Acting
Jun 3, 1984
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Priyamani
Acting
Biography
Priyamani (born Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer; 4 June 1984) is an Indian actress and former model who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi cinema. She made her acting debut in the Telugu romantic drama *Evare Atagaadu* (2003), followed by her Tamil debut in Bharathiraja's *Kangalal Kaidhu Sei* (2004) and her Malayalam debut in *Sathyam* (2004). Her breakthrough came with Ameer Sultan's Tamil romantic rural drama *Paruthiveeran* (2007). Her performance as Muthazhagu won her the National Film Award for Best Actress, the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil, and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Her other films include S. S. Rajamouli's fantasy film *Yamadonga* (2007), the Malayalam drama *Thirakkatha* (2008), the Kannada film *Raam* (2009), Ranjith's satire *Pranchiyettan and the Saint* (2010), Mani Ratnam's bilingual films *Raavanan* / *Raavan* (2010), Ram Gopal Varma's *Rakht Charitra II* (2010), and the horror thriller *Chaarulatha* (2012), for which her dual role earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada. She also appeared in the song "1-2-3-4 Get on the Dance Floor" from *Chennai Express* (2013) and starred in Prakash Raj's bilingual films *Idolle Ramayana* / *Mana Oori Ramayanam* (2016). She portrayed Suchitra Tiwari in Raj & DK's spy thriller series *The Family Man* (2019–present). Her subsequent work includes Srikanth Addala's *Naarappa* (2021), Venu Udugula's *Virata Parvam* (2022), the dark comedy thriller films *Bhamakalapam* (2022) and *Bhamakalapam 2* (2024), Jeethu Joseph's courtroom drama *Neru* (2023), Atlee's action film *Jawan* (2023), Aditya Suhas Jambhale's political thriller *Article 370* (2024), Amit Sharma's sports biographical drama *Maidaan* (2024), the crime action film *Quotation Gang* (2024), the Malayalam thriller *Officer on Duty* (2025), and the legal drama series *Good Wife* (2025). Her later credits include the Tamil biopic *G.D.N* (2026), *S Saraswathi* (2026), and *Jana Nayagan* (2026).
Feature Films (75)
An emotional journey of a prison warden, driven by a personal vendetta while keeping up to a promise made years ago, recruits inmates to commit outrageous crimes that shed light on corruption and injustice, in an attempt to get even with his past, and that leads him to an unexpected reunion.
Jawan
Cast and crew of The Family Man sharing their own experiences, thoughts, and ideas behind the show.
The Family Man Reunion
Anupama, a YouTuber who has over a million subscribers, uploads a new recipe each week. An ancient egg whose value is around Rs 200 crore goes missing from a museum and a murder too happens, and then things take a dark turn. Anupama is also nosy about the happenings in her apartment, she finds herself getting pulled into a tricky situation.
Bhamakalapam
Follows Ganesh, who faces rejection from his uncle when trying to marry his cousin, and his bond with three struggling friends in Hyderabad.
Nava Vasantham
Hari and Lakshmi get married, but egoistic clashes drive them apart. When Hari's grandparents come to visit, they put on an act to seem happy.
Pellaina Kothalo
Television & Series (7)
His Storyy is a rollercoaster tale of a power couple, Kunal-Sakshi who lead a perfect married life since 15 years and are the epitome of perfection that makes their friends red with envy! But then a startling revelation comes to light, creating trouble in paradise. What is that revelation? Will Kunal and Sakshi be able to get through or will their marital bliss come crashing down?
His Storyy
After attempting an attack on the Home Minister, Baali is on the run. What happens when he chooses the path of violence?...
Shaitan
The personal journey of an atheist writer and a dysfunctional family as they embark on a pilgrimage to visit all 18 Maha Shakti Peethas.
Sarvam Shakthi Mayam
Prominent celebrities in various fields, primarily from Karnataka, are invited to tell the story of their lives. Over steaming cups of coffee, Ramesh Aravind takes the audience on an inside journey with the celebrities through all walks of their lives.
Weekend With Ramesh
The story of a middle-class man who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency. While he tries to protect the nation from terrorists, he also has to protect his family from the impact of his secretive, high-pressure, and low paying job.
