Her husband, Jagat Desai, announced the birth through an Instagram video, sharing the moment Amala and Ilai came home. The video was captioned, "It's a boy!! Meet our little miracle, Ilai." Amala and Jagat, who married in November last year in Kochi, kept the news a surprise for a week.

Amala Paul, a prominent South Indian actress, entered the industry with the Malayalam film "Neelathamara" in 2009. Her breakthrough came with the Tamil film "Maina" in 2010, which earned her the Tamil Nadu Government Best Actress Award. She has since appeared in numerous Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films, with her latest being "Adujeevitham" directed by Blessy.