Ollywood Superstar Anubhav Mohanty is also a politician .He started his career appearing in Odia albums. He has featured in 20–30 Odia album video songs before debuting in the cinema of Odisha in the 2004 film I Love You opposite Namrata Thapa. He had two other releases the same year, Saathire and Barsha My Darling which were moderate successes. He is one of the highest paid actor in Ollywood.
On 27 April 2013, he joined the regional political party BJD. He was elected to Rajya Sabha uncontested in June 2014.