Megha Chowdhury (born 7 February 1997) is an Indian actress who has worked in Bengali, Telugu, and Tamil-language films.
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 Megha Chowdhury | |
| Born | Megha Chowdhury 7 February 1997 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2016–present |
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] Two years after completion, Varmaa was released on 6 October 2020 on over-the-top (OTT) platforms.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2016 | Amar Prem | Megha | Bengali | Debut film |
| 2019 | Marshal | Megha | Telugu | Telugu Debut |
| Oorantha Anukuntunnaru | Gouri | Telugu | ||
| 2020 | Varmaa | Megha | Tamil | released on Simply South |
| 2023 | Phalana Abbayi Phalana Ammayi | Pooja | Telugu | |
| 2024 | Tenant | Sandhya | Telugu | [8] |