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Priyanka Nair | |
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| Born | Vamanapuram, Kerala, India |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Lawrence Ram (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
Priyanka Nair is an Indian model-turned-actress who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. [1] She made her debut in the Tamil film Veyyil in 2006. [2] She gained critical acclaim for her roles in Bhoomi Malayalam , Vilapangalkappuram and Jalam. [3]
Priyanka completed her Higher Secondary School Certificate studies and studied Physics at the Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum. [4] During that time, she was also acting part-time in several Malayalam television series, including Umakkuyil, Megham and Akashadoothu. [5] She considered acting in serials as "just time pass" and went on to add that she never intended to act in films, but rather wanted to be a lecturer. [4]
Priyanka married Tamil film director and actor Lawrence Ram on 23 May 2012 at Attukal Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. [6] They have a son Mukund, born on 18 May 2013. [7] The couple filed for divorce in 2015. [8]
She made her feature film debut in the Vasanthabalan-directed Tamil drama film Veyyil (2006) that was produced by director Shankar, [9] in which she starred along with Pasupathy. Her debut Malayalam film was Kichamani MBA (2007) that featured her in a supporting role. The following year she starred in T. V. Chandran's Vilapangalkkappuram along with Suhasini and Biju Menon; her performance earned her the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress. [10] Rediff named her the top Malayalam actress of 2009, citing that she "came up with a scintillating performance". [11] She rose to popularity after appearing opposite Mohanlal in Ividam Swargamanu . Priyanka loves riding her Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle. [12]
South Indian Cinema and Television Academy Award
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| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 2006 | Veyyil | Thankam | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Tholaipesi | Anitha | ||
| Thirutham | Vandana | |||
| Kichamani MBA | Kalyani | Malayalam | ||
| 2008 | Vilapangalkkappuram | Zahira | Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress | |
| 2009 | Bhoomi Malayalam | Annie Joseph | ||
| Samastha Keralam PO | Radha | |||
| Keshu | Shalini | |||
| Ividam Swargamanu | Betsy Varghese | |||
| 2011 | Orma Mathram | Deepa Pradeep | ||
| Zindagi | Sharmi | Kannada | ||
| 2012 | Sengathu Bhoomiyilae | Vairasilai | Tamil | |
| Vaanam Paartha Seemaiyile | - | |||
| 2013 | Pottas Bomb | Santhosh's friend | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | Kumbasaaram | Ayisha | ||
| 2016 | Malgudi Days | Swathy | ||
| Jalam | Seetha Lakshmi | |||
| Leela | CK Bindu | |||
| 2017 | Velipadinte Pusthakam | Jayanthi | ||
| Crossroad | Devi | Segment : "Kaaval" | ||
| Mullappoo Pottu | Doctor | Short film | ||
| 2018 | Sukhamano Daveede | Jancy teacher | ||
| Aickarakkonathe Bhishaguaranmaar | Herself | |||
| 2019 | Pengalila | Dr. Radhalekshmi | ||
| Mask | Dr. Rasiya Beegum | |||
| The Better Half | Lover/Wife | Short film | ||
| 2020 | Utraan | Kamali | Tamil | |
| Joshua | Annie | Malayalam | ||
| 2021 | Live Telecast | Shenbagam | Tamil | Disney+ Hotstar Web series |
| Home | Young Annammachi | Malayalam | Prime Video film | |
| 2022 | Antakshari | Chitra | Sony Liv film | |
| Jana Gana Mana | Anitha Nair | |||
| 12th Man | Annie | Disney+ Hotstar film | ||
| Kaduva | Merin Joseph | |||
| Varaal | Vrinda | |||
| 2024 | Vaazhai | TBA | Tamil | [13] |
| TBA | Aa Mukham | TBA | Malayalam | [14] |
| Ram | TBA | [15] | ||
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