Priyamani (born Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer; 4 June 1984) is an Indian actress and former model who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi cinema. She made her acting debut in the Telugu romantic drama *Evare Atagaadu* (2003), followed by her Tamil debut in Bharathiraja's *Kangalal Kaidhu Sei* (2004) and her Malayalam debut in *Sathyam* (2004). Her breakthrough came with Ameer Sultan's Tamil romantic rural drama *Paruthiveeran* (2007). Her performance as Muthazhagu won her the National Film Award for Best Actress, the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil, and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Her other films include S. S. Rajamouli's fantasy film *Yamadonga* (2007), the Malayalam drama *Thirakkatha* (2008), the Kannada film *Raam* (2009), Ranjith's satire *Pranchiyettan and the Saint* (2010), Mani Ratnam's bilingual films *Raavanan* / *Raavan* (2010), Ram Gopal Varma's *Rakht Charitra II* (2010), and the horror thriller *Chaarulatha* (2012), for which her dual role earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada. She also appeared in the song "1-2-3-4 Get on the Dance Floor" from *Chennai Express* (2013) and starred in Prakash Raj's bilingual films *Idolle Ramayana* / *Mana Oori Ramayanam* (2016). She portrayed Suchitra Tiwari in Raj & DK's spy thriller series *The Family Man* (2019–present). Her subsequent work includes Srikanth Addala's *Naarappa* (2021), Venu Udugula's *Virata Parvam* (2022), the dark comedy thriller films *Bhamakalapam* (2022) and *Bhamakalapam 2* (2024), Jeethu Joseph's courtroom drama *Neru* (2023), Atlee's action film *Jawan* (2023), Aditya Suhas Jambhale's political thriller *Article 370* (2024), Amit Sharma's sports biographical drama *Maidaan* (2024), the crime action film *Quotation Gang* (2024), the Malayalam thriller *Officer on Duty* (2025), and the legal drama series *Good Wife* (2025). Her later credits include the Tamil biopic *G.D.N* (2026), *S Saraswathi* (2026), and *Jana Nayagan* (2026).

Filmography

• 2027Golmaal 5
• 2026G.D.N — Chellammal
• 2026Jana Nayagan — Sheela Rani
• 2026S. Saraswathi — Lakshmi
• Good Wife — Tharunika Gunaseelan
• 2025Officer on Duty — Geetha
• 2025The Promise — Chitra
• 2024Article 370 — Rajeshwari Swaminathan
• 2024Bhamakalapam 2 — Anupama
• 2024Maidaan — Saira
• 2024Quotation Gang Part 1 — Shakunthala
• 2023Custody — Dakshayani
• 2023Jawan — Laxmi
• 2023Neru — Poornima
• Sarvam Shakthi Mayam — Priya
• Shaitan
• 2022Bhamakalapam — Anupama
• 2022Dr. 56 — Priya Krishna
• 2022Salaam Venky — Nanda
• 2022Viraata Parvam — Bharathakka
• His Storyy
• 2021Narappa — Sundaramma, Naarappa's wife
• 2020Ateet — Janvi
• 2019Nanna Prakara
• 2019Pathinettam Padi — Gouri Vasudev
• The Family Man — Suchitra Tiwari
• 2019The Family Man Reunion
• 2018Ashiq Vanna Divasam — Shyni
• 2018Dhwaja
• 2016Dana Kayonu
• 2016Idolle Ramayana — Susheela
• 2016Kalpana 2
• 2016Thikka — Item number
• 2014Alice: A True Story
• 2014Ambareesha
• 2014Njangalude Veettile Athidhikal — Bhavana
• 2013Chandi: The Power of Woman
• 2013Chennai Express — Special Appearance in "1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor" Song
• 2013Lakshmi — Priya aka Reshma
• 2012Anna Bond — Meera
• 2012Chaarulatha — Charu/Latha
• 2012Grandmaster — Deepthi
• 2012Ko Ko — Cauvery
• 2012Ullam — Kavitha
• 2011Kshetram — Lakshmi (Naga Penchalamma) & Sohini Agarwal
• 2011Raaj
• 2011Vishnuvardhana — Meera
• 2010Eno Onthara
• 2010Golimaar — Pavitra
• 2010Pranchiyettan & The Saint — Padmashree
• 2010Raavan — Jamuni
• 2010Raavanan — Vennila
• 2010Ragada — Ashta Lakshmi
• 2010Rakht Charitra 2 — Gangula Bhanumati
• 2010Sadhyam — Suhani
• 2010Shambo Shiva Shambo — Muniamma, Karunakar's cousin
• 2009Aarumugam — Yamini
• 2009Drona — Indu
• 2009Mitrudu
• 2009Ninaithale Inikkum — Meera
• 2009Pravarakyudu
• 2009Puthiya Mugham — Anjana Shivaraman
• 2009Raam — Pooja
• 2008Hare Ram
• 2008King — special appearance
• 2008Thirakkatha — Malavika
• 2008Thotta — Nalina
• 2007Malaikottai — Malar
• 2007Nava Vasantham — Anjali aka Ammu
• 2007Paruthiveeran — Muththazhagu
• 2007Toss
• 2007Yamadonga — Maheshwari
• 2006Madhu — Mercy
• 2006Pellaina Kothalo — Lakshmi
• 2005Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam — Thulasi
• 2004Kangalal Kaidhu Sei — Vidhya / Cinderella
• 2004Sathyam — Sona
• Blind Game
• Ram Part I
• Untitled International Film

Appearances as themselves (2)

• Pearle Maaney Show — Self
• Weekend With Ramesh — Herself