Tanu Roy
Tanu Roy | |
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Born | Tanu Roy 26 December 1980 Hyderabad, India |
Other names | Tanu Rai, Tanushree Ghosh |
Occupation | Actress, model |
Years active | 2001–present |
Tanu Roy is an Indian film actress and model. A Bengali by birth, she has predominantly appeared in Telugu films apart from some Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Kannada films. She is mostly known for her item numbers in films like Mass and Hero.
Career
Tanu Roy was born and brought up in Kolkata.[1] She is a commerce graduate.[1] She made her acting debut in 2001 with Puri Jagannadh's Itlu Sravani Subramanyam, after which she played small roles in Anandam and Manasantha Nuvve.[2] She appeared in Avunu Nijame [3] and Kodi Ramakrishna's Keelugurram.[4] Later, she starred in low budget B movies and did many item numbers in films including Satyam,[5] Mass, No,[6] Viyyalavari Kayyalu [7] and Pellikani Prasad.[8]
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,[9] and in the Kannada films Love Story, which is a remake of the Telugu film Maro Charitra and was earlier titled Prema Charitra.[10] The first Kannada film she shot for Preethi Maadabaaradu [11] was shelved in the middle.[12] In Tamil, she starred in the films Indru [13] and Girivalam, a remake of the Hindi film Humraaz.[14]
Tanu made her debut in Malayalam in the 2012 film Ee Adutha Kaalathu as Tanushree Ghosh and won critical acclaim for her portrayal of Madhuri, the mother of a 10-year-old boy.[15] In Orissa, she played a social activist, who works for the welfare of tribal people in a village.[15]
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.[16] She has also shot for a cameo in Hashim Marrikar's Preview.[16]
She also participated in the Telugu television shows Naacho Rrey [17] and Humma Humma.
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2001 | Itlu Sravani Subramanyam | Sravani | Telugu | |
Anandam | Deepika | Telugu | ||
Manasantha Nuvve | Anu | Telugu | ||
2003 | Indru | Jeniffer | Tamil | |
Satyam | Telugu | Special appearance | ||
Moner Majhe Tumi | Bengali | |||
2004 | Avunu Nijame | Ruchita | Telugu | |
Megham | Telugu | |||
No | Telugu | Special appearance | ||
Mass | Telugu | Special appearance | ||
Pellikani Pellam Avuthundi | Telugu | |||
2005 | Keelugurram | Telugu | ||
Prayatnam | Telugu | |||
Girivalam | Priya | Tamil | ||
Uyir Ullavarai | Tamil | |||
Meghamala - O Pellam Gola | Meghamala | Telugu | ||
Nammanna | Kannada | Special appearance | ||
Love Story | Swapna | Kannada | ||
2007 | Akhari Page | Telugu | ||
Viyyalavari Kayyalu | Telugu | Special appearance | ||
Rudramani | Telugu | |||
2008 | Pellikani Prasad | Telugu | Special appearance | |
Hero | Telugu | Special appearance | ||
2011 | Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju | Sarala | Telugu | Special appearance |
2012 | Ee Adutha Kaalathu | Madhuri Kurien | Malayalam | |
Ala Jarigindi Oka Roju | Telugu | |||
2013 | Orissa | Meera Bhai | Malayalam | |
D Company | Zarina Mohammed | Malayalam | ||
Preview | Malayalam | Filming | ||
O Manjula Katha | Telugu | Filming | ||
Balyakalasakhi (2014 film) | Malayalam | Filming[18] |
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External links
- Tanu Roy at the Internet Movie Database
- Tanu Rai at the Internet Movie Database
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- Indian film actresses
- Actresses in Bengali cinema
- Actresses in Tamil cinema
- Actresses in Kannada cinema
- Living people
- Actresses in Malayalam cinema
- Bengali people
- Bengali Hindus
- 21st-century Indian actresses
- 1990 births