Aindrita Ray (born 19 April) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Kannada film's alongside Bengali and Hindi films. Ray is a recipient of two South Indian International Movie Awards, and was considered as one of famous and leading actress of her time in kannada industry. Ray also has five nominations for Filmfare Awards South.
Ray made her acting debut in 2007, with Meravanige. 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 are 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 19 April 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 in Bangalore.
Ray studied at Baldwin Girls' High School, Bangalore. Later, she joined MR Ambedkar Dental College, Bangalore to pursue a bachelor's degree in dental science. While studying, she did parttime 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.
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. Ray began her acting career in the 2008 film Meravanige, playing Nandini, opposite Prajwal Devaraj. The film received a success at the box office, with Rediff.com praising her performance, dance and adding that she makes a mark "effectively".
Ray had four releases in 2009. She first played Padma in Junglee, opposite Duniya Vijay and then played Divya opposite Chiranjeevi Sarja in Vayuputra. 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. A critic from Deccan Herald stated: "Aindrita with less dialogue, and easy on the eye, manages to emote well with her eyes and smile."
In her first film of 2010, Ray played Drushti opposite Santhosh Aryan in Nooru Janmaku. She then played Sanjana in Nannavanu, opposite Prajwal Devaraj. 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. Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana noted that Ray gets to her "bubbly self" and performs well.
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, failed at the box office.
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.
In 2021, she is appearing in Hardik Gajjar's Hindi feature film Bhavai opposite Pratik Gandhi, releasing in theatres on 1 October.
Personal life Ray met actor Diganth Manchale on the sets of Manasaare in 2008, and they eventually started dating. After 10 years of courtship, Ray and Diganth got married on 12 December 2018, in a traditional Bengali wedding ceremony, at Nandi Hills, Karnataka.
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Ray was placed first in Rediff.com 's "Top 5 Kannada Actress" list of 2009. In Bangalore Times Most Desirable Women list, Ray was placed 5th in 2012, 19th in 2014 and 7th in 2016, 6th in 2018, 7th in 2019 and 9th in 2020. In 2024, Ray and Diganth along with PETA, donated a mechanical elephant to a temple in Mysuru.
Filmography Films Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Title Role Language Notes Ref. 2006 Jackpot Herself Kannada Special appearance in song "Laila Chingaari Laila"2008Meravanige Nandini "Nandu" Mast Maja Maadi Herself Special appearance in song "Shakalaka Bhoom"2009 Junglee Padma Vayuputra Divya Love Guru Herself Cameo appearanceManasaare Devika 2010 Nooru Janmaku Drushti Nannavanu Sanjana Veera Parampare Pooja A Flat Karan's wife Hindi Uncredited role2011 Manasina Maathu Sahana Kannada Dhool Sapna Paramathma Saanvi 2012Parijatha Chandrika Prem Adda Herself Special appearance in song "Basanthi"2013 Rajani Kantha Priya Ziddi Sahana Kaddipudi Daisy Cameo appearance Tony Pammi Bhajarangi Geetha 2014 Athi Aparoopa Aparna Bachchan Priya Bengali 2015 Sharp ShooterHerself Kannada Special appearance in song "Kuntebille"2016 Mungaru Male 2 Shreya John Jani Janardhan Herself Special appearance in song "Preetiya Paarivala" Niruttara Shravya 2017Chowka Pushpa Melkote Manja Parvathi Amar Aponjon Sayoni Bengali credited as Aindrita 2018Raambo 2 Herself Kannada Special appearance in song "Dumm Maaro Dumm" 2019Main Zaroor Aaunga Lisa Malhotra Hindi2021Bhavai RaniPremam Poojyam Joyitha Kannada 2022 Kshamisi Nimma Khaatheyalli Hanavilla Padmavathi Garuda Anu Judaa Hoke Bhi Meera Khanna HindiThimayya & Thimayya Jyothsana "Jyo" Kannada 2024Bachelor Party Special appearance
Web series Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2020 The Casino Camilla Khurana 2021 Sanak - Ek Junoon Ragini Purohit
Music videos Year Song Singer Ref. 2021 "3 Peg" Chandan Shetty
Awards and nominations Year Film Award Category Result Ref.2010Manasaare Suvarna Film Awards Best Actress South Scope Awards Best Actress – Kannada Filmfare Awards SouthBest Actress – Kannada 2011Veera Parampare Filmfare Awards South Suvarna Film Awards Best Actress 2012Paramathma Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Kannada South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress – Kannada 2014Bhajarangi Best Actress – Kannada Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Kannada 2017 Niruttara Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
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