Kalyani Priyadarshan's Journey to Stardom: From Engineering to Acting

Kalyani Priyadarshan is the daughter of director Priyadarshan and actor Lissy.

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She graduated in architecture and worked as an assistant production designer.

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Kalyani made her acting debut in 2017 with the Telugu film "Hello."

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She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut for her role in "Hello."

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Kalyani acted in the Tamil film "Irumbu Thirai" with Vishal and Arjun.

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She starred in the Malayalam film "Varane Avashyamund" with Dulquer Salmaan.

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Kalyani also acted in "Chitralahari" and "Ranarangam," both Telugu films.

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In 2020, Kalyani acted in the Tamil film "Penguin" on Amazon Prime.

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She will next be seen in "Hridayam," a Malayalam film directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan.

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Kalyani's journey from engineering to acting shows that hard work and passion can lead to success.

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