Priyanka Thimmesh is an Indian actress who mainly works in

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films. She has also debuted in

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and

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films. She made her debut in the 2015 Kannada film '' Ganapa''.

Early life

Priyanka was born in

Bhadravati, Karnataka Bhadravati or Bhadrāvathi is an industrial city or Steel Town and Tehsil, taluk in the Shivamogga District of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is situated at a distance of about from the state capital Bengaluru and at about from the distric ...

to Thimmesh and Girija. She has an elder brother. Priyanka did her schooling at St. Charles High School, Bhadravathi and completed her Diploma in Computer Science at Government Woman's Polytechnic College

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Career

Priyanka started acting by taking on roles in serial ''Preethienda'' as Kashmiri girl ''Gulabi'' which was telecasted in Suvarna TV. She made her debut in films when she acted as Brunda, in Prabhu Srinivas's critically acclaimed '' Ganapa''. She also did a guest appearance in Akira. It was followed by more lead roles in Pataki with

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. Priyanka also played a lead role in the film '' Bheemasena Nala Maharaja'' directed by Karthik Saragur and produced by

Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah is an Indian film producer, producer best known for his Kannada cinema, Kannada films. His debut film ''Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu'' was a blockbuster hit which was released in 2016 followed by another collaboration ...

. Priyanka played a lead role in

Nivin Pauly Nivin Pauly (born 11 October 1984) is an Indian actor and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. He is the recipient of two Kerala State Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards South, two Kerala Film Critics Association Awards, and ...

's Malayalam film ''

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'' directed by

Rosshan Andrrews Rosshan Andrrews (born 6 January 1975) is an Indian film director who mainly works in Malayalam cinema. Biography Rosshan Andrrews was born to Burney and Andrews of the Moolakuzhi Nedumparampil house in Thrissur. He attended St. Aloysious Thriss ...

Filmography

Television

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