Aindrita Ray is an Indian film actress, primarily appearing in Kannada films. She made her acting debut in 2007, starring inMeravanige and went on to appear in several commercially successful films, establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress of Kannada cinema.She is perhaps well known for her critically acclaimed performance as Devika, a mentally challenged girl, in Manasaare.
Born Aindrita Ray
1984/1985 (age 31–32)Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Nationality Indian
Occupation Model, film actress
Years active 2008–present
Aindrita Ray was born as the youngest daughter into a Bengali family in Udaipur, Rajasthan, where she spent her childhood, before moving to Mumbai.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 inBangalore.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.While studying, she did part-time modelling, appearing in television advertisements, which paved way for her entry into the film industry. She started doing movies in Kannada, and once in a while appearing in Amateur/Short films.
Debut and break through (2008)Edit
Aindrita Ray trained under fashion choreographer MS Sreedhar. She was also seen in a song in the 2006 Kannada movieJackpot starring Harsha- and Dhyaan.Aindrita Ray began her acting career in the 2008 film Meravanige playing the role of Nandini, the love interest of the lead actor played by Prajwal Devaraj. The film received a moderate success at the box office withRediff.com lauding her performance and her dancing capabilities.Later, in the same year, she made a cameo appearance in Mast Majaa Madi which had an ensemble cast.Initial success and accolades (2009–10)In 2009, Ray appeared in Vaayuputra, an action movie, alongside the debutantChiranjeevi Sarja. This was followed by a brief appearance in the successful film, Love Gurudirected by Prashant Raj. However, she got her biggest break in the film Manasaare for her critically acclaimed role of a mentally challenged girl. She received many awards and accolades for her role which includedSuvarna Award for Best Actress and a nomination for Filmfare Awards. This was followed by director Suri's Junglee which found a moderate success.
In 2010, she starred in five films. Veera Parampare was the only successful movie among Nooru Janmaku, Nannavanu, Januma Janumadallu and a Bollywood parallel cinema,A Flat. She was nominated by Filmfare for the Best Actress category for Veera Parampare.
After a series of flops, Ray was cast in the supporting role in the Puneeth Rajkumarstarrer 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 oppositeDiganth, which found moderate success. She has also made her Telugu film debut withLove in Hyderabad . Her other films includeTony with Srinagar Kitty in the lead and Rajani Kantha with Duniya Vijay.
In 2014, she made her Bengali film debut withBachchan, opposite Jeet and directed by Raja Chanda, which incidentally was a remake of the Kannada movie Vishnuvardhana.Ray will appear in Raja Chanda's Bengali filmAmar Apanjan alongside Soham Chakraborty, Priyanka Sarkar and Subhasree.
Born Aindrita Ray
1984/1985 (age 31–32)Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Nationality Indian
Occupation Model, film actress
Years active 2008–present
Aindrita Ray was born as the youngest daughter into a Bengali family in Udaipur, Rajasthan, where she spent her childhood, before moving to Mumbai.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 inBangalore.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.While studying, she did part-time modelling, appearing in television advertisements, which paved way for her entry into the film industry. She started doing movies in Kannada, and once in a while appearing in Amateur/Short films.
Debut and break through (2008)Edit
Aindrita Ray trained under fashion choreographer MS Sreedhar. She was also seen in a song in the 2006 Kannada movieJackpot starring Harsha- and Dhyaan.Aindrita Ray began her acting career in the 2008 film Meravanige playing the role of Nandini, the love interest of the lead actor played by Prajwal Devaraj. The film received a moderate success at the box office withRediff.com lauding her performance and her dancing capabilities.Later, in the same year, she made a cameo appearance in Mast Majaa Madi which had an ensemble cast.Initial success and accolades (2009–10)In 2009, Ray appeared in Vaayuputra, an action movie, alongside the debutantChiranjeevi Sarja. This was followed by a brief appearance in the successful film, Love Gurudirected by Prashant Raj. However, she got her biggest break in the film Manasaare for her critically acclaimed role of a mentally challenged girl. She received many awards and accolades for her role which includedSuvarna Award for Best Actress and a nomination for Filmfare Awards. This was followed by director Suri's Junglee which found a moderate success.
In 2010, she starred in five films. Veera Parampare was the only successful movie among Nooru Janmaku, Nannavanu, Januma Janumadallu and a Bollywood parallel cinema,A Flat. She was nominated by Filmfare for the Best Actress category for Veera Parampare.
After a series of flops, Ray was cast in the supporting role in the Puneeth Rajkumarstarrer 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 oppositeDiganth, which found moderate success. She has also made her Telugu film debut withLove in Hyderabad . Her other films includeTony with Srinagar Kitty in the lead and Rajani Kantha with Duniya Vijay.
In 2014, she made her Bengali film debut withBachchan, opposite Jeet and directed by Raja Chanda, which incidentally was a remake of the Kannada movie Vishnuvardhana.Ray will appear in Raja Chanda's Bengali filmAmar Apanjan alongside Soham Chakraborty, Priyanka Sarkar and Subhasree.
