Anubhav Mohanty (born 24 December 1981) is an Indian actor, film producer, television personality and politician who is known for his work in Odia-language films.

Career

Mohanty started his career by first appearing in Odia music videos before debuting in the

Odia cinema The Odia film industry, colloquially known as Ollywood, is the Odia language Indian film industry, based in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack in Odisha, India. The name Ollywood is a portmanteau of the words Odia and Hollywood. Industry In 1974, th ...

in the 2004 film '' I Love You'' opposite Namrata Thapa. He had two other releases the same year, '' Saathire'' and ''Barsha My Darling''. Afterwards, a number of his films such as '' Nei Jare Megha Mote'' (2008), '' Suna Chadhei Mo Rupa Chadhei'' (2009), ''

Akashe Ki Ranga Lagila ''Akashe ki Ranga Lagila'' is a 2009 India Odia-language film directed by S.K. Muralidharan. It stars Anubhav Mohanty, Archita Sahu and Rali Nanda. Mohanty received the Best Actor award at the Odisha State Film Awards. The film won the 2009 Od ...

'' (2009), Abhimanyu (2009), Ama Bhitare Kichhi Achhi (2010), Diwana (2010), Kiese Dakuchhi Kouthi Mate (2011), ''

Balunga Toka ''Balunga Toka'' is a 2011 Indian Odia-language romantic comedy film directed by Sudhakara Basanta. The film stars Anubhav Mohanty and Barsha Priyadarshini as lead role. ''Balunga Toka'' was released on 2 October 2011. The film was commercially ...

'' (2011), ''Something Something'' (2012), Matric Fail (2012), ACP Ranveer (2012), ''

Mo Duniya Tu Hi Tu ''Mo Duniya Tu Hi Tu'' is an Indian Oriya drama and romance film released on 11 January 2013. Starring Anubhav, Barsha and Minaketan in pivotal roles with original soundtrack by Malay Misra. It was a remake of Tamil film ''Unnidathil Ennai Kodut ...

'' (2013), ''

Haata Dhari Chaaluthaa ''Haata Dhari Chalutha'' is a 2013 Oriya romantic movie directed by Himansu Parija. It was produced by Anubhav Mohanty & Anuprash Mohanty. The film stars with Anubhav Mohanty and Barsha Priyadarshini in lead roles. The music was given by Prem An ...

'' (2013), Kehi Jane Bhala Lagere (2013), ''

Something Something 2 ''Something Something 2'' is a 2014 Oriya language romantic comedy film starring Anubhav Mohanty and Barsha Priyadarshini in the lead roles. It was directed by Sudhakar Vasanth and produced under the banner of Vishnupriya Art and Graphics by A ...

'' (2014), ''

Gapa Hele bi Sata ''Gapa Hele Bi Sata'' is a 2015 Indian Odia-language drama featured film directed by Murali Krishna. The film stars Anubhav Mohanty and Barsha Priyadarshini is in the film as lead cast. Prem Anand is the music director. The movie is a remake of ...

'' (2015), ''

Agastya Agastya ( kn, ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯ, ta, அகத்தியர், sa, अगस्त्य, te, అగస్త్యుడు, ml, അഗസ്ത്യൻ, hi, अगस्त्य) was a revered Indian sage of Hinduism. In the I ...

'' (2016), '' Abhaya'' (2017), ''

Kabula Barabula ''Kabula Barabula'' is a 2017 Indian Odia film directed by Ramesh Rout. The film stars Anubhav Mohanty and Elina Samantray in the lead roles. The film was released on September 27, 2017. The movie is a remake of 2013 Punjabi movie ''Singh vs K ...

'' (2017), '' Prem Kumar: Salesman of the year'' (2018) were commercially successful. In 2012, after the success of

, he created his own production house named Vishnupriyaa Arts & Graphics. The movie ''Something Something'' was the biggest hit of 2012. Anubhav made his debut in the

Bengali film industry Tollywood, also known as Cinema of West Bengal, is an Indian film industry of Bengali-language motion pictures. It is based in the Tollygunge region of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The origins of the nickname Tollywood, a portmanteau of the w ...

with the movie ''Saathi Amaar'' opposite

Rachana Banerjee Rachna Banerjee (born Jhumjhum Rakesh Banerjee; 2 October 1974) also known as Rachana, is an Indian actress, entrepreneur and television presenter. She is known for her works in Bengali and Odia film industries and has also appeared in severa ...

in a special appearance. In 2019, Mohanty starred in his most expensive

Odia Odia, also spelled Oriya or Odiya, may refer to: * Odia people in Odisha, India * Odia language, an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family * Odia alphabet, a writing system used for the Odia languag ...

movie

Biju Babu ''Biju Babu'' is a 2019 Indian Odia-language film written and directed by Vishal Mourya and Devi Prasad Lenka and produced by Nila Madhab Panda. It stars Anubhav Mohanty in the lead role. It is the first Odia film produced by Panda. Mourya cla ...

directed by

Nila Madhab Panda Nila Madhab Panda (born 18 October 1973) is an Indian film producer and director. Panda has produced and directed over 70 films, documentaries and shorts based on social issues such as climate change, child labor, education, water issues, s ...

, which didn't do well as expected at the box office.

Political career

On 27 April 2013, he joined the regional political party BJD. He was elected to

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

uncontested in June 2014 and is the youngest parliamentarian of Rajyasabha. On 23 May 2019, he was elected as the

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

from

Kendrapara (Lok Sabha constituency) Kendrapara Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India. Assembly segments Assembly Constituencies which constitute this Parliamentary Constituency, after delimitation of Pa ...

by beating the previously elected

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Rajya Sabha

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Lok Sabha

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

Other awards, nominations, and recognitions

* 2004–05: Rajiv Gandhi Pratibha Samman * 2011: Chinta O Chetana National Award

References

External links

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Anubhav Mohanty at Ollywood Maza

Anubhav Mohanty Biography

Anubhav Mohanty
one of the most successful actor in East India

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mohanty, Anubhav 1981 births Living people People from Cuttack Rajya Sabha members from Odisha India MPs 2019–present People from Odisha Male actors from Odisha Male actors in Odia cinema Male actors in Bengali cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Indian actor-politicians Lok Sabha members from Odisha Biju Janata Dal politicians