Priya Anand is an Indian actress and model who is known for her Tamil films such as Vai Raja Vai, Vanakkam Chennai, and Kootathil Oruthan. She also appeared in a few Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada films. She began her career as a model in 2008 and made her acting debut with the Tamil film Vaamanan in 2009. Priya created a huge fan base for herself with her stellar performance in the Ethir Neechal movie starring along with Sivakarthikeyan. Priya’s role in Disney+ Hotstar’s The Mystery of Moksha Island Telugu web series has gained huge attention.
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Priya was supposed to make her acting debut in the Tamil film Pugaippadam but its release was postponed to 2010.
She made her Telugu debut with Leader and her Bollywood debut with English Vinglish. Her Malayalam debut Ezra and Kannada debut Raajakunara gave a substantial boost to her fan base.
Besides her mother tongue, Priya is proficient in English, Marathi, Bengali, Hindi, and Spanish as well.
She developed an interest in cinema from childhood and dreamed of getting into the technical line of filmmaking.
Priya Anand is an avid pet lover and likes to play with her pet dog.
She moved to the US, where she continued her higher studies. After finishing her education, she returned to India in 2008 and stayed with her grandparents in Chennai.
At first, Priya entered into modeling and appeared in various television advertisements like Nutrine Maha Lacto, Prince Jewellery, & Cadbury Dairy Milk.
In 2011, she became the Save the Children campaign ambassador in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Her Instagram account has more than 1.2M followers (as of September 2024)
