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Priya Prakash Varrier

Priya Prakash Varrier
Priya Varrier in 2019
Born (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 (age 25)
Punkunnam, Kerala, India
Alma materVimala College (B Com)
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present

Priya Prakash Varrier (born 28 October 1999) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam and Telugu films and also worked in few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi Films.[1] Her wink in the film Oru Adaar Love (2019) went viral, making her the most searched-for personality through Google in India in 2018.[2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

Priya was born on 28 October 1999[6][7] to Prakash Varrier, a Central Excise Department employee, and Preetha, a homemaker at Punkunnam, Thrissur, in Kerala.[6]

She did her schooling at Sandeepani Vidya Nikethan, Thrissur.[8][9] In 2018, she enrolled in a Bachelor of Commerce course at Vimala College, Thrissur.[8]

Career

Her first appearance in cinema came with Oru Adaar Love, a romantic drama set in a school, she played the role of Priya alongside several newcomers.[10] The song from the film "Maanikya Malaraya Poovi" was released on YouTube and included Priya winking. Her wink was said to have gone viral and became an overnight sensation.[11]

In 2019, she sang a song "Nee Mazhavillu Polen", with Naresh Iyer for the film Finals.[12] She was cast in the Hindi film Sridevi Bungalow alongside Arbaaz Khan, which was languishing in post-production as of January 2020, due to criticism and lawsuits filed by late actress Sridevi's family. The film has not been released as of 2024.[13] Her first Kannada film Vishnupriya is yet to be released.

She made her Telugu debut in Check (2021) in which she played a honey trapper opposite Nithin and Rakul Preet Singh.[14]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2018 Thanaha Herself Malayalam Appearance in the song "Mele Shoonyagasham" [15][16]
2019 Oru Adaar Love Priya Varrier [17]
2021 Check Yatra / Isabel Telugu [18]
Ishq: Not A Love Story Anasuya "Anu" [19]
2022 4 Years Gayathri Arunkumar Malayalam [20]
2023 Live Anna [21]
Kolla Shilpa [22]
Bro Veena Telugu [23]
Yaariyan 2 Devi Hindi [24]
2024 Mandakini Chinju Malayalam [25]
Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam † TBA Tamil [26]
TBA 3 Monkeys † TBA Hindi [27]
TBA Love Hackers † TBA [28]
TBA Vishnu Priya † TBA Kannada [29]

Short film

Year Title Role Language Notes Ref.
2023 Subhadraharanam Subhadra Malayalam

Discography

Year Song Album Language Notes Ref.
2019 "Nee Mazhavillu Polen" Finals Malayalam [12]
2021 "Ladi Ladi" Ladi Ladi Telugu Music video [30]
2022 "Pennu" Pennu Malayalam One minute music video

References

  1. ^ "Priya Prakash Varrier Went Viral With A Wink. 'Can't Believe It,' She Tweets". NDTV. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Year in Search 2018". Google Trends. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Priya Prakash Varrier beats Sunny Leone, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt on Google search trends". The Financial Express. 13 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ^ Vivek Surendran (8 February 2018). "Priya Prakash Varrier garners 1 million followers on Instagram, co-actor crosses just a lakh". India Today. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Who is internet's latest sensation Priya Prakash Varrier?". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Who is the wink sensation Priya Prakash Varrier's father? Ashish Vidyarthi?". Asianet News. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Happy Birthday Priya Prakash Varrier: Interesting facts about the sensational actress you may not know". The Times of India. 28 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Who is Priya Prakash Varrier? Know all about the girl who took over the internet with her killer 'wink'". The Times of India. Mumbai. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  9. ^ Dutta, Amrita (11 March 2018). "Priya Prakash Varrier: World Famous in Thrissur". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  10. ^ George, Anjana (14 February 2019). "Oru Adaar Love Movie Review". The Times of India. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  11. ^ The wink that stopped India. BBC. 11 March 2018. Event occurs at 00:01:26. Retrieved 2 February 2020. Some Muslim groups filed cases against Priya and the filmmakers
  12. ^ a b "'Nee Mazhavillu Polen' song sung by Priya Prakash Varrier is making her fans go gaga". The Times of India. Mumbai. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Wink queen Priya Prakash Varrier meets Navya Nair; clicks a selfie together". The Times of India. Mumbai. 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  14. ^ Adivi, Sashidhar (18 February 2021). "I like to identify myself as a performer : Priya Prakash". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Thanaha Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Thanaha by Times of India", The Times of India, retrieved 28 March 2021
  16. ^ "'Thanaha' song: Catch a glimpse of Priya Prakash Varrier in 'Mele Shoonyagasham'". The Times of India. 4 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Priya Prakash Varrier film Oru Adaar Love now has a new climax. This is why". India Today. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  18. ^ K., Janani (1 October 2020). "Check first look poster out: Nithiin, Rakul Preet and Priya Prakash Varrier film gets a title". India Today. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Wink Girl Priya Prakash Varrier and Teja Sajja's Ishq first look poster out". India Today. 5 March 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Priya Prakash Varrier to play Gayathri in Ranjith Sankar's '4 Years'". The Times of India. 22 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  21. ^ "First look of VK Prakash's Live out". The New Indian Express. 16 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Rajisha Vijayan, Vinay Forrt, and Priya Prakash Varrier to headline 'Kolla'". The Times of India. 12 May 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  23. ^ "'PKSDT' set to hit theatres: Pawan Kalyan and Sai Dharam Tej fans rejoice". The Times of India. 24 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  24. ^ "Yaariyan 2 new poster out: Pearl V Puri, Meezan Jafri first look from film revealed". India Today. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  25. ^ "'Mandakini' trailer: Althaf and Anarkali starrer is a fun entertainer". The Times of India. 29 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  26. ^ Features, C. E. (30 August 2024). "'Golden Sparrow' song from Dhanush's Nilavukku En Mel Ennadi Kobam is here". Cinema Express. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  27. ^ "Three Monkeys: Abbas-Mustan's desi version of Money Heist to star television actor Anil Bishnoi". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  28. ^ "Priya Prakash Varrier plays a cybercrime survivor in 'Love Hackers'". The Times of India. 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  29. ^ "Watch: Sneak peek promo of Priya Varrier, Shreyas Manju starrer 'Vishnu Priya'". The News Minute. 27 March 2021. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  30. ^ "మాస్‌ డ్యాన్స్‌తో ఆకట్టుకుంటున్న ప్రియా ప్రకాష్‌". Sakshi (in Telugu). 16 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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