Priyanka Arul Mohan (born 20 November 1994) is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu films.
She made her acting debut with the Kannada film Ondh Kathe Hella (2019), and played the leading lady in the Telugu film Gang Leader (2019) and the Tamil films Doctor (2021), Don (2022) and Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022).
Priyanka Mohan | |
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Born | Priyanka Arul Mohan 20 November 1994 |
Other names | Priya, PAM |
Education | PES University, Bangalore (Biological engineering) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2019–present |
Priyanka Arul Mohan was born on 20 November 1994. She did her schooling from Alvas PU College, Moodabidri. She studied Biological engineering from PES University in Bangalore. She lives in Chennai.
Priyanka made her debut in the Kannada film Ondh Kathe Hella, directed by Girish G in 2019. Later that year, she starred in the Telugu film Nani's Gang Leader directed by Vikram Kumar. Krishna Sripada of The News Minute on her performance wrote "Priyanka has all the makings of a female protagonist directors will seek, doe-eyed innocence and a natural feel for the camera, as she subtly does exactly what is expected and not more or less". Haricharan Pudipeddi of Pinkvilla commented "Newcomer Priyanka Arul Mohan makes a confident debut and she's a terrific find". She also shot for the English version of the bilingual film Mayan and Tik Tok; however, both films were delayed.
In 2021, she made her Tamil debut with Sivakarthikeyan's Doctor, directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. Both the film and her performance received positive response. The film grossed ₹100 crores in worldwide box office and became a major critical and commercial success. She won SIIMA Award for Best Debutant Actress. In 2022, she played the lead female role in her second Tamil film Etharkkum Thunindhavan with director Pandiraj, starring Suriya. Reviewing her performance, Ashwin Ram of Movie Crow stated "Priyanka Mohan is a pleasant surprise, she is great on-screen and also her character gets a major importance at a crucial stage in the film, she scores with easing grace". Pinkvilla wrote "Priyanka doesn't have much to do in the plot but adds a dose of glamour to the film." She also played the lead in the Tamil film Don, with Sivakarthikeyan after Doctor. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and audience. S Subhakeerthana of OTT Play wrote "Priyanka Mohan makes her presence felt with whatever she was offered." While promoting Captain Miller, Priyanka said in an interview with 123Telugu, "Everything about Captain Miller will be fresh to the audience".
Her upcoming films include the M. Rajesh film Brother alongside Jayam Ravi, followed by her return to Telugu cinema with They Call him OG alongside Pawan Kalyan and Saripodhaa Sanivaaram with Nani.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Language(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Ondh Kathe Hella | Adhiti | Kannada | ||
Nani's Gang Leader | Priya | Telugu | Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu | ||
2021 | Sreekaram | Chaitra | |||
Doctor | Padmini | Tamil | SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Tamil | ||
2022 | Etharkkum Thunindhavan | Aadhini Kannabiran | |||
Don | Angaiyarkanni | ||||
2023 | Tik Tok | Keerthana | |||
2024 | Captain Miller | Velmathi | |||
They Call Him OG † | TBA | Telugu | Filming | ||
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram † | TBA | Filming | |||
Brother † | TBA | Tamil | Filming |
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