Priyanka Lalaji, better known as Priyaa Lal is a British actress who primarily appears in Malayalam films. She made her cinematic debut in the

Malayalam film Malayalam cinema is an Indian cinema, Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ...

Janakan ''Janakan'' () is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language Crime film, crime thriller film directed by N. R. Sanjeev and written by S. N. Swami, starring Suresh Gopi and Mohanlal. The music was composed by M. Jayachandran. It was released on 8 April 20 ...

'' in 2010, directed by N. R. Sanjeev with

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeare ...

and

Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his acti ...

Early life

Priyaa Lal was born in

Ras al-Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) ( ar, رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة, historically Julfar) is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is the sixth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Ain ...

in the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

to a

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

family. Her parents Lalaji and Beena are from

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. She has an elder brother Deepak Lalaji. When Priyaa was a young child, her family migrated to the United Kingdom, to

Liverpool, England Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...

Career

Priyaa debuted with

in 2011 which was a commercial success. She later did a couple of movies in Malayalam film industry including ''

Killadi Raman ''Killadi Raman'' ( ml, കില്ലാടി രാമന്‍ ) is a 2011 Malayalam film directed by Thulasidas, starring Mukesh, Siddique and Meghana Nair in the lead roles. The film released on 9 December 2011 alongside ''Happy Durbar'' ...

'' (2011) and ''

Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi ''Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy-adventure written and directed by Anil Radhakrishnan Menon. It features an ensemble cast including Kunchako Boban, Bharath, Sunny Wayne, Nedumudi Venu, Chemban Vinod, ...

'' (2015).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lal, Priyaa Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah Emigrants from the United Arab Emirates to the United Kingdom British film actresses British television actresses British actresses of Indian descent British Christians Malayali people Actresses from Liverpool British expatriate actresses in India European actresses in India Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema 21st-century British actresses