Priya Vasudev Mani, better known by her stage name Priyamani
(born 4 June 1984), is an Indian film actress and model who has starred
in several Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is best
known for earning a National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as
Muththazhagu in the 2006 Tamil film Paruthi Veeran and for her role as
Malavika in the 2008 Malayalam film Thirakkatha, for which she won the
Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
After her commercial successes in Kannada films like Raam, Ko Ko, Anna
Bond and Only Vishnuvardhana, she established herself as one of the
leading contemporary actress in Kannada cinema.
