1. Padmapriya Janakiraman, better known mononymously as Padmapriya, is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Malayalam films.
14 Facts About Padmapriya Janakiraman
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Padmapriya Janakiraman was then working for GE Capital as a risk consultant in Bangalore and Gurgaon.
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Padmapriya Janakiraman holds a PG Diploma in Environmental Law from National Law School of India University and Masters in Public Administration from New York University.
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Padmapriya Janakiraman made her acting debut in the 2004 Telugu film Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi, a remake of the Malayalam film Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum.
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Padmapriya Janakiraman says, she accepted this offer "for the sake of friendship".
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Padmapriya Janakiraman played a simple college girl in the film, which garnered highly positive reviews and won several awards at major Indian award ceremonies, including a National Film Award.
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Padmapriya Janakiraman herself was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actress for her critically acclaimed performance.
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Padmapriya Janakiraman next starred in the Malayalam film Rajamanikyam again alongside Mammootty.
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Padmapriya Janakiraman next starred in the Tamil film Pattiyal, in which she portrayed a salesgirl at a garment company.
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In 2010, Padmapriya Janakiraman debuted into Hindi films by playing a bar owner in Striker, as well as into Kannada films as a human rights activist in Thamassu.
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Padmapriya Janakiraman starred in the Tamil cowboy-based film Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam as an army officer's daughter, and in the Malayalam Kutty Shrank with Mammootty.
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On 12 November 2014, Padmapriya Janakiraman married Jasmine Shah in Mumbai.
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Padmapriya Janakiraman is from Gujarat and works as the Policy Head for South Asia at Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which is headquartered in Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Padmapriya Janakiraman met him while both were pursuing their Master's from Columbia and New York University.