Priya Bhavani Shankar

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

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. She also worked as a serial actress in Star Vijay Television's Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai.

The following year, Priya appeared in Kadaikutty Singam alongside Karthi. In 2019, she starred in Monster alongside S. J. Suryah. In 2020 she was seen in the action thriller Mafia: Chapter 1 alongside Arun Vijay. She also appeared in the Amazon Prime web series Time Enna Boss!?. 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."

Filmography Film

Television

Awards and nominations