Priyamani

Priyamani is an actress and model from India whose films span five languages: Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi. Audiences know her best for the Tamil drama Paruthiveeran (2007), the Telugu hit Yamadonga (2007) and the Kannada film Chaarulatha (2012). Her performance in Paruthiveeran earned her the National Film Award for Best Actress. Her first screen role came in the Telugu film Evare Atagaadu (2003). Paruthiveeran (2007) was her breakthrough, and Yamadonga followed the same year. Over the next few years she moved easily between industries, with Thirakkatha (2008) in Malayalam, Raavanan (2010) in Tamil, Pranchiyettan & the Saint (2010) in Malayalam, and Puthiya Mukham (2009) and Raam (2009) along the way. Chaarulatha (2012) gave her another major success. In later years she reached Hindi audiences through The Family Man (2019), Jawan (2023) and Article 370 (2024), and she also appeared in Narappa (2021) and Officer on Duty (2025). Priyamani is admired for playing bold, layered women in every language she works in. Along with her National Film Award, she has three Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress, one each in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada, for Paruthiveeran, Thirakkatha and Chaarulatha. She also holds a Tamil Nadu State Film Award and the South Indian International Movie Award for Best Actress in Kannada for Chaarulatha.