Anaika Soti is an Indian actress and model. She predominantly works in Tamil films and in a few Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films.[1]

Anaika Soti
Soti in 2014
NationalityIndian
Occupations
Years active2013–present

Career

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Director Ram Gopal Varma met her on an elevator and found her to be attractive and appealing and asked her to star in his movies, which she was not interested in much. Still RGV convinced and offered her a role in one of his future ventures. She was subsequently signed on to appear in his bilingual crime film, Satya 2 (2013), shot in Hindi and Telugu, based on the Mumbai underworld.[2][3]

Her second release was Vasanthabalan's Tamil period fiction film Kaaviya Thalaivan starring alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran, Siddharth and Vedhika. She was signed for the film while working on Satya 2, and subsequently shot for the film in rural Tamil Nadu, revealing she worked on acting like a princess to get into character.[4] Both, the film and her portrayal of a Zamindar's daughter, won positive reviews upon release.[5][6] She subsequently teamed up with Ram Gopal Varma again for a Telugu venture titled 365 Days, noting that it was her most involving role till date.[7]

Filmography

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Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of films and roles
Year Title Role Language(s) Notes Ref.
2013 Satya 2 Chitra Hindi
Telugu
2014 Kaaviya Thalaivan Yuvarani Rangamma Tamil
2015 365 Days Shreya Telugu
2018 Semma Botha Aagathey Nina Tamil
2019 Kee Vandana
2021 Parris Jeyaraj Divya
Plan Panni Pannanum Item Number Special appearance in the song "Plan Panni"

References

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  1. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (13 October 2013). "A steady start". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (10 November 2013). "Satya 2: Bad company". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Review: Satya 2 Is As Bad As Satya Was Good". Rediff. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Anaika's Princess Diaries - the New Indian Express". Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Kaaviyathalaivan (aka) Kaaviya Thalaivan review". behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Review : (2014)". Sify. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  7. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (21 May 2015). "Role play". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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