Priyamani

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Priya Mani Raj [1][2][3] (née Iyer; born 4 June 1984 [4][5]), known professionally as Priyamani, is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi films. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards South and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.

Priyamani began her career with the 2003 Telugu film Evare Atagaadu. She went on to star in Raam (2009), Puthiya Mukham (2009), Raavanan (2010), and Pranchiyettan & the Saint (2010). She gained praise for playing a rape victim in the Tamil romantic drama Paruthiveeran (2007), which won her the National Film Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil. She also won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for Thirakkatha (2008) and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada for Chaarulatha (2012). She has since starred in Idolle Ramayana (2016), Jawan (2023), Article 370 (2024), and Officer on Duty (2025).

Early life

Priyamani was born and raised in Bangalore, Karnataka,[6] to a Tamil Palakkad Iyer family.[7] Her father, Vasudevan Mani Iyer, owns a plantation business, and her mother, former national-level badminton player Lathamani Iyer, was a bank manager at Union Bank of India.

Priyamani modeled for Kanchipuram Silk, Erode Bharani Silks, and Lakshmi Silks during her school years.[8] When she was in the 12th standard, Tamil film director Bharathiraja introduced her to the film industry.[9][10][11] While at school, she actively participated in extracurricular activities and in sports.[12] She is the granddaughter of Carnatic vocalist Kamala Kailas.[13] She is the cousin of film actress Vidya Balan and the niece of playback singer Malgudi Shubha.[14]

Priyamani studied at Sri Aurobindo Memorial School, Bengaluru. After completing her schooling, she modeled for print advertisements. She then completed her pre-university course and the degree from Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian College, Bengaluru.[15] She can speak in English, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi fluently. Film director Fazil had approached her for acting in a movie, and she rejected the offer prior to her board examinations and eventually made her film debut in a Tamil film.[16]

Career

Priyamani made her debut with Telugu film, Evare Atagaadu. Although she began her acting career with Bharathiraja's Tamil film, Kangalal Kaidhu Sei,[9][17] it was Evare Atagaadu which was released first.

Priyamani then made her debut in Malayalam cinema with Sathyam.[13] Then she was signed by Tamil film director and cinematographer Balu Mahendra to act in the 2005 drama Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam. Before release, Babith said "Priyamani has come up with an excellent performance in the movie. Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam was critically acclaimed but failed at the box office.[18] However, she won acclaim for her performance in the film.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2006, Priyamani starred in the Telugu film Pellaina Kothalo. The film was a hit and got her three Telugu films.[13][19][20]

Priyamani managed to prove her acting credentials and commercial appeal with 2007's Paruthiveeran, directed by Ameer, in which she was co-starred with debutant Karthi. A rural subject which told the story of a notorious young villager in Madurai, the film won critical acclaim and became a surprise box-office blockbuster.[21] She went on to win the National Film Award,[22] followed by South Filmfare Award,[23][24] Tamil Nadu State Film Award and an award at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema.[25]

She had another commercially successful film in Telugu, in the 2007 film Yamadonga[26][27][28] and in the Tamil film Malaikottai.[29][30] She again received critical acclaim in 2008 for her role in the Malayalam film Thirakkatha, in which she played a role based on the turbulent real-life story of late film actress Srividya.[31] She won another Filmfare Award for her performance.[32] In Tamil, she had a single release in 2008: Thotta.[33]

In 2009 she had two Tamil releases, the masala film Arumugam and the remake of the Malayalam blockbuster Classmates,[34][35] titled Ninaithale Inikkum.[36] The former was a commercial failure:[37] Her Kannada debut film Raam was also a commercial success.[38][39][40] All three of her Telugu releases that year, however, (Drona, Mitrudu, Pravarakhyudu) did not do well at the box office.[41][42][43] In 2010 she acted in the satirical film Pranchiyettan & the Saint which became the longest-running Malayalam film since 2005.[44] She won a Filmfare nomination for her role as a Mumbai-based interior decorator in the film.

She was subsequently signed by director Mani Ratnam for his bilingual film, titled Raavanan and Raavan in Tamil and Hindi respectively.[45] Soon after, she was hired by Bollywood director-producer Ram Gopal Varma for his bilingual film Rakht Charitra. Varma decided to cast her after seeing her National Award-winning performance in Paruthiveeran.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Her Kannada film Vishnuvardhana became a blockbuster hit[46][47] and later she starred in Anna Bond.[48] Although the film was poorly received by critics and featured on Rediff's "Most Disappointing Kannada Films of 2012" list,[49] it went on to become a successful venture at the box office.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". She appeared in an item number in the Bollywood film Chennai Express.[50] She has completed shooting for a Malayalam film, The True Story and the Telugu film, Chandee, in which she plays Ganga the granddaughter of a freedom fighter, who seeks revenge for the problems her family had to face.[51] She was cast opposite Darshan in the Kannada film Ambareesha in (2014).[52][53] In 2014, she posed for a PETA ad campaign, asking the public to boycott zoos that feature caged tigers.[54][55][56] In 2024, she was cast in the Hindi film Article 370

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Personal life

Priyamani announced her engagement to Mustafa Raj, an event organiser, in 2016,[57] and the couple married in Bengaluru in 2017.[58] Priyamani is Hindu, while her husband is a Muslim; she has spoken about receiving negative text messages and online comments due to their interfaith marriage.[58]

Filmography

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Films

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2003 Evare Atagaadu Rekha Telugu credited as Priya [59]
2004 Kangalal Kaidhu Sei Vidhya Tamil
Sathyam Sona Malayalam
2005 Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam Thulasi Tamil
Otta Nanayam Reshma Malayalam
2006 Pellaina Kothalo Lakshmi Telugu
Madhu Mercy Tamil
2007 Paruthiveeran Muthazhagu
Toss Naina Telugu
Yamadonga Maheswari
Nava Vasantham Anjali
Malaikottai Malar Tamil
2008 Thotta Nalina
Thirakkatha Malavika Malayalam
Hare Ram Anjali Telugu
King Dancer Special appearance in the song "Nuvvu Ready Nenu Ready"
2009 Drona Indhu
Mitrudu Indu
Puthiya Mukham Anjana Malayalam
Arumugam Yamini Tamil
Ninaithale Inikkum Meera
Pravarakhyudu Sailaja Telugu
Raam Pooja Kannada
2010 Shambo Shiva Shambo Munimma Telugu
Sadhyam Suhani
Golimaar Pavithra
Raavan Jamuni Hindi Simultaneously shot in Hindi and Tamil
Raavanan Vennila Tamil
Pranchiyettan and the Saint Padmashree Malayalam
Eno Onthara Madhumathi Kannada
Rakht Charitra II Bhavani Hindi
Telugu 		Bilingual film (also partially reshot in Tamil)
Ragada Priya/Ashtalakshmi Telugu
2011 Raaj Mythili
Kshetram Naga Penchalamma/
Sohini Aggarwal
Vishnuvardhana Meera Kannada
2012 Ko Ko Cauvery
Anna Bond Meera
Grandmaster Deepthi Malayalam
Chaarulatha Chaaru and Latha Kannada
2013 Lakshmi Priya
Chennai Express Dancer Hindi Special appearance in the song "1-2-3-4 Get on the Dance Floor"
Chandee Ganga/Chandee Telugu
2014 Alice: A True Story Alice/Uma Malayalam
Njangalude Veettile Athidhikal Bhavana
Ambareesha Smitha Kannada
2015 Ranna Dancer Special appearance in the song "What to do"
2016 Kathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana Puttanna Geethanjali
Kalpana 2 Kalpana
Dana Kayonu Jagadhamba (Jhummi)
Idolle Ramayana Susheela Kannada Bilingual film
Mana Oori Ramayanam Telugu
2017 Chowka Mariea D Souza Kannada
2018 Dhwaja Ramya
Ashiq Vanna Divasam Shyni Malayalam
2019 Pathinettam Padi Gowri Vasudev Cameo appearance
Nanna Prakara Dr. Amrutha Kannada [60]
2020 Ateet Janvi Hindi ZEE5 film [61]
2021 Naarappa Sundaramma Telugu Amazon Prime film [62]
2022 Bhamakalapam Anupama Mohan Aha film [63]
Virata Parvam Comrade Bharatakka [64]
Salaam Venky Adv. Nanda Kumar Hindi Cameo appearance
Dr. 56 Priya Krishna Kannada Bilingual film [65]
Priya Krishnan Tamil
2023 Custody Chief Minister Dakshayani Telugu
Tamil 		Bilingual film [66]
Jawan Lakshmi Hindi Partially reshot in Tamil [67]
Neru Poornima Malayalam [68]
2024 Bhamakalapam 2 Anupama Mohan Telugu [69]
Article 370 Rajeshwari Swaminathan Hindi [70]
Maidaan Saira Rahim [71]
Quotation Gang Part 1 Shakuntala Tamil [72]
2025 Officer on Duty Geetha Malayalam [73]
2026 Template:Pending film TBA Tamil Filming [74]
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Television

Web series

List of web series performances
Year Title Role Language Network Notes
2019–present The Family Man Suchitra Tiwari Hindi Amazon Prime Video
2021 His Story Sakshi Alt Balaji, ZEE5 [76]
2023 Sarvam Shakthi Mayam Priya ZEE5
2025 Good Wife Tarunika Tamil JioHotstar [77]

As a host or judge

Year Program Language Channel Notes
2014 D 4 Dance Malayalam Mazhavil Manorama
2015 D 2 – D 4 Dance
Dancing Star 2 Kannada ETV Kannada
2016 Dancing Star Juniors
Kings of Dance Tamil Star Vijay
D 3 – D 4 Dance Malayalam Mazhavil Manorama Asiavision Television Award for Best Celebrity Judge
Dancing Star 3 Kannada Colors Kannada
2017 D4 junior v/s seniors Malayalam Mazhavil Manorama
Dance Jodi Dance 2 Tamil Zee Tamil
Dhee 10 Telugu ETV Telugu
2018–2019 Dhee 11 ETV Telugu
2018–2019 Dance Kerala Dance Malayalam Zee Keralam
2019 Teas Best Partner Mazhavil Manorama
Kerala Dance League Amrita TV Celebrity judge
D5 junior Mazhavil Manorama Grand finale jury
Famously Filmfare Malayalam
Kannada		 MX Player Host
2019–2020 Comedy Stars Malayalam Asianet Recurring Judge
2019–2020 Comedy Stars Weekend Challenge Asianet
Dance Jodi Dance 3.0 Tamil Zee Tamizh
2020 Dhee Champions Telugu ETV Telugu
2021 Dhee 13
2022 Dhee 14 Dancing Icon

Short films

Year Title Role Language Channel Notes
2017 Hand of God Eleena Malayalam Mazhavil Manorama
2019 White Blind lady English YouTube
2025 The Promise[78] Chitra Hindi YouTube

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Language Work / film Result Ref.
2007 National Film Award for Best Actress Tamil Paruthiveeran Won [79]
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Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil Won [80]
Vijay Award for Best Actress Won Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2008 Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam Malayalam Thirakkatha Won [81]
2009 Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada Kannada Raam Nominated Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2011 Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam Malayalam Pranchiyettan and the Saint Nominated Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2012 Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada Kannada Chaarulatha Won [82]
Suvarna Film Award for Best Actress Won Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada Won Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2016 Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Telugu Mana Oori Ramayanam Nominated Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2017 Kalaimamani Awards Tamil Contribution to Tamil Cinema Won Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2020 Filmfare OTT Awards for Best Actor Series (Female) : Drama Hindi The Family Man Nominated [83]
Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor, Drama Series (Female) – Critics Choice Won [84]
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2022 SIIMA Award for Best Actress - Telugu Telugu Narappa Nominated Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2023 SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress - Telugu Virata Parvam Nominated Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu Nominated [86]

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