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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Barsha Patnaik
| image =
| caption =
| native_name =
| birth_name = Barsha Nayak
| birth_place = [[Paradip]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = MBA
| alma_mater = [[Biju Patnaik University of Technology]]
| occupation = [[Film Actor|Film actor]], [[IT professional|IT Professional]]
| years_active = 2015-present
| known_for = [[Cinema of Odisha|Odia Cinema]]
| notable_works = [[Tulasi Apa]]
| spouse = Anupam Patnaik
| awards = [[Odisha State Film Awards]]
}}
'''Barsha Patnaik''' ([[Birth name|née]] '''Nayak''') is an Indian actress, born in [[Paradip]], [[Odisha]]. She works in [[Cinema of Odisha|Odia cinema industry]]. Her debut film was ''[[Tulasi Apa]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orissapost.com/debutante-proves-mettle-in-tulasi-apa/|title=Debutante proves mettle in Tulasi Apa - OrissaPOST|date=2016-12-16|website=Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref> Debut film earned her success as she was awarded Best actress in [[Odisha State Film Awards|27th Odisha State Film Awards]] presented by the [[Government of Odisha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/tulasi-apa-sweeps-film-awards/cid/1476132|title=Tulasi Apa sweeps film awards|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>

==Career==
Barsha got her first film '[[Tulasi Apa]]' directed by [[Amiya Patnaik]] after giving audition, while she was working for an IT Company in Hyderabad in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orissapost.com/debutante-proves-mettle-in-tulasi-apa/|title=Tulasi Apa debut film of Barsha Nayak|date=2016-12-16|website=Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref> The film is based on the life of [[social activist]] and [[Padma Shri]] awardee [[Tulasi Munda]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://odishabytes.com/odia-feature-film-tulasi-apa-marks-debut-on-amazon-prime-world-wide/|title=Odia Feature Film 'Tulasi Apa' Marks Debut On Amazon Prime World Wide|date=2019-11-09|website=ODISHA BYTES|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>'[[Tulasi Apa]]' was screened in [[International Film Festival of India|International Film Festival of India (IFFI)]], [[Kolkata International Film Festival|21st Kolkata International Film Festival]], [[Bengaluru International Film Festival|8th Bengaluru International Film Festival]], International Film Festival of Shimla (IFFS) and 8th Nasik International Film Festival in India and outside of India at Tehran Jasmine International Film Festival in [[Ramsar, Mazandaran|Ramsar]], [[Iran]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reportodisha.com/biopic-tulasi-apa-to-be-screened-at-tehran-jasmine-international-film-festival/|title=Biopic 'Tulasi Apa' to be screened at Tehran Jasmine International Film Festival|last=Bureau|first=ReportOdisha|date=2016-10-15|website=ReportOdisha.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2016/feb/07/tulasi-apa-gets-applaud-at-fest-889485.html|title='Tulasi Apa' Gets Applaud at Fest|website=The New Indian Express|date=7 February 2016 |access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref> But the film was released in theatres on 19 May 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/wait-for-tulasi-munda-biopic-in-city/cid/1399760|title=Wait for Tulasi Munda biopic in city|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref> This film has become the first Odia feature film to be featured on Amazon Prime World Wide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sambadenglish.com/biopic-odisha-activist-tulasi-munda-bags-top-honours-iffs/|title=Biopic on Odisha activist Tulasi Munda bags top honours at IFFS {{!}} Sambad English|date=2016-10-04|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
! Film
! Role
! Ref
|-
| 2017
| scope="row" | ''[[Tulasi Apa]]''
| Tulasi Munda
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/state-editions/movie----tulasi-apa----on-amazon-prime.html|title=Movie 'Tulasi Apa' on Amazon Prime|website=The Pioneer|language=en|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| scope="row" | ''[[Pratikshya]]''
| Kalyani
|
|}

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Award !! Film !! Category !! Result !! Ref
|-
| 2015 || [[Odisha State Film Awards|27th Odisha State Film Award]] || rowspan="2" | ''[[Tulasi Apa]]'' || rowspan="2"| Best Actress || rowspan="2"{{won}} ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/wait-for-tulasi-munda-biopic-in-city/cid/1399760|title=Wait for Tulasi Munda biopic in city|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.odishanewstimes.com/2017/05/15/first-odia-biopic-film-tulasi-apa-on-19th-may-2017/|title=First odia Biopic film "Tulasi Apa" on 19th May 2017|last=Palit|first=Ashok|website=Odisha News Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-16}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || 1st Haryana International Film Festival || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pragativadi.com/check-out-odia-film-tulasi-apa-on-amazon-prime/|title=Check Out Odia film 'Tulasi Apa' on Amazon Prime!|date=2019-11-09|website=Pragativadi: Leading Odia Dailly|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb_name|nm8129269}}

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[[Category:Actresses in Odia cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses from Odisha]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:People from Paradeep]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]

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