Kalyani Priyadarshan

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Kalyani Priyadarshan (born April 5, 1993) is an Indian actress who appears in the Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu film industries. Daughter of acclaimed filmmaker Priyadarshan and actress Lissy, Kalyani began her career behind the scenes, working as an assistant production designer on films like Krrish 3 (2013) and Iru Mugan (2016) after studying architecture design in New York and interning at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. She made her acting debut in the Telugu film Hello (2017), opposite Akhil Akkineni, which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. Following this, she appeared in successful films like Chitralahari (2019) and Ranarangam (2019). Kalyani made her Tamil debut with Hero (2019), and transitioned into the Malayalam film industry with Varane Avashyamund (2020), directed by Anoop Sathyan, where she starred alongside Dulquer Salmaan, Shobana, and Suresh Gopi. The film’s success cemented her place in the industry, and she went on to play notable roles in Hridayam (2022), Bro Daddy (2022), Thallumaala (2022) and Lokah Chapter 1 (2025)

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2025
Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra
Movie Chandra Ananya / Kalliyankattu Neeli
2025
Odum Kuthira Chadum Kuthira
Movie Nidhi Sudheesh
2024
Varshangalkku Shesham
Movie Annie
2023
Antony
Movie Ann Maria
2023
Sesham Mike-il Fathima
Movie Fathima Noorjahan
2022
Thallumaala
Movie Fathima 'Beepathu' Beevi
2022
Pearle Maaney Show
TV show Self
2022
Bro Daddy
Movie Anna
2022
Hridayam
Movie Nithya Balagopal
2021
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea
Movie Aisha
2021
Maanaadu
Movie Seethalakshmi
2020
Putham Pudhu Kaalai
Movie younger Lakshmi Krishnan (segment "Ilamai Idho Idho")
2020
Varane Avashyamund
Movie 'Nikki' Nikhitha
2019
Hero
Movie Meera
2019
Ranarangam
Movie Geeta
2019
Chitralahari
Movie Chitra