Tanya Hope
Birth placeBangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationActress · model
Years active2015–present
Alma materSacred Heart Girls High school
The International School Bangalore
University of Westminster

Tanya Hope is an Indian actress and model who acts in Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil films.[1] Hope started modeling and became Miss India Kolkata 2015.[2] She was a finalist of Femina Miss India 2015.[3] She debuted in 2016 with the Telugu film Appatlo Okadundevadu.[4][5]

Early life

Tanya Hope was born in Bangalore.[6] Her father Ravi Puravankara is a businessman.[7] She went to Sacred Heart Girls High School in Bangalore. She further studied in The International School Bangalore (TISB) under the IB Programme (International Baccalaureate Diploma 9IProgramme) She pursued her graduation in international relations at the University of Westminster, England. She attended modeling training in Pune, at Tiara Training Studios. In 2015, Hope won the FBB Femina Miss India Kolkata.[8]

Career

After debuting in Telugu films with Appatlo Okadundevadu in 2016, she played the role of A.C.P. Catherine in another Telugu movie Patel S. I. R. released in 2017 starring Jagapati Babu. She stars in Telugu romantic drama Paper Boy (2018) with Santosh Sobhan.[9] Hope's first Tamil movie is Thadam (2019), directed by Magizh Thirumeni.[10]

Hope was one of the lead actresses in Darshan’s 51st film Yajamana (2019). She appeared in the film's hit song "Basanni" in the title role.[11] She is playing Jessie in the Kannada film Home Minister (2022) starring Upendra and directed by Sujay k. Srihari.[12] Additionally, she shared her enthusiasm for Weapon (2024), a film starring Vasanth Ravi and Sathyaraj, in which she feels she has delivered her best performance.[13]

Filmography

YearTitleRole(s)Language(s)NotesRef.
2016Appatlo OkadundevaduNithyaTeluguTelugu debut[14]
Nenu SailajaHerselfSpecial appearance in the song "Night is Still Young"[15]
2017Patel S. I. R.ACP Catherine[16]
2018Paper BoyMegha[17]
2019ThadamDeepikaTamilTamil debut[18]
YajamanaGangaKannadaKannada debut[19]
UdgarshaKarishma
AmarBobby
2020KhakiLasya
Dharala PrabhuNidhi MandannaTamil
Disco RajaParineetiTelugu[20]
2021Idhe Maa KathaMeghana[21]
2022Home MinisterJessieKannada[22]
2023KabzaaDancerSpecial appearance in the song "Chum Chum Chali Chali"
KulasamiGayathriTamil[23]
KickShivani
2024Ranam Aram ThavarelIndhuja Krishnan[24]
WeaponAvantika
2025VallaanAadhya[25]
2026Golmaal †ShivaniCompleted[26]

Webseries

YearTitleRole(s)Language(s)Network(s)NotesRef.
2023LabelMahithaTamilDisney+HotstarWeb Debut

Awards and nominations

YearFilmAwardCategoryResultRef.
2019YajamanaSouth Indian International Movie AwardsBest Supporting Actress[27]
ThadamBest Female Debut - Tamil

References

  1. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (2019-11-26). "Tanya Hope on acting in the 'Vicky Donor' Tamil remake and more" (in en-IN). The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  2. ^ "Interview – Indiatimes". The Times of India. Archived 20 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Interview – TimesofIndia". The Times of India. Archived 2 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Goud, Nagaraj (17 December 2016). "Appatlo Okadundevadu was challenging: Tanya Hope". thehansindia.com. Archived 15 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "Tanya Hope to make Telugu debut with 'Appatlo Okadundevadu'". The Times of India. Archived 20 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ "Tanya Hope, Mangaluru beauty in Sandalwood". The New Indian Express. 29 January 2018.
  7. ^ Puravankara Projects Limited
  8. ^ "India Times - Miss India Kolkata". The Times of India. Archived 15 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ "'Paper Boy' movie review: A simple love story gone wrong". September 2018.
  10. ^ "Thadam Review"
  11. ^ "Tanya Hope as Basanni in Darshan's Yajamana". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Tanya Hope's going Places". Deccan Chronicle. 5 February 2018. Archived 12 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ "Tanya Hope to star in a political thriller opposite Mugen Rao"
  14. ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (1 January 2017). "Movie review 'Appatllo Okadundevadu': An excellent film that starts poorly". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Tanya Hope joins cast of Ravi Teja's 'Disco Raja'". The News Minute. 9 July 2019.
  16. ^ "review – Deccanchronicle". Deccan Chronicle. 13 April 2017. Archived 20 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  17. ^ Nadadhur, Srivathsan (12 September 2017). "review –Thehindu". The Hindu. Archived 2 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  18. ^ "review – Timesofindia". The Times of India. 26 July 2017. Archived 2 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  19. ^ "review – Newindianexpress". The New Indian Express. 6 February 2018. Archived 15 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  20. ^ "Tanya Hope to play scientist in Ravi Teja's Disco Raja". The New Indian Express. 9 July 2019. Archived 15 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Tanya Hope gets ready for bike trip in Edhe Maa Katha". Cinema Express. 13 September 2020. Archived 1 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  22. ^ "review – newindianexpress". The New Indian Express. 30 January 2018. Archived 20 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  23. ^ "Tanya Hope, Vimal team up for a suspense thriller". Cinema Express. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  24. ^ B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (2024-02-26). "'Ranam-Aram Thavarel' film review: Vaibhav shines in this effective murder mystery". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  25. ^ "Tanya Hope on board Sundar C's next". Cinema Express. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Tanya Hope, Payal Rajput to be Paired With Shiva, Jiiva in Pon Kumaran's Next". News18. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  27. ^ "Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Chetan Kumar, others: SIIMA Awards announces nominees". The News Minute. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.