Maria Roy (born 7 November 1987) is an Indian former actress who entered the

Malayalam film industry Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry a ...

in late 2006. She is the niece of

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winner

Arundhati Roy Suzanna Arundhati Roy (; born 24 November 1961) is an Indian author best known for her novel ''The God of Small Things'' (1997), which won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the best-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author. ...

. She is married to Smith.

Career

Maria is a South Indian film actress who worked primarily in the Malayalam film industry. Her debut movie was ''

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'', directed by

Rosshan Andrrews Rosshan Andrrews (born 6 January 1975) is an Indian film director who mainly works in Malayalam cinema. Biography Rosshan Andrrews was born to Burney and Andrews of the Moolakuzhi Nedumparampil house in Thrissur. He attended St. Aloysious Thriss ...

, in which she played a schoolgirl named Sridevi. She spent six years in the UK and New York for detailed studies in different dance styles.

Films

In ''Notebook'', she was cast as Sreedevi, the relatively quiet girl of the three friends in the film, who dies midway through. Her second role was in the 2013 Malayalam film ''

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'', with

Jayasurya Jayasurya (born 31 August 1978) is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, and impressionist who works in Malayalam films. He has appeared in more than 100 films and has won several awards, including a National Film Awards, National Fi ...

."Maria Roy teams up with Anoop, Jaya for 'Pushpaka Vimanam'"
''IBNLive''. 8 November 2012

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Maria Living people Actresses from Kottayam Indian film actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema 21st-century Indian actresses 1987 births