Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer, better known by her stage name Priyamani (born 4 June 1984) is an National award winning Indian film actress and model who has appeared in several Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam 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 – Malayalam.
