Priya Mani Raj [1][2][3] (née Iyer; born 4 June 1984 [4][5]), known professionally as Priyamani, is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films.

Although she began her acting career with Bharathiraja's Tamil film, Kangalal Kaidhu Sei,[9][18] it was Evare Atagaadu which was released first.

[13] Then she was signed by Tamil film director and cinematographer Balu Mahendra to act in the 2005 drama Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam.

[13][20][21] Priyamani managed to prove her acting credentials and commercial appeal with 2007's Paruthiveeran, directed by Ameer, in which she was co-starred with debutant Karthi.

A rural subject which told the story of a notorious young villager in Madurai, the film won critical acclaim and became a surprise box-office blockbuster.

[32] In 2009 she had two Tamil releases, the masala film Arumugam and the remake of the Malayalam blockbuster Classmates,[33][34] titled Ninaithale Inikkum.

She was subsequently signed by director Mani Ratnam for his bilingual film, titled Raavanan and Raavan in Tamil and Hindi respectively.

[53][54][55] In 2024, she was cast in the Hindi film Article 370 Besides The Family Man, Priyamani was also in ZEE5's His Storyy, Narappa, and Virata Parvam.

[citation needed] Priyamani announced her engagement to Mustafa Raj, an event organiser, in 2016,[56] and the couple married in Bengaluru in 2017.

[57] Priyamani is Hindu, while her husband is a Muslim; she has spoken about receiving negative text messages and online comments due to their interfaith marriage.