Priya Bhavani Shankar

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In this Indian name, the name Shankar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Priya Bhavani.
Priya Bhavani Shankar
Priya Bhavani Shankar PYTV.png
Priya Bhavani in 2019
Born
Sathyapriya Bhavani Shankar

(1989-12-31) 31 December 1989 (age 35)[1]
NationalityIndian
EducationB.Tech, MBA
Occupation
  • Actress
  • television presenter
Years active2011–present
Partner(s)Rajavel Raj[2]

Sathyapriya Bhavani Shankar (born 31 December 1989) known by her stage name Priya Bhavani, is an Indian actress and television presenter who primarily appears in Tamil films, in addition to a few Telugu films.[3][4]She made her acting debut with commercially successful Tamil film Meyaadha Maan (2017).

She has appeared in successful films such as Meyaadha Maan (2017), Kadaikutty Singam (2018), Mafia: Chapter 1 (2020), Yaanai (2022) and Thiruchitrambalam (2022).

Early life[edit]

Priya Bhavani Shankar was born to Bhavani Shankar and Thangam Bhavani Shankar and she has an elder brother. She did her Schooling in SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai. She studied engineering in a college. After entering the media industry she earned her Master of Business Administration.[5]

Career[edit]

Her first recognition was as a television news presenter at the Tamil news channel Puthiya Thalaimurai.[6] She also worked as a serial actress in Star Vijay Television's Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai.[3] In 2017, she made her film debut with Meyaadha Maan opposite Vaibhav Reddy, for which she was nominated for a SIIMA Award for Best Female Debutant.[7]

The following year, Priya appeared in Kadaikutty Singam alongside Karthi.[8] In 2019, she starred in Monster alongside S. J. Suryah.[9] In 2020 she was seen in Mafia: Chapter 1.[10] She also appeared in the Amazon Prime web series Time Enna Boss.[11] In 2021, she starred in the multi-starrer Kalathil Sandhippom alongside Jiiva and Arulnithi, Kasada Thapara alongside Sundeep Kishan, and Oh Manapenne alongside Harish Kalyan.

As of 2022, her projects include Yaanai alongside Arun Vijay, Kuruthi Aattam opposite Atharvaa, Bommai with S. J. Suryah for the second time, and Hostel opposite Ashok Selvan.[12][13][14][15]Her next telugu project Kalyanam Kamaneeyam (2023 film) is slated to release on 14 January 2023.[16]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Key
Films that has not yet released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
2017 Meyaadha Maan S. Madhumitha [17]
2018 Kadaikutty Singam Poompozhil "Chellamma" [18]
2019 Monster Meghala [19]
2020 Mafia: Chapter 1 Sathya [20]
2021 Kalathil Santhippom Sofia [21]
Kasada Tabara Kanmani Anthology film; Segment: Thappattam [22]
Oh Manapenne! Shruthi [13]
Blood Money Rachel Victor [23]
2022 Hostel Adhirshtalakshmi [15]
Yaanai Jebamalar [24]
Kuruthi Aattam Vennila [12]
Thiruchitrambalam Ranjani [25]
2023 Kalyanam Kamaneeyam Sruthi Telugu film [26]
Agilan Madhavi [27]
Pathu Thala dagger
TBA
Post-production [28]
Rudhran dagger
TBA
Post-production [29]
Demonte Colony 2 dagger
TBA
Filming [30]
Zebra dagger
TBA
Filming; Telugu film [31]
TBA
Bommai dagger
TBA
Delayed [14]
TBA
Indian 2 dagger
TBA
Filming [32]

Web series[edit]

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2020 Time Enna Boss Dr. Bharathi Amazon Prime [11]
2022 Victim Pavithra SonyLIV [33]
TBA
Dootha Not yet released
TBA
Amazon Prime Filming; Telugu series [34]

Television[edit]

'Year Program Role Channel Ref.
2011–2014 News News Presenter Puthiya Thalaimurai TV
2014–2016 Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai Priya Arjun Star Vijay [35]
[36]
2015 Jodi Number One Season 5 Celebrity Host [37]
Filmfare Awards South
2015 – 2016 Super Singer Senior Season 5
2016 Kings of Dance Season 1

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Film/Serial Award Category Result Ref.
2015 Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai Vijay Television Awards Vijay Television Awards for Best Find of the Year Won
2018 Meyaadha Maan South Indian International Movie Awards SIIMA Awards for Best Female Debut – Tamil Nominated [7]
2019 Kadaikutty Singam Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards South for Best Supporting Actress Tamil Nominated
Behindwoods Gold Awards Behindwoods Gold awards for Best Supporting Actress Tamil Won
——— Galatta Wonder Women Awards Dream Girl of Tamil Cinema Won
——— Aval Awards Aval Awards for Aval Icon of the year Won

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Priya Bhavani Shankar to star in Raghava Lawrence's Rudhran". India Today. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ↑ https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/tamil-cinema/article/priya-bhavani-shankar-on-relationship-with-rajvel-raj-in-my-world-full-of-stars-you-remain-my-sunshine/546413
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Subhakeerthana, S (29 October 2017). "I'm not heroine-material: Priya Bhavani". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Priya Bhavani Shankar confirmed for Karthi's project". Cinema Express.
  5. ↑ Purushothaman, Kirubhakar (8 June 2017). "Priya Bhavani Shankar: From telly to silver screen". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Mejel, Prince (8 January 2017). "Famous TV actress Priya Bhavani Shankar's debut". Currently Globally. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Vishwanathan, Akshara (22 October 2017). "Madhu Recreated As Meyadha Maan: Short Film To Cinema & Small Screen To Big Screen". The Guindy Times. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Priya Bhavani Shankar confirmed for Karthi's project". Cinema Express. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "SJ Suryah, Priya in a monster film that will make you laugh - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  10. ↑ Menon, Thinkal. "Mafia: Chapter 1 Movie Review : The way the film ends makes us eagerly wait for the next chapter". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Time Enna Boss trailer: A fun Tamil series about time travel". The Indian Express. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Indian 2 actress Priya Bhavani Shankar is all smiles after wrapping up the dubbing for Kuruthi Attam; See Pic". Pinkvilla. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "'Pelli Choopulu' Tamil remake shooting wrapped up". The News Minute. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "SJ Suryah's 'Bommai' shooting wrapped up". The Times of India. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Ashok Selvan-Priya Bhavani Shankar film titled Hostel". India Today. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "First look of Santosh Shobhan and Priya Bhavani Shankar's Kalyanam Kamaneeyam out". Cinema Express. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Meyaadha Maan finishes its theatrical run in Tamil Nadu". Behindwoods. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  18. ↑ https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/kadai-kutty-singam/kadai-kutty-singam-review.html
  19. ↑ "Here comes the Monster". Deccan Chronicle. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  20. ↑ Lakshmi, V. "Mafia will be a high-octane gangster drama: Karthick Naren". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  21. ↑ "Kalathil Sandhippom first look: Jiiva and Arulnithi team up for the first time". Cinema Express. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  22. ↑ "Kasada Tabara review: An engaging anthology". Sify. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  23. ↑ "Priya Bhavani Shankar to star in Sarjun's mystery thriller with Shirish as co-star". The Times of India. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  24. ↑ "Arun Vijay's AV33 with director Hari titled Yaanai". The Times of India. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  25. ↑ "Thiruchitrambalam: After Raashii, meet Priya Bhavani Shankar's character Ranjani from Dhanush's next | PINKVILLA". www.pinkvilla.com. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  26. ↑ "First look of 'Kalyanam Kamaneeyam' is out". Telugucinema.com. 9 December 2022.
  27. ↑ "Jayam Ravi and Kalyan's next 'JR 28' starts rolling". The Times of India. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  28. ↑ "Priya Bhavani Shankar wraps up dubbing for Pathu Thala". CinemaExpress. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  29. ↑ "Raghava Lawrence and Priya Bhavani Shankar kickstart Rudhran shoot". Zoom TV Entertainment. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  30. ↑ "Sequel of Demonte Colony goes on floors". CinemaExpress. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  31. ↑ "Priya Bhavani Shankar comes on-board Satyadev and Daali Dhananjaya's next - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  32. ↑ "Siddharth and Priya Bhavani Shankar join the sets of Indian 2". Times or India. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  33. ↑ "Trailer Out For Tamil Anthology 'Victim' Helmed By Four Top Directors". Outlook India. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  34. ↑ "Parvathy and Priya Bhavani Shankar join Naga Chaitanya in series 'Dootha'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  35. ↑ "Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai Promo 1". Vijay TV You Tube. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  36. ↑ "Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai on Vijay TV". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  37. ↑ Subhakeerthana, S (26 July 2015). "I can never replace Divyadarshini: Priya Bhavani Shankar". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

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