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{{short description|Indian television presenter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Priyanka Deshpande
| image = Priyanka Deshpande.jpg
| caption = Priyanka in 2012
| birth_name = Priyanka Deshpande
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|04|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], India
| education = [[Ethiraj College for Women]]
| occupation = [[Television presenter]]
| years_active = 2000–present
| spouse = {{Marriage|Praveen Kumar|2016|2022|reason=divorce}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/gallery/gallery/anchor-priyanka-deshpande-divorced-her-husband-and-mother-emotional-speech-mma-s7imix#image1|title=Priyanka Deshpande: கணவரை பிரிந்தார் பிரியங்கா! விரைவில் இரண்டாவது திருமணம்? அவரின் அம்மாவே சொன்ன விஷயம்!|website=Asianet News Tamil}}</ref> <br />
{{Marriage|Vasi Sachi |2025}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/120352326.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|title=Bigg Boss Tamil fame Priyanka Deshpande ties the knot with Vasi in an intimate ceremony|work=The Times of India |date=17 April 2025|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref>
}}
'''Priyanka Deshpande''' (born 28 April 1981) is an Indian [[television presenter]] and [[actress]] who predominantly works in the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] television and film industry. Priyanka is also one of the highest-paid [[South Indian]] television presenters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Priyanka Deshpande gets emotional as her show 'Start Music 2' goes off-air, watch|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/priyanka-deshpande-gets-emotional-as-her-show-start-music-2-goes-off-air-watch/articleshow/82272938.cms|access-date=2021-11-01|website=[[Times Of India]]|date=28 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> She is well known for hosting numerous television shows such as Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya, ''[[Super Singer Junior]]'', ''[[Super Singer (Tamil reality show)|Super Singer]]'', ''[[The Wall (Tamil game show)|The Wall]]'', ''Start Music'', ''OlliBelly'', ''Suriya Vanakkam'', ''Isai Unplugged'', ''Azhagiya Penne'', ''Glimpse'', ''[[Jodi No.1 (TV series)|Jodi Number One]]'', and ''Kings of Comedy Juniors''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Priyanka Deshpande: A look at Tamil TV's highest-paid anchor's profile|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/bigg-boss-tamil-5-contestant-priyanka-deshpande-a-look-at-tamil-tvs-highest-paid-anchors-profile/articleshow/86675975.cms|access-date=2021-11-01|website=[[Times Of India]]|date=October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> She has also appeared in a few short films, such as ''Raani Aattam'' (2015)<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=MGMxWKPYiMtl87-Y&v=70mhYGr5FwA&feature=youtu.be |title=Raani Aatam - New Tamil Short Film 2015 |date=2015-05-09 |last=Tamil ShortCut |access-date=2025-04-16 |via=YouTube}}</ref> and ''Unnodu Vaazhnthaal Varamallava'' (2016).<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=rFiO57vdZM4m4ec9&v=BJoH9XVlrsE&feature=youtu.be |title=Tamil Short Film - Unnodu Vaazhnthaal Varam Allava - A Feel Gud Luv Story |date=2015-10-28 |last=Red Pix Short films |access-date=2025-04-16 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Priyanka has also worked as a television host on various [[India]]n television networks like [[Zee Tamil]], [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]], [[Chutti TV]], [[Sun Music]], and [[Star Vijay]]. She is often referred to as ''Superstar of Television''.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Vijay TV Anchor Priyanka Deshpande's Transformation Leaves Her Fans Awestruck|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/vijay-tv-anchor-priyanka-deshpandes-transformation-leaves-her-fans-awestruck-4998121.html|access-date=2022-04-19|website=www.news18.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= Vijay TV Anchor Priyanka Refutes Reports That She is Acting in New Show|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/vijay-tv-anchor-priyanka-refutes-reports-that-she-is-acting-in-new-show-5018455.html|access-date=2022-04-22|website=www.news18.com|language=en}}</ref>

Her appearance as a television anchor in the singing reality show ''Super Singer'' earned her to bag the ''[[Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards]]'' for the ''Best Female Anchor'' in 2016. She later also won the ''Best Female Anchor'' award in the [[Vijay Television Awards]] annual function in 2017. Priyanka also yet again won ''Best Lady Anchor'' for the third time in a row in the ''Galatta Nakshathra TV-Film Awards'' in 2018, winning the same nomination category for three years in a row. She also received the award ''Best Entertaining Star'' award by ''Blacksheep Digital Awards'' in 2021 after her success of her [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB8S5-SqH_E|title=@BlackSheepTamil Digital Awards 2021|date=11 March 2021|via=YouTube}}</ref> In 2021, she joined the [[reality TV]] show ''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) season 5|Bigg Boss 5]]'' hosted by [[Kamal Haasan]] as a contestant and finished as the runner up.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Priyanka Deshpande is the first runner up of Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/tv/raju-jeyamohan-bigg-boss-tamil-5-winner-vj-priyanka-deshpande-runner-up-of-kamal-haasan-show-latest-news-2022-01-17-754796|website=www.indiatvnews.com|date=17 January 2022}}</ref> She is the winner of ''[[Cooku with Comali season 5]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cooku With Comali season 5 Winner: Priyanka Deshpande lifts the trophy; takes home cash prize of Rs 5 lakh|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/cooku-with-comali-season-5-grand-finale-priyanka-deshpande-lifts-the-trophy-wins-cash-reward-rs-5-lakh/articleshow/113807820.cms|website=[[Times Of India]]|date=30 September 2024}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Priyanka Deshpande was born on 28 April 1992, in [[Karnataka]]. Her parents moved from [[Maharashtra]] to [[Karnataka]] before she was born. She has a younger brother, Rohit Deshpande.{{cn|date=October 2024}} After Priyanka migrated to [[Chennai]], she did her secondary schooling at St. Anthony School and later graduated from [[Ethiraj College for Women]] with a college degree. Priyanka married her long-term boyfriend, Praveen Kumar, in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=நீயே இப்படி சொல்லலாமா பிரியங்கா: அவர் கதையை கேட்டு மற்ற போட்டியாளர்கள் ஷாக் |url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tv/bigg-boss-tamil/vijay-tv-priyanka-deshpande-reveals-her-life-story-in-bigg-boss-5-house/articleshow/86974999.cms|access-date=2021-11-01|website=tamil.samayam.com|language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Priyanka says she is married|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/Priyanka-says-she-is-married/articleshow/51089339.cms|access-date=2021-11-01|website=[[Times Of India]]|date=22 February 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2022, Priyanka and Praveen Kumar filed for divorce. She married DJ Vasi Sachi on 16 April 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Vijay TV Fame Priyanka Deshpande's Divorce Rumours Continue; All You Need to Know|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/vijay-tv-fame-priyanka-deshpandes-divorce-rumours-continue-all-you-need-to-know-5412169.html|access-date=2022-07-17|website=www.news18.com|date=21 June 2022|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 2019, Priyanka started her own show on [[Star Vijay]] called ''Start Music'', which only featured her as the solo host after eight years. Priyanka also debuted as an actress in various different short films, like ''Raani Aattam'' directed by J. Dharmendra <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70mhYGr5FwA|title=Raani Aatam - New Tamil Short Film 2015|date=9 May 2015|via=YouTube}}</ref> and ''Unnodu Vaazhnthaal Varamallava'', where she was paired up with film actor [[Vignesh Karthick]]. She also went on to appear in various different television commercials for [[amazon prime|Amazon Prime]] and Aachi Masala. Priyanka also appeared in the music video ''So Soku'' with Pugazh, which was also trending on social media.<ref>{{Cite web|title=One Episode Made Priyanka Trending|url=https://www.newsbricks.com/entertainment/bigg-boss-tamil-5-episode-4-day-3-priyanka/85743|access-date=2021-11-01|website=www.newsbricks.com|language=en}}</ref>

Priyanka also hosted the international reality show ''The Wall'' along with [[Ma Ka Pa Anand]].

In 2021, Priyanka joined the reality show ''Bigg Boss'' as a contestant, which is hosted by actor [[Kamal Haasan]], and finished as the first runner up.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/reality-tv/story/bigg-boss-tamil-season-5-grand-finale-highlights-raju-crowned-winner-priyanka-grabs-2nd-spot-1900755-2022-01-16|title=Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5 grand finale highlights: Raju crowned winner, Priyanka grabs 2nd spot|date=16 January 2022|website=India Today}}</ref>
Apart from hosting TV shows, Priyanka also has a YouTube channel where she entertains people in virtual coverage, with her channel currently boasting 1.38 million subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Priyanka Deshpande - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/PriyankaDeshpandeYT/videos|access-date=2021-12-25|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

===Bigg Boss===
After her participation on ''Bigg Boss'' and eventually emerging as the runner-up as well. She also participated as a guest on her formerly hosted show ''Start Music'', which was hosted by [[Ma Ka Pa Anand]] due to the absence of Priyanka during her time in ''Bigg Boss''. She also later made an appearance on the celebration and success show of ''Bigg Boss'' called ''Bigg Boss 5 Kondattam'', appearing as a guest.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Priyanka Deshpande Back on Vijay TV as a Host For This Show|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/bigg-boss-tamil-5-runner-up-priyanka-deshpande-back-on-vijay-tv-as-a-host-for-this-show-4708928.html|access-date=2022-01-30|website=www.news18.com|date=29 January 2022|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Raju Jeyamohan, Priyanka Deshpande Team Up For a Dance Act|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/bigg-boss-tamil-raju-jeyamohan-priyanka-deshpande-team-up-for-a-dance-act-4712414.html|access-date=2022-01-30|website=www.news18.com|date=29 January 2022|language=en}}</ref>

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that has not yet released}}
| Denotes Priyanka soon making an appearance
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Role
!Network
!Language
!Notes
|-
|''[[Kalakka Povathu Yaaru]]''
|Judge
| rowspan="4" |[[Star Vijay]]
| rowspan="28" |[[Tamil Language|Tamil]]
|
|-
|''[[Super Singer Junior]]''
|Host
|
|-
|''[[Achcham Thavir]]''
|Contestant
|
|-
|''[[Jodi No.1 (TV series)|Jodi Number One]] Season 9''
|Host
|
|-
|''[[Smart Wheel]]'' || Guest || [[Astro Vinmeen HD]] || <ref>{{cite web | title=Star Vijay Priyanka & Actor Mano Bala's Throwback Battle in Smart Wheel | website=[[YouTube]] | date=29 April 2019 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywcg9FsR-go }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Super Singer 6]]''
| rowspan="6" |Host
| rowspan="12" |[[Star Vijay]]
|
|-
|''[[Super Singer 7]]''
|
|-
|''[[Super Singer (Tamil reality show)|Super Singer 8]]''
|
|-
|''[[Super Singer 9]]''
|
|-
|''[[Start Music (TV show)|Start Music Season 1]]''
|
|-
|''[[Start Music (TV show)|Start Music Season 2]]''
|
|-
|''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 3)]]''
|Guest
|-
|''[[The Wall (Tamil game show)]]''
| rowspan="2" |Host
|
|-
|''[[Comedy Raja Kalakkal Rani]]''
|
|-
|''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5)]]''
|Contestant
|1st runner up<ref>{{Cite web|title= Bigg Boss Tamil 5 Runner-Up Priyanka Deshpande Back on Vijay TV as a Host For This Show|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/bigg-boss-tamil-5-runner-up-priyanka-deshpande-back-on-vijay-tv-as-a-host-for-this-show-4708928.html|access-date=2022-07-17|website=News18|date=29 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
|''Bigg Boss 5 Kondattam''
|Guest
|Celebration show<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raju Jeyamohan, Priyanka Deshpande and other contestants to reunite for 'Bigg Boss Kondattam'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/raju-jeyamohan-priyanka-deshpande-and-other-contestants-to-reunite-for-bigg-boss-kondattam/articleshow/89338929.cms|access-date=2022-02-05|website=[[Times Of India]]|date=4 February 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= Priyanka Deshpande Joins Her Bigg Boss Tamil Co-Contestants For Reunion in Hyderabad|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/priyanka-deshpande-joins-her-bigg-boss-tamil-co-contestants-for-reunion-in-hyderabad-4868642.html|access-date=2022-03-13|website=News18|date=12 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Super Singer Junior]]''
|Host
|Season 8, replaced by Myna Nandhini<ref>{{Cite web|title=Will Priyanka Exit Super Singer Season 8? Details Inside|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/will-priyanka-exit-super-singer-season-8-details-inside-4839371.html|access-date=2022-03-13|website=News18|date=5 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= Promo Shows Priyanka Deshpande Back as Anchor of Super Singer 8|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/promo-shows-priyanka-deshpande-back-as-anchor-of-super-singer-8-4865498.html|access-date=2022-03-28|website=News18|date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1)]]''
|Guest
|[[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|Finale week
|-
|''[[Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya]]''
|Host
| rowspan="10" |[[Star Vijay]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/tv/bigg-boss-tamil-8-fame-riya-tharshika-and-dharsha-to-grace-oo-solriya-oo-oohm-solriya-season-3/ar-AA1A28Tj |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil season 6)]]''
|Guest
|
|-
|''[[Super Singer 9]]''
|Host
|
|-
|''[[Start Music (season 4)|Start Music 4]]''
| Host
|
|-
|[[Super Singer Junior (season 9)|''Super Singer Junior 9'']]
|Host
|
|-
|[[Super Singer 10|''Super Singer Season 10'']]
|Host
|
|-
|''[[Cooku with Comali season 5]]''
|Contestant
|Winner
|-
|''[[Start Music season 5|Start Music 5]]''
| Host
|
|-
|''[[Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) season 9|Bigg Boss (Tamil season 9)]]''
|Guest
|
|-
|''Happy Wife Happy Life''
|Host
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Priyanka Deshpande to host new game show 'Happy wife happy life’ set to launch soon|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/priyanka-deshpande-to-hosts-new-game-show-happy-wife-happy-life-set-to-launch-soon/articleshow/128883694.cms|access-date=2022-03-13|website=[[Times Of India]]|date=6 April 2026}}</ref>
|}

==Discography==
===Playback singer===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Song
! Co-singers
! class="unsortable" scope="col"|Notes
|-
|2019 || ''[[Devarattam]] '' || "Madura Palapalakkudhu" || [[Nivas K. Prasanna]], [[Vijay Sethupathi]], Niranjana Ramanan || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3we0chTPqtE|title=Devarattam | Madura Palapalakkuthu Video Song | Gautham Karthik | Muthaiya | Nivas K Prasanna|date=8 May 2019|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{{Infobox actor awards
| name = Priyanka Deshpande
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Bhojan at the [[Zee Cine Awards]] 2020
| wins = 9
| nominations = 13
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Show
!Role
|-
|2017
|[[Vijay Television Awards]]
|Best Anchor Female
|{{Won}}
|[[Airtel Super Singer]]
|Anchor
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
|Blacksheep Digital Awards
| Entertaining Star Anchor |Best Entertaining Star<ref>{{Citation |title=Priyanka's Emotional Award Winning Moment {{!}} Pradeep Milroy Peter {{!}} Blacksheep Digital Awards 2021 | date=8 June 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abMHh0ZpZsk |access-date=2021-06-08 |language=en}}</ref>
|{{Won}}
|For her YouTube Channel
|Creator
|-
|6th Annual [[Vijay Television Awards]]
| Best Anchor Female |Best Anchor Female<ref>{{Citation |title=6th Annual Vijay Television Awards {{!}} 18th April 2021 - Promo 1 | date=9 April 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QIS5L23SCo |access-date=2021-11-02 |language=en}}</ref>
|{{Won}}
|[[Airtel Super Singer]]
|Anchor
|-
|Femina Super Daughter Award
|Best Actress<ref>{{Citation |title=143 Amma ❤️ Femina Super Daughter Award | date=19 April 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-zmjO07obg |access-date=2021-11-02 |language=en}}</ref>
|{{Won}}
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2022
|[[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radio City]] Women Entertainer Awards
|Television Category<ref>{{Citation |title=Priyanka Deshpande - Winner In Television Category {{!}} Women Entertainer Award 2022 {{!}} RadioCity | date=12 March 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zGqQ7UOhWk&list=TLPQMTUwMzIwMjIwthBNGJZOvw |access-date=2022-03-15 |language=en}}</ref>
|{{Won}}
|Start Music season 2
|Anchor
|-
|[[Vijay Television Awards|7th Annual Vijay Television Awards]]
|Best Anchor Female<ref>{{Citation |title=7th Annual Vijay Tele Awards |date=22 March 2022 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/paavam-ganeshan-fame-naveen-muralidhar-in-7th-annual-vijay-tele-awards-watch-4898057.html |access-date=2022-04-03 |language=en}}</ref>
|{{Won}}
|[[Airtel Super Singer]]
|Anchor
|-
|She Beauty Awards 2022
|Women of the decade - Television<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCbF1hQE6q8 |title=Priyanka Deshpande கு ❤️ Anjana Mommy ஆ? 😍 Goosebumps Singing Performance {{!}} She Beauty Awards 2022 |date=2024-11-26 |last=She India |access-date=2025-04-16 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
|{{Won}}
|
|Anchor
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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