Biography

Priya Anand (born September 17, 1986) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada films alongside streaming series. She made her acting debut in the Tamil action thriller Vamanan (2009). The following year, she made her Telugu cinema debut in Sekhar Kammula's political drama Leader (2010) as Ratna Prabha, and starred in Rama Rama Krishna Krishna (2010). In 2012, she made her Hindi film debut playing Radha in Gauri Shinde's English Vinglish, followed by the comedy Fukrey (2013) and its sequel Fukrey Returns (2017). Throughout the 2010s, Anand appeared in notable Tamil and Telugu productions, including Ethir Neechal (2013), Vanakkam Chennai (2013), Arima Nambi (2014), Vai Raja Vai (2015), LKG (2019), and Adithya Varma (2019). She entered Malayalam cinema with the horror film Ezra (2017) and the period drama Kayamkulam Kochunni (2018), while also establishing herself in Kannada cinema with Raajakumara (2017), Orange (2018), and James (2022). Her later screen appearances include the Tamil features Leo (2023) and Andhagan (2024), the Kannada films Karataka Damanaka (2024) and Balaramana Dinagalu (2026), and Sumo (2025). On digital platforms, she has starred in streaming series including the Hindi black comedy A Simple Murder (2020), the Telugu comedy-drama Maa Neella Tank (2022), and The Mystery of Moksha Island (2024).