Priyamani is a South Indian Actress and Model and worked in many Tamil , Telugu and Kandana movies . She start modeling in her early age for Erode Bharani Silk and Lakshami Silk . In 2003 , she made her debut in Telugu movie Evare Atagaadu . Later she seen in many Tamil , Telugu and Malayalam movies and earn a lot of fame . She won many Awards including Filmfare Best Actress Award .
Priyamani full name is Priya Vasudev Mani lyer . She was born on 4 June 1984 in Bengalure, Karnataka, India and belongs to a Tamil Palakkad family . She completed her schooling from Sri Aurobindo Memorial School, Bengaluru, India . Priya completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian Law College, Bengaluru . Famous Bollywood Actress Vidya Balan is her cousin .
Biography
| Full Name | Priya Vasudev Mani lyer |
| Nice Name | Pillu |
| Profession | Actress and Model |
| Debut | Film Telugu : Evare Atagaadu (2003) Film Tamil : Kangalal Kaidhu Sei (2004) |
Personal Life
| Date Of Birth | 4 June 1984 |
| Birthplace | Bengalure, Karnataka, India |
| Hometown | Bengalure, Karnataka, India |
| Age (as In 2022) | 38 Years |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| School | Sri Aurobindo Memorial School, Bengaluru, India |
| College/University | Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian Law College, Bengaluru |
| Euducational | Bachelor of Arts in Psychology |
Physical Stats
| Height | 5′ Feet 6″ Inches |
| Weight | 55 Kilogram |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Career
Priyamani is started her career during her school as a model and modlled for Lakshami Silk , Erode Bharani Silk and Kanchipuram Silk and print advertisement . In 2003 she mader her debut in Telugu movie Evare Atagaadu . She worked in other Telugu movie Pelliaina Kothalo and this got hit and after that she got three consecutive Telugu movies . In 2007 she made her appearance in Tamil movie Paruthiveeran which is box office hit also she won best actress award for this movie .
Later she worked in many Tamil , Telugu and Malyalam movies that are Yamagonda ( 2007 ) , Thirakkatha (2008 ) , Thotta ( 2008 ) . In 2009 she worked in two tamil movies Arumugam and Ninaithale Inikkum ( Malayalam remake of classsmates ) . She also made her debut in Kandana movie Raam which is also a successful movie . After so many South Indians supre hit movies she got a chance to work in Bollywood film Cheenai Express and appeared in an Item song . Presently she is also working in many Tamil and Telugu movies . Her new release Hindi movie is Maidaan along with Bollywood Star Ajay Devgan .
Priyamani also worked in Web Series The Family Man and His Story in 2019 and 2021 respectively . She also Hosted and Judged many Dance Reality Shows as well such as Dance Star , Kings of Dance , D 4 Dance , Dancing Star Juniors etc .
Awards and Achievements
Priya Nominated for 14 Awards during her acting career and won 9 Awards , the list of her wining Awards is given below :
- National Film Award for Best Actress ( Paruthiveeran )
- Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress ( Paruthiveeran )
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress ( Paruthiveeran ) ( Thirakkatha )
- Vijay Award for Best Actress ( Paruthiveeran )
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress ( Chaarulatha )
- Survana Film Award for Best Actress ( Chaarulatha )
- SIIMA Award for Best Actress ( Chaarulatha )
- Kalaimamani Awards for Contribution to Tamil Cinema
- Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actor , Drama Series ( The Family Man )
Family
Priyamani belongs to a Tamil Lyer family and her father Vasudeva Mani Lyer is a fromer Badminton player on national level and also has a plantation business as well . Hermother Lata Mani Lyer was a Bank manager . She is cousin of Vidya Balan ( actress ) and niece of Malgudi Shubha ( playback singer ) .
| Parents | Father : Vasudeva Mani Lyer (Entrepreneur) Mother : Latha Mani Lyer  |
| Siblings | Brother : Vishakh Mani Lyer Sister : None |
Relationship and More
Pariyamani married to Mustafa Raj on 23 August 2017 , he is an event organiser and entrepreneur .
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Prithiviraj (Actor) Jagapthi Babu (Actor)  |
| Husband | Mustafa Raj |
| Marriage Date | 23 August 2017 |
Favourites Things
- Favourites Actress : Sridevi
- Favourites Actor : Kamal Hassan
- Favourites Sport : Cricket
Facts
- Priyamani is a South Indian Actress and Model and born and brought up in Bengalure, Karnataka, India .
- She belongs to a Tamil Layer Family and his father is a former national Badminton Player .
- She is a cousin of Bollywood actress Vidya Balan .
- Priyamani made her debut in Telugu movie Evare Atagaadu in 2003 .
- She worked in many Telugu , Tamil , Malayalam and Kandana Blockbuster Movies .
- She can speak Tamil , Telugu , Malyalam , Hindi and English very fluently .
- She made her debut in Bollywood movie Cheenai Express and featured in an Item Song along with Shah Rukh Khan .
- She won many awards for Best Actress including Filmfare , National and Vijay Award .
- Priya Judged many dance reality shows like Dance Star , Kings of Dance , D 4 Dance , Dancing Star Juniors .
- She also featured in many Magazine Covers and Print Advertisement .
