Madhuurima Banerjee (born 14 May 1987), also known by her
stage name
A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...
Nyra Banerjee, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada language films. Following appearances in various television serials, she made her feature film debut in director Srinivasa murthy Nidadavole's Telugu comedy film ''
Aa Okkadu
Aa Okkadu is a 2009 Telugu action thriller film starring Ajay, Madhurima, and Suresh Gopi. The film is directed by N S Murthy and was released by Tolly 2 Holly Films on 5 June 2009. Mani Sharma composed the music.
Plot
Sri Krishna (Suresh Gop ...
'' which was a moderate success, and then went on to act in several successful Telugu films including Vamsi's Saradaga Kasepu in 2010. She acted in Bollywood film ''
One Night Stand
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''.
She also assisted director Tony D'Souza for his film ''
Azhar''.
Early life
Banerjee learned
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...
and
ghazal
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from her mother and used to sing children's songs.
She also learned the classical dancing form
Kathak
Kathak ( hi, कथक; ur, کتھک) is one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance. It is the classical dance from of Uttar Pradesh. The origin of Kathak is traditionally attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern Ind ...
but had to discontinue due to her father's transferable job.
While recording a song one day, she was spotted by noted director
G. V. Iyer
Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer (3 September 1917 – 21 December 2003) was a well-known Indian film director and actor. He was nicknamed "Kannada Bheeshma", and was the only person who made films in Sanskrit. His film ''Adi Shankaracharya'' (1983 ...
who signed her on for the Hindi television serial ''Kadambari''.
She was supposed to play
Sita
Sita (; ) also called as Janaki and Vaidehi is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic, ''Ramayana''. She is the consort of Rama, the avatar of the god Vishnu, and is regarded as a form of Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi. She ...
's role in a film adaptation of ''
Ramayana
The ''Rāmāyana'' (; sa, रामायणम्, ) is a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic composed over a period of nearly a millennium, with scholars' estimates for the earliest stage of the text ranging from the 8th ...
'' that G. V. Iyer was planning to shoot, but the director died and the project failed to materialise.
However, owing to her studies had to turn down some big banners, until Priyadarshan managed to convince her to play the lead in his movie.
Banerjee's official name is Madhuurima. In order to avoid confusion with her contemporary actress
Madhurima Tuli
Madhurima Tuli (born 19 August 1986) is an Indian actress and model. Her works in Hindi television include the fiction dramas '' Kasturi'', '' Parichay'', ''Kumkum Bhagya'', '' Chandrakanta'' and ''Qayamat Ki Raat'' and the reality shows ''Nac ...
, she changed her screen name to her pet name Nyra in 2016. In an interview with ''
The Times of India
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'', she stated: "I don't want any association with my old name 'Madhuurima'. In fact, I want everyone to get into the habit of calling me Nyra."
Career
The same year she appeared in her first Telugu film. She went on to act in three Telugu projects within the next year, including the female lead role in Vamsy's ''
Saradaga Kasepu
''Saradaga Kasepu'' is a Telugu comedy film starring Allari Naresh, Madhurima and Srinivas Avasarala in the lead roles, directed by Vamsy. The film was released on 17 September 2010. It is a remake of the 1986 Malayalam movie ''Mazha Peyyunnu ...
'' and a cameo role in ''
Orange
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*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
* ...
'', directed by
Bhaskar. However, none of the Telugu films helped her career. In 2012, her second Bollywood film, ''
Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal
''Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal'' is a 2012 Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Priyadarshan. It stars Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Asrani, Shreyas Talpade, Shakti Kapoor and Nyra Banerjee. The film has been produced by Percept P ...
'', directed by
Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi films, while also having done six films in Tamil and two films in Telugu. He has done about 31 films in Hi ...
, released.
In 2014 she was first seen in the Telugu film ''Veta'', which was followed by her first Kannada release, ''
Savaari 2
''Savaari 2'' ( kn, ಸವಾರಿ, meaning:Ride) is a 2014 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film produced and directed by Jacob Verghese. It is a sequel to 2009 film Savaari.
Plot
The movie is about treasure hunt. A journalist along wit ...
'', and her first Malayalam release, ''
Koothara
''Koothara'' () is a 2014 Malayalam-language coming of age film directed by Srinath Rajendran and written by Vini Vishwa Lal. It stars Mohanlal, Bharath, Sunny Wayne, and Tovino Thomas The story, set in an untold period, focuses on three eng ...
''. ''Savaari 2'' saw her playing a bank manager,
while in ''Koothara'' she played the role of Shaista, an
NRI
NRI or Nri may refer to :
* Kingdom of Nri, an Igbo kingdom that flourished between the 10th century and early 20th century
* National Radio Institute, a now defunct post-secondary vocational correspondence school
* National Resources Inventory
* N ...
. She then starred in
Maruthi
Maruthi Dasari, known mononymously as Maruthi, is an Indian director, screenwriter, producer who works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing low budget films like ''Ee Rojullo'' and ''Bus Stop''. Maruthi is associated with Mar ...
's ''
Kotha Janta
''Kotha Janta'' ( en, New Pair) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Maruthi and produced by Bunny Vasu through Geetha Arts Banner. It stars Allu Sirish and Regina Cassandra in the lead roles. The film release ...
'' starring Allu Sirish and made a special appearance in ''
Green Signal
''Green Signal'' is a 2014 Telugu-language film directed by Vijay Maddhala and produced by Rudrapati Ramana Rao. It was co produced by Maruthi. It features an ensemble cast of Revanth, Shilpi Sharma, Gopal Sai, Maanas, Ashutosh, Rakshita, Man ...
'' which was co-produced by Maruthi.
In early 2015, she was seen in
Puri Jagannadh
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's ''
Temper
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Heat treatment
* Tempering (metallurgy), a heat treatment technique to increase the toughness of iron-based alloys
** Temper mill, a steel processing line
* Tempering (spices), a cooking technique where ...
'',
[Hemanth Kumar (2 November 2014]
Madhuurima to share screen with NTR Jr
. Times of India which very successful and for which she was critically acclaimed. She then appeared in two Tamil films, ''
Serndhu Polama
''Serndhu Polama'' () is a 2015 Tamil-language romantic musical film directed by Anil Kumar and produced by Sasi Nambeesan. The film stars Vinay, Madhurima and Preethi Christina Paul in the lead roles. The music was composed by Vishnu Mohan. Th ...
'' helmed by Malayalam director Anil Kumar and
Sundar C.'s ''
Aambala
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''. She is working on the Telugu film ''Close Friends'', and has completed the Malayalam film ''Black Coffee'', in which she plays a Malayali living in Mumbai.
She also assisted director Tony D'Souza for his film ''
Azhar''.
In 2019, she played the role of Divya in
Star Plus
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's ''
Divya Drishti
''Divya Drishti'' () is an Indian supernatural drama television series which aired from 23 February 2019 to 23 February 2020 on Star Plus. Produced under Fireworks Productions, it starred Nyra Banerjee, Nyra Banarjee , Sana Sayyad, Sangita Ghos ...
'' opposite
Sana Sayyad
Sana Tarannum Sayyad (born 29 October 1994) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Television in India, Hindi television. She made her acting debut with ''Boyz Will Be Boyz'', portraying Ashita in 2015. Sayyad is best known for her portra ...
.
Filmography
Films
Television
Music videos
References
External links
*
* {{Facebook, Nyra.Official/
1987 births
Living people
Indian film actresses
Actresses from Mumbai
21st-century Indian actresses
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Actresses in Tamil cinema