Anuya Bhagvath

Anuya Bhagwat
Born	Anuya Bhagwat Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	2007–present

Anuya Bhagwat is an Indian model and film actress who has appeared in Tamil films. She is best known for her performances in Siva Manasula Sakthi and Madurai Sambavam.

Film career

After graduating from the Film and Television Institute, Pune,Anuya debuted in the Children's film Mahek, directed by Kranti Kanade. The film was premiered at the London Film Festival and was critically acclaimed. It was nominated in various categories including "Best Picture" at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. She had her major breakthrough in her next film, Siva Manasula Sakthi (2009). Before the film's release, she narrowly escaped from a terror attack while she was staying at a hotel in Mumbai.The film, directed by a debutant, took eight months to complete and was released to positive reviews. Anuya next worked on a film titled Madurai Sambavam. The film was made on a small budget and is set against the backdrop of Madurai. A reviewer from Sify wrote, "Anuya, in a deglamorised role as the fiendish cop who falls for the rowdy is fantastic. She brings so much emotion and reality to her performance and is an actress of substance".

Anuya took a break from films to concentrate on dance during this period. This helped her fetch a role in the film Nagaram opposite Sundar C.After making a cameo appearance in S. Shankar's Nanban, she said that she will not be doing any such roles in future. However, she followed it with a special appearance in a promotional song in Naan (2012) and an item number in Nanjupuram.

Anuya is making her Bengali debut in a film titled Gora, based on a novel of the same name by Rabindranath Tagore. As of June 2012, she has completed shoot for the film.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2007	Mahek	Class teacher	Hindi
2009	Siva Manasula Sakthi	Sakthi	Tamil	Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
2009	Madurai Sambavam	Caroline Thomas	Tamil
2010	Nagaram	Bharathi	Tamil
2011	Nanjupuram		Tamil	Special appearance in a promotional song
2012	Nanban	Shwetha Santhanam	Tamil
2012	Naan	Priya	Tamil
2012	Gora	Lolita	Bengali	Post-production
2014	Latin Twist' by Mary & Derek	Mumbai as Dancer in Club