Career
He made his Bollywood debut with Arif Ali directed Lekar Hum Deewana Dil which released on 4 July 2014, where he played a supporting role. Akhil started his career in Bollywood with the film Lekar Hum Deewana Dil in July 2014 where he played the role of "Mahesh" for which he received sound critical acclaim. While he was based out of Bangalore, Akhil pursued his passion for acting with theatre groups like Dramanon & Artists Repertoire Theatre up til 2011.
He then moved to Chennai where he signed Iruvar Ondranal & Nijama Nizhala which are currently in post-production.
In 2013, Akhil made the move to Mumbai after signing Lekar Hum Deewana Dil. Born in October 1987, Akhil grew up in Bangalore where he hails from a family of doctors.
His father, Doctor Ram Iyer, is an orthopaedic surgeon while his mother, Doctor Asha Iyer, is a gynaecologist. Akhil has one brother, Nikhil Iyer.
Akhil did his schooling at Saint Joseph"s Boys" High School, Bangalore where as an avid sports enthusiast, he played cricket at the zonal level
Akhil went on to finish his education in Computer Science engineering from P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore South Campus (formerly known as Party of European Socialists School of Engineering, Bangalore).
