Anubhav Mohanty

Anubhav Mohanty (born 24 January 1981) is an Indian actor, politician, Film Producer, television personality and social activist who is known for his work majorly in Odia language films. Mohanty has also worked in Bengali films. Mohanty has a significant fan following especially in Odisha.^[4]

Anubhav Mohanty
Born	(1981-12-24) 24 December 1981 (age 42) Cuttack, Odisha, India
Education	Christ College, Cuttack
Occupations	Actor Politician Producer
Years active	2004–present
Works	List
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Biju Janata Dal (April 2013 – March 2024)[1]
Spouse	Varsha Priyadarshini ​ ​ (m. 2014; div. 2023)​ [2][3]
Awards	List
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – March 2024
Preceded by	Baijayant Panda
Constituency	Kendrapara
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 13 June 2014 – 22 May 2019
Constituency	Odisha

Movie career

Anubhav Mohanty started his career by first appearing in Odia music videos before debuting in the Odia cinema in the 2004 film I Love You opposite Namrata Thapa. He had two other releases the same year, Saathire and "Barsha My Darling". Afterwards, a number of his films such as Nei Jare Megha Mote (2008), Suna Chadhei Mo Rupa Chadhei (2009), Akashe Ki Ranga Lagila (2009), Abhimanyu (2009), Ama Bhitare Kichhi Achhi (2010), Diwana (2010), Kiese Dakuchhi Kouthi Mate (2011), Balunga Toka (2011), Something Something (2012), Matric Fail (2012), ACP Ranveer (2012), Mo Duniya Tu Hi Tu (2013), Haata Dhari Chaaluthaa (2013), Kehi Jane Bhala Lagere (2013), Something Something 2 (2014), Gapa Hele bi Sata (2015), Agastya (2016), Abhaya (2017), Kabula Barabula (2017), Prem Kumar: Salesman of the year (2018) were commercially successful.

In 2012, after the success of Balunga Toka, he created his own production house named Vishnupriyaa Arts & Graphics. The movie Something Something was the biggest hit of 2012. Anubhav made his debut in the Bengali film industry with the movie Saathi Amaar opposite Rachana Banerjee in a special appearance.^[5][6] In 2019, Anubhav Mohanty starred in his most expensive Odia movie Biju Babu produce by Nila Madhab Panda,^[7] which did not do as well as expected at the box office due to some political controversy .^{[citation needed]}

Political career

On 27 April 2013, he joined the regional political party BJD.^[8] He was elected to Rajya Sabha uncontested in June 2014 and is the youngest parliamentarian of Rajyasabha.^[9] On 23 May 2019, he was elected as the Member of Parliament from Kendrapara (Lok Sabha constituency) by beating the previously elected Baijayant Panda.^[10]

Rajya Sabha

2014

See also: 2014 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

Previous MP	Previous Party	Elected MP	Elected Party
Renubala Pradhan	BJD	Anubhav Mohanty	BJD

Lok Sabha

2019

See also: 2019 Indian general election in Odisha

Constituency	Turnout[11]	Elected Member	Party	Runner-up	Party	Margin
Kendrapara	72.23	Anubhav Mohanty	BJD	Baijayant Panda	BJP	152584

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All films are in Odia, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2004	I Love You	Sanjay	Debut Film	[12]
	Topae Sindoora Di Topa Luha	Gourav
	Saathire	Raju Mahapatra
	Nayak Nuhen Khalnayak	Akash Mahanty
2005	Priya Mo Priya	Raja
	Barsa My Darling
	Prathama Prema	Sandip Mahapatra
	Arjuna	Arjun Mohanty
	Premi No.1	Rohit
	Saathi Amaar		Bengali Film
2006	Thank U Bhagban	Jaga / Kalia	Dual Role
	Sarthapor		Bengali Films
	Eri Naam Prem	Akash
	Jibon Saathi
2007	Mahanayak	Rohit Rai
	Kalishankar	Shankar	Bengali-Odia Film
	To Bina Mo Kahani Adhaa	Arun
2008	Dhana Re Rakhibu Sapatha Mora	Shankar
	Chup Kie Aasuchhi
	Mate Ta Love Helare	Akash
	Chatti Chiri Dele Tu	Mahaveer
	Munna-A Love Story	Munna
	Aa Janhare Lekhiba Naa	Om
2009	Nei Jaa Re Megha Mate	Raju / Rahul
	Suna Chadhei Mo Rupa Chadhei	Raj	25th Film
	Akashe Ki Ranga Lagila	Akash		[13]
	Saata Sure Bandha Ae Jibana	Raj
	Abhimanyu	Abhimanyu Samanth		[14]
2010	Don	Shanu
	Aama Bhitare Kichhi Achhi	Sidharth Rai
	Mu Kana Ete Kharap	Kanha
	Deewana	Dilu Patnaik		[15]
2011	Most Wanted	Baba / Abhaya Mohanty	Dual role
	Kiese Dakuchhi Kouthi Mote	Abhijeet
	Balunga Toka	Chiku		[16]
2012	Something Something	Sriram		[17]
	Matric Fail	Chiku
	ACP Ranveer	ACP Ranveer Singh
2013	Mo Duniya Tu Hi Tu	Hira		[18]
	Haata Dhari Chaaluthaa	Sai		[19]
	Kehi Jane Bhala Lagere	Prince Mahapatra
2014	Something Something 2	Sriram		[20]
	Mental	Romeo
2015	Gapa Hele Bi Sata	Akash		[21]
	Jaga Hatare Pagha	Krishna / Jaga	Dual Role	[22]
2016	Gote Sua Gote Sari	Lalatendu Barik / Lalua		[23]
	Agastya	Agastya
	Baby			[24]
2017	Abhaya	Abhaya
	Kabula Barabula	Kabula	50th Film
2018	Prem Kumar: Salesman of the Year	Prem Kumar
2019	Biju Babu	Babu
2023	Love in London	Prem
2024	Bigul		Cameo Appearance
	Kuhudi	Anshuman Pattnaik
	Karma - When Destiny Strikes Back	Amar Pattnaik

Awards and nominations

Year	Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref(s)
2010	Akashe Ki Ranga Lagila	Annual Banichitra Cine Awards	Best Actor (Male)	Won	[25]
	Abhimanyu	Tarang Cine Awards	Best Actor (Male)	Won	[26]
2011	Akashe Ki Ranga Lagila	Odisha State Film Awards	Best Actor	Won	[27][28]
	Diwana	Etv Odia Film Awards	Best Actor	Won	[29]
2012	Balunga Toka	Tarang Cine Awards	Best Actor (Male)	Won	[30]
		Etv Odia Film Awards	Best Actor	Won	[31]
		Lalchand Entertainment Awards	Best Actor	Won	[32]
		Odisha Film Fair Awards	Best Actor	Won	[33]
2013	Something Something	Tarang Cine Awards	Best Actor (Male)	Won	[34]
2014	Haata Dhari Chaaluthaa			Won	[35]
		Filmfare Awards East	Best Actor (Male)	Nominated	[36][37]
	Mo Duniya Tu Hi Tu			Nominated
2015	Something Something 2	Tarang Cine Awards	Best Actor (Male)	Won	[38]
2018	Abhaya		Star Entertainer of the Year	Won	[39]

Other awards, nominations, and recognitions

• 2004–05: Rajiv Gandhi Pratibha Samman

References

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External links

• Anubhav Mohanty at IMDb
• AnubhavMohanty Archived 12 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine
• Anubhav Mohanty at Ollywood Maza
• Anubhav Mohanty, one of the most successful actor in East India
• Anubhav Mohanty Biography In Odia Archived 22 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine