{"id":863844,"date":"2026-08-19T14:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/863844\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:36:10","slug":"its-a-proud-moment-for-me-when-thaggede-le-star-ananya-raj-expressed-her-excitement-for-her-tollywood-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/863844\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s a proud moment for me\u2019: When \u2018Thaggede Le\u2019 star Ananya Raj expressed her excitement for her Tollywood debut |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ananya-raj-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018It\u2019s a proud moment for me\u2019: When \u2018Thaggede Le\u2019 star Ananya Raj expressed her excitement for her Tollywood debut\" title=\"When Ananya Raj expressed her excitement about her Telugu debut(Image Credit: Instagram)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>When Ananya Raj expressed her excitement about her Telugu debut(Image Credit: Instagram) Ananya Raj, the actress best known for her work in \u20187 Hours To Go\u2019 and \u2018Ghost,\u2019 passed away on July 15, 2026. Her family recently took to her social media handle to share the tragic news of her demise. In addition to Bollywood, she was appreciated for work in regional cinema. A couple of years back, she made her Tollywood debut with \u2018Thaggede Le.\u2019 The language was new to her; there was a cultural difference as well, but the actress was utterly excited about the movie and was looking forward to the audience catching the film on the big screenI\u2019m thrilled to be making my debut in Telugu cinema with an intense thriller: Ananya RajWhen \u2018Thaggede Le\u2019 star Ananya Raj expressed her excitement for her Tollywood debutWhile speaking to Hyderabad Times ahead of her Telugu debut, Ananya Raj shared, \u201cIt\u2019s a proud moment for me to be making my Tollywood debut at a time when the whole of Mumbai is talking about this industry. It\u2019s exciting to work in the south.\u201dFurther, highlighting her challenges, she added, \u201cHowever, I must admit that the experience on the sets in Hyderabad is extremely different compared to the culture in Mumbai. It doesn\u2019t work here if you speak your mind. I had to learn to be sweet to everyone on the sets.\u201dShe continued, \u201cUnlike in Mumbai, the people here expect you to be talkative. It took me a while to get used to that, and I had to learn to pretend a bit. Having said that, I\u2019m going to cherish working with the talented filmmakers and technicians in Telugu cinema.\u201dAnanya Raj also spoke about her role and the movie&#8217;s genre. \u201cThe film is a suspense thriller so it\u2019s going to be an intense role. My role isn\u2019t just about adding a glamour element; it has a bigger part in the story,\u201d she said.She dubbed for herself, and it wasn\u2019t an easy task. \u201cIt took a lot of hard work since it\u2019s a new language to me, but I pulled it off. I can\u2019t wait for the audience to watch me on the big screen,\u201d she mentioned.More about Ananya RajBorn in 1991, Ananya Raj was battling both physical and mental discomfort, her family confirmed. Yet, she tried her best to live her life like a true queen. She passed away in her sleep peacefully in July. When her family shared the news of her demise, they requested privacy as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When Ananya Raj expressed her excitement about her Telugu debut(Image Credit: Instagram) Ananya Raj, the actress best known&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":863845,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[26325,300395,49,48,75,337,246467,300396,300397],"class_list":["post-863844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-actress","tag-ananya-raj","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-telugu-cinema","tag-thaggede-le","tag-tollywood-debut"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=863844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/863845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=863844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=863844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=863844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}