Vishnupriya Ramchandran Pillai (born 22 February 1987 in
Bahrain
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), known mononymously and better as Vishnupriya, is an Indian actress, dancer and model. She started off her career participating in the dance reality show Vodafone Thakadimi which was aired on
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. She made her acting debut in 2007 with ''Speed Track'', playing a supporting character. Later, she played the lead character in ''
Keralotsavam 2009
''Keralotsavam 2009'' is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language action drama comedy film directed by Shankar and written by Satheesh K. Sivan and Suresh Menon. The film stars Vinu Mohan, Vishnupriya, Nedumudi Venu, and Kalabhavan Mani. ''Keralotsav ...
'' and got noticed for her character in ''
Penpattanam
''Penpattanam'' is a 2010 Malayalam film by V. M. Vinu. This films takes a look at the struggle for survival of four women who are Kudumbasree workers portrayed by Revathi, KPAC Lalitha, Shwetha Menon and Vishnupriya. This film is based on 200 ...
'' (2010). Since then, she has played supporting roles in various films. She made her
Tamil cinema
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debut in ''
Naanga'' (2011). She had performed for AMMA show in 2013. She has also participated in a reality show ''Star Challenge'' on Flowers TV. In 2019, she starred in a Tamil film, ''
V1'' with Ram Arun Castro. In a review of the film, one critic noted that "Arun Castro and Vishnu Priya adapt themselves well and shine in the given characters" while another stated that "Ram Arun and Vishnupriya are apt in their respective roles".
Early life
Vishnupriya was born and brought up at Bahrain.
She had done her schooling from
The Indian School, Bahrain and completed her BBA degree from The Birla Institute of Technology International Centre. She had participated in various competitions and won the Inter-school championship for
Bharata Natyam
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during her school days.
Filmography
;Acting
Television
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References
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Living people
1987 births
Indian expatriates in Bahrain
Indian film actresses
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses in Malayalam television