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Anketa Maharana | |
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Anketa Maharana smiles at the cameraMaharana at Krack Movie Pre-Release Event | |
Born | Anketa Maharana 12 January 1996 (1996-01-12) (age 28) Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
Other names | Apsara Rani |
Occupations | |
Years active | 2019 – present |
Notable work | Krack |
Anketa Maharana (born January 12, 1996) known professionally as Apsara Rani, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu films.
Personal life
Apsara was born on 12 January 1996, in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India into a middle-class Odia Hindu family. Her real birth name is Anketa Maharana. She is interested in acting and modeling since childhood. Apsara decided to become an actress at a very early age. She completed her schooling from a local private school. Later, Apsara Rani has completed her Engineering from GIT College in Belgaum. After completing her higher education, she stepped into the entertainment world. Currently, she works as a model and actress in the Tollywood film industry.
Acting career
Apsara made her acting debut with R. Raghuraj's romantic drama 4 Letters. She featured alongside an ensemble cast including Eswar , Tuya Chakraborty, Posani Krishna Murali, Kausalya and Vidyullekha Raman. She played one of the two female lead roles, Anupama, a sexy fashion designing student. The critics singled out Apsara's vivacious performance and praised his screen presence and also said "Apsara catches you completely unaware" and has the "combination of looks and talent". The film emerged as a commercial success.
Apsara's 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. The following year, Apsara appeared opposite newcomer Rock Kacchi in Thriller, an romantic thriller from the director Ram Gopal Varma. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was released an OTT Platform on Shreyas ET APP on 14 August 2020, and received positive reviews from the audience and critics.
In 2021, Apsara returned to Telugu Cinema with a special appearance in Gopichand Malineni's thriller mystery Krack starring Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Samuthirakani. She appeared as an Item Number in "Bhoom Bhaddhal song", Apsara showcased her dance moves that left the fans mesmerized in Bhoom Bhaddhal. She was at the top of her game and energetically danced to the peppy beats of the track. She takes the floor by storm with her solo dance then set the stage on fire and leave the audience wanting to groove with them as well. The song already has 20 million hits on YouTube.
Upcoming Projects
The next cast was in the Ram Gopal Varma's Dangerous India's first lesbian crime action film along with Naina Ganguly. 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 Number in film.
Filmography
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Released | Notes |
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2019 | 4 Letters | Anupama | Telugu | 22 February 2019 | Debut Telugu movie |
2020 | Oollalla Oollalla | Trisha | 1 January 2020 | ||
Thriller | Meghana | 14 August 2020 | |||
2021 | Krack | Item Number | 9 January 2021 | Special appearance in "Bhoom Bhaddhal Song" | |
Seetimaarr | 2 April 2021 | Special appearance in "Pepsi Aunty Song" | |||
Dangerous † | TBA | 12 May 2021 | India's first Lesbian crime thriller movie | ||
D Company † | Item Number | TBA | Special appearance in "Khatham Song" |
References
External links
- Apsara Rani at IMDb
- Apsara Rani on Twitter
- About Apsara Rani film Thriller