Priya Bhavani Shankar

For other uses, see Priya.

In this Indian name, the name Shankar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Priya Bhavani.

Sathyapriya Bhavani Shankar (born 31 December 1989) is an Indian actress, and a former television-presenter who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films.^[3][4][5] She made her acting debut with commercially successful Tamil film Meyaadha Maan (2017).

Priya Bhavani Shankar
Priya Bhavani in 2021
Born	Sathyapriya Bhavani Shankar (1989-12-31) 31 December 1989 (age 35)[1]
Education	B.Tech, MBA
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present
Partner	Rajvel Raj[2]

She has appeared in successful films such as Meyaadha Maan (2017), Kadaikutty Singam (2018), Monster (2019), Mafia: Chapter 1 (2020), Yaanai (2022), Thiruchitrambalam (2022), Pathu Thala (2023), Demonte Colony 2 (2024), Black (2024) and Zebra (2024).

Career

Priya is from a Tamil speaking family. First she gained recognition 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, 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 the action thriller Mafia: Chapter 1 alongside Arun Vijay.^[10] She also appeared in the Amazon Prime web series Time Enna Boss!?.^[11] In 2021, she starred in the multi-starrer Kalathil Sandhippom and Kasada Thapara.

She has later appeared in successful films such as Yaanai (2022), Thiruchitrambalam (2022), Pathu Thala (2023) and Demonte Colony 2 (2024). She also played the lead opposite Satyadev in Zebra. Srivathsan Nadadhur of The Hindu noted, "Priya finally has a substantial role in a Telugu film and does well."^[12][13]

Filmography

Films

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes	Ref.
2017	Meyaadha Maan	S. Madhumitha	Debut film
2018	Kadaikutty Singam	Poompozhil "Chellamma"
2019	Monster	Meghala		[14]
2020	Mafia: Chapter 1	Sathya		[15]
2021	Kalathil Santhippom	Sofia		[16]
	Kasada Tabara	Kanmani	Segment: "Thappattam"	[17]
	Oh Manapenne!	Shruthi
	Blood Money	Rachel Victor		[18]
2022	Hostel	Adhirshtalakshmi		[19]
	Yaanai	Jebamalar		[20]
	Kuruthi Aattam	Vennila
	Thiruchitrambalam	Ranjani		[21]
2023	Agilan	Madhavi		[22]
	Pathu Thala	Leela Thompson		[23]
	Rudhran	Ananya		[24]
	Bommai	Nandhini		[25]
	Kalyanam Kamaneeyam	Shruthi	Telugu film	[26]
2024	Bhimaa	Paari		[27]
	Zebra	Swathi Navaluri		[28]
	Rathnam	Malliga, Loganayagi	Dual role	[29]
	Indian 2	Aarthi Thangavel		[30]
	Demonte Colony 2	Debbie		[31]
	Black	Aaranya Vasanth		[32]
2026	Indian 3 †	Aarthi Thangavel	Post-production	[33]
TBA	Demonte Colony 3 †	Debbie	Filming	[34]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Language	Channel	Notes	Ref.
2011–2014	News	News Presenter	Tamil	Puthiya Thalaimurai.
2014–2016	Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai	Priya Arjun		Vijay TV		[35]
2015	Jodi No.1	Host				[36]
	Filmfare Awards South
2015–2016	Super Singer 5
	Kings of Dance
2020	Time Enna Boss!?	Dr. Bharathi		Amazon Prime Video	[11]
2022	Victim	Pavithra		SonyLIV	Segment: "Mirrage"	[37]
2023	Dhootha	Priya Avudhuri	Telugu	Amazon Prime Video		[38]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2015	Vijay Television Awards	Best Find of the Year	Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai	Won	[39]
2017		Favourite Actor – Female		Nominated	[40]
2018	South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Female Debut – Tamil	Meyaadha Maan	Nominated	[41]
2019	Filmfare Awards South	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil	Kadaikutty Singam	Nominated	[42]
2025	Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards	Best Actress	Demonte Colony 2	Nominated	[43]
	Edison Awards South	Best Actress	Black	Nominated

Notes