Priyamani
Born June 4, 1984 · Bangalore, Karnataka, India
13
Films reviewed
6.5
Avg. rating
Pranchiyettan & The Saint
Best-reviewed
2004–2026
Years active
Biography
Priyamani (born Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer; 4 June 1984) is an Indian actress and former model who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi cinema. She made her acting debut in the Telugu romantic drama *Evare Atagaadu* (2003), followed by her Tamil debut in Bharathiraja's *Kangalal Kaidhu Sei* (2004) and her Malayalam debut in *Sathyam* (2004).
Her breakthrough came with Ameer Sultan's Tamil romantic rural drama *Paruthiveeran* (2007). Her performance as Muthazhagu won her the National Film Award for Best Actress, the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil, and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Her other films include S. S. Rajamouli's fantasy film *Yamadonga* (2007), the Malayalam drama *Thirakkatha* (2008), the Kannada film *Raam* (2009), Ranjith's satire *Pranchiyettan and the Saint* (2010), Mani Ratnam's bilingual films *Raavanan* / *Raavan* (2010), Ram Gopal Varma's *Rakht Charitra II* (2010), and the horror thriller *Chaarulatha* (2012), for which her dual role earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada. She also appeared in the song "1-2-3-4 Get on the Dance Floor" from *Chennai Express* (2013) and starred in Prakash Raj's bilingual films *Idolle Ramayana* / *Mana Oori Ramayanam* (2016).
She portrayed Suchitra Tiwari in Raj & DK's spy thriller series *The Family Man* (2019–present). Her subsequent work includes Srikanth Addala's *Naarappa* (2021), Venu Udugula's *Virata Parvam* (2022), the dark comedy thriller films *Bhamakalapam* (2022) and *Bhamakalapam 2* (2024), Jeethu Joseph's courtroom drama *Neru* (2023), Atlee's action film *Jawan* (2023), Aditya Suhas Jambhale's political thriller *Article 370* (2024), Amit Sharma's sports biographical drama *Maidaan* (2024), the crime action film *Quotation Gang* (2024), the Malayalam thriller *Officer on Duty* (2025), and the legal drama series *Good Wife* (2025). Her later credits include the Tamil biopic *G.D.N* (2026), *S Saraswathi* (2026), and *Jana Nayagan* (2026).
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Films featuring Priyamanithat we've reviewed.
G.D.N
as Chellammal
Krishnakumar Ramakumar · 2026
Jana Nayagan
as Sheela Rani
H. Vinoth · 2026
★ 5.8Custody
as Chief Minister Dhakshayani
Venkat Prabhu · 2023
★ 6.9Jawan
as Lakshmi
Atlee · 2023
★ 5.3Chaarulatha
Ponkumaran · 2012
Ullam
as Supporting
Arun Moorthy · 2012
★ 8.3Pranchiyettan & The Saint
as Padmashree
Ranjith · 2010
★ 6.9Raavanan
as Vennila, Veera's half-sister, who wants to marry Velan. On her wedding day, Veera was shot by Dev, and the police forcefully brings her to the police station, where she is brutally assaulted and eventually commits suicide, prompting the events of the film (character based on Shurpanakha).
Mani Ratnam · 2010
RT 68%
Malaikottai
as Lead
Boopathy Pandian · 2007
★ 8.2Paruthiveeran
as Muththazhagu
Ameer Sultan · 2007
Madhu
as Lead
K. Thennarasu · 2006
★ 4.9Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam
as Lead
Balu Mahendra · 2005
★ 5.5Kangalal Kaidhu Sei
as Lead
Bharathiraja · 2004
Selected Filmography
- The Family Man(2019)TV Series · 26 epsas Suchitra Tiwari
- Weekend With Ramesh(2014)TV Series · 1 epas Herself
- Good Wife(2025)TV Series · 6 epsas Tharunika Gunaseelan
- Chennai Express(2013)as Special Appearance in "1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor" Song
- Pearle Maaney Show(2022)TV Series · 1 epas Self
- Shaitan(2023)TV Series · 9 eps
- S. Saraswathi(2026)
- Golmaal 5
- Ko Ko(2012)as Cauvery
- Blind Game
- Sarvam Shakthi Mayam(2023)TV Series · 10 epsas Priya
- Ateet(2020)as Janvi
- Dana Kayonu(2016)
- Vishnuvardhana(2011)as Meera
- Officer on Duty(2025)as Geetha
- Thikka(2016)as Item number
- Hare Ram(2008)
- Article 370(2024)as Rajeshwari Swaminathan
- Ragada(2010)as Ashta Lakshmi
- His Storyy(2021)TV Series · 11 eps