V. Priya is a

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director. She worked as an assistant to director

Mani Ratnam Gopalaratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, film producer and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and a few Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. H ...

after learning her craft under Suhasini.

Career

Priya made her directorial debut with romantic-comedy ''

Kanda Naal Mudhal ''Kanda Naal Mudhal'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil language romantic comedy film written and directed by newcomer V. Priya, who had earlier assisted Mani Ratnam. Produced by Prakash Raj under the Duet Movies banner, the film stars Prasanna and ...

'' (2005) starring Prasanna,

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and

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. The film received positive critical acclaim during its release with critics praising "Priya deserves a pat on her back for weaving a gossamer romance like her mentor

sir did in ''

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'' or ''

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''. But the film has its own minor drawbacks mostly in narration and lags especially in the second half". The film did well at box-office. However, her second film ''

Kannamoochi Yenada ''Kannamoochi Yenada?'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by V. Priya. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sandhya, Sathyaraj and Radhika Sarathkumar, with Sripriya, Radha Ravi and Manobala in suppor ...

'' (2007) starring Prithviraj, Sandhya and

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received mixed reviews from critics, but it was also commercially successful. In 2008, she planned her third project titled ''Cheri'', but the film did not materialize. She alongside her husband Bhushan Kalyan worked as creative director for television series ''

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'' which was telecasted in

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. After a long gap, she made her comeback to film direction with ''

Aadi Lakshmi Puraana ''Aadi Lakshmi Puraana'' is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language Romance film, romantic action comedy film written & directed by V. Priya and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Nirup Bhandari and Radhika Pandit, alongside Tara (Kannada ac ...

'' (2018) which marks her debut in Kannada cinema. In 2022, She directed '' Anantham''. In 2024, she directed ''

Pon Ondru Kanden ''Pon Ondru Kanden'' () is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic comedy film written and directed by V. Priya and produced by Jyoti Deshpande and Yuvan Shankar Raja under the banner of Jio Studios and YSR Films. The film stars Ashok Se ...

'' (2024) starring

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and

Aishwarya Lekshmi Aishwarya Lekshmi (born 6 September 1991) is an Indian actress and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has received one Filmfare Award South, one Kerala Film Critics Association Award and three SIIMA Awards. A ...

Filmography

;As an actor *''

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'' (2022)

References

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