Aindrita Ray (born 3 March 1985) is an Indian actress, primarily appearing in

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. She made her acting debut in 2007, starring in ''

Meravanige ''Meravanige'' (Kannada: ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ) is a 2008 Indian Kannada romantic drama film directed by Mahesh Babu and starring Prajwal Devaraj and Aindrita Ray. Cast *Prajwal Devaraj as Vijay * Aindrita Ray *Sadhu Kokila * Komal *Harish ...

'' and went on to appear in several commercially successful films, establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress of Kannada cinema. She is perhaps well known for her critically acclaimed performance as Devika, a mentally challenged girl, in ''

Manasaare ''Manasaare'' is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language romantic psychological film directed by Yogaraj Bhat. It stars Diganth and Aindrita Ray in the lead roles. The film soundtrack and score was composed by Mano Murthy with lyrics by Yogaraj Bhat an ...

''.

Early life and background

Aindrita Ray was born as the youngest daughter into a

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family in

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, Rajasthan, where she spent her childhood, before moving to

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. With her father, A. K. Ray, being a

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in the Indian Air Force, she along with her family moved from one place to another, finally settling in

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. Ray studied at

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, 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

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, 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 ''

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'', starring Harsha and Dhyaan. Aindrita Ray began her acting career in the 2008 film ''

'', playing Nandini, the love interest of the lead actor played by

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. The film received a moderate success at the box office, with

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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, ''

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'', directed by Prashant Raj. However, she got her biggest break in the film ''

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'' and then Turning point movie was

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 ''

'', which found a moderate success. In 2010, she starred in five films. ''

Veera Parampare ''Veera Parampare'' () is a 2010 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written, produced and directed by S.Narayan under his home banner. The film stars Ambareesh, Sudeepa and Aindritha Ray in the lead roles. The soundtrack and backgrou ...

'' 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

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starrer '' Paramathma''. She was widely acclaimed by the critics for her obsessive character role. She was also noticed by the critics in ''

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''. The other films, ''

Manasina Maathu ''Manasina Maathu'' is a 2011 Indian Kannada film directed by R. Anantha Raju and produced by Praveen Kumar. The film stars Ajay Rao and Aindrita Ray, paired together for the first time. The film is a remake of the Tamil film ''Roja Kootam'' (2 ...

'' and ''Kaanchana'', however were failures. In 2012, she starred in '' Parijatha'', opposite

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, which found moderate success. Her other films include ''

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'', with Srinagara Kitty in the lead and '' Rajani Kantha'', with

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. 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 ''

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''. In 2017, Ray appeared in Raja Chanda's Bengali film ''

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'', alongside

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and

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. In 2021, she is appearing in Hardik Gajjar's Hindi feature film '' Bhavai'' opposite

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, releasing in theatres on 1 October.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Web series

Music Videos

Awards

References

External links

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