Elina Samantray is an Indian actress who works in

Odia Odia, also spelled Oriya or Odiya, may refer to: * Odia people in Odisha, India * Odia language, an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family * Odia alphabet, a writing system used for the Odia languag ...

films. She made her career debut with the film ''

Ishq Tu Hi Tu ''Ishq Tu Hi Tu'' is a 2015 Indian Odia-language drama film written by Tapas Sargharia and produced by Tarang Cine Productions. It stars Arindam Roy and Elina Samantray in lead roles while Aparajita Mohanty and Mihir Das play supporting roles. ...

''. She was the winner of the first season of the

reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...

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 cha ...

. She also works in Bengal film industry.

Career

Samantray came to

Ollywood The Odia film industry, colloquially known as Ollywood, is the Odia language Indian film industry, based in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack in Odisha, India. The name Ollywood is a portmanteau of the words Odia and Hollywood. Industry In 1974, th ...

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

. The first film of her career was ''

'', 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 ''La ...

''. In 2016 she appeared in '' Love Station'' alongside

Babushan Babushaan (born 30 July 1989 as Tanmay Mohanty) is an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly works in Odia movies. He debuted in Ollywood through ''Romeo - The Lover Boy'' in 2009 directed by Hara Patnaik. Early life Babushaan was b ...

. 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, film producer, television personality and politician who is known for his work in Odia-language films. Career Mohanty started his career by first appearing in Odia music videos before ...

in '' Abhaya'' and ''

Kabula Barabula ''Kabula Barabula'' is a 2017 Indian Odia film directed by Ramesh Rout. The film stars Anubhav Mohanty and Elina Samantray in the lead roles. The film was released on September 27, 2017. The movie is a remake of 2013 Punjabi movie '' Singh vs K ...

.'' 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 Jyoti Ranjan Nayak is an Indian actor who mostly appears in Odia Film Industry. He started his career in Ollywood through Mitha Mitha directed by Shrikant Gautam. But his first release was Dele Dhara Katha Sare. Later he appeared in Tu Mo Hero ...

, Sambeet Acharya and Sasmita (winner of ''Kie Heba Mo Heroine'' Season 3) was released on 14 January 2018. She appeared in lead role in the film ''4 Idiots'', along with

Sabyasachi Mishra Sabyasachi Mishra (born 6 October 1985) is an Indian actor known for his work in Odia Cinema. He is referred to as "''Superstar'' of Ollywood". '' Pagala Premi'' was his first movie, for which he earned an Odisha State Film Awards for Best Acto ...

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

and Papu Pom Pom.

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