In 2006, Priyamani starred in the Telugu film Pellaina Kothalo. However, she won acclaim for her performance in the film. Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam was critically acclaimed but failed at the box office. Before release, Babith said 'Priyamani has come up with an excellent performance in the movie. She was signed by Tamil film director and cinematographer Balu Mahendra to act in the 2005 drama Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam. She then made her debut in the Malayalam Film Industry with Sathyam, but this film performed poorly at the box office. Priyamani made her debut with Telugu film, Evare Atagaadu. Priyamani pursued a degree in Bachelor of Arts in psychology through correspondence. Īfter completing her schooling, Priyamani modeled for print advertisements. She is the cousin of film actress, Vidya Balan and the niece of playback singer, Malgudi Shubha. She is the granddaughter of Carnatic vocalist, Kamala Kailas. While at school, she actively participated in extracurricular activities and in sports. She has an elder brother, Vishakh, who is in the plantation business with her father. When she was in the 12th Standard, Tamil director Bharathiraja introduced her to the film industry. She modelled for Kancheepuram silks, Erode silks and Lakshmi silks during her school years.

Her father, Vasudeva Mani Iyer, owns a plantation business and her mother, former national level badminton player, Lathamani Iyer, was a bank manager at Union Bank of India.

She is from a Tamil Palakkad Iyer family. Priyamani was born and raised in Bangalore, Karnataka. ( July 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification.

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