Priya Anand is an Indian film actress and model who appears in Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. After pursuing higher studies in the US, she began a career in modelling in 2008 before making her acting debut in the Tamil film Vaamanan and then her Telugu debut in Leader a year later
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Real Name | Priya Bharadwaj Anand |
Nickname | Not Known |
Profession | Actress |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height | in centimeters- 163 cm |
in meters- 1.63 m | |
in Feet Inches- 5' 4 | |
Weight | in Kilograms- 54 kg |
in Pounds- 119 lbs | |
Figure Measurements | 33-25-34 |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 17-Sep-86 |
Age (as in 2017) | 31 Years |
Birth Place | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Virgo |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
School | Not Known |
College | University in Albany, New York |
Educational Qualifications | Major in Communications (minor in business, journalism and African studies) |
Debut | Film Debut: Vaamanan (2009, Tamil film) |
English Vinglish (2012, Bollywood film) | |
Family | Father- Not Known |
Mother- Not Known | |
Brother- Not Known | |
Sister- Not Known | |
Religion | Hindu |
Hobbies | Dancing |
Controversies | Not Known |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Actor | Brahmanandam |
Favourite Actress | Sridevi |
Favourite Film | Telugu: Kshankshanam |
Tamil: Agni Nakshatram | |
Boys, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Affairs/Boyfriends | Not Known |
Husband | N/A |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Priya Anand
- Does Priya Anand smoke?: No
- Does Priya Anand drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Priya was born to a Tamilian father and a half Telugu & half Marathi mother.
- She was initially brought up in Chennai and Hyderabad, but later she moved to USA for around 10 years.
- She is proficient in various languages like English, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi and Spanish.
- When she came back to India, she stayed with her grandparents in Chennai.
- She initially wanted to get into technical line of filmmaking, but she joined modelling and did few ad commercials in Chennai.
- South Indian assistant director, Sekhar Kammula saw her on Facebook and invited her for an audition, after which he got selected for Telugu film Leader.
- In 2011, she became the ambassador for the ‘Save the Children’ campaign in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Priya Anand on Instagram and Twitter
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— Priya Anand (@PriyaAnand) February 28, 2020