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{{Infobox person
| name = Shanthi Priya
| name = Shanthipriya
| image = Actress Shantipriya.png
| image = Actress Shantipriya.png
| birth_place = [[Rajahmundry]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| birth_place = [[Rajahmundry]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| years active = 1987–1994<br/>1989, 2002 (Television)<br/>2008–2012 (Television)
| years active = 1987–1994<br/>1989, 2002 (Television)<br/>2008–2012 (Television)
| spouse = [[Siddharth Ray]]
| spouse = [[Siddharth Ray]]
| children = Shubham Ray & Shishya Ray
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Bhanupriya]] (Elder sister)
| relatives = [[Bhanupriya]] (Elder sister)
}}
}}
'''Shanthi Priya''' is an Indian actress and a dancer who has worked predominantly in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Hindi]] films.<ref name=Nishanthi>{{cite news |title=Bhanupriya's sister Shanthipriya clarifies Akshay Kumar's joke on her skin tone: He didn't mean to hurt me |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/bhanupriyas-sister-shanthipriya-clarifies-akshay-kumars-joke-on-her-skin-tone-he-didnt-mean-to-hurt-me/articleshow/76733041.cms |access-date=5 July 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 July 2020}}</ref> She is credited as '''Nishanthi''' in Tamil films and '''Shanthipriya''' in Telugu and Hindi films. She is the younger sister of actress [[Bhanupriya]].
'''Shanthipriya''' is an Indian actress and a dancer who has worked predominantly in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Hindi]] films. She is credited as '''Nishanthi''' in Tamil films and '''Shanthipriya''' in Telugu and Hindi films. She is the younger sister of actress [[Bhanupriya]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
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==Career==
==Career==
Shanthi Priya acted in several films, including ''[[Enga Ooru Pattukaran]]'' (1988).
She was also seen as Shakuntala in Mythological serial [[Vishwamitra (TV series)]] (1989).
She was also seen in the TV sci-fi epic ''[[Aryamaan – Brahmaand Ka Yodha]]'' opposite [[Mukesh Khanna]] in 2002. Shanthipriya made her hindi film debut with the [[Akshay Kumar]]-starrer ''[[Saugandh (1991 film)|Saugandh]]''. She has acted with [[Mithun Chakraborty]] in movies such as ''[[Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana]]'', ''[[Phool Aur Angaar]]'' and ''[[Meherbaan]]''. She has acted in ''Hamilton Palace'' along with [[Mahakshay Chakraborty]], son of Mithun.<ref name=Nishanthi/> Shanthi Priya to make comeback in 2022 with Sarojini Naidu biopic.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2022 |title=Shanthi Priya to make comeback with Sarojini Naidu biopic: 'I will leave no stone unturned to do justice…'|work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shanthi-priya-to-make-comeback-with-sarojini-naidu-biopic-i-will-leave-no-stone-unturned-to-do-justice/ |access-date=7 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507011404/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/shanthi-priya-to-make-comeback-with-sarojini-naidu-biopic-i-will-leave-no-stone-unturned-to-do-justice/ |archive-date=7 May 2022 }}</ref>


The actress began her journey in films with the 1987 Telugu release ''[[Kaboye Alludu]]'', before making her Tamil debut with ''[[Enga Ooru Pattukaran]]'' the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-meet-actress-shanthi-priya-star-3-languages-superstar-akshay-kumar-mocked-for-dark-skin-widow-at-36-saugandh-3085599|title = Meet actress who was star in 3 languages, mocked by superstar for dark skin, widowed at 36, top hero refused aid, now...}}</ref>
She is the brand ambassador for Solitario Diamonds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solitario Diamonds announced Sandip Soparrkar and Shanthi Priya as Brand Ambassadors |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/solitario-diamonds-announced-sandip-soparrkar-and-shanthi-priya-as-brand-ambassadors20220715162652/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> She is also currently acting in the [[MX Player]] series [[Dharavi Bank]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dharavi Bank: Shanthi Priya shines in every frame in this gangster drama |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/dharavi-bank-shanthi-priya-shines-in-every-frame-in-this-gangster-drama20221121173932/ |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>. She is the Advisory board member of World Designing form <ref>https://www.jaipur-mirror.com/three-industry-titans-join-world-designing-forums-advisory-board-enriching-national-designer-awards-2023</ref>


She was also seen as Shakuntala in the mythological serial ''[[Vishwamitra (TV series)|Vishwamitra]]'' (1989).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/bollywood-where-is-shantipriya-of-akshay-kumar-and-shakuntala-of-vishwamitra-today-4345496-page-3.html|title = Shantipriya, whom you have seen as Queen Shakuntala in the famous serial 'Vishwamitra}}</ref>
She has modelled for designer Chhaya Gandhi at the Bombay Times Fashion Week <ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-90s-actress-shanthi-priya-on-her-comeback-talks-about-her-break-and-sarojini-naidu-biopic/articleshow/91369554.cms</ref>, For Ekta Akhouri at the 'One Day Fashion Show' <ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/brand-stories/oneday-fashion-extravaganza-indian-designers-showcased-latest-creations-in-season-2-101687284347154.html</ref> and for Sanhita Moulik <ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/unlike-in-the-90s-people-think-twice-before-body-shaming-anyone-now-shanthi-priya/articleshow/103709184.cms?from=mdr</ref>


After playing the leading lady in close to 25 films across Tamil and Telugu, she forayed into Bollywood with [[Raj N. Sippy]]’s ''[[Saugandh (1991 film)|Saugandh]]'' (1991) which marked the silver screen of [[Akshay Kumar]].<ref name=Nishanthi>{{cite news |title=Bhanupriya's sister Shanthipriya clarifies Akshay Kumar's joke on her skin tone: He didn't mean to hurt me |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/bhanupriyas-sister-shanthipriya-clarifies-akshay-kumars-joke-on-her-skin-tone-he-didnt-mean-to-hurt-me/articleshow/76733041.cms |access-date=5 July 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 July 2020}}</ref>
She will be soon seen in a Biopic titled 'Sarojini' on the life of Indian Political Activist and Poet [[Sarojini Naidu]] <ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/saugandh-actress-shanti-priya-replaces-dipika-chikhlia-in-sarojini-naidu-biopic-1930819-2022-03-29</ref> and also in an untitled film by producer '''[[Vetrimaaran]]'' <ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-couldnt-have-asked-for-a-better-comeback-in-tamil-shanthi-priya/articleshow/107073043.cms</ref>


She is the brand ambassador for Solitario Diamonds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solitario Diamonds announced Sandip Soparrkar and Shanthi Priya as Brand Ambassadors |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/solitario-diamonds-announced-sandip-soparrkar-and-shanthi-priya-as-brand-ambassadors20220715162652/ |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> She is the Advisory board member of World Designing form.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jaipur-mirror.com/three-industry-titans-join-world-designing-forums-advisory-board-enriching-national-designer-awards-2023 |title=Three Industry Titans Join World Designing Forum's Advisory Board, Enriching National Designer Awards 2023 |date=2 December 2023}}</ref>
She made her stage debut with a dance drama titled 'Pavitra Tulsi' playing the leading role of Tulsi at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival<ref>https://ndtv.in/bollywood/actress-shanthi-priya-graces-kala-ghoda-arts-festival-with-her-performance-4948952</ref>

She has modelled for designer Chhaya Gandhi at the Bombay Times Fashion Week.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-90s-actress-shanthi-priya-on-her-comeback-talks-about-her-break-and-sarojini-naidu-biopic/articleshow/91369554.cms |title=Exclusive: 90s actress Shanthi Priya on her comeback! Talks about her break and Sarojini Naidu biopic |newspaper=The Times of India |date=6 May 2022}}</ref> for Sanhita Moulik<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/unlike-in-the-90s-people-think-twice-before-body-shaming-anyone-now-shanthi-priya/articleshow/103709184.cms?from=mdr |title=Unlike in the '90s, people think twice before body shaming anyone now: Shanthi Priya |newspaper=The Times of India |date=16 September 2023}}</ref>

She made her stage debut with a dance drama titled ''Pavitra Tulsi'' playing the leading role of Tulsi at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ndtv.in/bollywood/actress-shanthi-priya-graces-kala-ghoda-arts-festival-with-her-performance-4948952 |title=फूल और अंगार फेम शांति प्रिया ने काला घोड़ा फेस्टिवल में अपनी परफॉरमेंस से बढ़ाई शोभा}}</ref>

She is also acting in the [[MX Player]] series ''[[Dharavi Bank]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dharavi Bank: Shanthi Priya shines in every frame in this gangster drama |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/dharavi-bank-shanthi-priya-shines-in-every-frame-in-this-gangster-drama20221121173932/ |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>


==Awards and Recognitions==
==Awards and Recognitions==


*2023 - International Iconic Women Heroes by Perfect Women Magazine <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodkibaten.in/entertainment/perfect-woman-magazine-celebrates-international-womens-day-with-perfect-woman-awards-2023/26327/ |title=Perfect Woman Magazine Celebrates International Women's Day with Perfect Woman Awards 2023 |date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
*2019- Saraswati Bai Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
*2022 - Dada Saheb Phalke International Film and Television Award <ref>https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/actor-shanthi-priya-felicitated-with-dadasaheb-phalke-award-for-film-and-television-1162592.html#:~:text=90s%20most%2Dtalked%20about%20actor,in%20the%20field%20of%20showbiz.</ref>
*2022 - Bal Gangadhar Tilak International Human Rights Council
*2022 - WOW Iconic Award
*2023 - Dadasaheb Film Foundation Award <ref>https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/dadasaheb-phalke-film-foundation-awards-dpffa-2023-concludes-successfully-in-mumbai/1594276/</ref> Best Actress for Webseries Dharavi Banks
*2023 - Sashakt Nari Gaurav Samman
*2023 - International Iconic Women Heroes by Perfect Women Magazine <ref>https://www.bollywoodkibaten.in/entertainment/perfect-woman-magazine-celebrates-international-womens-day-with-perfect-woman-awards-2023/26327/</ref>
*2023 - 'Perfect Woman Award' as Best Actress for Webseries Dharavi Banks


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Shanthi Priya married actor [[Siddharth Ray]] in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-21 |title=Nostalgia with Shanthi Priya: "I wish I'd focussed on my career instead of getting married at 23" |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/brunch/nostalgia-with-shanthi-priya-i-wish-i-d-focussed-on-my-career-instead-of-getting-married-at-23-101666376527773.html |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> Siddharth was the grandson of [[V. Shantaram]] and has acted in films such as ''Baazigar'' and ''Vansh''. They became the parents of two sons. Ray died of a heart attack in 2004, at the age of 40.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ovguide.com/siddharth-ray-9202a8c04000641f800000001d9c79e0 |title=Siddharth Ray Video-Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi |publisher=ovguide |accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Biswas |first1=Shrilata |script-title=hi:'छुपाना भी नहीं आता..' फेम अभिनेता ने बाल कलाकार के तौर पर किया था डेब्यू, कम उम्र में ही दुनिया को कहा अलविदा |language=hi |trans-title='Chupana Bhi Nahi Aata ..' fame actor made debut as a child artist, said goodbye to the world at an early age|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/flashback-baazigar-fame-actor-siddharth-ray-died-at-the-age-of-40 |access-date=5 July 2021 |publisher=Amarujala.com |date=20 February 2021}}</ref>
Shanthi Priya married actor [[Siddharth Ray]] in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 October 2022 |title=Nostalgia with Shanthi Priya: "I wish I'd focussed on my career instead of getting married at 23" |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/brunch/nostalgia-with-shanthi-priya-i-wish-i-d-focussed-on-my-career-instead-of-getting-married-at-23-101666376527773.html |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> Siddharth was the grandson of [[V. Shantaram]] and has acted in films such as ''Baazigar'' and ''Vansh''. They became the parents of two sons. Ray died of a heart attack in 2004, at the age of 40.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ovguide.com/siddharth-ray-9202a8c04000641f800000001d9c79e0 |title=Siddharth Ray Video-Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi |publisher=ovguide |accessdate=20 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Biswas |first1=Shrilata |script-title=hi:'छुपाना भी नहीं आता..' फेम अभिनेता ने बाल कलाकार के तौर पर किया था डेब्यू, कम उम्र में ही दुनिया को कहा अलविदा |language=hi |trans-title='Chupana Bhi Nahi Aata ..' fame actor made debut as a child artist, said goodbye to the world at an early age |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/flashback-baazigar-fame-actor-siddharth-ray-died-at-the-age-of-40 |access-date=5 July 2021 |publisher=Amarujala.com |date=20 February 2021}}</ref>

She is trained in Kuchipudi Dance form under her Guru SP Anand from the age of 6 and has also Latin and Ballroom Dance under the guidance of [[Sandip Soparrkar]].


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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!Year!!Title!!Role!!Language!!Notes
!Year!!Title!!Role!!Language!!Notes
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1987 || ''[[Kaboye Alludu]]'' || Rekha || Telugu ||
| 1987
|-
| Kaboye Alludu
| ''Naku Pellam Kavali'' || || Telugu ||
|
|Telugu
|Debut Film in Telugu
|-
|-
| ''[[Enga Ooru Pattukaran]]'' || Shenbagam || Tamil ||
| 1987
| ''[[Enga Ooru Pattukaran]]''
| Shenbagam
| Tamil
| Debut Film in Tamil
|-
|-
| ''[[Ondru Engal Jaathiye]]'' || || Tamil ||
| 1987
| ''[[Ondru Engal Jaathiye]]''
|
| Tamil
|
|-
|-
| ''Neram Nalla Irukku'' || Jyothi || Tamil ||
| 1987
| Neram Nalla Irukku
| Jyothi
| Tamil
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Maharshi (1987 film)|Maharshi]]'' || Suchitra || Telugu ||
| 1988
| ''[[Maharshi (1988 film)|Maharshi]]''
| Suchitra
| Telugu
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1988 || ''Sakkarai Panthal'' || || Tamil ||
| 1988
| Sakkarai Panthal
|
| Tamil
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Sigappu Thali]]'' || Kalamani || Tamil ||
| 1988
| ''[[Rayilukku Neramachu]]''
|
| Tamil
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Rayilukku Neramachu]]'' || Chellakili || Tamil ||
| 1988
| ''[[En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (1988 film)|En Vazhi Thani Vazhi]]''
|
| Tamil
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Kai Naattu]]'' || || Tamil ||
| 1988
| ''[[Kai Naattu]]''
|
| Tamil
|
|-
|-
| ''Dhayam Onnu'' || || Tamil ||
| 1988
| ''[[Sigappu Thali]]''
|
| Tamil
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Poovizhi Raja]]'' || || Tamil ||
| 1988
| ''[[Poovizhi Raja]]''
|
| Tamil
|
|-
|-
| ''[[En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (1988 film)|En Vazhi Thani Vazhi]]'' || || Tamil ||
| 1988
|Dhayam Onnu
|
| Tamil
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1989 || ''Anthintha Gandu Naanalla'' || Nishanthi || Kannada ||
| 1989
| ''[[Simha Swapnam]]''
| Sunita
| Telugu
|
|-
|-
| ''Ellame En Thangachi'' || Geetha || Tamil ||
| 1989
| Yamapasam
|
| Telugu
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Simha Swapnam]]'' || Sunita || Telugu ||
| 1989
| Anthintha Gandu Naanalla
| Nishanthi
| Kannada
|
|-
|-
| ''Yamapasam'' || || Telugu ||
| 1989
| Naaku Pellam Kaavali
|
| Telugu
|
|-
|-
| ''Raktha Kanneeru'' || || Telugu ||
| 1989
| Ellame En Thangachi
|
| Tamil
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Agni (1989 film)|Agni]]'' || || Telegu ||
| 1989
| ''[[Agni (1989 film)|Agni]]''
| Rekha/Chinnari
| Telugu
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" | 1990 || ''Kaliyuga Abhimanyudu'' || Radha || Telugu ||
|1989
|Raktha Kanneeru
|Gowri
|Telugu
|
|-
|-
| ''Sila Sasanam'' || || Telugu ||
| 1990
| ''Kaliyuga Abhimanyudu''
| Radha
| Telugu
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]]'' || Dancer || Tamil ||
| 1990
| Sila Sasanam
|
| Telugu
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar]]'' || Mangamma || Tamil ||
| 1990
| ''[[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]]''
|
| Tamil
| Special appearance in Song
|-
|-
| ''[[Aatha Naan Pass Ayittaen]]'' || Seetha || Tamil ||
| 1990
| ''[[Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar]]''
|
| Tamil
|
|-
|-
| ''Justice Rudramadevi'' || || Telegu ||
| 1990
| ''[[Aatha Naan Pass Ayittaen]]''
| Seetha
| Tamil
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 1991 || ''[[Saugandh (1991 film)|Saugandh]]'' || Chand || Hindi ||
| 1990
| Justice Rudrama Devi
|
| Telugu
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1992 || ''[[Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana]]'' || || Hindi ||
| 1991
| ''[[Saugandh (1991 film)|Saugandh]]''
| Chand
| Hindi
| Debut Film in Hindi
|-
|-
| ''Uyarthavan'' || Shanthi || Tamil ||
| 1992
| ''[[Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana]]''
|
| Hindi
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1993 || ''Aandha Intaquam'' || || Hindi ||
| 1993
| ''[[Phool Aur Angaar]]''
| Sudha C. Verma
| Hindi
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Phool Aur Angaar]]'' || Sudha C. Verma || Hindi ||
| 1993
| ''[[Veerta]]''
| Maina
| Hindi
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Meherbaan]]'' || Neha || Hindi ||
| 1993
| Aandha Intaquam
|
| Hindi
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Veerta]]'' || Maina || Hindi ||
| 1993
| ''[[Meherbaan]]''
|Nena
| Hindi
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" | 1994 || ''[[Ikke Pe Ikka]]'' || Komal || Hindi ||
| 1994
| ''[[Ikke Pe Ikka]]''
| Komal
| Hindi
|
|-
|-
|}
|}


== Television ==
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Serial!! Role !! Language !! References
! Year !! Serial!! Role !! Language
|-
|-
|1989|| [[Vishwamitra (TV series)|Vishwamitra]] ||[[Shakuntala]] || rowspan="5" |[[Hindi (language)|Hindi]]||
|1989 || ''[[Vishwamitra (TV series)|Vishwamitra]]'' || [[Shakuntala]] || rowspan="5" |[[Hindi (language)|Hindi]]
|-
|-
|2002||[[Aryamaan – Brahmaand Ka Yodha]]||Teji ||
|2002 || ''[[Aryamaan – Brahmaand Ka Yodha]]'' || Teji
|-
|-
|2008–2011||[[Mata Ki Chowki|Mata Ki Chowki - Kalyug Mein Bhakti Ki Shakti]]||Maa Vaishno Devi||
|2008–2011 || ''[[Mata Ki Chowki|Mata Ki Chowki - Kalyug Mein Bhakti Ki Shakti]]'' || Maa Vaishno Devi
|-
|-
|2011–2012 || ''[[Dwarkadheesh – Bhagwaan Shree Krishna]]'' || Devaki
|2011–2012||[[Dwarkadheesh – Bhagwaan Shree Krishna]]||Devaki|| <ref>{{cite web |title=Bollywood actress Shanti Priya to play Devki |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Bollywood-actress-Shanti-Priya-to-play-Devki/articleshow/9198394.cms |work=The Times of India |date=11 June 2011 |accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2022–present
|2022–present || ''[[Dharavi Bank]]'' || Bonamma
|[[Dharavi Bank]]
|Bonamma
|
|}
|}


Revision as of 21:27, 24 June 2024

Shanthipriya
Born
Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
Years active1987–1994
1989, 2002 (Television)
2008–2012 (Television)
SpouseSiddharth Ray
Children2
RelativesBhanupriya (Elder sister)

Shanthipriya is an Indian actress and a dancer who has worked predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She is credited as Nishanthi in Tamil films and Shanthipriya in Telugu and Hindi films. She is the younger sister of actress Bhanupriya.

Early life

Shanthipriya was born in Rangampeta village near Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh in a Telugu-speaking family, to Pattabiraman and M.Lakshmi. Her family later moved to Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She has an elder brother Gopikrishana and an elder sister Bhanupriya, who has also been a film actress since the 1980s.[1][2]

Career

The actress began her journey in films with the 1987 Telugu release Kaboye Alludu, before making her Tamil debut with Enga Ooru Pattukaran the same year.[3]

She was also seen as Shakuntala in the mythological serial Vishwamitra (1989).[4]

After playing the leading lady in close to 25 films across Tamil and Telugu, she forayed into Bollywood with Raj N. Sippy’s Saugandh (1991) which marked the silver screen of Akshay Kumar.[5]

She is the brand ambassador for Solitario Diamonds.[6] She is the Advisory board member of World Designing form.[7]

She has modelled for designer Chhaya Gandhi at the Bombay Times Fashion Week.[8] for Sanhita Moulik[9]

She made her stage debut with a dance drama titled Pavitra Tulsi playing the leading role of Tulsi at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival.[10]

She is also acting in the MX Player series Dharavi Bank.[11]

Awards and Recognitions

  • 2023 - International Iconic Women Heroes by Perfect Women Magazine [12]

Personal life

Shanthi Priya married actor Siddharth Ray in 1992.[13] Siddharth was the grandson of V. Shantaram and has acted in films such as Baazigar and Vansh. They became the parents of two sons. Ray died of a heart attack in 2004, at the age of 40.[14][15]

Filmography

Year Titel Role Sprache Notes
1987 Kaboye Alludu Rekha Telugu
Naku Pellam Kavali Telugu
Enga Ooru Pattukaran Shenbagam Tamil
Ondru Engal Jaathiye Tamil
Neram Nalla Irukku Jyothi Tamil
Maharshi Suchitra Telugu
1988 Sakkarai Panthal Tamil
Sigappu Thali Kalamani Tamil
Rayilukku Neramachu Chellakili Tamil
Kai Naattu Tamil
Dhayam Onnu Tamil
Poovizhi Raja Tamil
En Vazhi Thani Vazhi Tamil
1989 Anthintha Gandu Naanalla Nishanthi Kannada
Ellame En Thangachi Geetha Tamil
Simha Swapnam Sunita Telugu
Yamapasam Telugu
Raktha Kanneeru Telugu
Agni Telegu
1990 Kaliyuga Abhimanyudu Radha Telugu
Sila Sasanam Telugu
Anjali Dancer Tamil
Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar Mangamma Tamil
Aatha Naan Pass Ayittaen Seetha Tamil
Justice Rudramadevi Telegu
1991 Saugandh Chand Hindi
1992 Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana Hindi
Uyarthavan Shanthi Tamil
1993 Aandha Intaquam Hindi
Phool Aur Angaar Sudha C. Verma Hindi
Meherbaan Neha Hindi
Veerta Maina Hindi
1994 Ikke Pe Ikka Komal Hindi

Television

Year Serial Role Sprache
1989 Vishwamitra Shakuntala Hindi
2002 Aryamaan – Brahmaand Ka Yodha Teji
2008–2011 Mata Ki Chowki - Kalyug Mein Bhakti Ki Shakti Maa Vaishno Devi
2011–2012 Dwarkadheesh – Bhagwaan Shree Krishna Devaki
2022–present Dharavi Bank Bonamma

References

  1. ^ "An Interview with Bhanu Priya". indolink.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "For actor Banupriya family comes first now". The Hindu. 28 September 2006. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Meet actress who was star in 3 languages, mocked by superstar for dark skin, widowed at 36, top hero refused aid, now..."
  4. ^ "Shantipriya, whom you have seen as Queen Shakuntala in the famous serial 'Vishwamitra".
  5. ^ "Bhanupriya's sister Shanthipriya clarifies Akshay Kumar's joke on her skin tone: He didn't mean to hurt me". The Times of India. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Solitario Diamonds announced Sandip Soparrkar and Shanthi Priya as Brand Ambassadors". ANI News. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Three Industry Titans Join World Designing Forum's Advisory Board, Enriching National Designer Awards 2023". 2 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Exclusive: 90s actress Shanthi Priya on her comeback! Talks about her break and Sarojini Naidu biopic". The Times of India. 6 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Unlike in the '90s, people think twice before body shaming anyone now: Shanthi Priya". The Times of India. 16 September 2023.
  10. ^ "फूल और अंगार फेम शांति प्रिया ने काला घोड़ा फेस्टिवल में अपनी परफॉरमेंस से बढ़ाई शोभा".
  11. ^ "Dharavi Bank: Shanthi Priya shines in every frame in this gangster drama". ANI News. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Perfect Woman Magazine Celebrates International Women's Day with Perfect Woman Awards 2023". 28 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Nostalgia with Shanthi Priya: "I wish I'd focussed on my career instead of getting married at 23"". Hindustan Times. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Siddharth Ray Video-Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi". ovguide. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  15. ^ Biswas, Shrilata (20 February 2021). 'छुपाना भी नहीं आता..' फेम अभिनेता ने बाल कलाकार के तौर पर किया था डेब्यू, कम उम्र में ही दुनिया को कहा अलविदा ['Chupana Bhi Nahi Aata ..' fame actor made debut as a child artist, said goodbye to the world at an early age] (in Hindi). Amarujala.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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