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Priyamani
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Priyamani Raj (née Iyer; born 4 June 1984), known mononymously 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.
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Acting · Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Priyamani is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. She is perhaps best known for her performance as the village girl Muththazhagu in the Tamil language drama Paruthiveeran (2007), for which she earned rave reviews and widespread recognition in the Indian film industry, including the National Film Award and Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.…
Known for
- MEGA 1582027
- G.D.N2026
- S. Saraswathi2026
- Officer on Duty — Geetha2025
- The Promise — Chitra2025
- Good Wife — Tharunika Gunaseelan2025
- Article 370 — Rajeshwari Swaminathan2024
- Bhamakalapam 2 — Anupama2024
- Quotation Gang Part 1 — Shakunthala2024
- Maidaan — Saira2024
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 8
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Recent publications · Crossref
2 total works indexed
- IoT Enabled Early Warning System for Forest Fire Detection and Rapid Response
· 2026
- Comparative Evaluation of Lignocaine 0.5% and Lignocaine 0.5% with Pethidine for Intravenous Regional Anaesthesia in Upper Limb Surgery
· 2017
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Priyamani
- Person.image
- Priyamani at Filmfare Awards South (cropped).jpg
- Person.caption
- Priyamani in 2015
- Person.birth_name
- Priyamani Vasudeva Iyer
- Person.birth_place
- Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Person.othername
- Priyamani Raj
- Person.alma_mater
- Bishop Cotton Women's Christian College
- Person.occupation
- Actress
- Person.years_active
- 2003–present
- Actor awards.name
- Priyamani
- Actor awards.image
- The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Best Actress Award to Ms. Priya Mani, at the 54th National Film Awards function, in New Delhi on September 02, 2008 (cropped).jpg
- Actor awards.caption
- The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Best Actress Award to Priyamani at the 54th National Film Awards function, in New Delhi on September 02, 2008.
- Actor awards.wins
- 10
- Actor awards.nominations
- 17
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- Films
- Television
- Web series
- As a host or judge
- Short films
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
Priyamani Raj (née Iyer; born 4 June 1984), known mononymously 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).
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