Maya is an Indian actress who has appeared in the

Tamil film industry Tamil cinema is the segment of cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the nam ...

. After making her film debut with

AR Murugadoss Murugadas Arunachalam (born 25 September 1974), known professionally as AR Murugadoss, () is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer who predominantly works in the Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He is best known for directin ...

's production ''

Maan Karate ''Maan Karate'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language fantasy sports comedy film written and directed by Krish Thirukumaran in his directorial debut . The film was written and co-produced by AR Murugadoss and produced by P. Madhan u ...

'' (2014) in a supporting role and she has since moved on to play leading roles. Premadesam is her latest film.

Career

Preethi Shankar attended SRM Dental College and became qualified as a dentist before venturing into films. She made her acting debut by playing a supporting role in ''

'' (2014) as one of the five software professionals who befriend

Sivakarthikeyan Sivakarthikeyan Doss (born 17 February 1985), also known by the initialism SK, is an Indian actor, playback singer, lyricist, film producer and television presenter, who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. In 2021, he won the Kalaimamani Awar ...

's character. Preethi then adopted the stage name of Maya when starring in her first leading role, through the horror film ''

Darling 2 ''Darling 2'' is a 2016 Tamil language comedy horror film directed by debutant Sathish Chandrasekaran and produced by Rite Media Works. The film stars Kalaiyarasan along with debutant Rameez Raja. The film was earlier titled ''Jinn''. K. E. Gna ...

''. Portraying a Muslim girl seeking revenge, the film garnered mixed reviews upon release. Maya then went on to work in the romantic comedy film, ''

Unnodu Ka ''Unnodu Ka'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by RK and produced by Abirami Ramanathan. The film features stars Aari Arujunan and Maya in the leading roles, while Prabhu plays a supporting role. Featuring music com ...

'' opposite Aari, after the director was impressed with her stills from ''Darling 2''.

Filmography

*''Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maya Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses from Tamil Nadu Indian film actresses 21st-century Indian actresses 1989 births