# Priya Bhavani Shankar

Sathyapriya 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 (2017).
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. 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.
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). In 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
### Films

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes |
| 2017 | Meyaadha Maan | S. Madhumitha | Tamil | |
| 2018 | Kadaikutty Singam | Poompozhil "Chellamma" | Tamil | |
| 2019 | Monster | Meghala | Tamil | |
| 2020 | Mafia: Chapter 1 | Sathya | Tamil | |
| 2021 | Kalathil Santhippom | Sofia | Tamil | |
| 2021 | Kasada Tabara | Kanmani | Tamil | Segment: "Thappattam" |
| 2021 | Oh Manapenne! | Shruthi | Tamil | |
| 2021 | Blood Money | Rachel Victor | Tamil | |
| 2022 | Hostel | Adhirshtalakshmi | Tamil | |
| 2022 | Yaanai | Jebamalar | Tamil | |
| 2022 | Kuruthi Aattam | Vennila | Tamil | |
| 2022 | Thiruchitrambalam | Ranjani | Tamil | |
| 2023 | Kalyanam Kamaneeyam | Shruthi | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Agilan | Madhavi | Tamil | |
| 2023 | Pathu Thala | Leela Thompson | Tamil | |
| 2023 | Rudhran | Ananya | Tamil | |
| 2023 | Bommai | Nandhini | Tamil | |
| 2024 | Bhimaa | Paari | Telugu | |
| 2024 | Rathnam | Malliga, Loganayagi | Tamil | Dual role |
| 2024 | Indian 2 | Aarthi | Tamil | |
| 2024 | Demonte Colony 2 | Debbie | Tamil | |
| 2024 | Black | Aaranya | Tamil | |
| 2024 | Zebra | Swathi Navaluri | Telugu | |
| 2025 | Indian 3 † | Aarthi | Tamil | Post-production |
| TBA | Demonte Colony 3 † | Debbie | Tamil | Filming |

### Television

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

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2015 | Vijay Television Awards | Best Find of the Year | Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai | Won |
| 2017 | Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Actor – Female | Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai | Nominated |
| 2018 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Female Debut – Tamil | Meyaadha Maan | Nominated |
| 2019 | Filmfare Awards South | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil | Kadaikutty Singam | Nominated |