# Aindrita Ray
**Aindrita Ray** is an Indian film actress and model whose career is centered on [Kannada cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/kannada-cinema), with additional work in Hindi, Bengali, and Telugu films and in web series. She made her debut with the Kannada youth romantic family drama *Meravanige* in 2008 and became best known for her performance as Devika in *Manasaare* (2009), a role that brought her several Best Actress awards.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3766040/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | Udaipur, Rajasthan, India[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3766040/) |
| Debut | *Meravanige* (2008), Kannada, in the role of Nandini[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3766040/) |
| Signature role | Devika in *Manasaare* (2009); won the Suvarna Best Actress Award, the South Scope Best Kannada Actress award, and the AKKA Best Actress Award[2](https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/aindrita-ray/11054) |
| Languages worked in | Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, and Bengali[3](https://starsunfolded.com/aindrita-ray/) |
| Major hits | *Bhajarangi* (2013) with Shivarajkumar, described as one of the biggest Kannada hits of that year[4](https://www.ottplay.com/interview/exclusive-bhavais-release-would-have-been-so-much-better-if-it-came-to-mumbai-too-aindrita-ray/1607f4cf35380) |
| Award nominations | Three Filmfare Award South nominations: Best Actress for *Veera Parampare* (2011) and *Bhajarangi* (2013), Best Supporting Actress for *Niruttara* (2016)[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3766040/awards/) |
| Spouse | Actor Diganth Manchale; they married in 2018[6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Aindrita-Ray) |
## Early life and education
Ray was born in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Her father, A. K. Ray, is a prosthodontist who served in the [Indian Air Force](https://www.edgepedia.org/indian-air-force), and her mother, Sunita Ray, is a psychologist.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3766040/) She was schooled at Baldwin Girls High School in [Bangalore](https://www.edgepedia.org/bangalore) and then studied dentistry at a dental college in the same city; IMDb names it as Mathrusri Ramabai Ambedkar Dental College, while a Filmibeat biography identifies it as Dr. B R Ambedkar Dental College.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3766040/) • [7](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/aindrita-ray/biography.html)
Modeling came first. During her academic years she worked as a model and appeared in television commercials, and these experiences led her into the film industry.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3766040/) According to Filmibeat, she can communicate in Bengali, Hindi, English, and Kannada.[7](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/aindrita-ray/biography.html)
## Kannada film career
**Debut and breakthrough.** Ray debuted in 2008 as Nandini in *Meravanige*, a Kannada youth romantic family drama.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3766040/) The following year she played Devika, an intellectually disabled girl, in *Manasaare*, a performance that won her the Suvarna Best Actress Award, the South Scope Best Kannada Actress award, and the AKKA Best Actress Award, along with a Filmfare Award nomination.[2](https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/aindrita-ray/11054) • [3](https://starsunfolded.com/aindrita-ray/) • [7](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/aindrita-ray/biography.html) Filmibeat describes this role as her breakout and notes that it came after the Suri-directed *Junglee*, a moderately successful action film.[7](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/aindrita-ray/biography.html)
**The 2010s.** In 2010 Ray appeared in five films. Of these, *Veera Parampare* was the only profitable one, the others being *Nooru Janmaku*, *Nannavanu*, *Januma Janumadallu*, and the Hindi parallel-cinema film *A Flat*; she received a Filmfare Best Actress nomination for *Veera Parampare*.[7](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/aindrita-ray/biography.html) • [8](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/aindrita-ray/filmography/) She then took a secondary role opposite [Puneeth Rajkumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/puneeth-rajkumar) in *Paramathma* (2011), earning critical praise for what Filmibeat calls a passionate role, and drew notice in *Dhool*.[7](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/aindrita-ray/biography.html)
Her biggest commercial success was *[Bhajarangi](https://www.edgepedia.org/bhajarangi)* (2013), in which she played Geetha opposite Shivarajkumar; an interview feature described her as the leading lady of one of the biggest Kannada film hits of 2013.[4](https://www.ottplay.com/interview/exclusive-bhavais-release-would-have-been-so-much-better-if-it-came-to-mumbai-too-aindrita-ray/1607f4cf35380) The same year she appeared in *Rajani Kantha* opposite [Duniya Vijay](https://www.edgepedia.org/duniya-vijay) and in *Ziddi* opposite Prajwal Devaraj.[6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Aindrita-Ray) Her filmography through the decade also includes *Prem Adda* (2012), *Kaddipudi*, *John Jani Janardhan* (2016), and *Melkote Manja* (2017).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3766040/) A Filmfare Best Supporting Actress nomination came for *Niruttara* (2016).[5](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3766040/awards/)
## Hindi, Bengali, and web work
Ray has worked across several industries. She played Priya in the Bengali comedy thriller *Bachchan* (2014), and later took the lead as Liza in the Hindi horror-mystery *Main Zaroor Aaunga* (2019) opposite [Arbaaz Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/arbaaz-khan).[2](https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/aindrita-ray/11054) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3766040/) • [6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Aindrita-Ray) In *Bhavai* (2021), a Gujarati-set period film, she played Rani; she said in an interview that she trained with acting coach [Hemant Kher](https://www.edgepedia.org/hemant-kher) for the role and that the film was shot in a small town in Gujarat with sets dressed to fit the 1980s.[4](https://www.ottplay.com/interview/exclusive-bhavais-release-would-have-been-so-much-better-if-it-came-to-mumbai-too-aindrita-ray/1607f4cf35380)
She also moved into streaming. IMDb lists the web series *The Casino* (2020), in which she played Camilla across ten episodes, and *[Sanak](https://www.edgepedia.org/sanak)* (2021), in which she played Ragini Purohit across ten episodes; her 2022 screen credits include *Thimayya & Thimayya*, *Garuda*, *Kshamisi Nimma Khaatheyalli Hanavilla*, and the Hindi film *Judaa Hoke Bhi*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3766040/)
## Public profile and disputes
Ray has drawn press attention for speaking up. In 2011 she told the *Times of India* that she deserved respect and would not work in films in other languages if she did not get it.[6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Aindrita-Ray) Chiloka reports that she alleged director Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar humiliated her while shooting for the film *Nooru Janmaku* in Hong Kong.[9](https://www.chiloka.com/celebrity/aindrita-ray) A *New Indian Express* profile from 2013 described her as taking on edgy roles, including a short but attention-grabbing part in *Kaddipudi*, and as unruffled by box-office failures and long breaks.[10](https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2013/Aug/08/living-by-her-own-rules-504853.html)
## Personal life
Ray married the Kannada actor [Diganth Manchale](https://www.edgepedia.org/diganth-manchale) in 2018, and the couple's marriage received wide coverage in [Karnataka](https://www.edgepedia.org/karnataka); they had acted together in films before marrying.[6](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Aindrita-Ray) In an October 2022 interview she said she had turned down offers from Mumbai and preferred to stay in Bangalore after Diganth suffered a spinal injury in an accident that July, while looking for good Kannada projects.[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/my-fans-want-to-see-me-in-kannada-films-and-i-want-to-as-well-aindrita-ray/articleshow/94881086.cms) Her residence is listed as Bangalore.[12](https://filmibeat.com/celebs/aindrita-ray.html)
## References
1. [Aindrita Ray, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3766040/)
2. [Aindrita Ray - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos, BookMyShow](https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/person/aindrita-ray/11054)
3. [Aindrita Ray: Height, Weight, Age, Affairs, Biography & More, StarsUnfolded](https://starsunfolded.com/aindrita-ray/)
4. [Bhavai's release would have been so much better if it came to Mumbai too: Aindrita Ray, OTTplay interview](https://www.ottplay.com/interview/exclusive-bhavais-release-would-have-been-so-much-better-if-it-came-to-mumbai-too-aindrita-ray/1607f4cf35380)
5. [Aindrita Ray - Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3766040/awards/)
6. [Aindrita Ray topic page, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Aindrita-Ray)
7. [Aindrita Ray Biography, Filmibeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/aindrita-ray/biography.html)
8. [Aindrita Ray Movies List & Filmography, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/aindrita-ray/filmography/)
9. [Aindrita Ray: Kannada Actress Biography, Chiloka](https://www.chiloka.com/celebrity/aindrita-ray)
10. [Living by her own rules, The New Indian Express (2013)](https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2013/Aug/08/living-by-her-own-rules-504853.html)
11. [My fans want to see me in Kannada films, and I want to, as well: Aindrita Ray, Times of India (2022)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/my-fans-want-to-see-me-in-kannada-films-and-i-want-to-as-well-aindrita-ray/articleshow/94881086.cms)
12. [Aindrita Ray Movies, Height, Age, Husband, Biography, Filmibeat](https://filmibeat.com/celebs/aindrita-ray.html)
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