Koneenica Banerjee | |
|---|---|
 Banerjee at an advertisement shoot | |
| Born | 21 May 1980 Kolkata, India |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Surajit Hari (m. 2017) |
Koneenica Banerjee (born 21 May 1980 in Kolkata) [1] is an Indian actress associated with Tollywood, predominantly appears in Bengali films and serials.
| Year | Movie | Director | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Chor O Bhagoban | Biplab Chatterjee | |
| 2004 | Tin Ekke Tin | Maloy Bhattacharjee | |
| Abar Ashibo Phire | Rabi Ojha | Gauri / Pritha | |
| 2005 | Babu Masai | Akash | |
| 2007 | I Love You | Rabi Kinagi | |
| 2008 | Chalo Let's Go | Anjan Dutt | June |
| 2011 | Hello Memsaheb | Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee | Guest Appearance |
| 2012 | Goraay Gondogol | Aniket Chattopadhyay | |
| Mahakash Kando | Nitish Roy | Baro Bou | |
| 2013 | Mahapurush O Kapurush | Aniket Chattopadhyay | |
| Ganesh Talkies | Anjan Dutt | ||
| Annyo Naa | Partha Sarathi Joarder | ||
| 2014 | Chotushkone | Srijit Mukherji | Shree |
| 2015 | Ichchhemotir Gappo | Adinath Das | Sanji |
| Mon Churi | Premasish Dey | Kolabati | |
| Kader Kuler Bou | Soubhik Kundu | Ruksar | |
| 2016 | Shororipu | Ayan Chakraborty | Konee |
| Chocolate | Sujan Mukhopadhyay | Sonjukta | |
| 2017 | Billu Rakkhosh | Indrasis Acharya | Sohini |
| Posto | Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee | Cameo appearance | |
| 2018 | Hoichoi Unlimited [2] | Aniket Chattopadhyay | |
| Haami | Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee [3] | Shyamoli Rakshit | |
| 2019 | Mukherjee Dar Bou | Pritha Chakraborty | Aditi Mukherjee |
| Konttho | Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee | Indrani | |
| 2021 | Tonic | Avijit Sen | Jaladhar's Daughter-in-law |
| 2022 | Projapoti | Avijit Sen | Gour's Daughter |
| 2023 | Pradhan | Avijit Sen | Sikha |
| Year | Award | Category | Character | Film/TV show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Anandalok Puroshkar | Best Actress (Critics) | Gauri/Pritha | Abar Ashibo Phire |
| 2004 | Kalakar Awards [6] | Best Rising Star | ||
| 2018 | Zee Bangla Sonar Sansar Awards 2018 | Favourite Daughter-in-Law | Poromeshwari | Andarmahal . |
| 2022 | Star Jalsha Parivar Awards 2022 | Favourite Mother-in-Law | Sohochori | Aay Tobe Sohochori . |
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