Tanya Hope | |
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 Hope in 2015 | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Sacred Heart Girls High school The International School Bangalore University of Westminster |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
Tanya Hope is an Indian actress and model who acts in Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil films. [1] Hope started modeling and became Miss India Kolkata 2015. [2] She was a finalist of Femina Miss India 2015. [3] She debuted in 2016 with the Telugu film Appatlo Okadundevadu . [4] [5]
Tanya Hope was born in Bangalore. [6] Her father Ravi Puravankara is a businessman. [7] She went to Sacred Heart Girls High School in Bangalore. She further studied in The International School Bangalore (TISB) under the IB Programme (International Baccalaureate Diploma 9IProgramme) She pursued her graduation in international relations at the University of Westminster, England. She attended modeling training in Pune, at Tiara Training Studios. In 2015, Hope won the FBB Femina Miss India Kolkata. [8]
After debuting in Telugu films with Appatlo Okadundevadu in 2016, she played the role of A.C.P. Catherine in another Telugu movie Patel S. I. R. released in 2017 starring Jagapati Babu. She stars in Telegu romantic drama Paper Boy (2018) with Santosh Sobhan. [9] Hope's first Tamil movie is Thadam (2019), directed by Magizh Thirumeni. [10]
Hope was one of the lead actresses in Darshan’s 51st film Yajamana (2019). She appeared in the film's hit song "Basanni" in the title role. [11] She is playing Jessie in the Kannada film Home Minister (2022) starring Upendra and directed by Sujay k. Srihari. [12] Additionally, she shared her enthusiasm for Weapon (2024), a film starring Vasanth Ravi and Sathyaraj, in which she feels she has delivered her best performance. [13]
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Appatlo Okadundevadu | Nithya | Telugu | Telugu debut | [14] |
| Nenu Sailaja | Herself | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Night is Still Young" | [15] | |
| 2017 | Patel S. I. R. | ACP Catherine | Telugu | [16] | |
| 2018 | Paper Boy | Megha | Telugu | [17] | |
| 2019 | Thadam | Deepika | Tamil | Tamil debut | [18] |
| Yajamana | Ganga | Kannada | Kannada debut | [19] | |
| Udgarsha | Karishma | Kannada | |||
| Amar | Bobby | Kannada | |||
| 2020 | Khaki | Lasya | Kannada | ||
| Dharala Prabhu | Nidhi Mandanna | Tamil | |||
| Disco Raja | Parineeti | Telugu | [20] | ||
| 2021 | Idhe Maa Katha | Meghana | Telugu | [21] | |
| 2022 | Home Minister | Jessie | Kannada | [22] | |
| 2023 | Kabzaa | Dancer | Kannada | Special appearance in the song "Chum Chum Chali Chali" | |
| Kulasami | Gayatri | Tamil | [23] | ||
| Kick | Shivani | Tamil | |||
| 2024 | Ranam Aram Thavarel | Indhuja | Tamil | [24] | |
| Weapon | Avantika | Tamil | |||
| 2025 | Vallaan | Aadhya | Tamil | [25] | |
| Golmaal† | Shivani | Tamil | Completed | [26] | |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Network(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2023 | Label | Mahitha | Tamil | Disney+Hotstar | Web Debut | |
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Yajamana | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [27] |
| Thadam | Best Female Debut - Tamil | Nominated | |||
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