Priyanka Mohan

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Priyanka Mohan
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Priyanka in 2024
Born
Priyanka Arul Mohan

(1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 (age 29)
Bangalore, [1] Karnataka, India
Other namesPriya, PAM
Education PES University, Bangalore (Biological engineering)
OccupationActress
Years active2019–present

Priyanka Arul Mohan (born 20 November 1994) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Kannada film Ondh Kathe Hella (2019), and played the leading lady in the Telugu film Gang Leader (2019) and the Tamil films Doctor (2021), Don (2022) and Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022). Priyanka is a recipient of a SIIMA Award.

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Early life

Priyanka Arul Mohan was born on 20 November 1994. [2] She did her schooling from Alvas PU College, Moodabidri. [2] [3] She studied Biological engineering from PES University in Bangalore. [4] She lives in Chennai. [1]

Career

Priyanka made her debut in the Kannada film Ondh Kathe Hella , directed by Girish G in 2019. [5] Later that year, she starred in the Telugu film Nani's Gang Leader directed by Vikram Kumar. [6] Krishna Sripada of The News Minute on her performance wrote "Priyanka has all the makings of a female protagonist directors will seek, doe-eyed innocence and a natural feel for the camera, as she subtly does exactly what is expected and not more or less". [7] Haricharan Pudipeddi of Pinkvilla commented "Newcomer Priyanka Arul Mohan makes a confident debut and she's a terrific find". [8] She also shot for the English version of the bilingual film Mayan and Tik Tok; however, both films were delayed. [9] [10]

Priyanka in 2022 Priyanka Arul Mohan at Etharkkum Thunindhavan pre release event (cropped).jpg
Priyanka in 2022

In 2021, she made her Tamil debut with Sivakarthikeyan's Doctor, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar . [11] Both the film and her performance received positive response. The film grossed ₹100 crores in worldwide box office and became a major critical and commercial success. [12] She won SIIMA Award for Best Debutant Actress. [13] In 2022, she played the lead female role in her second Tamil film Etharkkum Thunindhavan with director Pandiraj, starring Suriya. [14] Reviewing her performance, Ashwin Ram of Movie Crow stated "Priyanka Mohan is a pleasant surprise, she is great on-screen and also her character gets a major importance at a crucial stage in the film, she scores with easing grace". [15] Pinkvilla wrote "Priyanka doesn't have much to do in the plot but adds a dose of glamour to the film." [16] She also played the lead in the Tamil film Don , with Sivakarthikeyan after Doctor. [17] [18] The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and audience. [19] S Subhakeerthana of OTT Play wrote "Priyanka Mohan makes her presence felt with whatever she was offered." [20] While promoting Captain Miller , [21] Priyanka said in an interview with 123Telugu, "Everything about Captain Miller will be fresh to the audience".

Her upcoming films include the M. Rajesh film Brother alongside Jayam Ravi, [22] followed by her return to Telugu cinema with They Call him OG alongside Pawan Kalyan and Saripodhaa Sanivaaram with Nani.

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRole(s)Language(s)NotesRef.
2019 Ondh Kathe Hella Adhiti Kannada [5]
Nani's Gang Leader Priya Parthasarathy Telugu [23]
2021 Sreekaram Chaitra [24]
Doctor Padmini (Mini) Varun Tamil [25]
2022 Etharkkum Thunindhavan Aadhini Kannabiran [14]
Don Angaiyarkanni (Angu) Chakaravarthi Ganesan [26]
2023Tik TokKeerthana [10]
2024 Captain Miller Velmathi [27]
They Call Him OG †TBA Telugu Filming [28]
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram †Charulatha (Charu)Filming [29]
Brother †TBA Tamil Filming [30]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2019 South Indian International Movie Awards SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu Nani's Gang Leader Nominated [31]
2022Galatta Crown 2022Best Debut Actress Doctor Won
Behindwoods Gold Iconic AwardsBest Actor Critics Choice - Female TamilWon
JFW AwardsBest Debutante AwardWon
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Tamil Won


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