Anketa Maharana (born 12 January 1996), credited as Apsara Rani, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu films.
Anketa Maharana | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 January 1996 Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India |
| Other names | Apsara Rani |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
| Notable work | Dangerous |
Career
editAnketa 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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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".[2] Apsara has also appeared as an item girl in the song "Pepsi Aunty" from the film Seetimaarr.[3]
She was next cast in Ram Gopal Varma's Dangerous, India's first lesbian crime action film along with Naina Ganguly.[4] 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.[5]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 Letters | Anupama | Telugu | Debut film | [6] |
| 2020 | Oollalla Oollalla | Trisha | [7] | ||
| Thriller | Meghana | Short film | [8] | ||
| 2021 | Krack | Special appearance in the song "Bhoom Bhaddhal" | [2] | ||
| D Company | Hindi | Special appearance in the song "Khatham" | [5] | ||
| Seetimaarr | Telugu | Special appearance in the song "Pepsi Aunty" | [3] | ||
| 2022 | Dangerous | India's first Lesbian crime thriller | [4] | ||
| 2023 | Hunt | Special appearance in the song "Papa tho Pailam" | [9] | ||
| 2024 | Thalakona | [10] |
References
edit- ^ "4 Letters Review: Insensitive, infuriating and inexplicable". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Pic Talk: Apsara Rani is shaking her leg opposite Ravi Teja in Krack – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Apsara Rani as Pepsi Aunty from Gopichand and Tamannaah starrer Seetimaar released – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ a b "RGV's Dangerous Trailer 2 Apsara Rani– Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Odisha's Apsara Rani To Sizzle On Big Screen With RGV's D-Company; Watch The Trailer". odishabytes. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "4 Letters Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Oollalla Oollalla Movie Review : A shoddily made film". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Pioneer, The. "2 Odisha actors in lead roles in Bollywood movie". The Pioneer. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "HUNT: సుధీర్ బాబు సినిమాలో మంగ్లీ పాట.. 'పాపతో పైలం' సారూ..!". Samayam Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Deccan Chronicle (5 November 2022). "Women-centric films are the need of the hour, says Apsara Rani". Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
External links
edit- Apsara Rani at IMDb
- Apsara Rani on Twitter
- Apsara Rani on Instagram