Tanu Roy

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Tanu Roy
Born
Tanu Roy

Other namesTanu Rai, Tanushree Ghosh
Occupationsactress, 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.[citation needed]

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,[8] and in the Kannada films Love Story, which is a remake of the Telugu film Maro Charitra and was earlier titled Prema Charitra.[9] The first Kannada film she shot for, Preethi Maadabaaradu,[10] was shelved in the middle.[citation needed] In Tamil, she starred in the films Indru [11] and Girivalam, a remake of the Hindi film Humraaz.[12]

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.[13] In Orissa, she played a social activist, who works for the welfare of tribal people in a village.[13]

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.[14] She has also shot for a cameo in Hashim Marrikar's Preview.[14]

She also participated in the Telugu television shows Naacho Rrey [15] 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

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