{{short description|Indian film actress}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Elina Samantray | image = Photo Elina samantray.jpg | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = 23 July 1996 | birth_place = Keonjhar, Odisha | death_date = | death_place = | education = English (Hons) | alma_mater = Ravenshaw University | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Model}} | spouse = Anurag Panda (m.2025)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Odia Actress Elina Samantray's Wedding: Ollywood Actress Elina Samantray Marries Long-Time Boyfriend Anurag Panda in Bali |url=https://odishatv.in/news/odisha/actress-elina-samantray-marries-long-time-boyfriend-anurag-panda-in-bali-249136/amp |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=odishatv.in}}</ref> | years_active = 2015–present | relatives = }}
'''Ray Elina Samantray''', also written as '''Elina Samantray''', is an Indian actress who works in Odia films. She made her career debut with the film ''Ishq Tu Hi Tu''. She was the winner of the first season of the reality television show ''Kie Heba Mo Heroine'', which was broadcast on Tarang TV. She also works in Bengal film industry.
==Career== thumb
Samantray came to Ollywood industry after winning the reality television show ''Kie Heba Mo Heroine'', which was broadcast on Tarang TV.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} The first film of her career was ''Ishq Tu Hi Tu'',<ref name=ishq1>{{cite web |url=http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowEntertainmentNews.asp?id=54715 |title=Tarang Cine Production announced its first Odia film titled 'Ishq Tu Hi Tu' |date=3 November 2014 |work=orissadiary.com |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126025040/http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowEntertainmentNews.asp?id=54715 |archivedate=26 January 2016}}</ref><ref name=ishq2>{{cite web |url=http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowEntertainmentNews.asp?id=55100 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033406/http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowEntertainmentNews.asp?id=55100 |archivedate=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead |title=Tarang Cine Production's first Odia film titled Ishq Tu Hi Tu going to hit theatre in January, 2015 |work=orissadiary.com}}</ref> which is based on the 1991 communal riots of Dhamnagar area of district Bhadrak. Her next two releases were ''Kehi Nuhe Kahara'' and ''Jaga Hatare Pagha''. In 2016 she appeared in ''Love Station'' alongside Babushan. Later in the same year, she appeared in ''Jhia Ta Bigidi Gala''.
In 2017, she worked with Ollywood actor Anubhav Mohanty in ''Abhaya'' and ''Kabula Barabula.'' Her next film ''Happy Lucky'' with Jyoti Ranjan Nayak, Sambeet Acharya and Sasmita (winner of ''Kie Heba Mo Heroine'' Season 3) was released on 14 January 2018. In October 2018, she did a comic role in the film 'Kie heba mo stri' where she was a girl with frequent stomach problems which led to uncontrollable flatulence and diarrhea. She gained wide acclaim for the role.
She appeared in lead role in the film ''4 Idiots'', along with Sabyasachi Mishra. She is also seen in lead role in the Odia comedy film ''Tokata Fasigala'' alongside Sabyasachi Mishra and Papu Pom Pom.<ref>{{cite news |title=Elina-Samantray biography |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Elina-Samantray |accessdate=29 August 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916000828/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Elina-Samantray |url-status=live}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year!!Films !Role !Notes |- | rowspan="3" |2015||''Ishq Tu Hi Tu'' |Zoya |Debut Film<ref name=ishq1/><ref name=ishq2/> |- |''Kehi Nuhen Kahara'' | | |- |''Jaga Hatare Pagha'' | | |- | rowspan="2" |2016||''Love Station'' | | |- |''Jhia Ta Bigidi Gala'' | | |- | rowspan="3" |2017||''Abhaya'' | | |- |''Mu Khanti Odia Jhia'' | | |- |''Kabula Barabula'' |Saloni | |- | rowspan="4" |2018||''Happy Lucky'' | | |- |''Tokata Fasigala'' | | |- |''4 Idiots'' | | |- |''Ishq Punithare'' | | |- | rowspan="2" |2019 |''This is Maya re baya'' | | |- |''Maal Mahu Jibana Maati'' | | |- | rowspan="2" |2021 |''Paapa'' | | |- |''Arundhati'' | | |- | rowspan="1" |2022 |''Drustikona'' | | |- | rowspan="3" |2023 |''Pratisodh'' | | |- |''Priye tu mo siye'' | | |- |Malyagiri |Devi Murmu | |- | rowspan="2" |2024 |''Pabar'' | | |}
==Awards== {| class ="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Award !! Film !Result |- | 2016 || 7th Tarang Cine Award for Best Debutant Female || ''Ishq Tu Hi Tu'' |{{Nom}} |- | 2018 || 9th Tarang Cine Awards 2018 as Star Performer of the Year 2018 ||''Abhaya<ref>{{cite news |title=hero-no-1-sweeps-tarang-cine-awards |url=https://odishatv.in/odisha/body-slider/hero-no-1-sweeps-tarang-cine-awards-285705 |accessdate=29 August 2018 |archive-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829212120/https://odishatv.in/odisha/body-slider/hero-no-1-sweeps-tarang-cine-awards-285705 |url-status=dead}}</ref>'' |{{Nom}} |- |}
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==External links== {{Commons category|Elina Samantaray}} * {{IMDb name|7061433}}{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Samantray, Elina}} Category:Living people Category:Actresses from Odisha Category:Actresses in Odia cinema Category:Cinema of Odisha Category:21st-century Indian actresses Category:1996 births