Priya Bhavani Shankar

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Priya Bhavani Shankar
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Priya Bhavani in 2019
Born
Sathyapriya Bhavani Shankar

(1989-12-31) 31 December 1989 (age 34)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Education B.Tech, MBA
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television presenter
Years active2011–present
PartnerRajvel Raj [1]

Sathyapriya Bhavani Shankar (born 31 December 1989 [2] ) is an Indian actress and former television presenter who primarily appears in Tamil films, in addition to a few Telugu films. [3] [4] She made her acting debut with commercially successful Tamil film Meyaadha Maan (2017). [5]

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She has appeared in successful films such as Meyaadha Maan (2017), Kadaikutty Singam (2018), Monster (2019), Mafia: Chapter 1 , Yaanai (2022), Thiruchitrambalam (2022) and Pathu Thala (2023).

Career

Her first recognition was as a television news presenter at the Tamil news channel Puthiya Thalaimurai. [6] She also worked as a serial actress in Star Vijay Television's Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai . [3] In 2017, she made her film debut with Meyaadha Maan opposite Vaibhav Reddy, for which she was nominated for a SIIMA Award for Best Female Debutant. [7]

The following year, Priya appeared in Kadaikutty Singam alongside Karthi. [8] In 2019, she starred in Monster alongside S. J. Suryah. [9] In 2020 she was seen in Mafia: Chapter 1 . [10] She also appeared in the Amazon Prime web series Time Enna Boss!? . [11] In 2021, she starred in the multi-starrer Kalathil Sandhippom alongside Jiiva and Arulnithi, Kasada Thapara alongside Sundeep Kishan, and Oh Manapenne! alongside Harish Kalyan.

As of 2022, her projects include Yaanai alongside Arun Vijay, Kuruthi Aattam opposite Atharvaa, Bommai with S. J. Suryah for the second time, and Hostel opposite Ashok Selvan. [12] [13] She is also starring in Indian 2 which is set to release in 2024. [14]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRole(s)NotesRef.
2017 Meyaadha Maan S. Madhumitha [15]
2018 Kadaikutty Singam Poompozhil "Chellamma" [16]
2019 Monster Meghala [17]
2020 Mafia: Chapter 1 Sathya [18]
2021 Kalathil Santhippom Sofia [19]
Kasada Tabara KanmaniAnthology film; Segment: Thappattam [20]
Oh Manapenne! Shruthi [13]
Blood Money Rachel Victor [21]
2022 Hostel Adhirshtalakshmi [22]
Yaanai Jebamalar [23]
Kuruthi Aattam Vennila [12]
Thiruchitrambalam Ranjani [24]
2023 Kalyanam Kamaneeyam Shruthi Telugu film [25]
Agilan Madhavi [26]
Pathu Thala Leela Thompson [27]
Rudhran Ananya [28]
Bommai Nandhini [29]
2024 Bhimaa PariTelugu film [30]
Rathnam Malliga [31]
Zebra†SwathiPost-production; Telugu film [32]
Indian 2 †TBAPost-production [14]
Demonte Colony 2†TBAPost-production [33]

Web series

YearTitle(s)Role(s)Network(s)NotesRef.
2020 Time Enna Boss!? Dr. Bharathi Amazon Prime [11]
2022 Victim Pavithra SonyLIV Anthology series; segment: Mirrage [34]
2023 Dhootha Priya Avudhuri Amazon Prime Telugu series [35]

Television

YearProgramRoleChannelRef.
2011–2014NewsNews Presenter Puthiya Thalaimurai TV
2014–2016 Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai Priya Arjun Star Vijay [36]
[37]
2015 Jodi Number One Season 5 Celebrity Host [38]
Filmfare Awards South
2015 – 2016 Super Singer Senior Season 5
2016Kings of Dance Season 1

Awards and nominations

YearFilm/SerialAwardCategoryResultRef.
2015 Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai Vijay Television Awards Vijay Television Awards for Best Find of the YearWon
2018 Meyaadha Maan South Indian International Movie Awards SIIMA Awards for Best Female Debut – Tamil Nominated [7]
2019 Kadaikutty Singam Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Nominated [39]
Behindwoods Gold AwardsBehindwoods Gold awards for Best Supporting Actress TamilWon
For Various MoviesGalatta Wonder Women AwardsDream Girl of Tamil CinemaWon
For her contribution to Tamil CinemaAval AwardsAval Awards for Aval Icon of the yearWon

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