Priyaa Lal

Priyaa Lal
Born Priyanka Lalaji
1st Aug
Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Nationality British
Other names Priya
Occupation actress, TV presenter, Singer, Dancer
Years active 2012–present

Priyanka Lalaji better known as Priyaa Lal; is a British Indian actress.[1] Her first appearance was in the Malayalam film Janakan in 2010, directed by N. R. Sanjeev with Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi. She played the lead character Seetha /Anu, as Gopi's and Kaveri's daughter in the movie. The song Olichirunne was a huge hit, which won the Kerala State Award in 2010. Besides acting, Priyaa is also well known for her various dancing and singing skills.[2]

Early life

Priyanka Lalaji was born in Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates to a Christian family. Her parents Lalaji and Beena are from Tiruvalla, Kerala, India. She has an elder brother Deepak Lalaji. When Priyaa was a young child, her family migrated to the United Kingdom. She is from Liverpool, England. According to the Liverpool Echo, Priyaa Lal said, "I wanted to learn about how the media works, I wanted a knowledge of the subject since I’m now working in the industry." She went on to studying Media and Production at Liverpool Arts college.

Career

Priyaa debuted with Janakan in 2011 which was a commercial success. She later did couple of movies in Malayalam including Killadi Raman, Kunthapura and Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi. On 10 February 2017 Priyaa Lal released the first look of her debut movie in Telugu "Guvva Gorinka" on her official Facebook page, produced by Akar movies and directed by Mohan Bammidi.[3]

Filmography

As Actor

No Year Film Role Co-stars Director Language Notes
12012JanakanSeetha/AnuSuresh Gopi, MohanlalN.R.SanjeevMalayalamDebut Film
22013Killadi RamanRadhikaMunna Simon ThulasidasMalayalam
32014KunthapuraVasundhara Devi UrsBiyon Eshwar JoeMalayalam/English
42015Lord Livingstone 7000 KandiMeenkanniKunchacko Boban, Bharath, Sunny Wayne, Gregory Anil Radhakrishnan MenonMalayalamReleased
52017Guvva GorinkaShirishaSatyadev KancharanaMohan BammidiTeluguFirst Look Released
62017MayilMayilLalSarath Chandran WayanadMalayalamAnnounced
72018Genius-RoshanSuseenthiranTamilPost Production

Television

YearTitleRoleChannel
2016Comedy Super Nite 2HostFlowers TV

Achievements

Priyaa Lal was elected as the most influencing person of 2011 among UK Malayalees. She was named in as the British Malayali Person of the year in February 2012 by the British Malayali Online Newspaper.

Other Works

Priyaa Lal was named in as the Public Announcer by the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) team and the Board Of Control For Cricket India (BCCI), for the 2nd Airtel ODI Match between India and England on 15 January 2013 in Kochi. She was noted for her English accent while announcing for each overs of the match. She worked with the match referee Andy Pycroft.

Priyaa Lal was then selected to become the MC for the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) Season 3 2013 opening ceremony at Kochi, where Salman Khan was the guest of honour for the match between Kerala Strikers and Mumbai Heroes. Later on she was given the same cap by the Association as the Public Announcer, on 21 November 2013 for the 1st ODI match after Sachin Tendulkar's retirement, India vs West Indies held in Kochi.

Priya Lal spotted with West Indies former captain Richie Richardson

Television career

Priyaa made her television debut as the host for a celebrity chat show 'COMEDY SUPER NITE 2' on Flowers TV with Vinay Fort. The first episode was aired on 6 June 2016.

References

  1. ↑ "From Liverpool to Kochi". The Times of India. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Sreekumar, Priya (18 June 2016). "Rumours of romance not true: Priyaa Lal". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Adivi, Sridhar (30 October 2017). "Liverpool girl Priyaa Lal to foray into Telugu cinema". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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