Priya Mani Raj, also known as Priyamani, is an Indian actress. She has won many awards, including a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards South. She mostly acts in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam movies.
Priyamani started acting in 2003 with a Telugu film called Evare Atagaadu. But she became famous after playing a village girl in the Tamil movie Paruthiveeran in 2007. She won a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award for her role. Some of her other well-known movies are Raam (2009), Raavan (2010), Pranchiyettan & the Saint (2010), and Chaarulatha (2012). Recently, she has appeared in the TV series The Family Man and acted in movies like Jawan (2023) and Article 370 (2024).
Priyamani was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, and comes from a family with a background in music and sports. She started her career in acting after being introduced to the film industry by a Tamil director while she was still in school. Priyamani has studied psychology and can speak fluently in several languages, including English, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi.
In her personal life, Priyamani married Mustafa Raj, who works as an event organizer, in a private ceremony in 2017.