Kalyani Priyadarshan

Kalyani Priyadarshan is an Indian film actress who appears in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films.

In this Indian name, the name Priyadarshan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kalyani.
Kalyani Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan in 2017
Born (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993[1][2]
NationalityIndian
Alma materParsons School of Design
Occupation
Years active2013 – present
Parent(s)

After taking B.F.A. in architecture designing from Parsons School of Design, New York City, she worked as an assistant in the production design of Krrish 3 (2013) and Iru Mugan (2016). She made her acting debut in the 2017 Telugu film Hello for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South at 65th Filmfare Awards South and SIIMA Award for Best Telugu Female Debut at 7th South Indian International Movie Awards.[3][4][5]

Early life and education

Kalyani was born to Indian filmmaker Priyadarshan and actress Lissy. She is the elder of two children, with a brother Sidharth. [6] She did her early schooling in Lady Andal, Chennai and later studied in Singapore, where she also worked in theatre groups. After completing her schooling, she got her bachelor's degree in architecture designing from Parsons School of Design, New York City. During this time she also interned in theatre. Returning to India, she has attended an acting workshop in Adishakti Theatre, Pondicherry.[7][8]

Career

Kalyani began her film career in 2013 as an assistant production designer under Sabu Cyril in the Hindi film Krrish 3 (2013), and in 2016 she worked as an assistant art director in the Tamil film Iru Mugan (2016).[9] In the following year, she made her acting debut with the Telugu film Hello (2017), opposite Akhil Akkineni. It was directed by Vikram Kumar, a former assistant to Priyadarshan, and produced by actor Akkineni Nagarjuna.[10] The film released worldwide on 22 December 2017, and she had received positive response for her performance from critics.[11] Her debut work in Malayalam was with the period war film Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham (2020) directed by Priyadarshan, although her first release in the language was the family drama Varane Avashyamund (2020).[12]

Filmography
Year Title Role Language Notes
2017 Hello Priya / Junnu Telugu Debut in Telugu
2019 Chitralahari Lahari Telugu
Ranarangam Geetha Telugu
Hero Meera Tamil Debut in Tamil
2020 Varane Avashyamund Nikhita Malayalam Debut in Malayalam
Putham Pudhu Kaalai Younger Lakshmi Krishnan Tamil Segment: Ilamai Idho Idho
Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham Aisha Malayalam Post-production
Hridayam TBA Malayalam Filming
Maanaadu TBA Tamil Filming
Vaan TBA Tamil Filming

Awards and nominations
Kalyani Priyadarshan awards and nominations
Totals[lower-alpha 1]
Wins3
Nominations0
Note
  1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2018 65th Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South Hello Won [13]
7th SIIMA SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu) Won [14]
Apsara Awards Debut Heroine of the Year Won [15]

References
  1. Hymavathi, Ravali (5 April 2020). "Happy Birthday Kalyani Priyadarshan: A Few Amazing Styles Of This Talented Actress". The Hans India. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. "I thought I belonged behind the camera: Kalyani Priyadarshan". Mathrubhumi. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. Winners: 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018. Times of India (17 June 2018). Retrieved on 14 August 2018.
  4. "SIIMA Awards 2018 - Telugu, Kannada nomination list out: Date, place of 7th edition revealed". International Business Times. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  5. "SIIMA AWARDS | 2018 | winners | |".
  6. Subramani, A. (16 September 2016). "Film director Priyadarshan – actor Lissy divorce formalities complete". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  7. Kumar, Hemanth (7 January 2018). "Kalyani Priyadarshan on why Hello is the best film that has happened to her career". Firstpost. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  8. "Kalyani: Biography of actress". My Star Bio.
  9. James, Anu (18 July 2017). "It's official: Kalyani Priyadarshan to debut opposite Akhil Akkineni in Telugu". International Business Times. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  10. "Debut movie with Akhil". The News Minute.
  11. "Kalyani Priyadarshan gets a perfect launch". 123 Telugu.com.
  12. "Kalyani Priyadarshan looks regal in these pictures from 'Marakkar - Arabikkadalinte Simham'". The Times of India. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  13. "Winners: 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Times of India. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  14. "SIIMA Awards 2018 Telugu Kannada winners list live updates: Baahubali 2 and Rajakumara turn best movies [Photos]". International Business Times. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  15. "Apsara Awards 2018 winners list: Zee Telugu telecasts celebration of womanhood". International Business Times. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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