Priya Anand is an Indian film actress and model who appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. After pursuing higher studies in the US, she began a career in modelling in 2008 before making her acting début in the Tamil film Vaamanan (2009) and then her Telugu début in Leader a year later. She made her Bollywood début in 2012 with a supporting role in English Vinglish and subsequently appeared in the films Fukrey (2013) as Priya and Rangrezz (2013).
Priya was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu as the only child to a Tamil mother Radha and a half-Telugu, half-Marathi father Bharadwaj Anand. Because of her mixed regional background, she was brought up in both her parents’ hometowns, Chennai and Hyderabad, Telangana, becoming fluent in Tamil and Telugu. Besides her mother tongues, Priya is proficient in English, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi and Spanish languages as well.
Priya became fascinated with films, developing an interest in cinema, since childhood, and noted that she has been dreaming of getting into the film industry and working on technical aspects of film making, but confesses she never thought of becoming an actor. She moved to the US, where she pursued her higher studies. Keeping her later career in mind, she studied Communications and Journalism at SUNY Albany. After completing her education, she returned to India in 2008 and since, stays with her grandparents in Chennai. However, she then ventured into modelling, appearing in various television advertisements like Nutrine Maha Lacto, Prince Jewellery and Cadbury Dairy Milk.
Priya Anand Biography | Wiki.
| Name | Priya Anand |
|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Date Of Birth | September 17, 1986 |
| Age | 30 years |
| Height | in Feet & Inches: 5 feet 4 inches in Meters: 1.63 m in Centimeters: 163 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms - 54 kg in Pounds -119 lbs |
| Body Measurements | Body Measurements 33-25-34 Breast/Bra Size 33 Inches Waist Size 25 Inches Hip Size 34 Inches Sexual Orientation straight Body Shape Hourglass Eye Color Brown Hair Color Black Feet/Shoe Size 7 (US) Dress Size 6 (US) |
| Profession | Actress |
| TV Serials | Not Known |
| Movie | Vaamanan Pugaippadam Leader Rama Rama Krishna Krishna Nootrenbadhu English Vinglish Ko Antey Koti Rangrezz Fukrey Ethir Neechal Vanakkam Chennai Arima Nambi Irumbu Kuthirai Oru Oorla Rendu Raja Vai Raja Vai Trisha Illana Nayanthara Ezra Muthuramalingam Raajakumara Kootathil Oruthan Fukrey Returns |
| School | Not Known |
| College | University in Albany, New York |
| Educational Qualification | Major in Communications (minor in business, journalism and African studies) |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Home Town | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Hobbies | University in Albany, New York |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Fathers Name | Not Known |
| Mothers Name | Not Known |
| Girlfriend/Boyfriend | Not Known |
