Jyoti Ranjan Nayak is an Indian actor who works primarily in the Odia film industry. He shot to fame after winning the hit dance show Mitha Mitha Jodi, along with his dance partner Ankita on Colors Odia. He made his debut as a lead actor in Shailendra Mishra's Dele Dhara Katha Sare Movie (2016) opposite Malobika Banerjee. In the 2017 movie Mitha Mitha, Jyoti Ranjan Nayak starred alongside Sambhav Mansingh, Prakruti Mishra, Ankita, Shradha and Rajesh. The movie was directed by debutant, Srikant Gautam. Jyoti and Ankita were cast in the movie as a deal for their win on the dance show. In 2018, he starred opposite Jhilik Bhattacharjee in the movie, Ole Ole Dil Bole.