Priyanka Upendra

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Priyanka Upendra
Born
Priyanka Trivedi

(1977-11-12) 12 November 1977 (age 46)[1]
OccupationActress, producer
Years active1997–present
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2003)
Children2

Priyanka Upendra (née Trivedi) is an Indian film actress who predominantly appears in Kannada films and has also done many films in Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Odia in lead roles. She has won recognition for her role in the Bengali hit Saathi, which set new trends in the Bengali film industry. She won critical acclaim for her role in Kannada films Malla and H2O.

Early life[edit]

Priyanka was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata) into a Bengali family. Her mother is from West Bengal and father from Uttar Pradesh. She spent ten years of her schooling life in the US and about three years in Singapore, before graduating with a commerce degree from a college in Kolkata. She described herself as "little introverted, pretty flexible as a person, a good listener and overtly sensitive." She appeared in television commercials for brands such as Britannia, Orient Electric and Pillsbury in the late 1990s. During this time, she was cast by director Basu Chatterjee in his first Bengali film, Hothat Brishti (1998).[2] She went on to make two more films with him, Chupi Chupi (2001) and Tak Jhal Mishti (2002).[3]

Career[edit]

Beginnings[edit]

Priyanka subsequently moved to Mumbai and acted in the Hindi film Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao (2001). She then began receiving offers for South Indian films, and went on make Telugu films Soori and Raa, the former of which was remade in Hindi as Durga with Priyanka acting in that too; H2O and Kotigobba in Kannada; and Raajjiyam, Raja, Kadhal Sadugudu and Jananam in Tamil.[3]

2015–present[edit]

In 2015, she starred in Priyanka, a film based on a real-life incident involving a murder where a 27-year-old man killed another man whose wife he was in love with.[4] Released in 2016, the film was received well by critics and her performance received praise.[5] S. Viswanath of Deccan Herald felt that Priyanka turned in "with a polished show as the doting, Facebook-addicted wife."[6] In her second release of the year, the horror film Mummy, Priyanka played a widow and a mother to a young girl and pregnant with a second child, who move in to a haunted villa. Her performance was received well by critics.[7] A. Sharadhaa of the New Indian Express called the film "technically brilliant" and that "Priyanka carries the film on her shoulders with ease..."[8] In 2nd Half, her only release of 2018, she played Anuradha, a police constable, who takes it upon herself to solve a case after receiving no support from her superiors. Critic Sharadhaa felt, "Priyanka carries a lot of responsibility on her shoulders. Being the central focus of the film, she has ample scope to perform and does justice to her role."[9] In H. Lohith's crime-thriller Devaki (2019), who also directed Mummy, Priyanka played a mother who frantically searches the streets of Kolkata for her kidnapped daughter (played by real-life daughter, Aishwarya)[10] with the help of a police officer. Vivek M. V. of Deccan Herald wrote of her performance, "Priyanka is earnest but for the most part, she is in tears. We wonder if she could have brought out other facets like anxiety, fear and the pain of a single mother separated from her daughter. Thankfully, she makes it up in the final scene."[11]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Role Language Notes
1992 Yoddha Bengali
1998 Hothat Brishti Deepa Nandy
Rakter Doshe
Bada Din Hindi
1999 Sautela
Katha Kahiba Mo Matha Sindura Odia
2001 Raa Santhi Telugu
Kotigobba Priya Kannada
Soori Gayatri Telugu
Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao Sonia Malkani Hindi
Chupi Chupi Bengali
2002 Raajjiyam Anu Tamil
Raja Priya Mahalaxmi
Tak Jhal Mishti Dipantika Bengali
Saathi Sonali
Guru Mahaguru Hindi
Dhurga
2003 Kadhal Sadugudu Kausalya Chidambaram Tamil
Sangee Rupa
Bengali
H2O Kaveri Kannada
Ice Anjali Tamil
2004 Rowdy Aliya Rani Kannada
Malla Priya
Jananam Sruthi Tamil
2006 Agnipariksha Kavita Bengali
2008 Aamar Pratigna Rina Sen
Golmaal Chandni Ghosal
2009 Aparadhi
2010 Pancharangi Herself Kannada Special appearance
2011 Shrimathi Priya
Hello Memsaheb Bengali
2012 Enemmy Eklavya Karmarkar's wife Hindi
2014 Crazy Star Kannada
2015 Uppi 2 Herself Cameo appearance
Also producer
2016 Priyanka Priyanka
Mummy Priya
2018 2nd Half Anuradha
2019 Devaki Devaki
2021 UgravataraFilm has yet to be released
TBA
Filming[12][13]
St. Mark's RoadFilm has yet to be released
TBA
Filming[14][15][16]
KhaimaraFilms that have not yet been released
TBA
Filming [17][18]
1980Films that have not yet been released
TBA
Filming [19][20]
Master AngshumanFilms that have not yet been released
TBA
Bengali Filming[21]

References[edit]

  1. "Priyanka Upendra Latest Updates, Gallery, Wiki, Affairs, Contact Info, Biodata, News".
  2. "Priyanka Upendra remembers her mentor Basu Chatterjee - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Srinivasa, Srikanth (21 September 2003). "Sandalwood calling". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. George, Nina C. (16 October 2015). "A slice of reality". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. Suresh, Sunayana (14 May 2016). "Priyanka Movie Review". Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. Vishwanath, S. (6 February 2016). "Priyanka: Love & murder most foul". Deccan Herald. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. Suresh, Sunayana (27 December 2019). "Priyanka Upendra's Mummy sequel is set in Manali". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  8. Sharadhaa, A. (3 December 2016). "Mummy-save me Review: Blending fear with emotion and succeeding". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  9. Sharadhaa, A. (1 June 2018). "2nd Half Review: Interesting crime thriller that is let down by the slow pace". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  10. R, Shilpa Sebastian (6 April 2020). "A virtual platform for début directors". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  11. Vivek, M. V. (6 July 2019). "'Devaki' review: An interesting thriller". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  12. "Priyanka Upendra to don a cop avatar for her next, 'Ugravatara'". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  13. "Priyanka Upendra greenlights two projects with debutant directors". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  14. "Exclusive! Priyanka Upendra to play double roles in real-life horror story 'St Mark's Road'". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  15. "Priyanka Upendra to star in Magven's St Marks Road". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  16. "Priyanka Upendra's upcoming horror thriller has a Bengaluru connect". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  17. "Priyanka Upendra, Priya Mani and Chaya Singh to be seen in 'Khaimara'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  18. "Priya Mani joins Priyanka Upendra and Chaya Singh for horror thriller - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  19. "Priyanka Upendra goes all retro for upcoming period film '1980'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  20. "Priyanka Upendra shoots non-stop for her new film 1980 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  21. "Priyanka Trivedi all geared up for her return to Bengali cinema - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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