Arindam Roy

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Arindam Roy
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Mega Action and Superstar of Ollywood
Born
Arindam Roy

29th March 1984
Cuttack, Odisha (formerly Orissa) [1]
Other namesRantu, Muna
OccupationActor
Years active2006-present
Spouse
Anupa Das
(m. 2016)
[2]
Children1 (son)

Arindam Roy is an actor who works predominantly in Odia cinema apart from a few Bengali films. [3] [4] [1] [5] [6]

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Career

Arindam Roy is an Indian Actor who works in the Odia film industry and Bengali film industry also, known as the Mega Action and Superstar of Ollywood for his athletic physique and high octane and real action.He started body building trend in Odia films. He is the highest paid actor in Ollywood and a very rich actor. When he went to Bengali Industry he changed his stage name to Rishi before changing it back to his original name. [7] [8] Regarding his performance in the film Target Kolkata , a critic wrote that "Arindam Roy acted well, but if he wants to make a future in Tollywood, he needs to work on his Bengali diction". [9] His Odia film Babu Bhaijaan was the last film before COVID19 pandemic. After pandemic his movie RAM released in silver screens. It was under his home banner Ratna films (4th movie under this banner).

Selected filmography

YearFilmsRoleNotesRef.
2006 Prema Rutu Asilare Debut Film [1]
2007 To pain nebi mu sahe janama Longest running movie in theatre
Mu tate love karuchi
E mana manena
Kalishankar
Lal tuku tuku sadhaba bohu Horror movie
Police officer Odia-Bengali bilingual film [1]
2008 Takkar Arun [5]
Mu Sapanara Soudagara Chandan
2009Olot PalotBengali Film [7]
Mitare Mita [1]
Tume hi sathi mora
2011Tu mo girl friendBunty
Hero-Prem kathaHero
CriminalMunna
2012 Gud Boy [10]
Raja Jhia Sathe Heigala Bhaba [11]
Parshuram [10]
2013[Paribeni kehi alaga kari]]Deba
Target Kolkata Bengali Film [9]
Ashok SamratAshok, Samrat [10]
[Mu raja tu rani]]Biju
2015 Bhaunri [12]
Ishq Tu Hi Tu [13]
Love you hamesha Raja
Kalki [1]
2016 Premare premare Om
Tora Dine Ku Mora Dine [1]
2017 Romeo Juliet [14]
Shiva Not Out Shiva
2018 Ishq Puni Thare [15]
2020 Babu Bhaijaan [16]
2023 RAM Ram, Karan

Awards and nominations

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