Megha Chowdhury
Megha Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Megha Chowdhury is an Indian actress who has worked in Bengali, Telugu, and Tamil-language films. Megha has worked in popular movies like Varmaa, Marshal. Megha's previous film to hit the theatres was Varmaa in the year 2020.
Career
Chowdhury began her career as an assistant director for Haseena Parkar (2017) when she was sixteen years old and went on to work as a casting assistant for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016).[1] She made her film debut with the Bengali film Amar Prem in 2016.[1] In 2018, she was cast in Bala's Varmaa, the Tamil-language remake of Arjun Reddy (2017).[2][3][4][5] However, the film faced issues and was reshot with a new cast without Chowdhury's involvement.[6] She made her Telugu debut with the thriller Marshal in which she portrayed a journalist.[1] Regarding her performance, a critic noted that "Debut actress Megha Chowdary doesn't get scope to perform and she seems to be there just for the glamour quotient".[7] That same year, she starred in the Telugu film Oorantha Anukuntunnaru and played a girl next door.[1] After being unreleased for two years, Varmaa released in 2020.[8] Regarding her role in the film, a critic stated that "Megha Chowdhury is entirely miscast and there is zero chemistry between her and Dhruv".[9]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Amar Prem | Bengali | |
| 2019 | Marshal | Megha | Telugu |
| 2019 | Oorantha Anukuntunnaru | Gouri | Telugu |
| 2020 | Varmaa | Megha | Tamil |
References
- ^ a b c d Pecheti, Prakash (7 October 2019). "Playing Telugu conservative girl was all fun: Megha". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Model Megha to debut opposite Dhruv in 'Varma'". The Times of India. 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Megha is Dhruv Vikram's pair in 'Varma'". Sify. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Varma, Tamil remake of Arjun Reddy, to feature debutante Megha Choudhary opposite Dhruv Vikram". Firstpost. 7 July 2018. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Megha Chowdhury: People would love 'Varma' more than 'Arjun Reddy'!". Sify. 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Varmaa actress Megha Chowdhury: I am completely unaware of new Arjun Reddy film". India Today. 8 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Pathi, Thadhagath. "Marshal Movie Review {2/5}: Srikanth saves the day!". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ K., Janani (2 October 2020). "Varmaa: Bala's film with Dhruv Vikram to have its premiere on October 6". India Today. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Suganth, M (6 October 2020). "Movie Review : Bala's Varmaa gets Arjun Reddy all wrong". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.