Priyamani

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRIYAMANI: Ever since her film debut in 2003, actress Priyamani has reigned the South theatres with her unconventional roles and multiple hits. Bollywood goers saw her thundering cameo in Shah Rukh Khan’s Chennai Express as they set the dance stage ablaze in the song 1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor. (Image: Instagram) With hits like Paruthiveeran, Chaarulatha, and Thirakkatha in her kitty, the South diva has bagged numerous accolades including a National Film award and multiple Filmfare awards. Now, the actress is celebrating her 39th birthday on Sunday, June 4. On this special occasion, here we have compiled some of her latest and upcoming projects that fans might want to add to their watchlist. • Custody Directed by Venkat Prabhu, Custody is a political action thriller revolving around a happy-go-lucky constable who arrests a dreaded gangster Raazu in a road rage case. The criminal has to be presented in a courtroom but things go haywire when Shiva learns the entire police department wants Raazu dead. Their run for survival begins when it is discovered the criminal is a key witness who can testify about an orchestrated bomb blast by the CM to overthrow a state government run by a regional party. Actress Priyamani plays the role of CM and Raazu’s love interest in the movie. Besides her, the cast also includes Naga Chaitanya, Krithi Shetty, and Arvind Swamy in important roles among others. • Maidaan Priyamani will soon feature in the upcoming biographical spo...

Priyamani (born june 4, 1984), is an indian film actress and model, who appears mainly in films made in southern india.priyamani was born in a tamil brahmin family with roots in palakkad and grew up in bengaluru. she made her film acting debut in the 2003 telugu film evare atagaadu directed by p bhanu shankar. she made her tamil and malayalam debuts in 2004, with films kangalal kaidhu sei and sathyam respectively. she broke into the big league with the 2006 telugu film pellaina kothalo.

June 04, 2023 | 01:15 am 2 min read Happy birthday to actor Priyamani! National Film Award recipient An actor who has worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and Kannada projects, she made her debut in the industry in 2003 through Evare Athagadu and has been active in the industry for over two decades now. She is also celebrated for her dancing prowess! On her birthday, we revisit some of her most popular roles. 'Paruthiveeran' The romantic drama film came out in 2007 and starred This is the film that won Priyamani the National Film Award, and her intense, lifelike performance as a gang rape survivor was duly lauded by both critics and the audience. Directed by Ameer, the movie reportedly ran theatrically for over a year due to huge demand. 'Raavan' Raavan marked the Hindi debut of Priyamani, and she played the role of Jamuni, Beera's ( Since Raavan was inspired by Ramayana, Priyamani's character was based on Surpanakha, who was demon king Raavan's sister. Though Priyamani had a brief part, she played the role of a battered and bruised woman to perfection and was easily one of the standouts of the film. 'Raam' Priyamani made her Kannada debut through Raam, co-starring late Kannada superstar It was directed by K Madesh. IMDb describes the plot as follows, "Pooja's rich uncles try to forcibly marry her off and Raam rescues her from this marriage. She falls in love with him, but her uncles don't approve of him. Now it is up to Raam to win their hearts." 'The Family Man' The Family Ma...

Watching the teaser of Bhamakalapam, which releases on Aha in Telugu and Tamil on 11 February, one thing strikes you — when Priyamani is in her element, it’s difficult to look at anyone else on screen. As the busybody who knows everything that’s going on in the apartment, even as she’s a successful YouTuber, Priya’s Anupama is someone we’ve not often seen on screen. All this, in a “home-cooked” thriller. Among the things OTT has done is give actresses like Priyamani, who mainstream cinema mostly struggled to slot because they defied stereotypes, a shot at showcasing their versatile talent. Her Suchi from Raj and DK’s The Family Man series is still spoken about and judged, because of how Priya played her. Anupama looks like someone created with some out-of-the-box thinking too. “Well, though I’ve travelled with the script, the teaser and trailer intrigued me too. It has to do with the way director Abhimanyu wrote and narrated the script. It’s a nice thriller with a bit of dark comedy and a good chance for me to step into the world of OTT in Telugu. I’m really looking forward to it,” says Priyamani. It’s not often that food plays an important role in a thriller. Priya agrees, and says it adds its own touch to the story. “Saying anything more will be revealing the twist in the story. But, I think Abhimanyu has done a pretty good job fusing the various elements. He knows his craft and what he wants from his actors, and I think it has all come together well.” Succession finale ...