Mahasweta Ray

Mahasweta Ray is the most popular leading female actress of Odia film now. She has acted over 40 films during her illustrious s career spanning over 35 years. She made her debut with ‘Sesa Shrabana’ with legendary actors Prashanta Nanda Prashanta Nanda is a politician and an Indian acto >> Read More... and Hemanta Das Hemanta Das was a famous Ollywood actor and writer >> Read More... , which released in 1976. She is an actress who chose roles that were highly critical and even had a beautiful characterization.

She dominated the screen with her powerful dialogues and strong feminist characters that were liked by the audiences. She has won three State Awards for her brilliant acting. In her career, she created a legacy and etched an impression that very few personalities in Odia films able to achieve.

In the industry, she was the number one and became an icon for the future generations. She has portrayed characters like village lady, demure girl, bandit queen, college student, daughter-in-law and even a political leader that she performed in different shades with right perfection. Mahasweta had immortalized several characters that made her an actor of substance.

Her notable films include ‘ Sindura Bindu Sindura Bindu is an Odia drama serial that aired o >> Read More... ’(1975), ‘Tu Thile Mo Dara Kahaku’ (2009), etc. She is very popular in Odia film industry for a role of Maneka in ‘Sesa Srabana’ which created a revolution. Popular filmmaker Sisir Mishra Bio coming soon... >> Read More... has cast Mahasweta in films like Samaya Bada Balaban (1985), Bastraharan (1989), Toofan Rani (1993), which broke records in the box office.

This actress is defined as a pool of talent who is also known for her sincerity, hard work and dedication in the industry. She has innumerable Bengali films to her credit as well, which includes Tarun Majumdar’s Aranyer Adhikar, which was released in the year 1998, Katha Chhilo which hit screens in the year 1994, Sajani Go Sajani (1991), Sujan Sakhi (1995) and Nyayachakra (1991). She married Sirish Routray and then had decided to settle in Mumbai.

Although she continues to act in few selective movies, she finds present Odia films lack experiment and professionalism. People in the industry still describe her as a saga in herself. She is known to have a great screen presence, talent, expression. Her memorable films such as Hisab Nikas (1982), Swapna Sagar (1983) and Dora (1984) proved that she is a pool of talent.

The Ray Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)