Aindrita Ray

Aindrita Ray (born 3 March 1985) is an Indian 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.

Aindrita Ray
Ray during the promotion of Kannada movie Manasaare
Born
Aindrita Ray

(1985-03-03) 3 March 1985
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India[1][2]
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Model
  • film actress
Years active2008–present
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​

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.[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 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 acting in Kannada movies, 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 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. Her other films include Tony, with Srinagara 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.

In 2017, Ray appeared in Raja Chanda's Bengali film Amar Aponjon, alongside Soham Chakraborty, Priyanka Sarkar and Subhashree Ganguly.[7]

In 2021, she is appearing in Hardik Gajjar's Hindi feature film Bhavai opposite Pratik Gandhi, releasing in theatres on 1 October.[8]

Personal life

Aindrita married actor Diganth Manchale on 12 December 2018,[9][10][11] after 10 years of courtship.[12]

Filmography
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearMovieRoleLanguageNotes
2006JackpotHerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in song Laila Chingaari Laila
2008MeravanigeNandini
Mast Maja MaadiHerselfSpecial appearance
2009JungleePadma
VayuputraDivya
Love GuruHerselfSpecial appearance
ManasaareDevika
2010Nooru JanmakuDrushti
NannavanuSanjana
Veera ParamparePooja
2010A FlatKaran's WifeHindiUncredited role
2011Manasina MaathuSahana Kannada
DhoolPriya
ParamathmaSaanvi
2012ParijathaChandrika
Prem AddaHerselfSpecial appearance in song Basanthi
2013Rajani Kantha Priya
ZiddiSahana
KaddipudiDaisyCameo appearance including appearance in the song Soundarya Samara
TonyPammi
BhajarangiGeetha
2014Athi AparoopaAparna
BachchanPriyaBengaliBengali debut
2015Sharp ShooterHerself KannadaSpecial appearance in song Kuntebille
2016Mungaru Male 2Shreya
John Jani JanardhanHerselfSpecial appearance in song Preetiya Paarivala
NiruttaraShravya
2017ChowkaPushpa
Melkote ManjaParvathi
Amar AponjonSayoniBengali
2018 Raambo 2HerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in the song "Dumm Maaro Dumm"
2019 Main Zaroor AaungaLisa HindiBollywood Debut.[13]
2021 Bhavai Rani [14][15]
Premam Poojyam Joyitha Kannada
2022 Kshamisi Nimma Khaatheyalli Hanavilla Padmavathi [16]
GarudaAnu [17]
Judaa Hoke Bhi Meera Hindi
Thimayya & Thimayya Jyothsana Kannada [18]

Web series
YearTitleRolePlatformRef.
2020 The Casino Camilla Khurana Zee5 [19]
2021 Sanak - Ek Junoon Ragini MX Player [20]

Music Videos
Year Song Singer Notes
2021 3 Peg Chandan Shetty

Awards
MovieAwardCategoryResultRef.
Manasaare 2011 AKKA Awards Best Actress Won
Suvarna Film Awards Best Actress Won [21]
South Scope Awards Best Kannada Actress Won [22]
57th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [23]
Veera Parampare 58th Filmfare Awards South Nominated [24]
Suvarna Film Awards Best Actress Nominated [25]
Paramathma 59th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress Nominated [26]
1st SIIMA Awards Best Supporting Actress Won [27]
Bhajarangi 3rd SIIMA Awards Best Actress Won [28]
61st Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [29]
Niruttara 64th Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress Nominated [30]

References
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