Priya Bhavani Shankar
Indian actress
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Priya Bhavani Shankar (born 31 December 1989) is an Indian actress, and a former television-presenter who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films.[2][3][4] She made her acting debut with commercially successful Tamil film Meyaadha Maan (2017).
She has appeared in successful films such as Meyaadha Maan (2017), Kadaikutty Singam (2018), Monster (2019), Mafia: Chapter 1 (2020), Yaanai (2022), Thiruchitrambalam (2022), Pathu Thala (2023), Demonte Colony 2 (2024), Black (2024) and Zebra (2024).
Career
Priya is from a Tamil speaking family. First she gained recognition as a television news presenter at the Tamil news channel Puthiya Thalaimurai.[5] She also worked as a serial actress in Star Vijay Television's Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai.[2] In 2017, she made her film debut with Meyaadha Maan opposite Vaibhav, for which she was nominated for a SIIMA Award for Best Female Debutant.[6]
The following year, Priya appeared in Kadaikutty Singam alongside Karthi.[3] In 2019, she starred in Monster alongside S. J. Suryah.[7] In 2020 she was seen in the action thriller Mafia: Chapter 1 alongside Arun Vijay.[8] She also appeared in the Amazon Prime web series Time Enna Boss!?.[9] In 2021, she starred in the multi-starrer Kalathil Sandhippom and Kasada Thapara.
She has later appeared in successful films such as Yaanai (2022), Thiruchitrambalam (2022), Pathu Thala (2023) and Demonte Colony 2 (2024). She also played the lead opposite Satyadev in Zebra. Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu noted, "Priya finally has a substantial role in a Telugu film and does well."[10][11]
Filmography
Film
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Meyaadha Maan | S. Madhumitha | Tamil | Debut film | |
| 2018 | Kadaikutty Singam | Poompozhil "Chellamma" | |||
| 2019 | Monster | Meghala | [12] | ||
| 2020 | Mafia: Chapter 1 | Sathya | [13] | ||
| 2021 | Kalathil Santhippom | Sofia | [14] | ||
| Kasada Tabara | Kanmani | Streaming release; Segment: "Thappattam" | [15] | ||
| Oh Manapenne! | Shruthi | ||||
| Blood Money | Rachel Victor | [16] | |||
| 2022 | Hostel | Adhirshtalakshmi | [17] | ||
| Yaanai | Jebamalar | [18] | |||
| Kuruthi Aattam | Vennila | ||||
| Thiruchitrambalam | Ranjani | [19] | |||
| 2023 | Agilan | Madhavi | [20] | ||
| Pathu Thala | Leela Thompson | [21] | |||
| Rudhran | Ananya | [22] | |||
| Bommai | Nandhini | [23] | |||
| Kalyanam Kamaneeyam | Shruthi | Telugu | Telugu debut | [24] | |
| 2024 | Bhimaa | Paari | [25] | ||
| Zebra | Swathi Navaluri | [26] | |||
| Rathnam | Malliga, Loganayagi | Tamil | Dual role | [27] | |
| Indian 2 | Aarthi | [28] | |||
| Demonte Colony 2 | Debbie | [29] | |||
| Black | Aaranya | [30] | |||
| 2026 | Hot Spot 2 Much | Shilpa | Anthology film Segment - The Narration | [31] | |
| Irumudi | Kaveri | Telugu | |||
| Demonte Colony 3 † | Debbie | Tamil | Filmimg | [32] | |
| Maragadha Naanayam 2 † | TBA | Tamil | Filming | [33] | |
| Indian 3 † | Aarthi | Tamil | Delayed | [34] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2014 | News | News Presenter | Tamil | Puthiya Thalaimurai | ||
| 2014–2016 | Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai | Priya Arjun | Vijay TV | [35] | ||
| 2015 | Jodi No.1 | Host | [36] | |||
| Filmfare Awards South | ||||||
| 2015–2016 | Super Singer 5 | |||||
| Kings of Dance | ||||||
| 2020 | Time Enna Boss!? | Dr. Bharathi | Amazon Prime Video | [9] | ||
| 2022 | Victim | Pavithra | SonyLIV | Segment: "Mirrage" | [37] | |
| 2023 | Dhootha | Priya Avudhuri | Telugu | Amazon Prime Video | [38] | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Vijay Television Awards | Best Find of the Year | Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai | Won | [39] |
| 2017 | Favourite Actor – Female | Nominated | [40] | ||
| 2018 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Female Debut – Tamil | Meyaadha Maan | Nominated | [41] |
| 2019 | Filmfare Awards South | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil | Kadaikutty Singam | Nominated | [42] |
| 2025 | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Actress | Demonte Colony 2 | Nominated | [43] |
| Edison Awards South | Best Actress | Black | Nominated |
