch with his father’s shining career in the field of acting and direction. His father, Puri Jagannadh, started off as an assistant director to India’s renowned director Ram Gopal Varma.
After so many years of being and successfully thriving in the film fraternity, his father is today an Indian film director, producer, and screenplay writer. Not just in the south-Indian film industry, but Puri has won a lot of hearts through his direction in some excellent Bollywood movies.
Now, imagine that growing up in the shadow and guidance of his father, acting and directing have been ingrained in his system from the very beginning.
Akash Puri’s Head Start in the Industry
Although he had the silver platform and spoon at his disposal, Akash never took any opportunity through it and worked hard on his dexterity in acting. No, his debut was not like a main lead macho actor in a high-budget movie; in fact, Puri made it through in the movie as a child artist.
It was the 2007 movie, Chirutha, where he played the role of young Charan. Interestingly, it was his father, Jagannadh Puri, who directed the film, and he acted along with the very famous actors Ramcharan and Neha Sharma.
As a child actor, Akash Puri continued to work for a lot of years and came on screen for seven movies straight. To be specific, all of his movies are Bujjigadu, Ek Niranjan, The Lotus Pond, Businessman, Dhoni, and Gabbar Singh.
His acting as a child artist continued till the year 2015, after which, in the year 2017, Akash Puri made a debut as a main lead in the movie Andhra Pori in the role of Narsingh.
Finally, after this considerable debut, Akash commenced doing a series of films. To name all of them the flicks are Mehbooba (2018), Romantic (2021), and Chor Bazaar (2022). Interestingly, in the movie Romantic, where he played the role of Vasco De Gama also debuted in playback singing and sang “Mera Naam Vasco De Gama.”
Again in the movie, Mehbooba, Akash was directed by none other than his father, Jagannadh Puri. After seeing his graph in the movies, it’s fair and safe to say that it is just the beginning for him, and he has a long way to go.
Akash’s Growing Online Presence
Animal, nature, and travel-friendly actor is active on Instagram and posts about his life. If you get a glimpse of his gram, some of the very dominant things you will come across are Akash’s movie posters, promotional work, and snippets of his work.
Not just that, Akash Puri shares sweet things from his personal life. Like his two dogs named Sushi and Kabali, his travel diaries, his adorable parents, his loving sister, and more. After going through his page, you can collect a view of him being a fun-loving and traveling person.
As of now, Akash has a family of 180k in the form of followers, which is going to rise in the coming years.
The Final Word
If you have seen one of Akash Puri’s many movies, you know by now how much talent he has. And if not, then go straight and stream one of his flicks to enjoy his craft. As a rising star in the South-Indian industry, he is going to win millions and millions of hearts, which comes as no doubt.
Besides, his hard work and consistent pursuit of acting is something that each one of us needs to get hold of. Although Akash Puri had a silver spoon and a head start, he never exploited it. So, this is something that we all can think of and include in our own profession too.
Like her, the industry has seen many others like Teju Ashwini, who is also gradually carving a niche for herself like Akash.
