Priyamani
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Born | Priya Vasudevan Mani Iyer 4 June 1984 |
Other names | Priya Mani Raj |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse |
Mustafa Raj (m. 2017) |
Awards | Full list |
Priya Mani Raj[1][2][3] (née Iyer; born 4 June 1984[4][5]), known professionally as Priyamani, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada films. She is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards South.
Priyamani made her acting debut with the 2003 Telugu film Evare Atagaadu. She gained widespread recognition for her role as a village girl in the Tamil romantic drama Paruthiveeran in 2007, receiving a National Film Award for Best Actress and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress in Tamil. Her other notable works include Raam (2009), Raavan (2010), Raavanan (2010), Pranchiyettan & the Saint (2010), Chaarulatha (2012), and Idolle Ramayana (2016). She began starring in the spy-thriller series The Family Man in 2019, and has played supporting roles in the action film Jawan (2023) and thriller Article 370 (2024).
Early life and education
Priyamani was born and raised in Bangalore, Karnataka[6] belonging to a 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. She modelled for Kanchipuram Silk, Erode Bharani Silks and Lakshmi silks during her school years.[8] When she was in the 12th Standard, Tamil 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 was educated at Sri Aurobindo Memorial School, Bengaluru, and thereafter at Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian College, Bengaluru.[15] After completing her schooling, she modelled for print advertisements. She then pursued a degree in Bachelor of Arts in psychology through correspondence.[16] She can speak in English, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi fluently. Director Fazil had approached her, and she rejected the offer prior to her board examinations and eventually made her film debut in a Tamil film.[17]
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][18] 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.[19] However, she won acclaim for her performance in the film.[citation needed] In 2006, Priyamani starred in the Telugu film Pellaina Kothalo. The film was a hit and got her three Telugu films.[13][20][21]
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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.[22] She went on to win the National Film Award,[23] followed by South Filmfare Award,[citation needed] Tamil Nadu State Film Award and an award at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema.[24]
She had another commercially successful film in Telugu, in the 2007 film Yamadonga[25][26][27] and in the Tamil film Malaikottai.[28][29] 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.[30] She won another Filmfare Award for her performance.[31] In Tamil, she had a single release in 2008: Thotta.[32]
In 2009 she had two Tamil releases, the masala film Arumugam and the remake of the Malayalam blockbuster Classmates,[33][34] titled Ninaithale Inikkum.[35] The former was a commercial failure:[36] Her Kannada debut film Raam was also a commercial success.[37][38][39] All three of her Telugu releases that year, however, (Drona, Mitrudu, Pravarakhyudu) did not do well at the box office.[40][41][42] In 2010 she acted in the satirical film Pranchiyettan & the Saint which became the longest-running Malayalam film since 2005.[43] 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.[44] 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.[citation needed] Her Kannada film Vishnuvardhana became a blockbuster hit[45][46] and later she starred in Anna Bond.[47] Although the film was poorly received by critics and featured on Rediff's "Most Disappointing Kannada Films of 2012" list,[48] it went on to become a successful venture at the box office.[citation needed] She appeared in an item number in the Bollywood film Chennai Express.[49] 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.[50] She was cast opposite Darshan in the Kannada film Ambareesha in (2014).[51][52] In 2024, she was cast in the Hindi film Article 370 In 2014, she posed for a PETA ad campaign, asking the public to boycott zoos that feature caged tigers.[53][54][55]
Besides The Family Man, Priyamani was also in ZEE5's His Storyy, Narappa, and Virata Parvam.[citation needed]
Personal life
Priyamani married Mustafa Raj, an event organiser, in a private ceremony on 23 August 2017.[56]
Filmography
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Films
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2003 | Evare Atagaadu | Rekha | Telugu | credited as Priya | [57] |
2004 | Kangalal Kaidhu Sei | Vidhya | Tamil | ||
Satyam | Sona | Malayalam | |||
2005 | Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam | Thulasi | Tamil | ||
Otta Nanayam | Reshma | Malayalam | |||
2006 | Pellaina Kothalo | Lakshmi | Telugu | ||
Madhu | Mercy | Tamil | |||
2007 | Paruthiveeran | Muthazhagu | Tamil | National Film Award for Best Actress (2006) | |
Toss | Naina | Telugu | |||
Yamadonga | Maheswari | Telugu | |||
Nava Vasantham | Anjali | Telugu | |||
Malaikottai | Malar | Tamil | |||
2008 | Thotta | Nalina | Tamil | ||
Thirakkatha | Malavika | Malayalam | |||
Hare Ram | Anjali | Telugu | |||
King | Dancer | Telugu | Special appearance (song Nuvvu Ready Nenu Ready) | ||
2009 | Drona | Indhu | Telugu | ||
Mitrudu | Indu | Telugu | |||
Puthiya Mukham | Anjana | Malayalam | |||
Arumugam | Yamini | Tamil | |||
Ninaithale Inikkum | Meera | Tamil | |||
Pravarakhyudu | Sailaja | Telugu | |||
Raam | Pooja | Kannada | |||
2010 | Shambo Shiva Shambo | Munimma | Telugu | ||
Sadhyam | Suhani | Telugu | |||
Golimaar | Pavithra | Telugu | |||
Raavan | Jamuni | Hindi | Simultaneously shot in Hindi amd 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 | Telugu | ||
Kshetram | Naga Penchalamma/ Sohini Aggarwal |
Telugu | |||
Vishnuvardhana | Meera | Kannada | |||
2012 | Ko Ko | Cauvery | Kannada | ||
Anna Bond | Meera | Kannada | |||
Grandmaster | Deepthi | Malayalam | |||
Chaarulatha | Chaaru and Latha | Kannada Tamil |
Bilingual film | ||
2013 | Lakshmi | Priya | Kannada | ||
Chennai Express | Dancer | Hindi | Special appearance (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 | Malayalam | |||
Ambareesha | Smitha | Kannada | |||
2015 | Ranna | Dancer | Kannada | Special Appearance (song What to do) | |
2016 | Kathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana Puttanna | Geethanjali | Kannada | ||
Kalpana 2 | Kalpana | Kannada | |||
Dana Kayonu | Jagadhamba (Jhummi) | Kannada | |||
Idolle Ramayana Mana Oori Ramayanam |
Susheela | Kannada Telugu |
Bilingual film | ||
2017 | Chowka | Mariea D Souza | Kannada | ||
2018 | Dhwaja | Ramya | Kannada | ||
Ashiq Vanna Divasam | Shyni | Malayalam | |||
2019 | Pathinettam Padi | Gowri Vasudev | Malayalam | Cameo | |
Nanna Prakara | Dr. Amrutha | Kannada | [58] | ||
2020 | Ateet | Janvi | Hindi | Zee5 film | [59] |
2021 | Naarappa | Sundaramma | Telugu | Amazon Prime film | [60] |
2022 | Bhamakalapam | Anupama Mohan | Telugu | Aha film | [61] |
Virata Parvam | Comrade Bharatakka | Telugu | [62] | ||
Salaam Venky | Adv. Nanda Kumar | Hindi | Cameo appearance | ||
Dr. 56 | Priya Krishna | Kannada Tamil |
Bilingual film | [63] | |
2023 | Custody | Chief Minister Dakshayani | Telugu Tamil |
Bilingual film | [64] |
Jawan | Lakshmi | Hindi | Partially reshot in Tamil | [65] | |
Neru | Poornima | Malayalam | [66] | ||
2024 | Bhamakalapam 2 | Anupama Mohan | Telugu | [67] | |
Article 370 | Rajeshwari Swaminathan | Hindi | [68] | ||
Maidaan | Saira Rahim | Hindi | [69] | ||
Quotation Gang † | TBA | Tamil | Completed | [70] | |
Khaimara † | TBA | Kannada | Filming | [71] | |
TBA | Untitled next † | TBA | Malayalam | Filming | [72] |
Television
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Language | Network | Notes |
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2019–present | The Family Man | Suchitra Tiwari | Hindi | Amazon Prime Video | |
2021 | His Story | Sakshi | Hindi | Alt Balaji, ZEE5 | [73] |
2023 | Sarvam Shakthi Mayam | Priya | Hindi | ZEE5 |
As a host or judge
Year | Program | Language | Channel | Notes |
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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 |
Awards and nominations
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Totals[a] | ||||||||
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Wins | 10 | |||||||
Nominations | 16 | |||||||
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