Niharika Dash is an Odia actress and clinical dietitian. She was named the winner of the second season of Tarang TV’s talent hunt “Kie Heba Mo Heroine” in 2015. She made her film debut with the Odia film Tu Kahibu Na Mu and later played the title role in the Tarang TV serial Kalijai. She … Read more
Divya Disha Mohanty, also known online as Divyadisha Mohanty, is an Odia actress and dancer who has built a career across two regional film industries — Ollywood (Odia cinema) and Telugu television. Since her 2018 debut, she has appeared in Odia feature films, a Telugu daily soap, and, more recently, a couple of notable Odia … Read more
Odia television and film actress Lakshmipriya Behera, better known by her screen name Nikita, was one of the more familiar faces on Odisha’s small screen through the 2010s. Years after her sudden death in January 2019, she remains part of public conversation for a different reason: a long-running murder case that concluded in February 2026, … Read more
Aparajita Mohanty Biography Aparajita Mohanty is one of the most recognisable faces of Odia cinema, an actress whose career in Ollywood stretches back more than four decades. Beyond the screen, she is also known as the widow of veteran actor Uttam Mohanty, the mother of actor-singer Babushan Mohanty, and a two-time electoral candidate who has … Read more
Swaraj Barik Biography – Swaraj Barik is an actor from Odisha who has spent more than two decades in front of the camera — first as a child performer in Odia television and film, and since 2017 as a lead hero in Ollywood (the Odia film industry). He is best known for his debut film … Read more
Pratichee Mohapatra is an Indian singer, songwriter, and occasional actor best known as one of the five original members of Viva, India’s first all-girl pop group formed through the reality show Popstars in 2002. Since Viva’s run ended, she has built a long and varied career as a solo artist, playback singer, and songwriter, contributing … Read more
Introduction Sona Mohapatra Biography – Sona Mohapatra is an Indian singer, music composer, lyricist, and performer whose voice has travelled from advertising jingles to Bollywood soundtracks to international collaborations. Best known for songs like “Ambarsariya,” “Bedardi Raja,” and “Bahara,” she built a career that runs parallel to a public life marked by outspoken activism on … Read more
Sulagna Panigrahi Biography – Sulagna Panigrahi is an Indian actress who has built a career spanning Hindi television, Bollywood, Marathi and Tamil cinema, and OTT platforms. Best known to television audiences for her debut in Amber Dhara and to Bollywood viewers for Murder 2, she has spent close to two decades moving between mainstream soaps, … Read more
Who Is Antara Biswas (Monalisa)? Antara Biswas (Monalisa) Biography – Antara Biswas, known to millions of viewers simply as Monalisa, is one of the most recognizable faces to have crossed over from Bhojpuri cinema into mainstream Hindi television. Over a career spanning nearly three decades, she has built a reputation as one of Bhojpuri film … Read more
Eli Padhi Biography – Eli Padhi, sometimes credited as Elli Padhi, is an actress working in the Odia film and television industry, popularly known as Ollywood. She has appeared in Odia-language film and television productions and maintains an active public profile across social media, where she is known to a growing regional fan base. Who … Read more