Priyamani

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 Bharathirajas Kangalal Kaidhu Sei 2004 and her Malayalam debut in Sathyam 2004 Her breakthrough came with Ameer Sultans 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 Rajamoulis fantasy film Yamadonga 2007 the Malayalam drama Thirakkatha 2008 the Kannada film Raam 2009 Ranjiths satire Pranchiyettan and the Saint 2010 Mani Ratnams bilingual films Raavanan Raavan 2010 Ram Gopal Varmas 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 1234 Get on the Dance Floor from Chennai Express 2013 and starred in Prakash Rajs bilingual films Idolle Ramayana Mana Oori Ramayanam 2016 She portrayed Suchitra Tiwari in Raj DKs spy thriller series The Family Man 2019present Her subsequent work includes Srikanth Addalas Naarappa 2021 Venu Udugulas Virata Parvam 2022 the dark comedy thriller films Bhamakalapam 2022 and Bhamakalapam 2 2024 Jeethu Josephs courtroom drama Neru 2023 Atlees action film Jawan 2023 Aditya Suhas Jambhales political thriller Article 370 2024 Amit Sharmas 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 GDN 2026 S Saraswathi 2026 and Jana Nayagan 2026