Tanu Roy is an Indian actress and model. A

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by birth, she has predominantly appeared in Telugu films apart from some Tamil,

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and Kannada films. She is mostly known for her

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s in films like ''

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'' and ''

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''. She is known for her role in the Malayalam movie ''Ee Adutha Kalathu''.

Career

Tanu Roy was born and brought up in Kolkata. She is a commerce graduate. She made her acting debut in 2001 with

Puri Jagannadh Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film '' Badri'' starring Pawan Kalyan, Ren ...

's ''

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'', after which she played small roles in '' Anandam'' and ''

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''. She appeared in ''Avunu Nijame'' and

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's ''Keelugurram''. Later, she starred in low budget

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s and did many

s in films including '' Satyam'', ''

'', ''No'', '' Viyyalavari Kayyalu'' and ''Pellikani Prasad''. She was seen in two Bengali films; ''Basho Na'', in which she portrayed the role of a young widow, and ''Moner Majho Tumhi'', a remake of ''Mansantha Nuvve'', and in the Kannada films ''

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'', which is a remake of the Telugu film ''Maro Charitra'' and was earlier titled ''Prema Charitra''. The first Kannada film she shot for, ''Preethi Maadabaaradu'', was shelved in the middle. In Tamil, she starred in the films ''

Indru ''Indru'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed by Naveen S. Muthuraman. The film stars Karthik and Tanu Roy. The film has the usual elements and did not make an impact at the box office. Cast * Karthik as Goutham * Tanu R ...

'' and '' Girivalam'', a remake of the Hindi film '' Humraaz''. Tanu made her debut in Malayalam in the 2012 film ''

Ee Adutha Kaalathu '' Ee Adutha Kaalathu'' ( en, In Recent Times) is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language black comedy crime film written by Murali Gopy and directed by Arun Kumar Aravind. The film marks the second directorial venture by Arun Kumar Aravind, after ...

'' as Tanushree Ghosh and won critical acclaim for her portrayal of Madhuri, the mother of a 10-year-old boy. In ''

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'', she played a social activist, who works for the welfare of tribal people in a village. Her upcoming film is Amar Babu's ''Ala Jarigindi Oka Roju'', which is the Telugu remake of the 2006 British crime comedy flick, '' Big Nothing''. She has also shot for a cameo in Hashim Marrikar's ''Preview''. She also participated in the Telugu television shows ''Naacho Rrey'' and ''Humma Humma''.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Tanu Indian film actresses Actresses in Bengali cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Living people Actresses in Malayalam cinema Bengali Hindus 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses from Hyderabad, India Year of birth missing (living people)