Aindrita Ray

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Aindrita Ray
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Ray during the promotion of Manasaare
Born (1985-04-16) 16 April 1985 (age 39) [1]
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2008–present
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​

Aindrita Ray (born 16 April 1985) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Kannada films. Ray has established herself as one of the leading actresses in Kannada cinema and is a recipient of two South Indian International Movie Awards, along with nominations for five Filmfare Awards South. [2]

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Ray made her acting debut in 2007, with Meravanige . [3] She had her breakthrough with Manasaare (2010), for which she received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada nomination. Ray received two more Filmfare Best Actress nomination for her performance in Veera Parampare (2010) and Bhajarangi (2013). For the last of these, she won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada. Her other successful films include — Paramathma (2011), Mungaru Male 2 (2016), Chowka (2017), Premam Poojyam (2021), Kshamisi Nimma Khaatheyalli Hanavilla (2022) and Thimayya & Thimayya (2022).

Early life and background

Ray was born on 16 April 1985, [1] as the youngest daughter into a Bengali family in Udaipur, Rajasthan, where she spent her childhood, before moving to Mumbai. [4] With her father, A. K. Ray, being a prosthodontist in the Indian Air Force, she along with her family moved from one place to another, finally settling in Bangalore. [5]

Ray studied at Baldwin Girls' High School, Bangalore. Later, she joined M. R. Ambedkar Dental College, Bangalore to pursue a bachelor's degree in dental science. [6] While studying, she did part-time modelling, appearing in television advertisements, 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. [4] [7]

Career

Debut and breakthrough (2008-2010)

Ray trained under fashion choreographer M. S. Sreedhar. She appeared first on-screen in a song in the 2006 Kannada film Jackpot . [8] Ray began her acting career in the 2008 film Meravanige , playing Nandini, opposite Prajwal Devaraj. The film received a moderate success at the box office, with Rediff.com praising her performance, dance and adding that she makes a mark "effectively". [9]

Ray had four releases in 2009. She first played Padma in Junglee , opposite Duniya Vijay and then played Divya opposite Chiranjeevi Sarja in Vayuputra . [10] Her final film that year, Manasaare , proved to be her breakthrough. Her portrayal of a mentally challenged girl, Devika opposite Diganth won her the Suvarna Film Award for Best Actress, along with nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada. [11] A critic from Deccan Herald stated: "Aindrita with less dialogue, and easy on the eye, manages to emote well with her eyes and smile." [12]

In her first film of 2010, Ray played Drushti opposite Santhosh Aryan in Nooru Janmaku . She then played Sanjana in Nannavanu , opposite Prajwal Devaraj. [13] Veera Parampare was her only successful film that year, where she played Sapna, a village chief daughter opposite Sudeepa. The film earned her another Filmfare for the Best Actress nomination. [14] Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana noted that Ray gets to her "bubbly self" and performs well. [15]

Recent works

After a series of flops, Ray was cast in the supporting role in the Puneeth Rajkumar starrer Paramathma . She was widely acclaimed by the critics for her obsessive character role. She was also noticed by the critics in Dhool . The other films, Manasina Maathu and Kaanchana, however were failures.

In 2012, she starred in Parijatha , opposite Diganth, which found moderate success. Her other films include Tony , with Srinagara Kitty in the lead and Rajani Kantha , with Duniya Vijay.

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 Vishnuvardhana .

In 2017, Ray appeared in Raja Chanda's Bengali film Amar Aponjon , alongside Soham Chakraborty, Priyanka Sarkar and Subhashree Ganguly. [16]

In 2021, she is appearing in Hardik Gajjar's Hindi feature film Bhavai opposite Pratik Gandhi, releasing in theatres on 1 October. [17]

Personal life

Ray met actor Diganth Manchale on the sets of Manasaare in 2008, and they eventually started dating. [18] After 10 years of courtship, Ray and Diganth got married on 12 December 2018, in a traditional Bengali wedding ceremony, at Nandi Hills, Karnataka. [19] [20] [21]

In the media

Ray at the Celebrity Cricket League event in 2013 Aindrita Ray CCL (cropped).jpg
Ray at the Celebrity Cricket League event in 2013

Ray was placed first in Rediff.com 's "Top 5 Kannada Actress" list of 2009, for her films Junglee, Manasaare and Vaayuputhra. [22] Ray was placed 5th in 2012, 19th in 2014 and 7th in 2016 in the Bangalore Times' 25 Most Desirable Women list. [23] [24] [25] In its 30 Most Desirable Women list, Ray was placed 6th in 2018, 7th in 2019 and 9th in 2020. [26] [27] [28] In addition to acting, she has been an ambassador for the Karnataka Bulldozers, in Celebrity Cricket League . [29] In 2024, Ray and Diganth along with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, donated a mechanical elephant to a temple in Mysuru. [30]

Filmography

Films

†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2006 Jackpot Herself Kannada Special appearance in song "Laila Chingaari Laila"
2008 Meravanige Nandini "Nandu"Kannada
Mast Maja Maadi HerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in song "Shakalaka Bhoom"
2009 Junglee PadmaKannada
Vayuputra DivyaKannada
Love Guru HerselfKannadaCameo appearance
Manasaare DevikaKannada
2010 Nooru Janmaku DrushtiKannada
Nannavanu SanjanaKannada
Veera Parampare PoojaKannada
A Flat Karan's wife Hindi Uncredited role
2011 Manasina Maathu SahanaKannada
Dhool SapnaKannada
Paramathma SaanviKannada
2012 Parijatha ChandrikaKannada
Prem Adda HerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in song "Basanthi"
2013 Rajani Kantha PriyaKannada
Ziddi SahanaKannada
Kaddipudi DaisyKannadaCameo appearance
Tony PammiKannada
Bhajarangi GeethaKannada
2014Athi AparoopaAparnaKannada
Bachchan Priya Bengali [31]
2015 Sharp Shooter HerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in song "Kuntebille"
2016 Mungaru Male 2 ShreyaKannada
John Jani Janardhan HerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in song "Preetiya Paarivala"
Niruttara ShravyaKannada
2017 Chowka PushpaKannada
Melkote Manja ParvathiKannada
Amar Aponjon SayoniBengali
2018 Raambo 2 HerselfKannadaSpecial appearance in song "Dumm Maaro Dumm"
2019 Main Zaroor Aaunga Lisa MalhotraHindi [32]
2021 Bhavai RaniHindi [33] [34]
Premam Poojyam JoyithaKannada
2022 Kshamisi Nimma Khaatheyalli Hanavilla PadmavathiKannada [35]
Garuda AnuKannada [36]
Judaa Hoke Bhi Meera KhannaHindi
Thimayya & Thimayya Jyothsana "Jyo"Kannada [37]
2024 Bachelor Party AshaKannadaCameo appearance

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2020 The Casino Camilla Khurana [38]
2021Sanak - Ek JunoonRagini Purohit [39]

Music videos

YearSongSingerRef.
2021"3 Peg" Chandan Shetty [40]

Awards and nominations

YearFilmAwardCategoryResultRef.
2010 Manasaare Suvarna Film Awards Best Actress Won [41]
South Scope Awards Best Actress – KannadaWon [42]
Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [43]
2011 Veera Parampare Filmfare Awards South Nominated [44]
Suvarna Film Awards Best Actress Nominated [45]
2012 Paramathma Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Kannada Nominated [46]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress – Kannada Won [47]
2014 Bhajarangi Best Actress – Kannada Won [48]
Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada Nominated [49]
2017 Niruttara Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Kannada Nominated [50]

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