- Name : Priya Mani
- Birth name : Priya Mani
- Birthdate : June 4, 1984
- Birth location : Palakkad, India
- Height :
- Sex : Female
- Job : Actress
- First Film: Kangalal Kaithi Sei
Priyamani Awards
- National best actress for her performance in Ameer’s Paruthiveeran.
- Filmfare best actress for her performance in Ameer’s Paruthiveeran.
Priyamani has both National award and Filfare award for best actress. There are only a few who shares this with her. Smita Patil, Lakshmi, Shabana Azmi, Shobhana and, Meera Jasmine are some of the actress who have won both the prestigious awards.
Paruthiveeran turned out to be her big ticket to superstardom. She got a super hit and critical acclaim as she got her best actress award at ninth Osian Cinefan Awards held in New Delhi.
This caught the eye of the all-important Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which recommended her name to light the lamp at the prestigious India International Film Festival at Goa, where Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was the chief guest. “2007 was one of the most memorable years in my life as Paruthiveeran released and my character was not only appreciated, but the film went on to become a box-office super hit.