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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anuya Y Bhagwat
| image =
| birth_name = Anuya Y Bhagwat
| birth_place = [[Dubai]], UAE
| occupation = Actress, model
| years_active = 2007 – present
}}

'''Anuya Y Bhagwat''' is an Indian [[film actress]] and [[Model (person)|model]] who has appeared in [[Tamil cinema|Tamil films]]. She is best known for her performances in [[M. Rajesh|Rajesh]]'s ''[[Siva Manasula Sakthi]]'' (2009) and [[S. Shankar|Shankar]]'s ''[[Nanban (2012 film)|Nanban]]'' (2012).

== Early life ==
Anuya Y Bhagwat was born in [[Dubai]] and then in her younger age she relocated to India. She did her schooling at [[St. Anne's School (Pune)|St. Anne's High School, Pune]]. She was a [[Ballroom dance|Ballroom dancer]] from her school days itself. Anuya then moved on to do her Engineering in Electrical from PVG College. She was a good singer during her college days, and won numerous awards in her college life for her singing. She also received Blue belt in [[Taekwondo]]. After graduating from the [[Film and Television Institute of India|Film and Television Institute]], [[Pune]], Bhagvath started her career as an Actress.

== Film career ==
Anuya Y Bhagvath debuted in the Hindi [[Children's films|children's film]] ''[[Mahek (film)|Mahek]]'', directed by [[Kranti Kanade]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Recent-FTII-passouts-find-a-foothold-in-TV-film-industry/articleshow/3575749.cms|title=Recent FTII passouts find a foothold in TV, film industry - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-28|archive-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214194736/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Recent-FTII-passouts-find-a-foothold-in-TV-film-industry/articleshow/3575749.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="express">{{cite news|last=S|first=Venkadesan|title=Anuya Y Bhagwat, actress|url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/article324548.ece|access-date=25 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=26 February 2012|archive-date=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013203523/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/article324548.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[London Film Festival]] and was critically acclaimed, gaining nominations in various categories including Best Picture at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kranti's Mahek nominated for Houston film festival|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/imagery-of-childhood/303356/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010145907/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/imagery-of-childhood/303356/|archive-date=10 October 2012|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=15 April 2008}}</ref> Bhagvath‘s breakthrough came in her next film, ''[[Siva Manasula Sakthi]]'' (2009), a romantic comedy film directed by [[M. Rajesh|Rajesh]], which featured her in a titular role alongside [[Jiiva]]. Despite initially gaining mixed reviews, the film performed well at the box office and has since become a cult romantic comedy film in the Tamil film industry. Before the film's release, she narrowly escaped from a [[2008 Mumbai attacks|terror attack]] while she was staying at a hotel in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Brush with terror|url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/12/05/stories/2008120550250900.htm|access-date=25 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 December 2008|archive-date=14 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014011941/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/12/05/stories/2008120550250900.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Bhagvath next worked on a film titled ''[[Madurai Sambavam]]'' (2009) directed by [[Youreka]], which was made on a small budget and set against the backdrop of [[Madurai]]. A reviewer from [[Sify]] wrote, "Anuya, in a deglamorised role as the fiendish cop who falls for the rowdy is fantastic. She brings so much emotion and reality to her performance and is an actress of substance".<ref>{{cite web|title=Movie review - Madurai Sambavam|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/madurai-sambavam-review-tamil-14908818.html|publisher=Sify|access-date=25 August 2012|archive-date=29 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829100121/http://www.sify.com/movies/madurai-sambavam-review-tamil-14908818.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> This helped her fetch a role in the film ''[[Nagaram Marupakkam|Nagaram]]'' opposite [[Sundar C.|Sundar C]], and further smaller roles in [[Vijay Antony]]'s ''[[Naan]]'' (2012) and a promotional song in ''[[Nanjupuram]]'' (2011).<ref name=toi1/> After making a cameo appearance in [[S. Shankar]]'s ''[[Nanban (2012 film)|Nanban]]'', she said that she will not be doing any such roles in future.<ref name=toi1>{{cite news|last=Shankaran|first=Malini|title=Anuya Y Bhagwat says by to cameos|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-07/news-interviews/30490982_1_cameos-special-appearance-role|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103071040/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-07/news-interviews/30490982_1_cameos-special-appearance-role|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=25 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 December 2011}}</ref> Bhagvath then briefly worked in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] films and made a debut in a film titled ''Gora'', based on a novel of the same name by [[Rabindranath Tagore]].<ref name=toi2>{{cite news|title=I so miss the phuchka: Anuya Bhagvath|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-09/news-interviews/32140534_1_tamil-bengali-venture-somnath-sen|access-date=25 August 2012|date=9 June 2012|archive-date=9 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109144957/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-09/news-interviews/32140534_1_tamil-bengali-venture-somnath-sen|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> She later featured in the Doordarshan TV series, [[Ek Tha Rusty (TV series)|''Ek Tha Rusty'']] (2014), playing Maharani.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/season-iii-of-ek-tha-rusty-series-on-doordarshan.html|title=Season III of 'Ek Tha Rusty' series on Doordarshan|website=www.dailypioneer.com|access-date=2016-07-29|archive-date=26 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826091924/http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/season-iii-of-ek-tha-rusty-series-on-doordarshan.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Later in 2017, Bhagvath participated in the first season of ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 1|Bigg Boss Tamil]]'', but became the first contestant to be evicted. She later claimed that her inability to speak Tamil fluently meant that other contestants were less accepting of her presence in the show.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-send-back-love-to-all-the-people-who-hate-me-says-anuya/articleshow/59457053.cms|title=I send back love to all the people who hate me, says Anuya - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-28|archive-date=31 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831000331/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-send-back-love-to-all-the-people-who-hate-me-says-anuya/articleshow/59457053.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/bigg-boss-is-sadistic-but-people-like-it-anuya/article19209381.ece|title=Bigg Boss is sadistic, but people like it: Anuya|last=Ramanujam|first=Srinivasa|date=2017-07-04|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-05-28|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012003510/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/bigg-boss-is-sadistic-but-people-like-it-anuya/article19209381.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Mahek (film)|Mahek]]'' || Mahek's Class Teacher || [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Siva Manasula Sakthi]]'' || Sakthi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress]]
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Madurai Sambavam]]'' || Caroline Thomas || Tamil ||
|-
| 2010 ||''[[Nagaram Marupakkam|Nagaram]]'' || Bharathi || Tamil ||
|-
| 2011 ||''[[Nanjupuram]]'' || Herself || Tamil || Special appearance in a promotional song
|-
| 2012 ||''[[Nanban (2012 film)|Nanban]]'' || Shwetha Santhanam || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 ||''[[Naan (2012 film)|Naan]]'' || Priya || Tamil ||
|-
| 2014 ||''Gora'' || Lolita || [[Bengali language|Bengali]] ||
|-
|2014
|C.D. Kand
|Reporter Mansi Rana
|Hindi
|
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Series/Shows !! Role !! Channel !! Notes
|-
| 2009-2010 || ''Kasturi Kundal Basey'' || Maitreyi || [[Doordarshan]] || TV Series
|-
| 2014-2015 || ''[[Ek Tha Rusty|Ek Tha Rusty (Season 03)]]'' || Maharani || [[Doordarshan]] || TV Series
|-
| 2015-2016 || ''[[Siya Ke Ram]]'' || Mrityudevi || [[Star Plus]] || TV Series
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Bigg Boss Tamil 1]]'' || Contestant || [[Star Vijay]] || Evicted on Day 7
|-
|2018
|''Savdhaan India''
|Wife
|Star Bharath
|
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|2967328}}

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