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 . [8] Ray began her acting career in the 2008 film Meravanige , playing Nandini, opposite Prajwal Devaraj. The film received a moderate success at the box office, with Rediff.com praising her performance, dance and adding that she makes a mark "effectively". [9]
Ray had four releases in 2009. She first played Padma in Junglee , opposite Duniya Vijay and then played Divya opposite Chiranjeevi Sarja in Vayuputra . [10] 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. [11] A critic from Deccan Herald stated: "Aindrita with less dialogue, and easy on the eye, manages to emote well with her eyes and smile." [12]
In her first film of 2010, Ray played Drushti opposite Santhosh Aryan in Nooru Janmaku . She then played Sanjana in Nannavanu , opposite Prajwal Devaraj. [13] 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. [14] Shruti Indira Lakshminarayana noted that Ray gets to her "bubbly self" and performs well. [15]
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, however film failured at 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. [16]
In 2021, she is appearing in Hardik Gajjar's Hindi feature film Bhavai opposite Pratik Gandhi, releasing in theatres on 1 October. [17]
