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Tanu Roy
Born
Tanu Roy

Other namesTanu Rai, Tanushree Ghosh
Occupation(s)actress, model
Years active2001-2013, 2017

Tanu Roy is an Indian 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. She is known for her role in the Malayalam movie Ee Adutha Kalathu.

Career

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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 Keelu Gurram.[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

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Year Film Role Language Notes
2001 Itlu Sravani Subramanyam Sravani Telugu
Anandam Deepika Telugu
Manasantha Nuvve Shruti Telugu
2003 Indru Jeniffer Tamil
Satyam Telugu Special appearance
Moner Majhe Tumi Shruti Bengali
2004 Avunu Nijame Ruchita Telugu
Megham Telugu
No Telugu Special appearance
Mass Telugu Special appearance
Pellikani Pellam Avuthundi Telugu
2005 Keelu Gurram Rajani Telugu
Prayatnam Telugu
Girivalam Priya 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
O Manjula Katha Telugu
Balyakalasakhi Shabnam Malayalam
2017 Gemini Anusree Malayalam
Prachayi Radhika Nair Malayalam

References

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  1. ^ a b Prema Manmadhan (6 May 2012). "Lovely 'chechi'". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Telugu Cinema Etc". Idlebrain.com. 18 June 2002. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Don's story". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 6 April 2004. Archived from the original on 30 May 2004. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Life Hyderabad : A big letdown". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 5 February 2005. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Diluting talent". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 10 August 2004. Archived from the original on 23 August 2004. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  6. ^ "No - Telugu cinema Review - Taraka Ratna, Chaya Singh - Pappu". Idlebrain.com. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Uday Kiran- Second Innings". Sify. 15 February 2007. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Pellikani Prasad review: Pellikani Prasad (Telugu) Movie Review". Movies.fullhyderabad.com. 27 February 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Metro Plus Hyderabad / Personality : It takes Tanu to tango". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 14 December 2004. Archived from the original on 26 December 2004. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  10. ^ "As fresh as before". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 March 2004. Archived from the original on 30 July 2004. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Dhyan, Tanu Roy in Preethi Maadabaaradu". The Times of India. TNN. 26 October 2001. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  12. ^ "Dhyaan brimming with happiness - Kannada Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 1 February 2006. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  13. ^ "Indru". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 January 2004. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Entertainment / Cinema : 'Dreams' in the making". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 24 September 2004. Archived from the original on 1 February 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  15. ^ a b "Tanushree to play a social activist". The Times of India. TNN. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  16. ^ a b "I won't call it an item number: Tanushree". The Times of India. 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  17. ^ neeraja murthy (7 November 2010). "Dance baby dance". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
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