Sathyapriya Bhavani Shankar (born 31 December 1989) is an Indian actress and former television presenter who primarily appears in Tamil films, in addition to a few Telugu films. She made her acting debut with commercially successful Tamil film Meyaadha Maan (2017).She has appeared in successful films such as Meyaadha Maan (2017), Kadaikutty Singam (2018), Monster (2019), Mafia: Chapter 1, Yaanai (2022), Thiruchitrambalam (2022) and Pathu Thala (2023).

Career

Her first recognition was as a television news presenter at the Tamil news channel Puthiya Thalaimurai. She also worked as a serial actress in Star Vijay Television's ''Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai''. In 2017, she made her film debut with ''Meyaadha Maan'' opposite Vaibhav Reddy, for which she was nominated for a SIIMA Award for Best Female Debutant.The following year, Priya appeared in ''Kadaikutty Singam'' alongside Karthi. In 2019, she starred in ''Monster'' alongside S. J. Suryah. In 2020 she was seen in ''Mafia: Chapter 1''. She also appeared in the Amazon Prime web series ''Time Enna Boss!?''.In 2021, she starred in the multi-starrer ''Kalathil Sandhippom'' alongside Jiiva and Arulnithi, ''Kasada Thapara'' alongside Sundeep Kishan, and ''Oh Manapenne!'' alongside Harish Kalyan.As of 2022, her projects include ''Yaanai'' alongside Arun Vijay, ''Kuruthi Aattam'' opposite Atharvaa, ''Bommai'' with S. J. Suryah for the second time, and ''Hostel'' opposite Ashok Selvan.In 2021, she starred in the multi-starrer ''Kalathil Sandhippom'' alongside Jiiva and Arulnithi, ''Kasada Thapara'' alongside Sundeep Kishan, and ''Oh Manapenne!'' alongside Harish Kalyan.As of 2022, her projects include ''Yaanai'' alongside Arun Vijay, ''Kuruthi Aattam'' opposite Atharvaa, ''Bommai'' with S. J. Suryah for the second time, and ''Hostel'' opposite Ashok Selvan. She is also starring in ''Indian 2'' which is set to release in 2024.

Early life

Priya Bhavani Shankar was born to Bhavani Shankar and Thangam Bhavani Shankar and she has an elder brother. She did her Schooling in SBOA Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Chennai. She studied engineering in crescent college After entering the media industry she earned her Master of Business Administration.