Anuya Bhagvath

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Anuya Y Bhagwat
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Anuya Y Bhagwat

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OccupationActress, model
Years active2007 – 2018

Anuya Y Bhagwat is an Indian film actress and model who has appeared in Tamil films. She is best known for her performances in Rajesh's Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009) and Shankar's Nanban (2012).

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Film career

After graduating from the Film and Television Institute, Pune, Bhagvath debuted in the Hindi children's film Mahek , directed by Kranti Kanade. [1] [2] The film premiered at the London Film Festival and was critically acclaimed, gaining nominations in various categories including Best Picture at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. [3] Bhagvath‘s breakthrough came in her next film, Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009), a romantic comedy film directed by Rajesh, which featured her in a titular role alongside Jiiva. Despite initially gaining mixed reviews, the film performed well at the box office and has since become a cult romantic comedy film in the Tamil film industry. Before the film's release, she narrowly escaped from a terror attack while she was staying at a hotel in Mumbai. [4]

Bhagvath next worked on a film titled Madurai Sambavam (2009) directed by Youreka, which was made on a small budget and set against the backdrop of Madurai. A reviewer from Sify wrote, "Anuya, in a deglamorised role as the fiendish cop who falls for the rowdy is fantastic. She brings so much emotion and reality to her performance and is an actress of substance". [5] This helped her fetch a role in the film Nagaram opposite Sundar C, and further smaller roles in Vijay Antony's Naan (2012) and a promotional song in Nanjupuram (2011). [6] After making a cameo appearance in S. Shankar's Nanban , she said that she will not be doing any such roles in future. [6] Bhagvath then briefly worked in Bengali films and made a debut in a film titled Gora, based on a novel of the same name by Rabindranath Tagore. [7] She later featured in the Doordarshan TV series, Ek Tha Rusty (2014), playing Maharani. [8]

Later in 2017, Bhagvath participated in the first season of Bigg Boss Tamil , but became the first contestant to be evicted. She later claimed that her inability to speak Tamil fluently meant that other contestants were less accepting of her presence in the show. [9] [10]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2007 Mahek Mahek's Class Teacher Hindi
2009 Siva Manasula Sakthi Sakthi Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
2009 Madurai Sambavam Caroline ThomasTamil
2010 Nagaram BharathiTamil
2011 Nanjupuram HerselfTamilSpecial appearance in a promotional song
2012 Nanban Shwetha SanthanamTamil
2012 Naan PriyaTamil
2014GoraLolita Bengali

Television

YearSeries/ShowsRoleChannelNotes
2009-2010Kasturi Kundal BaseyMaitreyi Doordarshan TV Series
2014-2015 Ek Tha Rusty (Season 03) Maharani Doordarshan TV Series
2015-2016 Siya Ke Ram Mrityudevi Star Plus TV Series
2017 Bigg Boss Tamil 1 Contestant Star Vijay Evicted on Day 7
2018Savdhaan IndiaWifeStar Bharath

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