Tanu Roy is an Indian actress and model. A Bengali by birth, she has predominantly appeared in Telugu films apart from some Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Kannada films. She is mostly known for her item numbers in films like Mass and Hero. She is known for her role in the Malayalam movie Ee Adutha Kalathu.
Career Tanu Roy was born and brought up in Kolkata. She is a commerce graduate. She made her acting debut in 2001 with Puri Jagannadh's Itlu Sravani Subramanyam, after which she played small roles in Anandam and Manasantha Nuvve. She appeared in Avunu Nijame and Kodi Ramakrishna's Keelu Gurram. Later, she starred in low budget B movies and did many item numbers in films including Satyam, Mass, No, Viyyalavari Kayyalu and Pellikani Prasad.
She was seen in two Bengali films; Basho Na, in which she portrayed the role of a young widow, and Moner Majho Tumhi, a remake of Mansantha Nuvve, and in the Kannada films Love Story, which is a remake of the Telugu film Maro Charitra and was earlier titled Prema Charitra. The first Kannada film she shot for, Preethi Maadabaaradu, was shelved in the middle. In Tamil, she starred in the films Indru and Girivalam, a remake of the Hindi film Humraaz.
Tanu made her debut in Malayalam in the 2012 film Ee Adutha Kaalathu as Tanushree Ghosh and won critical acclaim for her portrayal of Madhuri, the mother of a 10-year-old boy. In Orissa, she played a social activist, who works for the welfare of tribal people in a village.
Her upcoming film is Amar Babu's Ala Jarigindi Oka Roju, which is the Telugu remake of the 2006 British crime comedy flick, Big Nothing. She has also shot for a cameo in Hashim Marrikar's Preview.
She also participated in the Telugu television shows Naacho Rrey and Humma Humma.
Filmography Year Film Role Language Notes2001 Itlu Sravani Subramanyam Sravani Telugu Anandam Deepika Telugu Manasantha Nuvve Shruti Telugu 2003 Indru Jeniffer Tamil Satyam Telugu Special appearance Moner Majhe Tumi Shruti Bengali 2004 Avunu Nijame Ruchita Telugu Megham Telugu No Telugu Special appearance Mass Telugu Special appearance Pellikani Pellam Avuthundi Telugu 2005 Keelu Gurram Rajani Telugu Prayatnam Telugu Girivalam Priya Tamil Meghamala - O Pellam Gola Meghamala Telugu Nammanna Kannada Special appearance Love Story Swapna Kannada 2007 Akhari Page Telugu Viyyalavari Kayyalu Telugu Special appearance Rudramani Telugu 2008 Pellikani Prasad Telugu Special appearance Hero Telugu Special appearance2011 Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju Sarala Telugu Special appearance2012 Ee Adutha Kaalathu Madhuri Kurien Malayalam Ala Jarigindi Oka Roju Telugu 2013 Orissa Meera Bhai Malayalam D Company Zarina Mohammed Malayalam Preview Malayalam O Manjula Katha Telugu Balyakalasakhi Shabnam Malayalam 2017 Gemini Anusree Malayalam Prachayi Radhika Nair Malayalam
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