Vishnupriya Ramchandran Pillai (born 22 February 1987 in Bahrain), known mononymously and better as Vishnupriya, is an Indian actress,[2] dancer and model. She started off her career participating in the dance reality show Vodafone Thakadimi which was aired on Asianet. She made her acting debut in 2007 with Speed Track, playing a supporting character. Later, she played the lead character in Keralotsavam 2009 and got noticed for her character in Penpattanam (2010). Since then, she has played supporting roles in various films. She made her Tamil cinema debut in Naanga (2011).[3] She had performed for AMMA show in 2013. She has also participated in a reality show Star Challenge on Flowers TV. In 2019, she starred in a Tamil film, V1 with Ram Arun Castro. In a review of the film, one critic noted that "Arun Castro and Vishnu Priya adapt themselves well and shine in the given characters" while another stated that "Ram Arun and Vishnupriya are apt in their respective roles".[4][5]
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Vishnupriya | |
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Born | Vishnupriya Ramchandran Pillai (1987-02-22) 22 February 1987 (age 35) Bahrain |
Nationality | Indian |
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Years active | 2007-present |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Spouse | Vinay Vijayan (m. 2019) |
Vishnupriya was born and brought up at Bahrain.[6] She had done her schooling from The Indian School, Bahrain and completed her BBA degree from The Birla Institute of Technology International Centre. She had participated in various competitions and won the Inter-school championship for Bharata Natyam during her school days.
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2007 | Speed Track | Smitha | Malayalam | |
Rathri Mazha | Meera's friend | |||
2009 | Keralotsavam 2009 | Ganga | ||
2010 | Penpattanam | Raji | ||
2011 | Makaramanju | Singer (cameo in song) | ||
Naanga | Devi | Tamil | ||
2012 | Crime Story | Meera | Malayalam | |
Naughty Professor | Herself (cameo in song) | |||
Pudhumugangal Thevai | Tamil | |||
Banking Hours 10 to 4 | Pooja | Malayalam | ||
2013 | Proprietors: Kammath & Kammath | Thirumeni's daughter | ||
Lisammayude Veedu | Cameo in song | |||
Police Mamman | Anjana | |||
2014 | God's Own Country | Lekha | ||
2016 | Kadhantharam | Sivani | ||
2019 | Chila New Gen Naattu Visheshangal | Gayathri | ||
V1 | Luna | Tamil |
Year | Program | Channel | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Vodafone Thakadhimi | Asianet | Contestant | |
Sarigama | Asianet | Participant | ||
2011 | Taste of Kerala | Amrita TV | Celebrity Presenter | Cookery show |
2012 | Super Dancer Junior | Amrita TV | Celebrity Judge | |
2014 | Aarppo Eerro | Kairali TV | Judge | replacing Shamna Kasim |
2015 | Star Challenge | Flowers TV | Participant | |
2015 | Smart Show | Flowers TV | Contestant | |
2015 | Onnum Onnum Moonu | Mazhavil Manorama | Guest | |
2017 | Suvarna Hariharam | Mazhavil Manorama | Dancer | |
2018-2019 | Dance Kerala Dance | Zee Keralam | Mentor | |
2019 | Ayyappa Saranam | Amrita TV | Goddess Parvathi | TV Serial[7] |
2019 | Kerala Dance League | Amrita TV | Team Captain | [8] |