Padmapriya Janakiraman
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Padmapriya Janakiraman, better known mononymously as Padmapriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She is a trained bharatanatyam dancer,[1] Padmapriya made her acting debut in the Telugu language film Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi in 2003, following which she appeared in a number of Malayalam and Tamil language films. In a span of five years, she has appeared in nearly 50 films in South India[1] and has received several awards. She is best known for her critically acclaimed performances in the Malayalam films Kaazhcha, Karutha Pakshikal, Pazhassi Raja and Tamil films Thavamai Thavamirundhu and Mirugam.She has won several other awards, including a National Film Award, two Kerala State Film Award, Three Filmfare Awards South and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Actress.
Padmapriya Janakiraman | |
|---|---|
 Padmapriya in 2007 | |
| Born | Padmapriya Janakiraman 28 February 1983 Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Priya |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 2003 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Jasmine Shah ( m. 2014) |
Early lifeEdit
Padmapriya was born in Delhi to Brahmin family: Janakiraman, a brigadier in the Indian Army, and Vijaya.[1][2]
She did her schooling at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh[1] and studied at Loyola Academy, Alwal, Secunderabad, from which she graduated with a B. Com degree.[3] Later, she pursued an MBA degree in finance at KIAMS, Harihar. She was then working for GE Capital as a risk consultant in Bangalore and Gurgaon.[2] After GE she was with Symphony in Bangalore. During her free-time, she ventured into modelling, which would later pave her way to the film business and acting. She has also won Miss Andhra Pradesh in 2001.[1] While studying in 12th class in Andhra Pradesh, Padmapriya did a music album.[4]
She also holds a PG Diploma in Environmental Law from National Law School of India University[5] and Masters in Public Administration from New York University.[6]
CareerEdit
Padmapriya made her acting debut in the 2003 Telugu film Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi,a remake of the Malayalam film Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum. She played the role of a sexually exploited poor sister of a blind man in the film. Padmapriya says, she accepted this offer "for the sake of friendship".[4] This made possible her entry into the Malayalam film industry in the same year, starring in the film Kaazhcha alongside Mammootty. For her portrayal of a mother of a young girl, who struggles to accommodate another child, a victim of the Gujarat earthquake, she received rave reviews and the Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year.[7]
In 2005, she acted in her first Tamil-language film, Thavamai Thavamirundhu, a drama that dealt with familial bond, depicting a father-son relationship, in which she was paired opposite actor-director Cheran. She played a simple college girl in the film, which garnered highly positive reviews and won several awards at major Indian award ceremonies, including a National Film Award (for Best Film on Family Welfare). Padmapriya herself was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actress for her critically acclaimed performance.[8] She next starred in the Malayalam film Rajamanikyam again alongside Mammootty. The comedy film, featuring also Rahman and Sindhu Menon, was a success.[9]
In 2006, she appeared in 6 films. Her first release that year was Vadakkum Nathan, which Padmapriya considers as her debut film, citing: "I started taking this career seriously with that movie".[4] She next starred in the Tamil film Pattiyal, in which she portrayed a salesgirl at a garment company. The Vishnuvardhan-directed gangster film, in which she shared screen space with Arya, Bharath and Pooja Umashankar, was a commercial and critical success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of the year. Later that year, she acted in the Malayalam-language film Karutha Pakshikal and Yes Your Honour, which both were well appreciated by critics. Padmapriya's performance in both the films received positive reviews, particularly her portrayal as Poongodi, a street beggar, in the former fetched her rave accolades and earned her several awards including a Filmfare Best Actress Award.[10][11]
In 2007, she had 7 releases, the first being Anchil Oraal Arjunan. Next she starred in Veeralipattu and Satham Podathey, a Tamil film. The latter was a psychological thriller directed by Vasanth, where she enacted the role of a helpless wife, who gets kidnapped by her former husband, whom she had divorced due to his alcohol addiction.[citation needed]
Following Satham Podathey, she appeared in the films Naalu Pennungal in Malayalam, directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Mirugam in Tamil, directed by Samy. In Naalu Pennungal, which fetched its director the National Film Award for Best Direction, she played the role of a street prostitute, whilst in Mirugam, she played a tomboyish wife to a ruffian, who behaves like an animal, for which she won the Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress.[12]
Currently she is working on half-a-dozen films, which include her Hindi debut venture Striker opposite Siddharth Narayan,[13] her Kannada debut film Thamassu alongside Shivrajkumar,[14] a cowboy-based film Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam in Tamil,[13] Kutty Shranku with Mammootty once again in Malayalam. In 2010, she enacted the role of a bar owner in Striker, following which she appear as a human rights activist in Thamassu and as an army officer's daughter in Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam. She played a vital role in Naayika, winning critical praise for her performance.[15] NDTV wrote that her "beauty and acting skills helped in portraying the role to perfection and 'young Gracy' ends as the saving 'grace' of the film".She has acted in some advertisements[16]
Personal lifeEdit
Padmapriya is married to Jasmine Shah on 12 November 2014 at Mumbai who is from Gujarat and works as the Policy Head for South Asia at Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, headquartered in Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[17] She met him while both were pursuing their Master's from Columbia and New York University.[18]
FilmographyEdit
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi | Vasanthi | Telugu | Debut film |
| 2004 | Kaazhcha | Lakshmi Madhavan | Malayalam | |
| Amrutham | Sainaba Gopinathan | Malayalam | ||
| 2005 | Thavamai Thavamirundhu | Vasanthi Ramalingam | Tamil | Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Debut (South) |
| Rajamanikyam | Malli | Malayalam | ||
| 2006 | Vadakkumnathan | Meera | Malayalam | Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress – Malayalam |
| Pattiyal | Saroja | Tamil | ||
| Ashwaroodan | Sitalakshmi | Malayalam | ||
| Bhargava Charitham Moonam Khandam | Sophia | Malayalam | ||
| Karutha Pakshikal | Poongodi | Malayalam | Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress – Malayalam | |
| Yes Your Honour | Maya Ravishankar | Malayalam | ||
| 2007 | Anchil Oral Arjunan | Pavithra | Malayalam | |
| Veeralipattu | Pooja | Malayalam | ||
| Satham Podathey | Bhanumathi | Tamil | ||
| Paradesi | Usha | Malayalam | ||
| Naalu Pennungal | Kunnipennu | Malayalam | ||
| Time | Susan Mary Thomas | Malayalam | ||
| Mirugam | Azhagama Ayyanar | Tamil | won Tamil Nadu State Film Award Best Actress Nominated for National Film Award for Best Actress | |
| 2008 | Pachamarathanalil | Anu Sachidanandan | Malayalam | |
| My Mother's Laptop | Payal | Malayalam | ||
| 2009 | Bharya Swantham Suhruthu | Sreelakshmi Vallabhan | Malayalam | |
| Pokkisham | Nadira | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award Best Actress Nominated for Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress – Tamil | |
| Katha Parayum Theruvoram | Neeraja | Malayalam | ||
| Kana Kanmani | Maya Roy | Malayalam | ||
| Pazhassi Raja | Neeli | Malayalam | Filmfare Awards South for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam Nominated for National Film Award for Best Actress | |
| Bhoomi Malayalam | Fousia | Malayalam | ||
| 2010 | Striker | Madhu | Hindi | |
| Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam | Pappali | Tamil | ||
| Andari Banduvaya | Paddu | Telugu | ||
| Thamassu | Dr. Shanthi | Kannada | ||
| Kutty Srank | Revamma | Malayalam | Nominated for National Film Award for Best Actress | |
| 2011 | Aidondla Aidu | Kannada | ||
| Seniors | Indhu | Malayalam | ||
| Snehaveedu | Sunanda | Malayalam | ||
| Naayika | Gracy | Malayalam | ||
| 2012 | Aparajita Tumi | Kuhu | Bengali | Nominated for National Film Award for Best Actress |
| Cobra | Sherly | Malayalam | ||
| Manjadikuru | Roja | Malayalam | Cameo appearance | |
| Bachelor Party | Item dancer | Malayalam | Cameo appearance | |
| No. 66 Madhura Bus | Soorya Padmam | Malayalam | ||
| Ivan Megharoopan | Ammini | Malayalam | ||
| Poppins | Kantha | Malayalam | ||
| 2013 | Maad Dad | Dr. Rasiya | Malayalam | |
| Papilio Buddha | Collector | Malayalam | ||
| Ladies and Gentleman | Jyothy | Malayalam | ||
| Thanga Meenkal | Evita | Tamil | Nominated for Filmfare Awards South for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil | |
| 2014 | Brahman | Herself | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| Iyobinte Pustakam | Rahel | Malayalam | Nominated for Asianet Film Award - Best Character Actress
Nominated for SIMA Award - Best Actress-Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Tiyaan | Vasundhara Devi | Malayalam | |
| Patel S. I. R. | Rajeswari / Raaji | Telugu | ||
| Crossroad | Seema | Malayalam | ||
| Chef | Radha Menon | Hindi | ||
| 2021 | Cobra | Tamil | Filming |
TelevisionEdit
- 2019: Penrashtriyam (Asianet News) as Host
Awards and nominationsEdit
National Film AwardsEdit
- 2010 - Special Mention – Various films in multiple languages[19]
Filmfare Awards SouthEdit
- 2005 - Best Female Debut (South) – Thavamai Thavamirundhu
- 2006 - Best Actress – Malayalam – Karutha Pakshikal
- 2006 - Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam – Pazhassiraja
- Nominated for Best Actress -Malayalam Paradeshi , Naalu Pennungal (2007)
- Nominated for Best Actress - Tamil Mirugam (2007)
- Nominated for Best Actress -Malayalam Pachamarathanalil (2008)
- Nominated for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil Thankameenkal (2013)
Kerala State Film AwardsEdit
- 2006 - Second Best Actress – Yes Your Honour & Karutha Pakshikal
- 2009 - Second Best Actress -Pazhassi Raja
Tamil Nadu State Film AwardsEdit
- 2007 - Best Actress – Mirugam
- 2009 - Best Actress – Pokkisham
Asianet Film AwardsEdit
- 2004 - Best Female New Face of the Year – Kaazhcha
- 2006 - Best Actress – Vadakkum Nathan & Karutha Pakshikal
Kerala Film Critics AwardsEdit
- 2006 - Best Actress - Karutha Pakshikal
- 2006 - Second Best Actress - Paradeshi, Naalu Pennungal
- 2009 - Best Actress - Pazhassiraja[disambiguation needed]
Vanitha Film AwardsEdit
- 2010 - Best Actress - Pazhassiraja[disambiguation needed]
Ananda Vikatan Cinema AwardEdit
- 2009 - Best Actress - Pokkisham
Mathrubhumi Amrutha TV AwardEdit
Annual Malayalam Movie AwardEdit
Jaihind TV Film AwardsEdit
- 2009 - Best Actress - Kuttisrank, Pazhassiraja
- 2012 - Best Actress - Nayika
Vanitha Farevare Film AwardsEdit
- 2006 - Best Actress - Karutha Pakshikal
Vijay Television AwardEdit
- 2009 - Best Actress - Pokkisham
Surya Film AwardEdit
- 2010 - Best Actress - Pazhassiraja[disambiguation needed]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Multi-faceted artiste". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 22 April 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Padmapriya – "I have a soft corner for Siddharth"". Behindwoods. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ↑ "Padma Priya". primetimeprism.com. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Padmapriya: An Army Kid Turned Actor – Trivandrum News Archived 1 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Yentha.com (6 January 2012). Retrieved on 31 March 2012.
- ↑ "Linkedin Credentials".
- ↑ "Padmapriya gets married". NOWRUNNING.
- ↑ Life Kochi : Kazhcha bags Asianet award for best film. The Hindu (19 March 2005). Retrieved on 31 March 2012.
- ↑ "'Anniyan' sweeps Filmfare Awards!". Sify. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ↑ "Malayalam cinema ready for Vishu". Rediff. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ↑ Pretty Padmapriya is back. Sify.com. Retrieved on 31 March 2012.
- ↑ 'What's the harm in using your body' – Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (27 August 2007). Retrieved on 31 March 2012.
- ↑ Tamilnadu state awards (2007, 2008) announced!. Sify.com (29 September 2009). Retrieved on 31 March 2012.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Vijayakumar, Sindhu (12 April 2009). "I'm stuck in period films: Padmapriya". Times of India. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ↑ "Shivrajkumar & Padmapriya in Thamassu". Sify. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ↑ I follow my instinct: Padmapriya – Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (3 January 2012). Retrieved on 31 March 2012.
- ↑ "Movie review: Malayalam film Nayika". Movies.ndtv.com. 31 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "Actress Padmapriya gets married". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ↑ "Southern actress Padmapriya gets hitched". Zee News. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ↑ "National Film Awards for 3 Idiots, Big B". NDTV Movies. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2010.