In April 2011, Akshara Gowda was linked to Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh.
She played a role in the Hindi film Chitkabrey - The Shades of Grey the same year.
[citation needed] She also made a special appearance in the Tamil film in Thuppakki (2012) directed by AR Murugadoss and starring Vijay.
She became popular by appearing in "Stylish Thamizhachi" song from the same film, which eventually became instant hit.
She is also featured in films Irumbu Kuthirai (2014), Bogan (2017), Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae (2017), Maayavan (2017) and Nene Naa (2023).