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| '''Mahasweta Ray''' (also spelled "Mahashweta Roy", born 2 July 1962) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Odia films.Father Shri Rajkishor Ray is well known famous writer. Ms Malavika Ray and Mansweeni Ray are elders sisters . Ms Malavika Ray also was an actress .In Tarang lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony, she was seen overwhelmed to see her past achievement, recalling those memorable days, tears of extreme happiness never found stopping to roll down from the eyes of legendary actress. Not only she but people of her age group or nearer to her,are trilled to see her movies. After her entry into ollywood in 1976 in Shesha Shravan, she went on performing for more than 44 years in numerous successful movies of eighties, nineties and still she is active. Her chemistry with famous actors Vijay Mohanty and Prasant Nanda was best. Really that was the unforgettable era when the Odia movies had melodious songs, music, acting, stories, dialogues, teaching for people and society. Really the actors and actress were respectable and will remain in heart for ever.in Eighties, Maa mamata, Swapna sagar, Dora, Gauri, etc. lot many such movies, unforgettable. | | '''Mahasweta Ray''' is an Indian actress and television personality who is known for her work in Odia films and soap operas. Her numerous accolades include record 8 [[Odisha State Film Awards]]. |
| She has won awards for her performances in many movies.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kasturi Ray|title=Weaving a legacy of grace|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/article169450.ece?service=print|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=12 December 2010|quote=She has bagged three State Awards for Best Actress in films ''Kaberi'' (1983), ''Pooja'' (1981) and ''Gouri'' (1979).|access-date=11 October 2014|archive-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102095756/http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/article169450.ece?service=print|url-status=live}}</ref> She is actively associated with the Oriya film industry, doing some character roles and some tele-serials.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mahasweta Ray|url=http://incredibleorissa.com/oriyafilms/mahasweta-ray/|publisher=Incredible Orissa|date=September 2011|access-date=11 October 2014|archive-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018080359/http://incredibleorissa.com/oriyafilms/mahasweta-ray/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Veteran Ollywood actress Mahasweta Ray receives FitFat Bioscope Award|url=http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=23367|publisher=Orissa Diary|date=23 December 2010|quote=Versatile actor and arguably the most popular leading female actress of Odia film, Mahasweta Ray received this year's FitFat Bioscope Award.|access-date=11 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018201440/http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=23367|archive-date=18 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oriya Odia Cinema Actress Mahasweta Ray and her Biography and Filmography in Year 1976 - 1993|url=http://odiacinemaworld.blogspot.com/2010/09/oriya-odia-cinema-actress-mahasweta-roy.html|publisher=Oriya Cinema World|access-date=11 October 2014|archive-date=12 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112104353/http://odiacinemaworld.blogspot.com/2010/09/oriya-odia-cinema-actress-mahasweta-roy.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Ray was born in [[Puri]], Odisha and studied at SCS College. | | Ray was born in an academic family (Rajkishore Ray was a writer and academic) and had had limited exposure to cinema before she started a career in film. She worked on a majority of the films by [[Sisir Mishra]], including many box office successes. She married Sirish Routray, with whom she has a son, Rishi. Bengali films she worked on include ''Aranyer Adhikar'' (1998), ''Katha Chhilo'' (1994), ''Sajani Go Sajani'' (1991), ''Sujan Sakhi'' (1995) and ''Nyayachakra'' (1991). She won state awards for acting in ''Kaberi'' (1983), ''Pooja'' (1981), and ''Gouri'' (1979).<ref>{{cite news|author=Kasturi Ray |title=Weaving a legacy of grace|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/article169450.ece?service=print|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=12 December 2010| access-date=11 October 2014 |archive-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102095756/http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/article169450.ece?service=print|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| ==Career== | | She is actively associated with the Oriya film industry, doing some character roles and some tele-serials.<ref>{{cite web|title=Veteran Ollywood actress Mahasweta Ray receives FitFat Bioscope Award|url=http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=23367|publisher=Orissa Diary|date=23 December 2010|quote=Versatile actor and arguably the most popular leading female actress of Odia film, Mahasweta Ray received this year's FitFat Bioscope Award.|access-date=11 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018201440/http://orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=23367|archive-date=18 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oriya Odia Cinema Actress Mahasweta Ray and her Biography and Filmography in Year 1976 - 1993|url=http://odiacinemaworld.blogspot.com/2010/09/oriya-odia-cinema-actress-mahasweta-roy.html|publisher=Oriya Cinema World|access-date=11 October 2014|archive-date=12 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112104353/http://odiacinemaworld.blogspot.com/2010/09/oriya-odia-cinema-actress-mahasweta-roy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
| Ray's first movie was "Sesa Shrabana" with [[Prashanta Nanda]] and Hemanta Das. | |
| She has been a leading actress in Odia film industry as well as in the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film industry. She also did a Telugu movie. Ray has often been critically acclaimed as one of the best Odia actresses so far.
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