Aindrita Ray

Aindrita Ray
Aindrita Ray at the Celebrity Cricket League, 2013
Born Aindrita Ray
16 April[1]
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India[2][3]
Nationality Indian
Occupation Model, film actress
Years active 2008–present

Aindrita Ray is an Indian film actress, 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

Aindrita Ray was born as the youngest daughter into a Bengali family in Udaipur, Rajasthan, where she spent her childhood, before moving to Mumbai.[2] 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 M. 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 doing movies in Kannada, and once in a while appearing in Amateur/Short films.

Acting career

Debut and breakthrough (2008)

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 the role of 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)

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

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. She has also made her Telugu film debut with Love in Hyderabad. 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.

Filmography

YearMovieRoleLanguageNotes
2008MeravanigeNandiniKannada
2008Mast Maja MaadiHerselfKannadaSpecial appearance
2009JungleePadmaKannada
2009VayuputraDivyaKannada
2009Love GuruHerselfKannadaSpecial appearance
2009ManasaareDevikaKannadaAKKA Best Actress Award[7]
Suvarna Best Actress[8]
South Scope Best Kannada Actress[9]
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
2010Nooru JanmakuDrushtiKannada
2010NannavanuSanjanaKannada
2010Veera ParamparePoojaKannadaNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
2010Januma JanumadalluKannada
2011Manasina MaathuSahanaKannada
2011DhoolPriyaKannada
2011ParamathmaSaanviKannadaSIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
2011KaanchaanaHerselfKannadaSpecial appearance
2012ParijathaChandrikaKannada
2012Prem AddaHerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in song Basanthi
2013Rajani Kantha PriyaKannada
2013ZiddiSahanaKannada
2013KaddipudiDaisyKannadaCameo appearance including appearance in the song Soundarya Samara
2013TonyPammiKannada
2013BhajarangiGeethaKannadaSIIMA Award for Best Actress
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada
2013Love in HyderabadTelugu
2014Athi AparoopaAparnaKannada
2014BachchanPriyaBengaliBengali debut
2015Sharp ShooterKannadaSpecial appearance in song Kuntebille
2016Mungaru Male 2Kannada
2016John Jani JanardhanHerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in song Preetiya Paarivala
2016NiruttaraShravyaKannadaNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
2017ChowkaPushpaKannada
2017Melkote ManjaKannada
2017Amar AponjonBengaliRemake of Autograph
2018GarudaKannada
2018Coming BackHindiBollywood Debut

References

  1. ↑ "Sandalwood actress Aindrita Ray will soon be seen in her debut Bengali flick, called 'Bachchan'". Deccan Chronicle. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Aindrita Ray | Manasaare | Meravanige | Yogaraj Bhat | Januma Janumadallu | Nooru Janmaku". www.mybangalore.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  3. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "Kannada actress Aindrita Ray slapped". Rediff. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  5. ↑ "I would rather be called cute than sexy!". specials.rediff.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  6. ↑ "Kannada actresses who are dancing divas too!". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  7. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  9. ↑ "Manasaare sweeps Lux South Scope Awards". Sify. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
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