ABOUT RICHA GANGOPADHYAY

Richa Gangopadhyay Richa Gangopadhyay at CCL, India (cropped).jpg Richa Gangopadhyay at a Celebrity Cricket League  match. BornAntara 'Richa' Gangopadhyay March 20, 1986 (age 28) New Delhi , India OccupationFilm actress, model Years active2009–2013 Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] *Richa Gangopadhyay* (born *Antara Richa Gangopadhyay* on 20 March 1986)[2]  is an Indian film actress, model and former beauty queen. After appearing in commercials, she made her film debut in the 2010 Telugu political drama "Leader ". Since then she has starred in several commercially successful Telugu films, including"Mirapakaay " and "Mirchi ". In 2011, she starred in her first Tamil  film,"Mayakkam Enna ", earning positive reviews for her performance. In a short span of her film career she acted with star heroes of Tollywood  likeVenkatesh  , Ravi Teja  , Prabhas  andNagarjuna  . In October 2013, Richa announced, on her microblogging site, that she would take a temporary hiatus from films and moved back to the USA to pursue her MBA.[3] [4] Personal lifeEdit Richa Gangopadhyay was born on 20 March 1986 to Utpal and Paula Gangopadhyay, in New Delhi .[5]  Her father works as the Vice President of Netshape Technologies, while her mother works as a Director of Education at The Henry Ford Museum in Detroit . Her parents settled in the USA in 1989 after spending her first year in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, with Richa being brought up in Pennsylvania and Michigan . While attending Okemos High School , as a Junior, she was featured in the local media for founding a youth-tutoring program for at-risk children in Lansing , which she ran for four years.[6]  She went on to major in Dietetics and Health Administration at Michigan State University .[7] CareerFilmographyEdit YearTitleHero/Co-StarRole(s)LanguageNotes 2010"Leader "Rana Daggubati ArchanaTelugu 2010"Nagavalli "Venkatesh Gowri/ChandramukhiTelugu 2011"Mirapakaay "Ravi Teja VinamraTeluguTSR-TV9 National Film Award – Special Jury Award[22] 2011"Mayakkam Enna "Dhanush YaminiTamil Edison Award for Best Actress Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress SIIMA Award - Special Appreciation (Actress) Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Actress Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Tamil Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actress Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Female Debutant 2011"Osthe "Silambarasan NeduvaaliTamilSouthspin Fashion Awards- Stylish Diva Award[23] 2012"Bikram Singha "Prosenjit Chatterjee MadhuBengali 2012"Sarocharu "Ravi Teja VasudhaTelugu 2013"Mirchi "Prabhas MaanasaTelugu 2013"Bhai "Nagarjuna RadhikaTelugu Other AwardsEdit * 2011: Superhit Film Award for Most Talented Debutante of the Year[24] * 2012: Edison Award for Best Actress  –"Mayakkam Enna "[25] * 2012: Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Actress  for "Mayakkam Enna"[26] * 2012: South Indian International Movie Award (SIIMA) for Critics' Choice- Best Actress for "Mayakkam Enna"[27]