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{{short description|Indian actress (born 1993)}}
{{short description|Indian actress (born 1993)}}
{{Indian name|Kalyani|[[Priyadarshan]]}}
{{Indian patronymic|Kalyani|[[Priyadarshan]]}}
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| name              = Kalyani Priyadarshan
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| caption            = Kalyani in 2022
| caption            = Kalyani in 2017
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| birth_place        = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| birth_place        = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| alma_mater        = [[Parsons School of Design]], [[New York City|New York]]
| education          = [[Parsons School of Design]] ([[Bachelor of Architecture|BArch]])
| occupation        = Actress
| occupation        = Actress
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| years_active      = 2017–present
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'''Kalyani Priyadarshan''' (born 5 April 1993) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]- language films. She began her film career as an assistant production designer, and made her acting debut in the Telugu film ''[[Hello (2017 film)|Hello]]'' (2017), for which she won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South]] and the [[SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu]].<ref name="indiatimes1">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018/articleshow/64617904.cms Winners: 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018]. Times of India (17 June 2018). Retrieved 14 August 2018.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 July 2018 |title=I thought I belonged behind the camera: Kalyani Priyadarshan |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/i-thought-i-belonged-behind-the-camera-kalyani-priyadarshan-1.2945420 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]] |language=en}}</ref>
'''Kalyani Priyadarshan''' (born 5 April 1993) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] films, in addition to [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] films. Kalyani is a recipient of one [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Award South]] and three [[South Indian International Movie Awards]].<ref name="KPFacts">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/happy-birthday-kalyani-priyadarshan-interesting-facts-about-the-actress/etphotostory/90657649.cms |title=Happy Birthday, Kalyani Priyadarshan: Interesting Facts About The Actress |work=The Times of India |date=5 April 2022 |access-date=4 September 2022 |archive-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424061646/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/happy-birthday-kalyani-priyadarshan-interesting-facts-about-the-actress/etphotostory/90657649.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes1">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018/articleshow/64617904.cms Winners: 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617071126/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018/articleshow/64617904.cms |date=17 June 2018 }}. Times of India (17 June 2018). Retrieved 14 August 2018.</ref>


Kalyani made her Malayalam film debut with ''[[Varane Avashyamund]]'' (2020), for which she won [[SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam]]. Kalyani has been part of successful films including the Telugu film ''[[Chitralahari (film)|Chitralahari]]'' (2019), Tamil film ''[[Maanaadu]]'' (2021), and the Malayalam films ''[[Hridayam]]'', ''[[Bro Daddy]]'' and ''[[Thallumaala]]'', all (2022).<ref name = "SIIMA1">{{Cite web |url=http://siima.in/2018/winners.html |title=SIIMA AWARDS 2018 winners |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924201426/http://siima.in/2018/winners.html |archivedate=24 September 2018 |url-status=dead |work=South Indian International Movie Awards}}</ref>
Born to filmmaker [[Priyadarshan]] and actress [[Lissy (actress)|Lissy]], Kalyani started her career as an assistant production designer. She made her acting debut in the Telugu film ''[[Hello (2017 film)|Hello]]'' (2017), for which she won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South]]. She then expanded to Tamil cinema with ''[[Hero (2019 Tamil film)|Hero]]'' (2019), and Malayalam cinema with ''[[Varane Avashyamund]]'' (2020). Kalyani has since starred in ''[[Chitralahari (film)|Chitralahari]]'' (2019), ''[[Maanaadu]]'' (2021), ''[[Hridayam]]'' (2022), ''[[Bro Daddy]]'' (2022), ''[[Thallumaala]]'' (2022) and ''[[Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra]]'' (2025), the latter turning out to be [[List of highest-grossing Malayalam films|the highest grossing Malayalam film of all time]] and one of the highest grossing Indian films featuring a female lead. For ''[[Bro Daddy]]'' (2022), she won the [[SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 July 2018 |title=I thought I belonged behind the camera: Kalyani Priyadarshan |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/i-thought-i-belonged-behind-the-camera-kalyani-priyadarshan-1.2945420 |access-date=22 November 2020 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]] |language=en |archive-date=27 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627053727/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/i-thought-i-belonged-behind-the-camera-kalyani-priyadarshan-1.2945420 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name = "SIIMA1">{{Cite web |url=http://siima.in/2018/winners.html |title=SIIMA AWARDS 2018 winners |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924201426/http://siima.in/2018/winners.html |archivedate=24 September 2018 |url-status=dead |work=South Indian International Movie Awards}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and family==
Kalyani was born on 5 April 1993 in [[Chennai]], in a [[Malayali]] family<ref>{{cite web| author=ETimes |title=Here’s how Actress Kalyani Priyadarshan is celebrating her birthday month! |publisher=Times of India | url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/heres-how-kalyani-priyadarshan-is-celebrating-her-birthday-month/amp_articleshow/90984199.cms |access-date=April 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Keerthy Suresh wishes birthday girl Kalyani Priyadarshan with some unseen throwback pictures |publisher=Zoom TV | url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/amp/tamil-cinema/article/pictures-inside-keerthy-suresh-wishes-birthday-girl-kalyani-priyadarshan-with-some-unseen-throwback-pictures/741272 |access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> to Indian filmmaker [[Priyadarshan]] and actress [[Lissy (actress)|Lissy]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Subramani |first=A. |title=Film director Priyadarshan – actor Lissy divorce formalities complete |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Film-director-Priyadarshan-actor-Lissy-divorce-formalities-complete/articleshow/54361266.cms |access-date=10 January 2018 |work=The Times of India |date=16 September 2016}}</ref> She is the elder of two children, with a brother Sidharth. She did her early schooling in [[Lady Andal]], [[Chennai]] and later studied in [[Singapore]], where she also worked in theatre groups.<ref>{{cite web |title=Priyadarshan's son and Kalyani's brother Siddharth gets married in Chennai; pics go viral |publisher=Pinkvilla | url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/filmmaker-priyadarshans-son-and-kalyanis-brother-siddharth-gets-married-in-chennai-pics-go-viral-1208121?amp |access-date=February 8, 2023}}</ref>
Kalyani was born on 5 April 1993 in [[Chennai]], in a [[Malayali]] family,<ref>{{cite news |author=ETimes |title=Here's how Actress Kalyani Priyadarshan is celebrating her birthday month! |newspaper=Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/heres-how-kalyani-priyadarshan-is-celebrating-her-birthday-month/articleshow/90984199.cms |access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Keerthy Suresh wishes birthday girl Kalyani Priyadarshan with some unseen throwback pictures |date=5 April 2021 |publisher=Zoom TV |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/tamil-cinema/article/pictures-inside-keerthy-suresh-wishes-birthday-girl-kalyani-priyadarshan-with-some-unseen-throwback-pictures/741272 |access-date=5 April 2022 |archive-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209142656/https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/amp/tamil-cinema/article/pictures-inside-keerthy-suresh-wishes-birthday-girl-kalyani-priyadarshan-with-some-unseen-throwback-pictures/741272 |url-status=live}}</ref> to filmmaker [[Priyadarshan]] and actress [[Lissy (actress)|Lissy]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Subramani |first=A. |title=Film director Priyadarshan – actor Lissy divorce formalities complete |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Film-director-Priyadarshan-actor-Lissy-divorce-formalities-complete/articleshow/54361266.cms |access-date=10 January 2018 |work=The Times of India |date=16 September 2016 |archive-date=10 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110234132/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Film-director-Priyadarshan-actor-Lissy-divorce-formalities-complete/articleshow/54361266.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> She is the elder of the two children and has a younger brother named Siddharth.<ref>{{cite web |title=Priyadarshan's son and Kalyani's brother Siddharth gets married in Chennai; pics go viral |date=4 February 2023 |publisher=Pinkvilla |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/filmmaker-priyadarshans-son-and-kalyanis-brother-siddharth-gets-married-in-chennai-pics-go-viral-1208121?amp |access-date=8 February 2023 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206231700/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/filmmaker-priyadarshans-son-and-kalyanis-brother-siddharth-gets-married-in-chennai-pics-go-viral-1208121?amp |url-status=live}}</ref>


After completing her schooling, she got her bachelor's degree in [[Architectural designer|architecture designing]] from [[Parsons School of Design]], [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Notable Alumni: Parsons School, New York |publisher=Parsons School of Design | url=https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/notable-alumni/ |access-date=September 27, 2022}}</ref> During this time she also interned in theatre at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Returning to India, she attended an acting workshop in Adishakti Theatre, [[Pondicherry]].<ref>{{cite web |title=As Adishakti turns 40, remembering Veenapani Chawla who rescued theatre from the spoken word and gave the body full play |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/adishakti-turns-40-remembering-veenapani-chawla-rescued-theatre-from-spoken-word-gave-the-body-full-play-7849606/|first=Dipanita|last=Nath|access-date=16 January 2023 |newspaper=The Indian express}}</ref>
Kalyani completed her early schooling at the [[Lady Andal Venkatasubba Rao Matriculation Higher Secondary School|Lady Andal, Chennai]],<ref>[http://ladyandalschool.com/ "Lady Andal Venkatasubba Rao Matriculation Higher Secondary School – official website"]. ''Lady Andal''. Retrieved 29 September 2023.</ref> and later studied in [[Singapore]], where she also worked in theatre groups. She then pursued her [[Bachelor of Architecture|B.Arch]] degree from [[Parsons School of Design]], [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Design principles - Kalyani Priyadarshan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kalyani-priyadarshan-waiting-her-second-telugu-film-chitralahari-discusses-how-her-education-in-architecture-helps-her-acting-career/article26779686.ece/ |access-date=22 January 2023 |newspaper=The Hindu |date=9 April 2019 |archive-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926021712/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kalyani-priyadarshan-waiting-her-second-telugu-film-chitralahari-discusses-how-her-education-in-architecture-helps-her-acting-career/article26779686.ece/amp/ |url-status=live}}</ref> After returning to India, she attended an acting workshop at Adishakti Theatre in [[Puducherry (city)|Pondicherry]].<ref>{{cite web |title=As Adishakti turns 40, remembering Veenapani Chawla who rescued theatre from the spoken word and gave the body full play |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/adishakti-turns-40-remembering-veenapani-chawla-rescued-theatre-from-spoken-word-gave-the-body-full-play-7849606/ |first=Dipanita |last=Nath |access-date=16 January 2023 |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=3 April 2022 |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117021712/https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/adishakti-turns-40-remembering-veenapani-chawla-rescued-theatre-from-spoken-word-gave-the-body-full-play-7849606/ |url-status=live}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
===Debut and early work (2013-2020)===
=== Debut and early work (2017–2020) ===
Kalyani began her film career in 2013 as an assistant [[production designer]] under [[Sabu Cyril]] in the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Krrish 3]]'' (2013). In 2016 she worked as an assistant [[art director]] in the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Iru Mugan]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite news |last=James |first=Anu |title=It's official: Kalyani Priyadarshan to debut opposite Akhil Akkineni in Telugu |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/its-official-kalyani-priyadarshan-debut-opposite-akhil-akkineni-telugu-735122 |access-date=10 January 2018 |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=18 July 2017}}</ref> In the following year, she made her acting debut with the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Hello (2017 film)|Hello]]'' (2017), opposite [[Akhil Akkineni]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/its-official-priyadarshan-and-lissys-daughter-kalyani-debut-akhil-akkineni-film-64912 |title=Debut movie with Akhil |work=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> The film released worldwide on 22 December 2017, and she had received positive response for her performance from critics.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.123telugu.com/mnews/kalyani-priyadarshan-gets-a-perfect-launch.html |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan gets a perfect launch |work=123 Telugu.com}}</ref> Her first release in [[Malayalam]] was ''[[Varane Avashyamund]]'', directed by Anoop Sathyan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan looks regal in these pictures from 'Marakkar - Arabikkadalinte Simham' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kalyani-priyadarshan-looks-regal-in-these-pictures-from-marakkar-arabikkadalinte-simham/articleshow/74615679.cms |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>  
Kalyani began her film career in 2013 as an assistant [[production designer]] under [[Sabu Cyril]] in the Hindi film ''[[Krrish 3]]'' (2013). In 2016 she worked as an assistant [[art director]] in the Tamil film ''[[Iru Mugan]]'' (2016).<ref name="KPFacts" /> Kalyani made her acting debut with the 2017 Telugu film ''[[Hello (2017 film)|Hello]]'', opposite [[Akhil Akkineni]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/its-official-priyadarshan-and-lissys-daughter-kalyani-debut-akhil-akkineni-film-64912 |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan's debut movie with Akhil |work=The News Minute |accessdate=22 December 2017 |archive-date=15 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215000432/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/its-official-priyadarshan-and-lissys-daughter-kalyani-debut-akhil-akkineni-film-64912 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film received positive response but turned out to be a below-average grosser at the box-office.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/hello-review-five-reasons-to-watch-akhil-akkineni-starrer-hello-movie-review/articleshow/62196041.cms |title=Hello: Five reasons to watch Akhil Akkineni and Kalyani Priyadarshan starrer |work=Times of India |access-date=23 December 2017|archive-date=23 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223065330/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/hello-review-five-reasons-to-watch-akhil-akkineni-starrer-hello-movie-review/articleshow/62196041.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Srivathsan Nadadhur of ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted, "Kalyani's entry happens a little late into the film but it's a commendable debut complementing and sharing good chemistry with Akhil."<ref>{{Cite news |accessdate=22 December 2018 |title=Hello Movie Review: A race against time |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/hello-review-a-race-against-time/article22228695.ece/ |website=The Hindu |author=Srivathsan Nadadhur |date=22 December 2017|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715075638/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/hello-review-a-race-against-time/article22228695.ece/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her performance earned her several awards including the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652-1.html|title=Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards South 2018|work=filmfare|date=8 June 2015|access-date=14 June 2020}}</ref>


===Career progression (2021-present)===
Kalyani had three releases in 2019. She first appeared opposite [[Sai Dharam Tej]] in the Telugu film ''[[Chitralahari (film)|Chitralahari]]''. The film opened to mixed to positive reviews and became a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-31 |title=2019లో భారీ వసూళ్లు రాబట్టిన సినిమాలివే.. |trans-title=Highest grossing films of 2019 |url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/family/roundup-2019-special-story-tollywood-movies-1252065 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231040059/https://www.sakshi.com/news/family/roundup-2019-special-story-tollywood-movies-1252065 |archive-date=31 December 2019 |access-date=2020-08-06 |website=Sakshi |language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kalyani-priyadarshan-waiting-her-second-telugu-film-chitralahari-discusses-how-her-education-in-architecture-helps-her-acting-career/article26779686.ece |title=Design principles |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=2019-04-09 |work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-05-18 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X|archive-date=13 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113001718/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kalyani-priyadarshan-waiting-her-second-telugu-film-chitralahari-discusses-how-her-education-in-architecture-helps-her-acting-career/article26779686.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Hemanth Kumar of ''[[Firstpost]]'' stated, "Kalyani does a fine job as an innocent, naive girl; however, her romantic track with Sai Dharam Tej is too superficial."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-12 |title=Chitralahari movie review: Even Sai Dharam Tej's sincere performance can't save this dull drama |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/chitralahari-movie-review-even-sai-dharam-tejs-sincere-performance-cant-save-this-dull-drama-6437941.html|access-date=2020-09-11 |website=Firstpost|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919143040/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/chitralahari-movie-review-even-sai-dharam-tejs-sincere-performance-cant-save-this-dull-drama-6437941.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her other two releases of the year were box office failures, where she appeared opposite [[Sharwanand]] in the Telugu film ''[[Ranarangam]]'' and opposite [[Sivakarthikeyan]] in the Tamil film ''[[Hero (2019 Tamil film)|Hero]]'', which also marked her Tamil debut.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/ranarangam-review-this-sudheer-varma-film-starring-sharwanand-is-gangster-drama-with-swag-and-little-else/article29100778.ece |title=Ranarangam review: A stylish battlefield |work=The Hindu |accessdate=17 August 2019 |last1=Dundoo |first1=Sangeetha Devi|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507060659/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/ranarangam-review-this-sudheer-varma-film-starring-sharwanand-is-gangster-drama-with-swag-and-little-else/article29100778.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 December 2019 |title=Hero review: An-engaging-entertainer-for-families!! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/hero-review-an-engaging-entertainer-for-families-review-tamil-tmujazajhjacc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220060557/https://www.sify.com/movies/hero-review-an-engaging-entertainer-for-families-review-tamil-tmujazajhjacc.html |archive-date=20 December 2019 |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
In 2021, she appeared in Tamil-language [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[action thriller film]] ''[[Maanaadu]]'' alongside actor [[Silambarasan]].<ref name="Maanaadu"/> Her next release in the same year was Malayalam film ''[[Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham]]''. The film received mixed to negative reviews and [[Box-office bomb|failed at the box office]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vyas|date=14 December 2021|title='Marakkar' to stream on Amazon Prime|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/marakkar-to-stream-on-amazon-prime-719665|url-status=live|website=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref> In 2022, she appeared in ''[[Hridayam]]'', opposite [[Pranav Mohanlal]].<ref name="Hridayam"/> She next appeared in ''[[Bro Daddy]]'' directed by and starring [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], which released directly on [[Disney+ Hotstar]],<ref name="BD"/> and also appeared in ''[[Thallumaala]]'' (2022) directed by [[Khalid Rahman]], opposite [[Tovino Thomas]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Express News |title=Tovino, Kalyani to share screen in 'Thallumaala' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/sep/14/tovino-kalyani-to-share-screen-in-thallumaala-2358258.html |access-date=27 October 2021 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=14 October 2021}}</ref>


== Media image ==
In 2020, Kalyani expanded to Malayalam films with ''[[Varane Avashyamund]]'' opposite [[Dulquer Salmaan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-06 |title=Varane Avashyamund: Five reasons why you should not miss Suresh Gopi, Shobana, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Dulquer Salmaan-starrer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/varane-avashyamund-five-reasons-why-you-should-not-miss-suresh-gopi-shobana-kalyani-priyadarshan-and-dulquer-salmaan-starrer/photostory/73984796.cms|access-date=2021-07-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en|archive-date=18 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018140104/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/varane-avashyamund-five-reasons-why-you-should-not-miss-suresh-gopi-shobana-kalyani-priyadarshan-and-dulquer-salmaan-starrer/photostory/73984796.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Cris of ''[[The News Minute]]'' stated, "Kalyani easily carries off her role as the young woman. Interestingly, she is the more conventional one between the mother and daughter."<ref>{{cite news |title=Varane Avashyamund movie review: This multistarrer is pleasant but shallow |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/varane-avashyamund-review-multistarrer-pleasant-shallow-118189 |access-date=15 February 2020 |work=The News Minute |archive-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929153554/https://www.thenewsminute.com/amp/story/flix/varane-avashyamund-review-multistarrer-pleasant-shallow-118189 |url-status=live}}</ref> A commercial success, it was one of the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year and earned her the [[SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-02-25 |title=Dulquer Salmaan's first production venture 'Varane Avashyamund' crosses Rs 25 crore |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/dulquer-salmaans-first-production-venture-varane-avashyamund-crosses-rs-25-crore/articleshow/74303554.cms |access-date=2024-05-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In the same year, she played [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]'s younger version in a segment of the Tamil film ''[[Putham Pudhu Kaalai]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Putham Pudhu Kaalai': Amazon Prime Video announces anthology of five Tamil short films |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/sep/30/putham-pudhu-kaalai-amazon-prime-video-announces-anthology-of-five-tamil-short-films-2203973.html |website=The New Indian Express |date=30 September 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |archive-date=3 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103145457/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/sep/30/putham-pudhu-kaalai-amazon-prime-video-announces-anthology-of-five-tamil-short-films-2203973.html |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Saibal Chatterjee]] stated, "Kalyani capture the present and the past in a seamless flow and is perfectly cast."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Putham Pudhu Kaalai Review: Amazon Prime's Tamil Anthology Is Easy On The Mind And Eye |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/putham-pudhu-kaalai-review-amazon-primes-tamil-anthology-is-easy-on-the-mind-and-eye-2-5-stars-out-of-5-2310917|access-date=2021-02-06 |website=NDTV.com|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109060752/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/putham-pudhu-kaalai-review-amazon-primes-tamil-anthology-is-easy-on-the-mind-and-eye-2-5-stars-out-of-5-2310917|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Kalyani Priyadarshan - Flickr - KKVARMA998.jpg|thumb|Kalyani in 2021]]


Kalyani received critical acclaim for her film debut ''[[Hello (2017 film)|Hello]]''. She termed the film as "the best film" that has happened to her career.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan on why Hello is the best film that has happened to her career |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kalyani-priyadarshan-on-why-hello-is-the-best-film-that-has-happened-to-her-career-4291265.html/amp |work=Firstpost |access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref>
=== Commercial success and career progression (2021–present) ===
In her first film of 2021, Kalyani appeared in the Tamil film ''[[Maanaadu]]'' opposite [[Silambarasan]], where she played a modern woman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajendran |first=Sowmya |author-link=Sowmya Rajendran |date=29 December 2021 |title=Jai Bhim to Maanaadu: Best Tamil cinema of 2021 |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/jai-bhim-maanaadu-best-tamil-cinema-2021-159279 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102123929/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/jai-bhim-maanaadu-best-tamil-cinema-2021-159279 |archive-date=2 January 2022 |access-date=1 March 2022 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> It received positive reviews from critics and was successful at the box office.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 May 2022 |title='Maanaadu' lifetime box office collections: Silambarasan starrer collects Rs. 117 crore worldwide |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/maanaadu-lifetime-box-office-collections-silambarasan-starrer-collects-rs-117-crore-worldwide/articleshow/91910546.cms |url-status=live |access-date=8 August 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230808150002/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/maanaadu-lifetime-box-office-collections-silambarasan-starrer-collects-rs-117-crore-worldwide/articleshow/91910546.cms |archive-date=8 August 2023}}</ref> Haricharan Pudipeddi noted, "Kalyani is good and shines in the limited screen space she gets."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pudipeddi |first=Haricharan |date=25 November 2021 |title=Maanaadu movie review: Silambarasan TR's film is highly enjoyable, accessible time-loop thriller |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/maanaadu-movie-review-silambarasan-tr-s-film-is-highly-enjoyable-accessible-time-loop-thriller-101637840096414.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125141528/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/maanaadu-movie-review-silambarasan-tr-s-film-is-highly-enjoyable-accessible-time-loop-thriller-101637840096414.html |archive-date=25 November 2021 |access-date=25 November 2021 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> Her next release in the same year was the Malayalam film ''[[Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea]]'' opposite [[Pranav Mohanlal]], where she played a Muslim warrior's wife. The film received mixed to negative reviews and failed at the box office.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan looks regal in these pictures from 'Marakkar – Arabikkadalinte Simham' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kalyani-priyadarshan-looks-regal-in-these-pictures-from-marakkar-arabikkadalinte-simham/articleshow/74615679.cms |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=13 March 2020 |archive-date=16 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316113024/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kalyani-priyadarshan-looks-regal-in-these-pictures-from-marakkar-arabikkadalinte-simham/articleshow/74615679.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Box Office: Analyzing theatrical performance of Mohanlal's post-pandemic movies, Marakkar to L2 Empuraan |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/box-office-analysing-theatrical-performance-of-mohanlals-post-pandemic-movies-from-marakkar-to-l2-empuraan-1384093 |website=PINKVILLA |access-date=26 April 2025 |language=en |date=23 April 2025}}</ref>


Kalyani is a prominent celebrity endorser for several brands and products including [[Kalyan Jewellers]] and [[Reliance Retail#Subsidiaries and divisions|Ajio]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Manju Warrier to Akkineni Nagarjuna: Kalyan jewellers sparkles with myriad regional stars |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2019/nov/03/manju-warrier-to-akkineni-nagarjuna-kalyan-jewellers-sparkles-with-myriad-regional-stars-2056301.html |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=12 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=On the campaign trail:Online fashion portal AJIO rings in Onam with a musical ode |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/catalyst/on-the-campaign-trail-online-fashion-portal-ajio-rings-in-onam-with-a-musical-ode/article65801313.ece/amp/ |work=The Hindu Business Line |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> She has been the [[cover model]] for various magazines including "Ritz" and "You & I".<ref>{{cite news |author=On The Cover |title=Sugar & Spice: Kalyani Priyadarshan |url=https://www.ritzmagazine.in/sugar-spice-kalyani-priyadarshan/ |work=Ritz Magazine |access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=On The Cover |title=I thought I belonged behind the camera: Kalyani Priyadarshan |url=https://www.youandi.com/i-thought-i-belonged-behind-camera-kalyani-priyadarshan/ |work=You & I |access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref>
The year 2022 marked a turning point in Kalyani's career. All her three Malayalam releases were successful and gained her positive reviews. She first appeared as an engineer in ''[[Hridayam]]'' opposite Pranav Mohanlal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pranav and Kalyani teaming up for Vineeth Sreenivasan's 'Hridayam' excites Mohanlal-Priyadarshan-Sreenivasan fans|access-date=13 December 2019 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pranav-and-kalyani-teaming-up-for-vineeth-sreenivasans-hridayam-excites-mohanlal-priyadarshan-sreenivasan-fans/articleshow/72346145.cms|archive-date=8 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208070147/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pranav-and-kalyani-teaming-up-for-vineeth-sreenivasans-hridayam-excites-mohanlal-priyadarshan-sreenivasan-fans/articleshow/72346145.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Sajin Shrijith stated, "Kalyani is aptly cast and ''Hridayam'' is her finest hour." A critic from ''[[Manorama Online]]'' noted, "Kalyani was effective as Nithya and her chemistry with Pranav is one of the high points of the film."<ref>{{cite news |last=Shrijith |first=Sajin |title=Hridayam Movie Review: Vineeth Sreenivasan delivers two feel-good films for the price of one |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2022/jan/21/hridayam-movie-reviewvineeth-sreenivasan-delivers-two-feel-good-films-for-the-price-of-one-29166.html|access-date=22 January 2022 |work=Cinema Express |date=21 January 2022|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122082704/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2022/jan/21/hridayam-movie-reviewvineeth-sreenivasan-delivers-two-feel-good-films-for-the-price-of-one-29166.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Tony |title='Hridayam' movie review: Youthful charm, romance make it a memorable watch |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2022/01/21/hridayam-movie-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-pranav-mohanlal.html|access-date=21 January 2022 |work=Manorama Online |date=21 January 2022|archive-date=21 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121172838/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2022/01/21/hridayam-movie-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-pranav-mohanlal.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A major commercial success, it was one of the highest-grossing film of the year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-15 |title=Hridayam tops 50 crores globally; Enters all-time top ten Mollywood grossers worldwide |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/hridayam-tops-50-crores-globally-enters-all-time-top-ten-mollywood-grossers-worldwide-1023896 |access-date=2022-06-21 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}</ref> She next played an IT professional in ''[[Bro Daddy]]'' opposite [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Express News Service |title=Prithviraj completes second directorial 'Bro Daddy' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/sep/08/prithviraj-completessecond-directorialbro-daddy-2355636.html|access-date=29 October 2021 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=8 September 2021|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206094732/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/sep/08/prithviraj-completessecond-directorialbro-daddy-2355636.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was directly released on [[Disney+ Hotstar]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=[[Press Trust of India]] |title=Mohanlal-Prithviraj Sukumaran starrer 'Bro Daddy' to release on January 26 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/jan/06/mohanlal-prithviraj-sukumaran-starrer-bro-daddy-to-release-on-january-26-2403846.html |access-date=6 January 2022 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=6 January 2022 |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106144408/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/jan/06/mohanlal-prithviraj-sukumaran-starrer-bro-daddy-to-release-on-january-26-2403846.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Janani K. opined: "Kalyani as Anna is a revelation. She is a natural and her expressions are apt for every situation."<ref>{{cite news |last=K. |first=Janani |title=Bro Daddy Movie Review: Mohanlal, Prithviraj's fun family drama is not Badhaai Ho, but better |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/bro-daddy-movie-review-mohanlal-prithviraj-fun-family-drama-is-full-of-life-1904564-2022-01-26 |access-date=26 January 2022 |work=[[India Today]] |date=26 January 2022 |archive-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126070054/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/bro-daddy-movie-review-mohanlal-prithviraj-fun-family-drama-is-full-of-life-1904564-2022-01-26 |url-status=live}}</ref> In her final film of the year, she appeared opposite [[Tovino Thomas]] in ''[[Thallumaala]]'', playing a vlogger.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2022/apr/12/tovino-thomas-khalid-rahmans-film-thallumaala-completed-30851.html |title=Tovino Thomas-Khalid Rahman's film Thallumaala completed |website=Cinema Express|date=12 April 2022 | access-date=11 August 2022| archive-date=11 August 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811005629/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2022/apr/12/tovino-thomas-khalid-rahmans-film-thallumaala-completed-30851.html| url-status=live}}</ref> A box office success, it became one of the highest-grossing films of the year.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tovino Thomas' biggest hit turns out to be Thallumaala |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/tovino-thomas-biggest-hit-turns-out-to-be-thallumaala/articleshow/93607654.cms |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=The Times of India |date=17 August 2022 |language=en |archive-date=28 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828170227/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/tovino-thomas-biggest-hit-turns-out-to-be-thallumaala/articleshow/93607654.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Thallumaala grossed 50 crore|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/box-office/thallumaala-box-office-collection-tovino-thomas-starrer-action-entertainer-crosses-rs-40-crores/articleshow/93745314.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2022-08-24 |access-date=2024-04-12}}</ref> Nirmal Jovial of ''[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]'' noted, "Kalyani's BeEPathu is a strong swag character who claims a huge social media following. Pathu is safe in Kalyani's hands."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2022/08/12/thallumaala-review-tovino-thomas-kalyani-priyadarshan-shine-full-on-entertainer.html |title='Thallumaala' review: Tovino Thomas, Kalyani Priyadarshan shine in this full-on entertainer |website=The Week | access-date=13 August 2022 | archive-date=13 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813174850/https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2022/08/12/thallumaala-review-tovino-thomas-kalyani-priyadarshan-shine-full-on-entertainer.html | url-status=live}}</ref>


Kalyani was named [[Times of India|Kochi Times Most Desirable Women]] of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Kochi Times Most Desirable Woman 2020: Kalyani Priyadarshan |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kochi-times-most-desirable-woman-2020-kalyani-priyadarshan/amp_articleshow/83145295.cms |access-date=27 July 2021 |website=Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The same year, she ranked 8th in [[Times of India|Chennai Times Most Desirable Women]] and 41st in [[Times of India|Times Most Desirable Women]] list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Check Out The List of Chennai Times 30 Most Desirable Women 2020 |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/chennai-times-30-most-desirable-women-2020/amp_articleshow/83147467.cms |access-date=4 August 2021 |website=Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Times Most Desirable Woman of 2020: Rhea Chakraborty - Living through a trial by fire, gracefully |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-times-most-desirable-woman-of-2020-rhea-chakraborty-living-through-a-trial-by-fire-gracefully/articleshow/83312150.cms |access-date=9 August 2021 |website=Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
Kalyani had two releases in 2023. She first played a Muslim woman who aspires to become a football commentator in ''[[Sesham Mike-il Fathima]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sesham Mike-il Fathima teaser: Kalyani Priyadarshan promises a fresh, colorful and fun film |work=Indian Express |date=27 August 2023 |access-date=20 September 2023 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/sesham-mike-il-fathima-teaser-kalyani-priyadarshan-promises-a-fresh-colorful-and-fun-film-8911371/lite/ |archive-date=1 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101043716/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/sesham-mike-il-fathima-teaser-kalyani-priyadarshan-promises-a-fresh-colorful-and-fun-film-8911371/lite/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Athira M noted, "Kalyani has put up an earnest performance with her screen presence. There is an ease with which she plays Fathima but does seem weighed down by the heavy dialogues in some scenes, thus restricting her as an actor."<ref>{{Cite news |last=M |first=Athira |date=18 November 2023 |title='Sesham Mike-il Fathima' movie review: Kalyani Priyadarshan shines in this feel-good entertainer |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kalyani-priyadarshan-shines-in-sesham-mike-il-fathima-directed-by-debutant-manu-c-kumar/article67546706.ece |access-date= |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120101612/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kalyani-priyadarshan-shines-in-sesham-mike-il-fathima-directed-by-debutant-manu-c-kumar/article67546706.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> It was a moderate success at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 December 2023 |title=Sesham Mike-il Fathima gets OTT release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/ott/news/2023/dec/11/sesham-mike-il-fathima-gets-ott-release-date-50264.html |access-date=15 December 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en |archive-date=15 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215155603/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/ott/news/2023/dec/11/sesham-mike-il-fathima-gets-ott-release-date-50264.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She then played an aggressive college student and a trained [[Boxing|boxer]] alongside [[Joju George]] in ''[[Antony (2023 film)|Antony]]''. A ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' critic stated, "Kalyani gets some amazing fight scenes in the first half. But, the one-dimensional portrayal of her character doesn't help and it loses connection."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan gets a fresh haircut for her next film Antony |work=The Times of India |date=5 May 2023 |access-date=14 September 2023 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kalyani-priyadarshan-gets-a-fresh-haircut-for-her-next-antony/articleshow/100012464.cms |archive-date=13 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613181103/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kalyani-priyadarshan-gets-a-fresh-haircut-for-her-next-antony/articleshow/100012464.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shrijith |first=Sajin |date=2 December 2023 |title='Antony' movie review: Overfamiliarity breeds fatigue |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2023/dec/02/antony-movie-review-overfamiliarity-breeds-fatigue-2637870.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=2 December 2023 |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202062835/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2023/dec/02/antony-movie-review-overfamiliarity-breeds-fatigue-2637870.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film turned out to be a box office average.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2023 |title=Teaser of Joju George's Antony to be out tomorrow |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/oct/17/teaser-of-joju-georges-antony-to-be-out-tomorrow-48707.html |access-date=23 October 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024093407/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/oct/17/teaser-of-joju-georges-antony-to-be-out-tomorrow-48707.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In her only release of 2024, Kalyani reunited with Pranav Mohanlal for the Malayalam film ''[[Varshangalkku Shesham]]'', where she played a college student and his ex-lover.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/varshangalkku-shesham-vineeth-sreenivasan-brings-together-an-ensemble-cast-for-his-next/article67075968.ece |title=Vineeth Sreenivasan brings together an ensemble cast for his next |newspaper=The Hindu |url-access=subscription |accessdate=10 December 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713141855/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/varshangalkku-shesham-vineeth-sreenivasan-brings-together-an-ensemble-cast-for-his-next/article67075968.ece |archivedate=13 July 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Latha Srinivasan stated that Kalyani hardly had anything to do.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-12 |title=Varshangalkku Shesham Review: Vineeth Sreenivasan's tale of friendship is earnest but melodramatic |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/varshangalkku-shesham-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-s-tale-of-friendship-is-earnest-but-melodramatic-101712930244899.html |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=13 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413062526/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/varshangalkku-shesham-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-s-tale-of-friendship-is-earnest-but-melodramatic-101712930244899.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was a commercial success and emerged as [[List of highest-grossing Malayalam films|one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of all time]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= Varshangalkku Shesham box office collection day 1 early report: Vineeth Sreenivasan's directed movie took off a superb start at box office |date=11 April 2024 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/varshangalkku-shesham-box-office-collection-day-1-early-report-vineeth-sreenivasans-directorial-off-to-a-decent-start-despite-mixed-reviews-9264892/lite/ |website=The Indian Express |access-date=11 April 2024 |archive-date=25 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425153012/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/varshangalkku-shesham-box-office-collection-day-1-early-report-vineeth-sreenivasans-directorial-off-to-decent-start-despite-mixed-reviews-9264892/lite/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Year Ender 2024: Top 10 highest-grossing Mollywood movies at worldwide box office; Manjummel Boys emerges victorious|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/year-ender-2024-top-10-highest-grossing-mollywood-movies-at-worldwide-box-office-1362638|date=1 January 2025|website=[[Pinkvilla]]|language=en|accessdate=19 January 2025}}</ref>
 
Kalyani started 2025 with ''[[Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra]]'', opposite [[Naslen]], where she played as Chandra, who is secretly [[Kalliyankattu Neeli]], a [[yakshi]], and in the film, a superheroine.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra Trailer — Kalyani Priyadarshan Rises As Malayalam Cinema's New Superhero |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/south/lokah-chapter-1-chandra-trailer-kalyani-priyadarshan-rises-as-malayalam-cinemas-new-superhero-77032.html |date=25 August 2025 |access-date=26 August 2025 |newspaper=Filmfare}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-09-06 |title='Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra' Box Office collection day 9 - Kalyani Priyadarshan's superhero film mints Rs 7.75 crore; crosses Rs 60 crore in India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/box-office/lokah-chapter-1-chandra-box-office-collection-day-9-kalyani-priyadarshans-superhero-film-mints-rs-7-75-crore-crosses-rs-60-crore-in-india/articleshow/123728790.cms |access-date=2025-09-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> ''Lokah'' made the landmark as the first superheroine film in Malayalam and Indian cinema.<ref>{{cite news |last=Das |first=Santanu |date=5 September 2025 |title=Lokah Chapter 1 Chandra marks the arrival of a powerful female superhero and a landmark win for Malayalam cinema |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/lokah-chapter-1-chandra-marks-the-arrival-of-a-female-superhero-for-the-ages-kalyani-naslen-dominic-arun-101756999285560.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Das |first=Santanu |date=5 September 2025 |title=Priyanka Chopra hails Dulquer Salmaan-backed 'Lokah Chapter 1': 'India's first female superhero is here' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/priyanka-chopra-hails-dulquer-salmaan-backed-lokah-chapter-1-indias-first-female-superhero-is-here-see-inside/articleshow/123722397.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref> Lokah received positive reviews and became the [[List of highest-grossing Malayalam films|highest grossing Malayalam film of all time]] and one of the highest grossing Indian films featuring a female lead, grossing over ₹300 crore.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nyayapati |first=Neeshita |date=10 September 2025 |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan becomes 1st Malayalam actress to make ₹200 crore at the box office with Lokah Chapter 1 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/kalyani-priyadarshan-becomes-1st-malayalam-actress-to-make-200-crore-at-the-box-office-with-lokah-chapter-1-101757491878084.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=12 September 2025}}</ref> Hariprasad Sadanandan from ''The Week'' noted, "Kalyani is terrific as Chandra, both in terms of her body language and in the action set-pieces. Her performance act as the film's backbone."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Lokah Chapter 1 - Chandra review: Kalyani Priyadarshan's fantasy action flick packs a solid punch |url=https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2025/08/28/lokah-chapter-1-chandra-review-kalyani-priyadarshan-s-fantasy-action-flick-packs-a-solid-punch.html |date=28 August 2025 |access-date=29 August 2025 |newspaper=The Week}}</ref> She then played a girl whose weird demand leave her lover jilted at their wedding in ''[[Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira]]'' opposite [[Fahadh Faasil]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira: First look of Fahadh Faasil and Kalyani Priyadarshan's film out |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/odum-kuthira-chaadum-kuthira-first-look-of-fahadh-faasil-and-kalyani-priyadarshans-film-out/article69449338.ece/ |date=14 April 2025 |access-date=28 May 2025 |newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> Both films released a day apart. The latter film received negative reviews and was a box-office failure. Her chemistry with Fahadh was criticised. Anandu Suresh of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' considered her performance as "struggling in a character that clearly demanded far more than what exists in her artistic tapestry" and stated that she needs to refine her diction and develop "more vocal elasticity" soon, or her current limitations will restrict her to a "narrow range of roles."<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 August 2025 |title=Odum Kuthira Chadum Kuthira review: Fahadh Faasil delivers 2025's most disappointing Malayalam film |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/odum-kuthira-chadum-kuthira-review-fahadh-faasil-delivers-2025s-most-disappointing-malayalam-film-10217710/ |access-date=30 August 2025 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> Kalyani will next appear in the Tamil film ''Genie'' opposite [[Ravi Mohan]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jayam Ravi's next titled Genie: Krithi Shetty, Kalyani Priyadarshan, and Wamiqa Gabbi roped in for the project |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/jayam-ravis-next-titled-genie-krithi-shetty-kalyani-priyadarshan-and-wamiqa-gabbi-roped-in-for-the-project-8761674/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705164159/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/jayam-ravis-next-titled-genie-krithi-shetty-kalyani-priyadarshan-and-wamiqa-gabbi-roped-in-for-the-project-8761674/ |archive-date=5 July 2023 |access-date=9 January 2024 |newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref>
 
== In the media==
Kalyani is considered as one of the highest paid Malayalam actresses.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manju Warrier to Nayanthara: Top 7 highest-paid Malayalam actresses |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/southcinema/manju-warrier-to-nayanthara-top-7-highest-paid-malayalam-actresses/ar-AA1uYSHs |access-date=21 January 2025 |website=MSN |publisher=Asianet News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Top 10 highest paid Malayalam actresses and their net worth |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/trending/list-of-top-10-highest-paid-malayalam-actresses-and-their-net-worth-nayanthara-anupama-parameswaran-keerthy-suresh-and-others-10219820 |work=[[Jagran]] |access-date=25 February 2025}}</ref> She received critical acclaim for her film debut ''[[Hello (2017 film)|Hello]]''. She termed the film as "the best film" that has happened to her career.<ref name="Hello Kalyani">{{cite news |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan on why Hello is the best film that has happened to her career |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kalyani-priyadarshan-on-why-hello-is-the-best-film-that-has-happened-to-her-career-4291265.html/amp |work=Firstpost |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-date=18 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718084133/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kalyani-priyadarshan-on-why-hello-is-the-best-film-that-has-happened-to-her-career-4291265.html/amp |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[123telugu]]'' placed her in its "Top Actresses" list of 2017, for "Hello".<ref>{{cite news |title=2017 Recap: New talented actresses of the year |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/hyderabad-times-most-desirable-women-2017-take-a-bow-hotties/articleshow/63287457.cms |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=123telugu |date=30 December 2017 |language=en}}</ref> On her film career, Subhash K. Jha from ''[[Rediff.com]]'' opined: "Kalyani has become a name to reckon with in Malayalam cinema. Pretty and immensely gifted, she has proved herself to be much more than her prolific father Priyadarshan's daughter."<ref>{{cite news |title=The biggest joy of Priyadarshan's life |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/the-biggest-joy-of-priyadarshans-life/20240130.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=17 February 2024 |archive-date=31 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131084133/https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/the-biggest-joy-of-priyadarshans-life/20240130.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Kalyani is a prominent celebrity endorser for several brands such as [[Kalyan Jewellers]] and [[Reliance Retail#Subsidiaries and divisions|Ajio]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Manju Warrier to Akkineni Nagarjuna: Kalyan jewellers sparkles with myriad regional stars |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2019/nov/03/manju-warrier-to-akkineni-nagarjuna-kalyan-jewellers-sparkles-with-myriad-regional-stars-2056301.html |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=12 May 2020 |archive-date=5 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105164157/http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2019/nov/03/manju-warrier-to-akkineni-nagarjuna-kalyan-jewellers-sparkles-with-myriad-regional-stars-2056301.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=On the campaign trail:Online fashion portal AJIO rings in Onam with a musical ode |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/catalyst/on-the-campaign-trail-online-fashion-portal-ajio-rings-in-onam-with-a-musical-ode/article65801313.ece/ |work=The Hindu Business Line |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-date=23 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823112750/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/catalyst/on-the-campaign-trail-online-fashion-portal-ajio-rings-in-onam-with-a-musical-ode/article65801313.ece/amp/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She has been the [[cover model]] for various magazines including "Ritz" and "You & I".<ref>{{cite news |title=Sugar & Spice: Kalyani Priyadarshan |url=https://www.ritzmagazine.in/sugar-spice-kalyani-priyadarshan/ |work=Ritz Magazine |access-date=16 December 2021 |archive-date=17 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717102300/https://www.ritzmagazine.in/sugar-spice-kalyani-priyadarshan/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=I thought I belonged behind the camera: Kalyani Priyadarshan |url=https://www.youandi.com/i-thought-i-belonged-behind-camera-kalyani-priyadarshan/ |work=You & I |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-date=7 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007052615/https://www.youandi.com/i-thought-i-belonged-behind-camera-kalyani-priyadarshan/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Kalyani was named [[The Times of India|Kochi Times Most Desirable Women]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Meet Kochi Times Most Desirable Woman 2020: Kalyani Priyadarshan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kochi-times-most-desirable-woman-2020-kalyani-priyadarshan/articleshow/83145295.cms |access-date=27 July 2021 |website=Times of India |language=en |last1=Soman |first1=Deepa |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217073500/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kochi-times-most-desirable-woman-2020-kalyani-priyadarshan/articleshow/83145295.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, she ranked 8th in [[The Times of India|Chennai Times Most Desirable Women]] and 41st in [[The Times of India|Times Most Desirable Women]] list.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Check Out The List of Chennai Times 30 Most Desirable Women 2020 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/chennai-times-30-most-desirable-women-2020/articleshow/83147467.cms |access-date=4 August 2021 |website=Times of India |language=en |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217073500/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/chennai-times-30-most-desirable-women-2020/articleshow/83147467.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Times Most Desirable Woman of 2020: Rhea Chakraborty – Living through a trial by fire, gracefully |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-times-most-desirable-woman-of-2020-rhea-chakraborty-living-through-a-trial-by-fire-gracefully/articleshow/83312150.cms |access-date=9 August 2021 |website=Times of India |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608013431/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-times-most-desirable-woman-of-2020-rhea-chakraborty-living-through-a-trial-by-fire-gracefully/articleshow/83312150.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Films===
{{Pending films key}}
{{Pending films key}}
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! scope="col" | Year
! Title
! scope="col" | Title
! Role
! scope="col" | Role
! Language(s)
! scope="col" | Language(s)
! Notes
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
! Ref.
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
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| 2017
| 2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Hello (2017 film)|Hello]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Hello (2017 film)|Hello]]''
| Priya "Junnu"
| Priya/Junnu
|rowspan=3 |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|  
|  
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kalyani-priyadarshan-on-why-hello-is-the-best-film-that-has-happened-to-her-career-4291265.html/amp|title=Kalyani Priyadarshan on why hello is the best film that has happened to her career|work=First Post|date=7 January 2018 }}</ref>
|<ref name="Hello Kalyani" />
|-
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|rowspan=3| 2019
| rowspan=3| 2019
! scope="row" |''[[Chitralahari (film)|Chitralahari]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Chitralahari (film)|Chitralahari]]''
| Lahari
| Lahari
|
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kalyani-priyadarshan-and-nivetha-pethuraj-star-sai-dharam-tej-s-chitralahari-92051 |work=The News Minute |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan and Nivetha Pethuraj to star in Sai Dharam Tej's 'Chitralahari' |date=22 November 2018 |access-date=18 May 2019}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kalyani-priyadarshan-and-nivetha-pethuraj-star-sai-dharam-tej-s-chitralahari-92051 |work=The News Minute |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan and Nivetha Pethuraj to star in Sai Dharam Tej's 'Chitralahari' |date=22 November 2018 |access-date=18 May 2019 |archive-date=18 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518035027/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kalyani-priyadarshan-and-nivetha-pethuraj-star-sai-dharam-tej-s-chitralahari-92051 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Ranarangam]]''  
! scope="row" | ''[[Ranarangam]]''  
| Gita
| Geetha
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|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |last=R. |first=Manoj Kumar |title=Ranarangam actor Kalyani Priyadarshan: I love gangster movies |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/kalyani-priyadarshan-ranarangam-gangster-movies-working-with-father-priyadarshan-5901398/ |access-date=17 August 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=14 August 2019}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |last=R. |first=Manoj Kumar |title=Ranarangam actor Kalyani Priyadarshan: I love gangster movies |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/kalyani-priyadarshan-ranarangam-gangster-movies-working-with-father-priyadarshan-5901398/ |access-date=17 August 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=14 August 2019 |archive-date=17 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817143829/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/kalyani-priyadarshan-ranarangam-gangster-movies-working-with-father-priyadarshan-5901398/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"  | ''[[Hero (2019 Tamil film)|Hero]]''  
! scope="row"  | ''[[Hero (2019 Tamil film)|Hero]]''  
| Meera
| Meera  
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|  
|  
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/hero-actress-kalyani-priyadarshan-is-all-praise-for-sivakarthikeyan/articleshow/72966608.cms|title=Hero actress Kalyani Priyadarshan is all praise for Sivakarthikeyan|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/hero-actress-kalyani-priyadarshan-is-all-praise-for-sivakarthikeyan/articleshow/72966608.cms |title=Hero actress Kalyani Priyadarshan is all praise for co-star Sivakarthikeyan |work=The Times of India |access-date=12 October 2020 |archive-date=30 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230000612/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/hero-actress-kalyani-priyadarshan-is-all-praise-for-sivakarthikeyan/articleshow/72966608.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|2020
| rowspan=2|2020
! scope="row" |''[[Varane Avashyamund]]''
! scope="row" |''[[Varane Avashyamund]]''
| Nikhitha "Nikki"
| Nikhitha "Nikki"
| [[Malayalam]]
| [[Malayalam]]
|  
|  
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/anoop-sathyan-ropes-in-dulquer-and-kalyani-for-a-family-drama/articleshow/70922736.cms |title=Anoop Sathyan ropes in Dulquer and Kalyani for a family-drama |last=Sanjith Sidhardhan |date=1 September 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/anoop-sathyan-ropes-in-dulquer-and-kalyani-for-a-family-drama/articleshow/70922736.cms |title=Anoop Sathyan ropes in Dulquer and Kalyani for a family-drama |last=Sanjith Sidhardhan |date=1 September 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=1 January 2020 |archive-date=10 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210102021/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/anoop-sathyan-ropes-in-dulquer-and-kalyani-for-a-family-drama/articleshow/70922736.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"|''[[Putham Pudhu Kaalai]]''  
! scope="row"|''[[Putham Pudhu Kaalai]]''  
| Young Lakshmi Krishnan
| Young Lakshmi Krishnan
|rowspan=2 |Tamil
| rowspan="2" | Tamil
| Segment: ''Ilamai Idho Idho''
| Segment: "Ilamai Idho Idho"
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onlykollywood.com/kalyani-priyadarshan-talks-about-putham-pudhu-kaalai/ |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan talks about Putham Pudhu Kaalai |work=Only Kollywood|date=15 October 2020 }}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The women of Putham Pudhu Kaalai: Kalyani Priyadarshan, Andrea Jeremiah, Ritu Varma on Amazon's first Tamil anthology |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/the-women-of-putham-pudhu-kaalai-kalyani-priyadarshan-andrea-jeremiah-ritu-varma-on-amazons-first-tamil-anthology-8915651.html/amp |access-date=28 November 2020 |website=Firstpost}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2021
| rowspan="2"|2021
! scope="row"|''[[Maanaadu]]''  
! scope="row"|''[[Maanaadu]]''  
| Seetha Lakshmi
| Seethalakshmi
|
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Maanaadu">{{Cite web |date=31 March 2019 |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan to be seen opposite Simbu in 'Maanaadu' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kalyani-priyadarshan-be-seen-opposite-simbu-maanaadu-99242 |access-date=21 November 2020 |website=The News Minute}}</ref>
|<ref name="Maanaadu">{{Cite web |date=31 March 2019 |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan to be seen opposite Simbu in 'Maanaadu' |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kalyani-priyadarshan-be-seen-opposite-simbu-maanaadu-99242 |access-date=21 November 2020 |website=The News Minute |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331233423/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kalyani-priyadarshan-be-seen-opposite-simbu-maanaadu-99242 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea]]''  
! scope="row" |''[[Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea]]''  
| Aisha
| Aisha
|rowspan=5 |Malayalam
| rowspan="9" |Malayalam
|
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |last=Sidhardhan |first=Sanjith |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan and Keerthy Suresh join Mohanlal's Marakkar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kalyani-priyadarshan-and-keerthy-suresh-join-marakkar/articleshow/65947798.cms |access-date=15 June 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=25 September 2018}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |last=Sidhardhan |first=Sanjith |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan and Keerthy Suresh join Mohanlal's Marakkar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kalyani-priyadarshan-and-keerthy-suresh-join-marakkar/articleshow/65947798.cms |access-date=15 June 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=25 September 2018 |archive-date=6 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306095816/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kalyani-priyadarshan-and-keerthy-suresh-join-marakkar/articleshow/65947798.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2022
| rowspan="3" |2022
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| Nithya Balagopal
| Nithya Balagopal
|  
|  
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="Hridayam">{{cite news |last=Sidhardhan |first=Sanjith |title=Pranav Mohanlal and Kalyani Priyadarshan wrap up their portions of Hridayam in Chennai |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pranav-mohanlal-and-kalyani-priyadarshan-wrap-up-their-portions-of-hridayam-in-chennai/articleshow/80906562.cms |access-date=18 February 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=14 February 2021}}</ref>
|<ref name="Hridayam">{{cite news |last=Sidhardhan |first=Sanjith |title=Pranav Mohanlal and Kalyani Priyadarshan wrap up their portions of Hridayam in Chennai |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pranav-mohanlal-and-kalyani-priyadarshan-wrap-up-their-portions-of-hridayam-in-chennai/articleshow/80906562.cms |access-date=18 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=14 February 2021 |archive-date=15 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215162754/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pranav-mohanlal-and-kalyani-priyadarshan-wrap-up-their-portions-of-hridayam-in-chennai/articleshow/80906562.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Bro Daddy]]''  
! scope="row" |''[[Bro Daddy]]''  
| Anna Kurian
| Anna Kurian
|
|
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="BD">{{cite news |last=Palisetty |first=Ramya |title=Prithviraj Sukumaran announces his second directorial Bro Daddy with Mohanlal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/prithviraj-sukumaran-announces-his-second-directorial-bro-daddy-with-mohanlal-1816663-2021-06-18 |access-date=15 July 2021 |work=[[India Today]] |date=18 June 2021}}</ref>
|<ref name="BD">{{cite news |last=Palisetty |first=Ramya |title=Prithviraj Sukumaran announces his second directorial Bro Daddy with Mohanlal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/prithviraj-sukumaran-announces-his-second-directorial-bro-daddy-with-mohanlal-1816663-2021-06-18 |access-date=15 July 2021 |work=India Today |date=18 June 2021 |archive-date=19 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619201702/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/prithviraj-sukumaran-announces-his-second-directorial-bro-daddy-with-mohanlal-1816663-2021-06-18 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Thallumaala]]''  
! scope="row" |''[[Thallumaala]]''  
|Fathima Beevi aka "Beepathu"
| Fathima Beevi "Beepathu"
|
|
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Express News |title=Tovino, Kalyani to share screen in 'Thallumaala' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/sep/14/tovino-kalyani-to-share-screen-in-thallumaala-2358258.html |access-date=27 October 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=14 October 2021}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Express News |title=Tovino and Kalyani to share screen in 'Thallumaala' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/sep/14/tovino-kalyani-to-share-screen-in-thallumaala-2358258.html |access-date=27 October 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=14 October 2021 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027135828/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/sep/14/tovino-kalyani-to-share-screen-in-thallumaala-2358258.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Sesham Mike-il Fathima]]''
| Fathima Noorjahan "Pathu"
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan's film Sesham Mikeil Fathima commences filming |work=The New Indian Express |date=16 September 2022 |access-date=17 September 2022 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/sep/15/kalyani-priyadarshans-sesham-mikeil-fathima-commences-filming-2498562.html |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929082434/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/sep/15/kalyani-priyadarshans-sesham-mikeil-fathima-commences-filming-2498562.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Antony (2023 film)|Antony]]''
| Ann Maria
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filming of Joju George, Kalyani Priyadarshan's Antony wraps up |work=Cinema Express |date=4 August 2023 |access-date=14 September 2023 |url=https://m.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/aug/27/filming-of-joju-george-kalyani-priyadarshans-antony-wraps-up-47020.amp |archive-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915124638/https://m.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/aug/27/filming-of-joju-george-kalyani-priyadarshans-antony-wraps-up-47020.amp |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
! scope="row" | ''[[Varshangalkku Shesham]]''
| Annie John
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=First schedule of Varshangalkku Shesham completed |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=27 November 2023 |date=21 November 2023 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2023/Nov/21/first-schedule-of-varshangalkku-shesham-completed-2634683.html |archive-date=15 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215202252/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2023/nov/21/first-schedule-of-varshangalkku-shesham-completed-2634683.amp |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2025
! scope="row" | ''[[Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra]]''
| Chandra / [[Kalliyankattu Neeli]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2025 |title=Dulquer Salmaan launches Malayalam cinema's first superhero universe with Lokah – Chapter One: Chandra |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/south-cinema/dulquer-salmaan-launches-malayalam-cinemas-first-superhero-universe-lokah-chapter-one-chandra/ |access-date=8 June 2025 |website=Bollywood Hungama|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira]]''
| Nidhi Sudhish
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fahadh Faasil and Kalyani Priyadarshan's 'Odum Kuthira Chadum Kuthira' goes on floors |work=The Hindu |access-date=28 May 2024 |date=29 April 2024 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/fahadh-faasil-and-kalyani-priyadarshans-odum-kuthira-chadum-kuthira-goes-on-floors/article68120470.ece/ |archive-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605084059/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/fahadh-faasil-and-kalyani-priyadarshans-odum-kuthira-chadum-kuthira-goes-on-floors/article68120470.ece/amp/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2026
| {{Pending film|Genie}}
| {{TableTBA}}
| rowspan="2" |Tamil
| rowspan="2" |Filming
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalyani Priyadarshan is excited about being part of 'Genie' |work=The Times of India |access-date=22 September 2023 |date=6 July 2023 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kalyani-priyadarshan-excited-about-being-part-of-genie/articleshow/101537388.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708084059/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kalyani-priyadarshan-excited-about-being-part-of-genie/articleshow/101537388.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|TBA
| {{Pending film|Marshal}}
| {{TableTBA}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=KKarthi 29 is Marshal: Title poster confirms coastal story, Kalyani Priyadarshan plays female lead |work=The Times of India |access-date=22 September 2023 |date=6 July 2023 |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/karthi-29-is-marshal-title-poster-confirms-coastal-story-kalyani-priyadarshan-plays-female-lead/14708f5d9e107}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{TBA}}
|{{Pending film|Sesham Mikeil Fathima}}
|Fathima
|Filming
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kalyani Priyadarshan's 'Sesham Mikeil Fathima' commences filming|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=17 September 2022|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/sep/15/kalyani-priyadarshans-sesham-mikeil-fathima-commences-filming-2498562.html}}</ref>
|}
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== Accolades  ==
== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
|-
! Year
! scope="col" | Year
! Award
! scope="col" | Award
! Category
! scope="col" | Category
! Work
! scope="col" | Film
! Result
! scope="col" | Result
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|2018
| rowspan="3"|2018
| [[65th Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[65th Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South|Best Female Debut – South]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South|Best Female Debut – South]]
| rowspan="3"|''[[Hello (2017 film)|Hello]]''
| rowspan="3"|''[[Hello (2017 film)|Hello]]''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018/articleshow/64617904.cms |title=Winners: 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 |website=The Times of India |date=17 June 2018 |access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018/articleshow/64617904.cms |title=Winners: 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 |website=The Times of India |date=17 June 2018 |access-date=18 November 2019 |archive-date=17 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617071126/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018/articleshow/64617904.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[7th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| [[7th South Indian International Movie Awards|South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu|Best Female Debut – Telugu]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu|Best Female Debut – Telugu]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-awards-live-update-check-out-see-tollywood-sandalwood-winners-list-780619 |title=SIIMA Awards 2018 Telugu Kannada winners list live updates: Baahubali 2 and Rajakumara turn best movies [Photos] |website=International Business Times |date=16 September 2018 |access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/siima-2018-sivakartikeyan-nivin-pauly-r-madhavan-hansika-motwani-win-big-on-day-1/story-QEaUgz81IrHcCSUt3gXcEJ.html |title=SIIMA 2018 Tamil and Malayalam Awards: Sivakartikeyan, Nivin Pauly, R Madhavan, Hansika Motwani win big |website=Hindustan Times |date=15 September 2018|access-date=19 January 2020|archive-date=1 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001055646/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/siima-2018-sivakartikeyan-nivin-pauly-r-madhavan-hansika-motwani-win-big-on-day-1/story-QEaUgz81IrHcCSUt3gXcEJ.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Zee Telugu|Zee Telugu Apsara Awards]]
| [[Zee Telugu|Zee Telugu Apsara Awards]]
| Debut Heroine of the Year
| Debut Heroine of the Year
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/apsara-awards-2018-winners-list-zee-telugu-telecasts-celebration-womanhood-768035 |title=Apsara Awards 2018 winners list: Zee Telugu telecasts celebration of womanhood |website=International Business Times |date=29 April 2018 |access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=At Zee Telugu Apsara Awards 2018, Kajal Aggarwal and Tamannaah win honours |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/at-zee-telugu-apsara-awards-2018-kajal-aggarwal-and-tamannaah-win-honours/story-KijVPXjDwUTt4dTmuPVNmK.html |access-date=2020-11-15 |date=2018-04-09 |archive-date=1 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001050532/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/at-zee-telugu-apsara-awards-2018-kajal-aggarwal-and-tamannaah-win-honours/story-KijVPXjDwUTt4dTmuPVNmK_amp.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2021
| 2022
| [[10th South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| rowspan="2"|[[South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam|Best Female Debut – Malayalam]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam|Best Female Debut – Malayalam]]
| ''[[Varane Avashyamund]]''
| ''[[Varane Avashyamund]]''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2021/09/20/siima-awards-malayalam-winners-list-2019-2020-films.amp.html |title=SIIMA awards: Check out Malayalam winners of 2020 |website=Onmanorama |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 September 2022 |title=SIIMA 2022: Kangana Ranaut, Arya, Tovino Thomas, Aishwarya Lekshmi win top acting honours |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/photo-gallery-siima-2022-kangana-ranaut-arya-tovino-thomas-aishwarya-lekshmi-win-top-acting-honours-2984472/arya-2984474 |access-date=2 March 2022 |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis |archive-date=24 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124063701/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/photo-gallery-siima-2022-kangana-ranaut-arya-tovino-thomas-aishwarya-lekshmi-win-top-acting-honours-2984472/arya-2984474 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress – Malayalam]]
| ''[[Bro Daddy]]''
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=SIIMA 2023 winners: Ponniyin Selvan I, Nna Thaan Case Kodu, R Madhavan, Trisha, Tovino Thomas and Kalyani Priyadarshan win big |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/siima-awards-2023-day-2-r-madhavan-takes-home-award-for-best-debutant-director-kamal-haasan-best-actor-mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-shines-8943416/lite/|access-date=2023-09-16|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928192620/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/siima-awards-2023-day-2-r-madhavan-takes-home-award-for-best-debutant-director-kamal-haasan-best-actor-mani-ratnams-ponniyin-selvan-shines-8943416/lite/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|2024
| [[Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress – Malayalam]]
| rowspan="3"|''[[Sesham Mike-il Fathima]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-filmfare-awards-malayalam-2024-are-out-67263.amp |title=Nominations for the 68th Filmfare Awards (Malayalam) 2024 |website=Filmfare |date=16 July 2024 |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[South Indian International Movie Awards]]
| [[SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Malayalam|Best Actress – Malayalam]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/south-cinema/siima-2024-dasara-jailer-2018-lead-the-nominations-check-out-the-details-inside |title=SIIMA 2024: 'Dasara', 'Jailer', 'Kantara', '2018' lead the nominations - Check out the details inside |website=Outlook India |date=17 July 2024 |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[3rd IIFA Utsavam|IIFA Utsavam]]
| Best Actress – Malayalam  
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 August 2024 |title=IIFA 2024 Utsavam unveils nominations, honouring the diversity of South Indian cinema |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/iifa-2024-utsavam-unveils-nominations-honouring-the-diversity-of-south-indian-cinema-13806739.html |access-date=11 September 2024 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>
|}
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==External links==
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* {{Instagram |kalyanipriyadarshan}}
* {{IMDb name}}
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* {{Instagram}}


{{SIIMA Award for Best Female Débutante}}
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In this Indian name, the name Priyadarshan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kalyani.
Kalyani Priyadarshan
Kalyani in 2017
Born
Kalyani Priyadarshan

(1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 33)[1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
EducationParsons School of Design (BArch)
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present
Parents

Kalyani Priyadarshan (born 5 April 1993) is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam films, in addition to Tamil and Telugu films. Kalyani is a recipient of one Filmfare Award South and three South Indian International Movie Awards.[1][2]

Born to filmmaker Priyadarshan and actress Lissy, Kalyani started her career as an assistant production designer. She made her acting debut in the Telugu film Hello (2017), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She then expanded to Tamil cinema with Hero (2019), and Malayalam cinema with Varane Avashyamund (2020). Kalyani has since starred in Chitralahari (2019), Maanaadu (2021), Hridayam (2022), Bro Daddy (2022), Thallumaala (2022) and Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (2025), the latter turning out to be the highest grossing Malayalam film of all time and one of the highest grossing Indian films featuring a female lead. For Bro Daddy (2022), she won the SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Malayalam.[3][4]

Early life and family[edit | edit source]

Kalyani was born on 5 April 1993 in Chennai, in a Malayali family,[5][6] to filmmaker Priyadarshan and actress Lissy.[7] She is the elder of the two children and has a younger brother named Siddharth.[8]

Kalyani completed her early schooling at the Lady Andal, Chennai,[9] and later studied in Singapore, where she also worked in theatre groups. She then pursued her B.Arch degree from Parsons School of Design, New York.[10] After returning to India, she attended an acting workshop at Adishakti Theatre in Pondicherry.[11]

Career[edit | edit source]

Debut and early work (2017–2020)[edit | edit source]

Kalyani began her film career in 2013 as an assistant production designer under Sabu Cyril in the Hindi film Krrish 3 (2013). In 2016 she worked as an assistant art director in the Tamil film Iru Mugan (2016).[1] Kalyani made her acting debut with the 2017 Telugu film Hello, opposite Akhil Akkineni.[12] The film received positive response but turned out to be a below-average grosser at the box-office.[13] Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu noted, "Kalyani's entry happens a little late into the film but it's a commendable debut complementing and sharing good chemistry with Akhil."[14] Her performance earned her several awards including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South.[15]

Kalyani had three releases in 2019. She first appeared opposite Sai Dharam Tej in the Telugu film Chitralahari. The film opened to mixed to positive reviews and became a commercial success.[16][17] Hemanth Kumar of Firstpost stated, "Kalyani does a fine job as an innocent, naive girl; however, her romantic track with Sai Dharam Tej is too superficial."[18] Her other two releases of the year were box office failures, where she appeared opposite Sharwanand in the Telugu film Ranarangam and opposite Sivakarthikeyan in the Tamil film Hero, which also marked her Tamil debut.[19][20]

In 2020, Kalyani expanded to Malayalam films with Varane Avashyamund opposite Dulquer Salmaan.[21] Cris of The News Minute stated, "Kalyani easily carries off her role as the young woman. Interestingly, she is the more conventional one between the mother and daughter."[22] A commercial success, it was one of the highest grossing Malayalam film of the year and earned her the SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam.[23] In the same year, she played Urvashi's younger version in a segment of the Tamil film Putham Pudhu Kaalai.[24] Saibal Chatterjee stated, "Kalyani capture the present and the past in a seamless flow and is perfectly cast."[25]

Commercial success and career progression (2021–present)[edit | edit source]

In her first film of 2021, Kalyani appeared in the Tamil film Maanaadu opposite Silambarasan, where she played a modern woman.[26] It received positive reviews from critics and was successful at the box office.[27] Haricharan Pudipeddi noted, "Kalyani is good and shines in the limited screen space she gets."[28] Her next release in the same year was the Malayalam film Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea opposite Pranav Mohanlal, where she played a Muslim warrior's wife. The film received mixed to negative reviews and failed at the box office.[29][30]

The year 2022 marked a turning point in Kalyani's career. All her three Malayalam releases were successful and gained her positive reviews. She first appeared as an engineer in Hridayam opposite Pranav Mohanlal.[31] Sajin Shrijith stated, "Kalyani is aptly cast and Hridayam is her finest hour." A critic from Manorama Online noted, "Kalyani was effective as Nithya and her chemistry with Pranav is one of the high points of the film."[32][33] A major commercial success, it was one of the highest-grossing film of the year.[34] She next played an IT professional in Bro Daddy opposite Prithviraj Sukumaran.[35] The film was directly released on Disney+ Hotstar.[36] Janani K. opined: "Kalyani as Anna is a revelation. She is a natural and her expressions are apt for every situation."[37] In her final film of the year, she appeared opposite Tovino Thomas in Thallumaala, playing a vlogger.[38] A box office success, it became one of the highest-grossing films of the year.[39][40] Nirmal Jovial of The Week noted, "Kalyani's BeEPathu is a strong swag character who claims a huge social media following. Pathu is safe in Kalyani's hands."[41]

Kalyani had two releases in 2023. She first played a Muslim woman who aspires to become a football commentator in Sesham Mike-il Fathima.[42] Athira M noted, "Kalyani has put up an earnest performance with her screen presence. There is an ease with which she plays Fathima but does seem weighed down by the heavy dialogues in some scenes, thus restricting her as an actor."[43] It was a moderate success at the box office.[44] She then played an aggressive college student and a trained boxer alongside Joju George in Antony. A The New Indian Express critic stated, "Kalyani gets some amazing fight scenes in the first half. But, the one-dimensional portrayal of her character doesn't help and it loses connection."[45][46] The film turned out to be a box office average.[47] In her only release of 2024, Kalyani reunited with Pranav Mohanlal for the Malayalam film Varshangalkku Shesham, where she played a college student and his ex-lover.[48] Latha Srinivasan stated that Kalyani hardly had anything to do.[49] The film was a commercial success and emerged as one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of all time.[50][51]

Kalyani started 2025 with Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra, opposite Naslen, where she played as Chandra, who is secretly Kalliyankattu Neeli, a yakshi, and in the film, a superheroine.[52][53] Lokah made the landmark as the first superheroine film in Malayalam and Indian cinema.[54][55] Lokah received positive reviews and became the highest grossing Malayalam film of all time and one of the highest grossing Indian films featuring a female lead, grossing over ₹300 crore.[56] Hariprasad Sadanandan from The Week noted, "Kalyani is terrific as Chandra, both in terms of her body language and in the action set-pieces. Her performance act as the film's backbone."[57] She then played a girl whose weird demand leave her lover jilted at their wedding in Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira opposite Fahadh Faasil.[58] Both films released a day apart. The latter film received negative reviews and was a box-office failure. Her chemistry with Fahadh was criticised. Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express considered her performance as "struggling in a character that clearly demanded far more than what exists in her artistic tapestry" and stated that she needs to refine her diction and develop "more vocal elasticity" soon, or her current limitations will restrict her to a "narrow range of roles."[59] Kalyani will next appear in the Tamil film Genie opposite Ravi Mohan.[60]

In the media[edit | edit source]

Kalyani is considered as one of the highest paid Malayalam actresses.[61][62] She received critical acclaim for her film debut Hello. She termed the film as "the best film" that has happened to her career.[63] 123telugu placed her in its "Top Actresses" list of 2017, for "Hello".[64] On her film career, Subhash K. Jha from Rediff.com opined: "Kalyani has become a name to reckon with in Malayalam cinema. Pretty and immensely gifted, she has proved herself to be much more than her prolific father Priyadarshan's daughter."[65]

Kalyani is a prominent celebrity endorser for several brands such as Kalyan Jewellers and Ajio.[66][67] She has been the cover model for various magazines including "Ritz" and "You & I".[68][69] In 2020, Kalyani was named Kochi Times Most Desirable Women.[70] The same year, she ranked 8th in Chennai Times Most Desirable Women and 41st in Times Most Desirable Women list.[71][72]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language(s) Notes Ref.
2017 Hello Priya/Junnu Telugu [63]
2019 Chitralahari Lahari [73]
Ranarangam Geetha [74]
Hero Meera Tamil [75]
2020 Varane Avashyamund Nikhitha "Nikki" Malayalam [76]
Putham Pudhu Kaalai Young Lakshmi Krishnan Tamil Segment: "Ilamai Idho Idho" [77]
2021 Maanaadu Seethalakshmi [78]
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea Aisha Malayalam [79]
2022 Hridayam Nithya Balagopal [80]
Bro Daddy Anna Kurian [81]
Thallumaala Fathima Beevi "Beepathu" [82]
2023 Sesham Mike-il Fathima Fathima Noorjahan "Pathu" [83]
Antony Ann Maria [84]
2024 Varshangalkku Shesham Annie John [85]
2025 Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra Chandra / Kalliyankattu Neeli [86]
Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira Nidhi Sudhish [87]
2026 Genie Not yet released Template:TableTBA Tamil Filming [88]
TBA Marshal Not yet released Template:TableTBA [89]

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2018 Filmfare Awards South Best Female Debut – South Hello Won [90]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Telugu Won [91]
Zee Telugu Apsara Awards Debut Heroine of the Year Won [92]
2022 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Female Debut – Malayalam Varane Avashyamund Won [93]
2023 Best Actress – Malayalam Bro Daddy Won [94]
2024 Filmfare Awards South Best Actress – Malayalam Sesham Mike-il Fathima Nominated [95]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Actress – Malayalam Nominated [96]
IIFA Utsavam Best Actress – Malayalam Nominated [97]

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