Priya Prakash Varrier

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Priya Prakash Varrier
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Priya Varrier in 2019
Born (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 24)
Punkunnam, Kerala, India
Alma mater Vimala College (B Com)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2018–present

Priya Prakash Varrier (born 28 October 1999) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam and Telugu films. [1] Her wink in the film Oru Adaar Love went viral, making her the most searched-for personality through Google in India in 2018. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Early life and education

Priya was born on 28 October 1999 [6] [7] to Prakash Varrier, a Central Excise Department employee, and Preetha, a homemaker at Punkunnam, Thrissur, in Kerala. [6]

She did her schooling at Sandeepani Vidya Nikethan, Thrissur. [8] [9] In 2018, she enrolled in a Bachelor of Commerce course at Vimala College, Thrissur. [8]

Career

Her first appearance in cinema came with Oru Adaar Love , a romantic drama set in a school, she played the role of Priya alongside several newcomers. [10] The song from the film "Maanikya Malaraya Poovi" was released on YouTube and included Priya winking. Her wink was said to have gone viral and became an overnight sensation. [11]

In 2019, she sang a song "Nee Mazhavillu Polen", with Naresh Iyer for the film Finals . [12] She was cast in the Hindi film Sridevi Bungalow, which was in production as of January 2020. [13] Her first Kannada film Vishnupriya is yet to be released.

She made her Telugu debut in Check (2021) in which she played a honey trapper opposite Nithin and Rakul Preet Singh. [14]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2018ThanahaHerself Malayalam Appearance in the song "Mele Shoonyagasham" [15] [16]
2019 Oru Adaar Love Priya VarrierDebut film [17]
2021 Check Yatra / Isabel Telugu [18]
Ishq: Not A Love Story Anasuya "Anu" [19]
2022 4 Years Gayathri ArunkumarMalayalam [20]
2023 Live Anna [21]
Kolla Shilpa [22]
Bro VeenaTelugu [23]
Yaariyan 2 DeviHindiHindi Debut [24]
2024 Mandakini ChinjuMalayalam [25]
TBA 3 Monkeys †TBAHindi [26]
TBA Love Hackers†TBA [27]
TBA Vishnu Priya†TBA [28]

Short film

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef.
2023SubhadraharanamSubhadraMalayalam

Discography

YearSongAlbumLanguageNotesRef.
2019"Nee Mazhavillu Polen" Finals Malayalam [12]
2021"Ladi Ladi"Ladi Ladi Telugu Music video [29]
2022"Pennu"PennuMalayalamOne minute music video

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