Apsara Rani

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Anketa Maharana
Born (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 28)
Other namesApsara Rani
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2019–present
Notable work Dangerous

Anketa Maharana (born 12 January 1996), credited as Apsara Rani, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu films.

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Career

Anketa made her acting debut with R. Raghuraj's romantic drama 4 Letters . [1] Her next film role was in the Satya Prakash directed romantic horror Oollalla Oollalla in 2020. Along with Nataraj and Noorin Shereef. The film was released on 1 January 2020 and received negative reviews upon its release and was declared a flop at the box office. [2] The following year, she appeared opposite newcomer Rock Kacchi in Thriller, a romantic thriller from the director Ram Gopal Varma. It was on Ram Gopal Varma's insistence that Anketa changed her name to Apsara Rani. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was released on Shreyas ET App on 14 August 2020, and received negative reviews from the audience and critics. [3]

In 2021, Apsara returned to Telugu Cinema with a special appearance in Gopichand Malineni's thriller mystery Krack starring Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan.She appeared as an item girl in the song "Bhoom Bhaddhal". [4] Apsara has also appeared as an item girl in the song "Pepsi Aunty" from the film Seetimaarr. [5]

She was next cast in Ram Gopal Varma's Dangerous, India's first lesbian crime action film along with Naina Ganguly. [6] She has also committed to essay the female lead opposite bilingual film Patnagarh, made in Odia and Telugu languages, based on the Patnagarh bombing. Additionally, Apsara is reuniting with Ram Gopal Varma's D Company as an item girl in film. [7]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2019 4 Letters Anupama Telugu Debut film [8]
2020Oollalla OollallaTrisha [9]
ThrillerMeghanaShort film [10]
2021 Krack Special appearance in the song "Bhoom Bhaddhal" [4]
D Company Hindi Special appearance in the song "Khatham" [7]
Seetimaarr TeluguSpecial appearance in the song "Pepsi Aunty" [5]
2022 Dangerous India's first Lesbian crime thriller [6]
2023 Hunt Special appearance in the song "Papa tho Pailam" [11]
2024 Thalakona [12]

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