Priyamani was born on 4 June 1984 in a Palakkad Iyer family with roots in Palakkad and grew up in Bangalore. As a result of her dynamic exposure in different South Indian states, she speaks Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu. Her real name is "Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer". Priyamani is bollywood actress Vidya Balan's cousin.

After completing her schooling, Priyamani was roped in to model for print advertisements. As a subsequent result of her extended modelling, she began to earn opportunities to star in films. After being approached by several directors and being considered for roles, she finally starred in director Bharathiraja's film Kangalal Kaidhu Sei which was released in 2004. She is currently doing her final year of B.A. Psychology.


Her debut film Kangalal Kaidhu Sei in Tamil was released in 2004, and her Telugu debut Evare Atagaadu sank without a trace. Priyamani then made her debut in her native film industry, Malayalam, where she starred opposite another rising actor who would go on to establish himself as a popular actor in Tamil as well, Prithviraj Sukumaran, through the film Satyam but the film failed to do well in the box-office either. Despite the failures, she was hired by another revered Tamil film director and cinematographer Balu Mahendra to star opposite rising Tamil star Dhanush in the 2005 drama Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam. She won tremendous acclaim for her performance in the film, but the film's under-performance meant that box-office success still eluded her.

Priyamani found success coming for her finally in the year 2006, when she starred opposite middle-aged Telugu actor Jagapathi Babu in the film Pellaina Kothalo, a film about a newly-wed couple. The film was a surprise hit given its low budget and modest star cast and propelled Priyamani to fame in Tollywood.


After three years in search of the elusive film that will make her get noticed, Priyamani managed to prove both her acting credentials and also fame appeal with the 2007 film Paruthi Veeran, directed by another respected Tamil director, Ameer Sultan. She was paired alongside debutant Karthi Sivakumar. A rural subject which told the story of a notorious young villager in Madurai, the film won tremendous critical acclaim and also became a surprise box-office blockbuster. Priyamani's performance was unanimously praised and she went on to win the Indian National Award for best actress, followed by the a Filmfare award, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress and also an award at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema.

She again won huge critical acclaim in 2008 for her role in the Malayalam film Thirakkatha, in which she played a role based on the turbulent real life story of late film actress Srividya.

She weared bikini for the first time in the movie Drona but it failed to impress at the box office.


South Indian hot actress Priyamani always in love affair rumors when she pair with her movies heroes.

When Priyamani acted with Vishal in Tamil movie Malaikottai there was rumors that both loved each other. But when Malaikottai released and it become hit that rumors was faded out. Priyamani again rumors with actor Jeevan when she has paired with him in “Thotta”. This rumor to faded away when Thotta released from theatre immdediealy after release. Priyamani rumored with Malayalam Actor Prithviraj in long time compare with last two rumors. Both are acted couple of Malayalam movies and Telugu movies

There were some recent rumours that Priyamani has awesome screen chemistry with Tollywood prime star Jagapathi Babu! And they have co-starred in a number of films like Pellaina Kothallo, Pravarakhyudu, Sadhyam and Baburao… Ninnodala!


Current hot rumor in industry is Priyamani going to marry Telugu Actor Tarun. Tarun already in news with actress Aarthy Agarwal, she tried suicide attempt. Tarun mother ex-actress Rojamani agreed for Tarun-Priyamani affair. The couple was often spotted getting cozy as many five star restaurants and Tarun recently gifted the luxury car to Priyamani. As usual Priyamani denied this affair But Tarun has not confirmed yet.

She is an award-winning Indian film actress and model who has acted in several Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam language films. She is best known for earning a National Film Award for Best Actress for her role in the 2006 Tamil film Paruthi Veeran directed by Ameer Sultan.