Priya Bhavani Shankar

Priya Bhavani Shankar (born 31 December 1989) is an Indian actress, and a former television-presenter who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with commercially successful Tamil film Meyaadha Maan (2017).

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Priya Bhavani Shankar

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 Bhavani Shankar

Priya is from a Tamil speaking family. First she gained recognition as a television news presenter at the Tamil news channel Puthiya Thalaimurai. She also worked as a serial actress in Star Vijay Television's Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai. 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.

The following year, Priya appeared in Kadaikutty Singam alongside Karthi. In 2019, she starred in Monster alongside S. J. Suryah. In 2020 she was seen in the action thriller Mafia: Chapter 1 alongside Arun Vijay. She also appeared in the Amazon Prime web series Time Enna Boss!?. 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."

Filmography

Film

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role(s)</th><th>Language(s)</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2017</td><td>Meyaadha Maan</td><td>S. Madhumitha</td><td>Tamil</td><td>Debut film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Kadaikutty Singam</td><td>Poompozhil "Chellamma"</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Monster</td><td>Meghala</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Mafia: Chapter 1</td><td>Sathya</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Kalathil Santhippom</td><td>Sofia</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kasada Tabara</td><td>Kanmani</td><td>Streaming release; Segment: "Thappattam"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Oh Manapenne!</td><td>Shruthi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Blood Money</td><td>Rachel Victor</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Hostel</td><td>Adhirshtalakshmi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yaanai</td><td>Jebamalar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kuruthi Aattam</td><td>Vennila</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thiruchitrambalam</td><td>Ranjani</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Agilan</td><td>Madhavi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pathu Thala</td><td>Leela Thompson</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rudhran</td><td>Ananya</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bommai</td><td>Nandhini</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kalyanam Kamaneeyam</td><td>Shruthi</td><td>Telugu</td><td>Telugu debut</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Bhimaa</td><td>Paari</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zebra</td><td>Swathi Navaluri</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rathnam</td><td>Malliga, Loganayagi</td><td>Tamil</td><td>Dual role</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Indian 2</td><td>Aarthi</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Demonte Colony 2</td><td>Debbie</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Black</td><td>Aaranya</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Hot Spot 2 Much</td><td>Shilpa</td><td>Anthology film Segment - The Narration</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Demonte Colony 3 †</td><td>Debbie</td><td>Filmimg</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Irumudi †</td><td>Kaveri</td><td>Telugu</td><td>Filming</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Maragadha Naanayam 2 †</td><td>TBA</td><td>Tamil</td><td>Filming</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Indian 3 †</td><td>Aarthi</td><td>Tamil</td><td>Delayed</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Language</th><th>Channel</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2011–2014</td><td>News</td><td>News Presenter</td><td>Tamil</td><td>Puthiya Thalaimurai</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014–2016</td><td>Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai</td><td>Priya Arjun</td><td>Vijay TV</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Jodi No.1</td><td>Host</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Filmfare Awards South</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015–2016</td><td>Super Singer 5</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kings of Dance</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Time Enna Boss!?</td><td>Dr. Bharathi</td><td>Amazon Prime Video</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Victim</td><td>Pavithra</td><td>SonyLIV</td><td>Segment: "Mirrage"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Dhootha</td><td>Priya Avudhuri</td><td>Telugu</td><td>Amazon Prime Video</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Awards and nominations

Priya Bhavani Shankar

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Award</th><th>Category</th><th>Work</th><th>Result</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2015</td><td>Vijay Television Awards</td><td>Best Find of the Year</td><td>Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai</td><td>Won</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Favourite Actor – Female</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>South Indian International Movie Awards</td><td>Best Female Debut – Tamil</td><td>Meyaadha Maan</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Filmfare Awards South</td><td>Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil</td><td>Kadaikutty Singam</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards</td><td>Best Actress</td><td>Demonte Colony 2</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Edison Awards South</td><td>Best Actress</td><td>Black</td><td>Nominated</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>