Ray Elina Samantray, also written as Elina Samantray, is an Indian actress who works in Odia films. She made her career debut with the film '' Ishq Tu Hi Tu''. She was the winner of the first season of the

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show ''Kie Heba Mo Heroine'', which was broadcast on

Tarang TV Tarang Television, commonly known as Tarang TV, is an Odia-language based general entertainment television channel. Based in Bhubaneswar, India, it is owned by Odisha Television Ltd. Tarang is a digitally encrypted 24x7 Odia entertainment ch ...

. She also works in Bengal film industry.

Career

Samantray came to

Ollywood Odia cinema, also known as Ollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema, dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Odia language widely spoken in the state of Odisha. Odia Cinema is based in Cuttack in Odisha, India. The name Olly ...

industry after winning the reality television show '' Kie Heba Mo Heroine'', which was broadcast on

. The first film of her career was '' Ishq Tu Hi Tu'', which is based on the 1991 communal riots of Dhamnagar area of district Bhadrak. Her next two releases were '' Kehi Nuhe Kahara'' and ''

Jaga Hatare Pagha ''Jaga Hatare Pagha'' is a 2015 Odia romance action family drama film produced by Tarang Cine Productions. It stars Anubhav Mohanty and Elina Samantray in lead roles. The film is directed by Murali Krishna. It is a remake of Marathi film '' ...

''. In 2016 she appeared in '' Love Station'' alongside Babushan. Later in the same year, she appeared in '' Jhia Ta Bigidi Gala''. In 2017, she worked with Ollywood actor

Anubhav Mohanty Anubhav Mohanty (born 24 December 1981) is an Indian actor, politician, film producer, television personality and social activist who is known for his work majorly in Odia language films. Mohanty has also worked in Bengali films. Mohanty has a ...

in '' Abhaya'' and '' Kabula Barabula.'' Her next film ''

Happy Lucky ''Happy Lucky'' is a 2018 Indian Odia-language romantic action comedy film directed by Sundhanshu Sahu. The film stars Sambit Acharya and Jyoti Ranjan Nayak opposite Sasmita and Elina Samantray respectively in lead roles. The film is an offici ...

'' with Jyoti Ranjan Nayak, Sambeet Acharya and Sasmita (winner of ''Kie Heba Mo Heroine'' Season 3) was released on 14 January 2018. In October 2018, she did a comic role in the film 'Kie heba mo stri' where she was a girl with frequent stomach problems which led to uncontrollable flatulence and diarrhea. She gained wide acclaim for the role. She appeared in lead role in the film ''4 Idiots'', along with

Sabyasachi Mishra Sabyasachi Mishra is an Indian actor known for his work in Odia Cinema. He is referred to as "''Superstar'' of Cinema of Odisha, Ollywood". ''Pagala Premi'' was his first movie, for which he earned an Odisha State Film Awards, Odisha State Film Aw ...

. She is also seen in lead role in the Odia comedy film ''Tokata Fasigala'' alongside

and

Papu Pom Pom Tattwa Prakash Satapathy, better known by his stage name Papu Pom Pom, is an Indian film, television, Music Director, standup comedian and an Odisha Legislative Assembly candidate. Satapathy has acted in over 50 Odia movies. He was the main ...

Filmography

Awards

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Samantray, Elina Living people Actresses from Odisha Actresses in Odia cinema Ollywood Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian actresses