Actress
Priyamani,
born
in
Palakkad,
brought
up
in
Bangalore,
entered
films
through
Bharathi
Raja's
Kangalal
Kaithi
Sei,
which
did
little
to
improve
her
career
in
Tamil
films.
Then
she
went
on
to
make
a
mark
in
Malayalam
movies
with
Satyam
opposite
Prithviraj
and
moved
to
Telugu
where
the
Jagapathy
Babu
starrer,
Pellaina
Kothalo,
shot
her
to
the
top
of
the
Telugu
Cinema
heap.
Then
came
Paruthi
Veeran
in
Tamil,
which
fetched
her
a
National
Award
and
established
her
as
a
true-blue
top
actress.
Except
Kannada,
Priyamani
has
made
a
mark
in
all
the
three
major
South
Indian
languages.
Recently,
in
an
interview,
when
asked
which
language
she
preferred
to
act
in,
she
replied
"Malayalam".
Priyamani
was
also
quoted
as
saying,
"Malayalam
industry
looks
at
the
artistes
performance
while
in
Tamil
and
Telugu,
glamour
is
the
criteria.
Hence
I
love
acting
in
Malayalam
films.
I
am
also
looking
for
a
good
opportunity
to
make
my
debut
in
Kannada
films.
If
I
get
a
chance
in
Kannada
films,
I
will
be
one
of
the
few
heroines
who
have
acted
in
all
the
south
Indian
languages
as
a
full-fledged
heroine."
This
National
Award
winner
sure
looks
good
sans
make-up
and
also
as
a
glamour-puss!