Priyamani

Acting

Priyamani

Born

1984-06-04 (42)

Place of birth

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

67 titles

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…

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 19 titles

Jana Nayagan poster
5.2

A clash of ideologies. One stands for the people, the other feeds on control. Their paths collided once before. Years later, a child’s silent fear ignites the past, drawing a former police officer into a battle far bigger than personal revenge.

Jana Nayagan

2026

Jawan poster
7.0

An emotional journey of a prison warden, driven by a personal vendetta while keeping up to a promise made years ago, recruits inmates to commit outrageous crimes that shed light on corruption and injustice, in an attempt to get even with his past, and that leads him to an unexpected reunion.

Jawan

2023

G.D.N poster
6.3

G.D. Naidu overcomes challenges and defies a repressive colonial regime to become one of India's greatest innovators.

G.D.N

2026

Maidaan poster
7.8

Inspired by the Indian national football team coach and manager Syed Abdul Rahim, who is regarded as the architect of Indian football, encapsulating the golden era from 1952 to 1962.

Maidaan

2024

Golmaal 5 poster
NR

Get ready for another rollercoaster of laughter with the iconic gang.

Golmaal 5

2027

Officer on Duty poster
7.0

A demoted police inspector investigates a counterfeit jewelry racket, becoming entangled in a dangerous web of crime that puts his life at stake.

Officer on Duty

2025

S. Saraswathi poster
NR

A devoted mother whose life is shattered when her 12-year-old daughter goes missing. Desperate for answers, she turns to the police for help, but as the investigation unfolds, unexpected twists begin to deepen the mystery.

S. Saraswathi

2026

Neru poster
7.2

'Neru' is an enthralling legal and emotional drama that delves into the life of Sara, a blind sculpture artist on a quest for justice following a harrowing incident. Against the backdrop of the Indian legal system, this gripping story takes viewers through a rollercoaster of emotions, unveiling layers of deceit and ultimately exploring themes of redemption.

Neru

2023

Article 370 poster
7.1

Ahead of a major constitutional decision which rendered the Article 370 of the Indian state ineffective, special agent Zooni Haksar is tasked with a secret mission to quell violence in the conflict-ridden region.

Article 370

2024

Custody poster
5.1

Siva, a police officer, has to escort a witness to the court. He learns that all the police service wants to kill the witness. An escape begins.

Custody

2023

Ateet poster
3.3

A soldier lost in war and pronounced dead returns after decade to his wife and daughter, only to realize that they have moved on. As he forces his way into their life, questions are asked whether he is dead or alive.

Ateet

2020

Quotation Gang Part 1 poster
NR

In the forests of Mumbai, Mustafa leads a ruthless contract killing gang with strict principles. His wife Padma is calm and silent, while Shakunthala, a brave gang member, saves a teenager named Iraa from drug peddlers. Shakunthala’s adopted sister Seerat returns from Kashmir with her lover Rubina after avenging a molestation. As Mustafa’s gang members are mysteriously killed, he invites all contract killers for a feast, leading to a bloody attack. The story unfolds with a shocking twist revealing the mastermind behind the gang attack, inspired by true events.

Quotation Gang Part 1

2024

Salaam Venky poster
6.5

Sujata, an ideal mother, who battles the most challenging situations one can ever face with a smile.

Salaam Venky

2022

The Promise poster
6.8

Former bartender George Batra awaits his lost love's return after 20 years, hoping to reunite at the bar where they met and parted. As he waits for their fated reunion, he uncovers what he left behind.

The Promise

2025

Narappa poster
7.1

Narappa is forced to flee into the forest with his younger son, Sinappa, after Sinappa murders an upper caste landlord to avenge his older brother’s death. And now Narappa must make more sacrifices and navigate a deeply unjust justice system to give his son a chance at future.

Narappa

2021

Dr. 56 poster
5.7

Arjun is a theater artist who is suffering from an illness and has to take a pill every 56 minutes. Parallel to his misery is a murder investigation of three neurosurgeons lead by CBI officer Priya Krishna. Priya meets Dr Ashwath and the two go on an exposition about the medical mafia and its consequences.

Dr. 56

2022

Viraata Parvam poster
5.4

Vennela has fallen for Aranya aka Ravanna’s poetry and the man both. What happens when she sets out on an arduous journey to be with him?

Viraata Parvam

2022

Bhamakalapam poster
6.6

Anupama, a YouTuber who has over a million subscribers, uploads a new recipe each week. An ancient egg whose value is around Rs 200 crore goes missing from a museum and a murder too happens, and then things take a dark turn. Anupama is also nosy about the happenings in her apartment, she finds herself getting pulled into a tricky situation.

Bhamakalapam

2022

Bhamakalapam 2 poster
7.2

A wealthy hotelier disrupts Anupama's life. In retaliation, she puts together an imperfectly perfect team to pull off an elaborate heist at his luxurious hotel during a culinary competition.

Bhamakalapam 2

2024

2010s · 23 titles

Shambo Shiva Shambo poster
7.0

Three loyal friends face tragic consequences and personal sacrifices when they unite to help an eloped couple overcome family opposition.

Shambo Shiva Shambo

2010

Chennai Express poster
6.5

Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.

Chennai Express

2013

Raavan poster
4.8

A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.

Raavan

2010

Rakht Charitra 2 poster
6.4

The sequel carries forward the tale of power and revenge which exploded in Rakht Charitra 1. The rebel leader turned politician, Pratap consolidates his political base but is forced to retread the path of vengeance once again after a rival from the past, Surya Narayan Reddy chooses to avenge the assassination of his family. Surya swears vengeance against Pratap after his family is wiped out in a bomb attack and Pratap is hell bent on decimating his enemy, even if it means separating ways with his mentor and political veteran, Shivaji.

Rakht Charitra 2

2010

Raavanan poster
7.0

After inspector Dev stirs the reign of Veeraiya, a tribal outlaw, the latter responds by kidnapping his wife, Ragini. While she tries to escape from him, Dev fights many resistances to find her.

Raavanan

2010

Vishnuvardhana poster
5.9

No one has entered a biography for him.

Vishnuvardhana

2011

Pathinettam Padi poster
5.3

Students of two schools in Thiruvananthapuram that cater to different economical classes are in a tussle. While one set struggles for survival, the other is busy finding joy in drugs. The two groups keep finding reasons to mess with each other. Will they find the purpose of their lives amid the chaos?

Pathinettam Padi

2019

Grandmaster poster
6.6

Chandrashekhar lives alone in a dark and violent city. Even with crime occurring all around him, he withdraws from all responsibility and lives quietly. Soon, change is forced upon him in order to catch a serial killer. Like a grandmaster who anticipates his opponents moves well in advance, he proceeds forward. But only once, just once, he makes a fatal mistake.

Grandmaster

2012

Ko Ko poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ko Ko

2012

Chaarulatha poster
5.7

Chaarulatha (also spelled as Charulatha) is a 2012 Indian horror film simultaneously made in Kannada and Tamil languages. The film was directed by Pon Kumaran, a former associate to K. Bhagyaraj and K. S. Ravikumar, and features Priyamani in the lead role. The film was an adaptation of the Thai horror film Alone. Sundar C Babu composed the film's music.] The film’s story is about conjoined twins. Produced by Global One Studios and distributed by Hansraj Saxena's Sax Pictures, Charulatha released on 21 September 2012 with dubbed Malayalam and Telugu versions with the same title.

Chaarulatha

2012

Pranchiyettan & The Saint poster
7.1

While Pranchiyettan, a devotee of St. Francis of Assissi, attains the best of riches, he is unsatisfied with his reputation and sets off to popularise himself as a celebrity in society.

Pranchiyettan & The Saint

2010

The Family Man Reunion poster
NR

Cast and crew of The Family Man sharing their own experiences, thoughts, and ideas behind the show.

The Family Man Reunion

2019

Ragada poster
5.3

A local village rowdy arrives in the city to earn money by any means and participates in a brawl between two rivals that brings him to their attention.

Ragada

2010

Lakshmi poster
3.0

Lakshmi is an action-suspense thriller, in which Shivaraj Kumar playing the title role while Priyamani in the female lead role. Lakshmi Narayana alias Lakshmi is a ruthless CBI officer. The film begins with the hero kidnapping a internationally-renowned dancer Akriti. While cops lead by Ravi Kaale capture Lakshmi, they are not aware of his true identity and assume that the kidnapper is being protected by powerful people. Little less they know that he has abducted a terrorist to find clues about his missing wife Priya aka Reshma (Priyamani) and it is believed that she cheated him and left with an underworld don. As he finds the culprits one after another, he gets an anonymous call that make him to come to Hong Kong. His mission is clear - find his wife and kill her along with the kingpin. How he finds his wife? What role does his wife play in the film? Answers to these questions will form the crux of the story.

Lakshmi

2013

Thikka poster
4.3

Aditya and Anjali are a couple who are in love with each other. However, due to certain problems, they break up and Aditya calls for a breakup party with his friends. During the party, a crazy incident occurs that changes the course of Aditya's life. The rest of the story is how Aditya manages to come out of this crazy situation and gets his life back on track.

Thikka

2016

Dana Kayonu poster
7.5

In a small village in Karnataka lives Docomo, a cowherd. He loves two things most, his bull and the village beauty Jummi. Coincidentally his bull loves Jummi' cow two. Ideal situation, don't you think? But what happens when greed and other human sins set in.

Dana Kayonu

2016

Chandi: The Power of Woman poster
NR

2013 Bollywood action drama by director V. Samudra starring the popular southern Indian actress Priyamani as Chandi, a skilled fighter. Together with her partner Azad, they work with local and national government, corruption and their own dark pasts.

Chandi: The Power of Woman

2013

Anna Bond poster
6.0

While working in a medical camp in Singapore, Bond Ravi falls for Meera. He encounters her again in a village while shooting a documentary only to later rescue her from a drug lord. The movie revolves around Bond Ravi (Puneeth Rajkumar) and the journey of his sudden recognition by the common public as a vigilante known as Annabond He is also accompanied by Chapathi Babu (Rangayana Raghu) in his journey and finds love in Meera (Priyamani) along with the wrath of a gangster `Charlie` (Jackie Shroff), and how he manages to balance it all.

Anna Bond

2012

Golimaar poster
6.2

Gangaram (Gopichand), an orphan raised by M.S. Narayana always craves to be a Police Officer and he becomes one. His intensity, dedication and straight forwardness gains him respect from his seniors and soon he starts running a cell that specializes in killing the gang members of two gangs – Talwar Gang and Khaled Gang. How does this honest police officer try to get on top of these gangs forms the rest of the story.

Golimaar

2010

Ambareesha poster
4.2

A simple man from a village comes to a city to make his fortune and will not accept mistreatment from anyone.

Ambareesha

2014

Raaj poster
5.7

Raaj, a fashion photographer, who has been forcibly married by his father to Mythili even though he is in love with a girl named Priya, who has disappeared mysteriously.

Raaj

2011

Kshetram poster
NR

Kshetram is a 2011 romantic action Telugu movie produced by G. Govinda Raju on Sri Balaji Movie Makers banner, directed by T Venugopal. Starring Jagapati Babu, Priyamani, Kick Shaam in the lead roles and music composed by Koti.

Kshetram

2011

Ullam poster
NR

Ullam is a 2012 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Arunmoorthy and produced by Vedha, starring Mithun and Priyamani in the lead roles, while Raghuvaran and Karunas amongst others in supporting roles.

Ullam

2012

2000s · 16 titles

Drona poster
6.0

When Drona's father scolds him for playing with his revolver, he runs away and disappears into oblivion. After many years, he returns home but hides his real identity from his parents.

Drona

2009

King poster
5.4

After Coimbatore-based Ravichandra Verma passes away, his young son, Raja, assumes the responsibility of running the family business as well as ensuring that his brother, Ajay, gets a good education - much to the chagrin of three of his uncles. Years later, while on a trip to Uttaranchal, despite of warnings from a Pandit, he gets killed by a female assassin, but his family is informed that he is missing. Shortly thereafter, Gyaneshwar Kale and his sister, Sravani/Shivani, will inform the family that Raja is still alive but is handicapped and suffers from memory loss. The family is overjoyed but are not aware that Raja is actually a hoodlum/extortionist known as Bottu Seenu/Raghu Rokda.

King

2008

Paruthiveeran poster
7.0

A village tough finally succumbs to the unconditional love of his angelic cousin, but his romance faces insurmountable challenges, including family opposition and his own delinquent personality.

Paruthiveeran

2007

Yamadonga poster
6.3

Raja, an orphaned thief, dies while helping a gang in kidnapping a wealthy heiress, Mahi, in exchange of money. He then lands in Yamlok and fights with Yama, the god of death, to get his life back.

Yamadonga

2007

Puthiya Mugham poster
5.9

Krishnakumar, who pursues a career as a percussionist and teaches the mridangam, joins an engineering college in Kochi city. When Anjana, a fellow student, falls in love with him, his life takes a turn as her fiancé, Sudhi, attacks him out of jealousy.

Puthiya Mugham

2009

Madhu poster
NR

When Madhu proposes to a pious Mercy, she refuses. However, Madhu continues to follow Mercy and reaches her hometown. Things go wrong when Mercy's bold friend Esther comes to the village.

Madhu

2006

Kangalal Kaidhu Sei poster
7.2

John Vaseegaran is a young man who ranks fifth richest millionaire in India and 30th on the international level. The plot opens in a graveyard where Vaseegran's parents' funeral takes place. He is not disturbed by the demise of his parents as he had not been showered with any affection by them instead concentrated only on making money. A lady of his community expresses her condolence to him and leaves. While getting into her car she finds her diamond ring is missing and screams; the lost ring is in Vaseegaran's pocket. Vasee inherits the huge property of his parents and becomes the chairman of 32 companies in his twenties. Though rich he seeks true motherhood affection. He imagines his dream girl and names her Cinderella. He is a Kleptomaniac. He consults his family doctor for a solution. The doctor instructs him to get into love.

Kangalal Kaidhu Sei

2004

Hare Ram poster
5.5

Hari and Ram, conjoined twins separated at birth, grow up separately when their parents part ways. Hari becomes a sincere cop while the mentally unstable Ram becomes a violent man who would barely hesitate to kill anyone considering themselves smarter than him.

Hare Ram

2008

Pellaina Kothalo poster
6.0

Hari and Lakshmi get married, but egoistic clashes drive them apart. When Hari's grandparents come to visit, they put on an act to seem happy.

Pellaina Kothalo

2006

Nava Vasantham poster
6.0

Follows Ganesh, who faces rejection from his uncle when trying to marry his cousin, and his bond with three struggling friends in Hyderabad.

Nava Vasantham

2007

Malaikottai poster
5.7

A young man is granted conditional bail, which requires him to go to the Trichy police station. On his way there, he falls for a beautiful girl. When the girl lands up in trouble, he finds himself facing the wrath of powerful politicians.

Malaikottai

2007

Mitrudu poster
3.7

Aditya (Nandamuri Balakrishna) is a loner who is depressed and he stays in Malaysia. Indu (Priyamani) is the daughter of a billionaire businessman and she studies in Malaysia. Her astrologer back home tells her the attributes of her ideal choice and those attributes meet that of Aditya’s. After a few failed attempts, Aditya accepts the proposal of Indu and gets married to her. The rest of the story is all about why Aditya is depressed and is about the real reason behind Indu chasing Aditya and marrying him

Mitrudu

2009

Pravarakyudu poster
8.5

Sasi and Sailaja are good friends during their post-graduation time. Sailaja loves him, but Sasi’s ideology about love irritates Sailaja and both of them separate their ways. Sasi settles as a professor in Harvard University. He comes to Hyderabad to look out for a suitable girl. He then realizes that Sailaja works as a principal in a women’s college and she is unmarried too. The rest of the story is all about how Sasi makes Sailaja fall in love with him again.

Pravarakyudu

2009

Aarumugam poster
7.0

Aarumugam is owner of a small food joint. He is closely attached to his mother. He is quiet and his simple life gets shattered by one of Bharath's business rivals (Ramya Krishnan) who runs a big restaurant near his place. The petty clashes soon develop into bigger problems. How Aarumugam solves them is told in an action-cum sentiment filled screenplay.

Aarumugam

2009

Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam poster
6.0

When a lorry driver realises that he is helping an escaped convict, he threatens to hand him over to the police. The convict begins to narrate the circumstances that landed him in jail.

Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam

2005

Sathyam poster
5.3

Frustrated with the rampant bureaucracy in the police force, a police aspirant abducts a corrupt police commissioner. However, things take a turn after the commissioner stages an escape and vows revenge.

Sathyam

2004

Series credits

The Family Man poster
7.7

The story of a middle-class man who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency. While he tries to protect the nation from terrorists, he also has to protect his family from the impact of his secretive, high-pressure, and low paying job.

The Family Man

2019

Weekend With Ramesh poster
5.0

Prominent celebrities in various fields, primarily from Karnataka, are invited to tell the story of their lives. Over steaming cups of coffee, Ramesh Aravind takes the audience on an inside journey with the celebrities through all walks of their lives.

Weekend With Ramesh

2014

Pearle Maaney Show poster
8.0

The Pearle Maaney Show is a popular Malayalam-language celebrity talk show hosted by Indian actress and television presenter Pearle Maaney. The series features fun, casual interviews and engaging segments with various guest stars.

Pearle Maaney Show

2022

Good Wife poster
NR

Lawyer-turned-homemaker Tharunika's 16 Years of marriage life and her peaceful world is shattered and is forced to return to the courtroom after her husband, becomes embroiled in a high–profile sex and political corruption scandal.

Good Wife

2025

Shaitan poster
5.2

After attempting an attack on the Home Minister, Baali is on the run. What happens when he chooses the path of violence?...

Shaitan

2023

Sarvam Shakthi Mayam poster
3.0

The personal journey of an atheist writer and a dysfunctional family as they embark on a pilgrimage to visit all 18 Maha Shakti Peethas.

Sarvam Shakthi Mayam

2023

His Storyy poster
NR

His Storyy is a rollercoaster tale of a power couple, Kunal-Sakshi who lead a perfect married life since 15 years and are the epitome of perfection that makes their friends red with envy! But then a startling revelation comes to light, creating trouble in paradise. What is that revelation? Will Kunal and Sakshi be able to get through or will their marital bliss come crashing down?

His Storyy

2021