Anketa Maharana

Anketa Maharana (born January 12, 1996), also credited as Apsara Rani, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu films.

Anketa Maharana
Born (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Other namesApsara Rani
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2019 – present
Notable work
Krack, Seetimaarr

Personal life

Anketa was born on 12 January 1996, in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India into a middle-class Odia Hindu family. She was interested in acting and modeling since childhood. Anketa decided to become an actress at a very early age. She completed her schooling from a local private school. Later, she 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

Anketa 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 her vivacious performance and praised her 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.

Her 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, she appeared opposite newcomer Rock Kacchi in Thriller, an romantic thriller from the director Ram Gopal Varma. It was on Ram Gopal Varma's insistence that Anketa changed her name to Apsara Rani. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was released 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 girl in "Bhoom Bhaddhal song", Apsara showcased her dance moves that left the fans mesmerized in the song. 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.

Apsara has also appeared as an item girl in "Pepsi Aunty Song" from the film Seetimaarr.

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 girl in film.

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Released Notes
2019 4 Letters Anupama 22 February 2019 Debut film
2020 Oollalla Oollalla Trisha 1 January 2020
Thriller Meghana 14 August 2020 Short film[1]
2021 Krack Item number 9 January 2021 Special appearance in "Bhoom Bhaddhal Song"[2]
D Company 21 March 2021 Special appearance in "Khatham Song"
Seetimaarr 10 September 2021 Special appearance in "Pepsi Aunty Song"[3]
Dangerous TBA December 2021 India's first Lesbian crime thriller[4]

References
  1. Pioneer, The. "2 Odisha actors in lead roles in Bollywood movie". The Pioneer. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. "Pic Talk: Apsara Rani is shaking her leg opposite Ravi Teja in Krack - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. "Apsara Rani as Pepsi Aunty from Gopichand and Tamannaah starrer Seetimaar released – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. "RGV's Dangerous Trailer 2 Apsara Rani– Bollywood Hungama". bollywoodhungama. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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