Tanya Hope is an Indian actress and model who acts in Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil films.[1] Hope started modeling and became Miss India Kolkata 2015.[2] She was a finalist of Femina Miss India 2015.[3] She debuted in 2016 with the Telugu film Appatlo Okadundevadu.[4][5]

Tanya Hope
Hope in 2015
Born
NationalityIndian
Alma materSacred Heart Girls High school
The International School Bangalore
University of Westminster
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2015–present

Early life

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Tanya Hope was born in Bangalore.[6] Her father Ravi Puravankara is a businessman.[7] She went to Sacred Heart Girls High School in Bangalore. She further studied in The International School Bangalore (TISB) under the IB Programme (International Baccalaureate Diploma 9IProgramme) She pursued her graduation in international relations at the University of Westminster, England. She attended modeling training in Pune, at Tiara Training Studios. In 2015, Hope won the FBB Femina Miss India Kolkata.[8]

Career

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After debuting in Telugu films with Appatlo Okadundevadu in 2016, she played the role of A.C.P. Catherine in another Telugu movie Patel S. I. R. released in 2017 starring Jagapati Babu. Hope's first Tamil movie is Thadam, directed by Magizh Thirumeni. She is one of the three heroines along with Vidya Pradeep and Smruthi Venkat.[citation needed] She is playing Jessie in the Kannada film Home Minister starring Upendra and directed by Sujay k. Srihari.[9] She stars in Paper Boy with Santosh Sobhan.

Hope was one of the lead actresses in Darshan’s 51st film Yajamana. She appeared in the film's hit song "Basanni" in the title role.[10]

Filmography

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Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
2016 Appatlo Okadundevadu Nithya Telugu Telugu debut [11]
Nenu Sailaja Herself Telugu Special appearance in the song "Night is Still Young" [12]
2017 Patel S. I. R. ACP Catherine Telugu [13]
2018 Paper Boy Megha Telugu [14]
2019 Thadam Deepika Tamil Tamil debut [15]
Yajamana Ganga Kannada Kannada debut [16]
Udgarsha Karishma Kannada
Amar Bobby Kannada
2020 Khaki Lasya Kannada
Dharala Prabhu Nidhi Mandanna Tamil
Disco Raja Parineeti Telugu [17]
2021 Idhe Maa Katha Meghana Telugu [18]
2022 Home Minister Jessie Kannada [19]
2023 Kabzaa Dancer Kannada Special appearance in the song "Chum Chum Chali Chali"
Kulasami Gayatri Tamil [20]
Kick Shivani Tamil [citation needed]
2024 Weapon Avantika Tamil
Ranam Aram Thavarel Indhuja Tamil [21]
Vallaan Aadhya Tamil Completed [22]
Golmaal Shivani Tamil Completed [23]

Webseries

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Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Network(s) Notes Ref.
2023 Label Mahitha Tamil Disney Hotstar Web Debut

Awards and nominations

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Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2019 Yajamana South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated [24]
Thadam Best Female Debut - Tamil Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (26 November 2019). "Tanya Hope on acting in the 'Vicky Donor' Tamil remake and more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Interview – Indiatimes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Interview – TimesofIndia". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Appatlo Okadundevadu was challenging: Tanya Hope". thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Tanya Hope to make Telugu debut with 'Appatlo Okadundevadu'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Tanya Hope, Mangaluru beauty in Sandalwood". The New Indian Express. 29 January 2018.
  7. ^ Puravankara Projects Limited
  8. ^ "India Times - Miss India Kolkata". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Tanya Hope's going Places". Deccan Chronicle. 5 February 2018. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Tanya Hope as Basanni in Darshan's Yajamana". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  11. ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (1 January 2017). "Movie review 'Appatllo Okadundevadu': An excellent film that starts poorly". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Tanya Hope joins cast of Ravi Teja's 'Disco Raja'". The News Minute. 9 July 2019.
  13. ^ "review – Deccanchronicle". Deccan Chronicle. 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018.
  14. ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (12 September 2017). "review –Thehindu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018.
  15. ^ "review – Timesofindia". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018.
  16. ^ "review – Newindianexpress". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018.
  17. ^ "Tanya Hope to play scientist in Ravi Teja's Disco Raja". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Tanya Hope gets ready for bike trip in Edhe Maa Katha". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  19. ^ "review – newindianexpress". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018.
  20. ^ "Tanya Hope, Vimal team up for a suspense thriller". Cinema Express. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  21. ^ B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (26 February 2024). "'Ranam-Aram Thavarel' film review: Vaibhav shines in this effective murder mystery". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  22. ^ "Tanya Hope on board Sundar C's next". Cinema Express. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Tanya Hope, Payal Rajput to be Paired With Shiva, Jiiva in Pon Kumaran's Next". News18. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Chetan Kumar, others: SIIMA Awards announces nominees". The News Minute. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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