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, Tamil and

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films. She is credited as Nishanthi in Tamil films and Shanthipriya in Telugu and Hindi films. She is the younger sister of actress

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Career

Shanthipriya acted in several films, including '' Enga Ooru Pattukaran'' (1988). She was also seen in the TV sci-fi epic '' Aryamaan – Brahmaand Ka Yodha'' opposite

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in 2002. Shanthipriya made her debut with the

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-starrer '' Saugandh''. She has acted with

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in movies such as ''

Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana ''Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Rajesh Vakil, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Juhi Chawla, Shantipriya (actress), Shantipriya and Prem Chopra. The film is the remake of the Tamil hit ''Kizhakku Vaasal' ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She has acted in ''Hamilton Palace'' along with Mahakshay Chakraborty, son of Mithun. Shanthi Priya to make comeback in 2022 with Sarojini Naidu biopic.

Family

Shanthipriya married actor Siddharth Ray in 1999. Siddharth was the grandson of V. Shantaram and has acted in films such as ''Baazigar'' and ''Vansh''. They became the parents of two sons within a span of less than five years, before Ray died of a heart attack in 2004, at the age of 40.

Filmography

Television

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shantipriya Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Indian film actresses Indian television actresses 20th-century Indian actresses 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Hindi television Actresses in Kannada cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses from Andhra Pradesh People from East Godavari district