Megha Chowdhury

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Megha Chowdhury
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Megha Chowdhury
Born
Megha Chowdhury

Kolkata, West Bengal, India
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Megha Chowdhury is an Indian actress who has worked in Bengali, Telugu, and Tamil-language films.

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Career

Chowdhury began her career as an assistant director for Haseena Parkar (2017) when she was sixteen years old and went on to work as a casting assistant for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016). [1] She made her film debut with the Bengali film Amar Prem in 2016. [1] In 2018, she was cast in Bala's Varmaa , the Tamil-language remake of Arjun Reddy (2017). [2] [3] [4] [5] However, the film's release was stalled due to issues between the director and producer. [6]

She made her Telugu debut with the thriller Marshal in which she portrayed a journalist. [1] Regarding her performance, a critic noted that "Debut actress Megha Chowdary doesn't get scope to perform and she seems to be there just for the glamour quotient". [7] That same year, she starred in the Telugu film Oorantha Anukuntunnaru and played a girl next door. [1] Two years after completion, Varmaa was released on 6 October 2020 on over-the-top (OTT) platforms. [8] Regarding her role in the film, M. Suganth of The Times of India stated, "Megha Chowdhury is entirely miscast and there is zero chemistry between her and Dhruv". [9]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2016Amar PremMegha Bengali Debut film
2019 Marshal Telugu Telugu Debut
Oorantha Anukuntunnaru Gouri
2020 Varmaa Megha Tamil Tamil debut and released on Simply South, credited as Megha
2023 Phalana Abbayi Phalana Ammayi PoojaTelugu
2024 Tenant Sandhya [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pecheti, Prakash (7 October 2019). "Playing Telugu conservative girl was all fun: Megha". Telangana Today . Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Model Megha to debut opposite Dhruv in 'Varma'". The Times of India . 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Megha is Dhruv Vikram's pair in 'Varma'". Sify . Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Varma, Tamil remake of Arjun Reddy, to feature debutante Megha Choudhary opposite Dhruv Vikram". Firstpost . 7 July 2018. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Megha Chowdhury: People would love 'Varma' more than 'Arjun Reddy'!". Sify . 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Varmaa actress Megha Chowdhury: I am completely unaware of new Arjun Reddy film". India Today . 8 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Pathi, Thadhagath. "Marshal Movie Review {2/5}: Srikanth saves the day!". The Times of India . Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. ↑ K., Janani (2 October 2020). "Varmaa: Bala's film with Dhruv Vikram to have its premiere on October 6". India Today . Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. ↑ Suganth, M (6 October 2020). "Movie Review : Bala's Varmaa gets Arjun Reddy all wrong". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Cinema Express (2 April 2024). "Satyam Rajesh-starrer Tenant to release on April 18" . Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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