Aindrita Ray
Aindrita Ray | |
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![]() Ray during the shoot of Kannada movie Manasaare | |
Born | Aindrita Ray 3 March 1985 |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Model, film actress |
Years active | 2008–present |
Spouse(s) |
Aindrita Ray (born 3 March 1985) is an Indian film actress,[3] primarily appearing in Kannada films. She made her acting debut in 2007, starring in Meravanige and went on to appear in several commercially successful films, establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress of Kannada cinema.[4] She is perhaps well known for her critically acclaimed performance as Devika, a mentally challenged girl, in Manasaare.
Early life and background[edit source]
Aindrita Ray was born as the youngest daughter into a Bengali family in Udaipur, Rajasthan, where she spent her childhood, before moving to Mumbai.[1] With her father, A. K. Ray, being a prosthodontist in the Indian Air Force, she along with her family moved from one place to another, finally settling in Bangalore.[5]
Ray studied at Baldwin Girls High School, Bangalore. Later, she joined B. R. Ambedkar Dental College, Bangalore to pursue a bachelor's degree in dental science. While studying, she did part-time modelling, appearing in television advertisements, which paved way for her entry into the film industry. She started acting in Kannada movies, and once in a while appearing in Amateur/Short films.
Acting career[edit source]
Debut and breakthrough (2008)[edit source]
Aindrita Ray trained under fashion choreographer M. S. Sreedhar. She was also seen in a song in the 2006 Kannada movie Jackpot, starring Harsha and Dhyaan.[6] Aindrita Ray began her acting career in the 2008 film Meravanige, playing Nandini, the love interest of the lead actor played by Prajwal Devaraj. The film received a moderate success at the box office, with Rediff.com lauding her performance and her dancing capabilities. Later, in the same year, she made a cameo appearance in Mast Majaa Madi, which had an ensemble cast.
Initial success and accolades (2009–10)[edit source]
In 2009, Ray appeared in Vaayuputra, an action movie, alongside the debutant Chiranjeevi Sarja. This was followed by a brief appearance in the successful film, Love Guru, directed by Prashant Raj. However, she got her biggest break in the film Junglee and then Turning point movie was Manasaare for her critically acclaimed role of a mentally challenged girl. She received many awards and accolades for her role, which included Suvarna Award for Best Actress and a nomination for Filmfare Awards. This was followed by director Suri's Junglee, which found a moderate success.
In 2010, she starred in five films. Veera Parampare was the only successful movie among Nooru Janmaku, Nannavanu, Januma Janumadallu and a Bollywood parallel cinema, A Flat. She was nominated by Filmfare for the Best Actress category for Veera Parampare.
Recent works[edit source]
After a series of flops, Ray was cast in the supporting role in the Puneeth Rajkumar starrer Paramathma. She was widely acclaimed by the critics for her obsessive character role. She was also noticed by the critics in Dhool. The other films, Manasina Maathu and Kaanchana, however were failures.
In 2012, she starred in Parijatha, opposite Diganth, which found moderate success. Her other films include Tony, with Srinagar Kitty in the lead and Rajani Kantha, with Duniya Vijay.
In 2014, she made her Bengali film debut with Bachchan, opposite Jeet and directed by Raja Chanda, which incidentally was a remake of the Kannada movie Vishnuvardhana.
Ray will appear in Raja Chanda's Bengali film Amar Apanjan, alongside Soham Chakraborty, Priyanka Sarkar and Subhasree.
Personal life[edit source]
Aindrita married actor Diganth Manchale on 12 December 2018,[7][8][9] after 10 years of courtship.[10]
Filmography[edit source]
Year | Movie | Role | Language | Notes |
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2008 | Meravanige | Nandini | Kannada | |
Mast Maja Maadi | Herself | Special appearance | ||
2009 | Junglee | Padma | ||
Vayuputra | Divya | |||
Love Guru | Herself | Special appearance | ||
Manasaare | Devika | |||
2010 | Nooru Janmaku | Drushti | ||
Nannavanu | Sanjana | |||
Veera Parampare | Pooja | |||
2010 | A Flat | Karan's Wife | Hindi | uncredited role |
2011 | Manasina Maathu | Sahana | Kannada | |
Dhool | Priya | |||
Paramathma | Saanvi | |||
2012 | Parijatha | Chandrika | ||
Prem Adda | Herself | Special appearance in song Basanthi | ||
2013 | Rajani Kantha | Priya | Kannada | |
Ziddi | Sahana | |||
Kaddipudi | Daisy | Cameo appearance including appearance in the song Soundarya Samara | ||
Tony | Pammi | |||
Bhajarangi | Geetha | |||
2014 | Athi Aparoopa | Aparna | ||
Bachchan | Priya | Bengali | Bengali debut | |
2015 | Sharp Shooter | Herself | Kannada | Special appearance in song Kuntebille |
2016 | Mungaru Male 2 | Shreya | ||
John Jani Janardhan | Herself | Special appearance in song Preetiya Paarivala | ||
Niruttara | Shravya | |||
2017 | Chowka | Pushpa | ||
Melkote Manja | ||||
Amar Aponjon | Sayoni | Bengali | ||
2018 | Raambo 2 | Herself | Kannada | Special appearance in the song "Dumm Maaro Dumm" |
2019 | Main Zaroor Aaunga | Lisa | Hindi | Bollywood Debut.[11] |
Bhavai | Rani | [12] | ||
2020 | Garuda | TBA | Kannada | Post Production[13] |
Premam Poojyam | TBA | Filming[14] |
Web-Series[edit source]
Year | Title | Role | Platform | Ref. |
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2020 | The Casino | Camilla Khurana | Zee5 | [15] |
Awards[edit source]
Movie | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Manasaare | 2011 AKKA aawards | Best Actress | Won | [16] |
Suvarna Film Awards | Suvarna Best Actress | Won | [17] | |
South Scope Awards | Best Kannada Actress | Won | [18] | |
57th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Kannada | Nominated | [19] | |
Veera Parampare | 58th Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Kannada | Nominated | [20] |
Suvarna Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [21] | |
Paramathma | 59th Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [22] |
1st SIIMA Awards | SIIMA Best Supporting Actress | Won | [23] | |
Bhajarangi | 3rd SIIMA Awards | SIIMA Best Actress | Won | [24] |
61st Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Kannada | Nominated | [25] | |
Niruttara | 64th Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [26] |
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