{{short description|Indian film director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = V. Priya | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Director, screenwriter | years_active = 2002{{endash}}present | known_for = | notable_works = }}
'''V. Priya''' is an Indian film director, who works predominantly in Tamil films.
==Career== Priya worked as an assistant to director Mani Ratnam after learning her craft under Suhasini. She made her directorial debut with romantic-comedy ''Kanda Naal Mudhal'' (2005) starring Prasanna, Laila and Karthik Kumar. The film received positive critical acclaim during its release with critics praising "Priya deserves a pat on her back for weaving a gossamer romance like her mentor Mani Ratnam sir did in ''Mouna Ragam'' or ''Alai Payuthey''. But the film has its own minor drawbacks mostly in narration and lags especially in the second half".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kanda-naal-mudhal-review-tamil-pclvNTgagifhd.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315172623/http://www.sify.com/movies/kanda-naal-mudhal-review-tamil-pclvNTgagifhd.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2016|title = Kanda Naal Mudhal|website=Sify }}</ref> The film did well at box-office. However, her second film ''Kannamoochi Yenada'' (2007) starring Prithviraj, Sandhya and Sathyaraj received mixed reviews from critics, but it was also commercially successful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kannamoochi-yenada-review-tamil-pclwyUedicbih.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315102015/http://www.sify.com/movies/kannamoochi-yenada-review-tamil-pclwyUedicbih.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2016|title = Kannamoochi Yenada|website=Sify }}</ref> In 2008, she planned her third project titled ''Cheri'', but the film did not materialize. She alongside her husband Bhushan Kalyan worked as creative director for television series ''Uyirmei'' which was telecasted in Zee Tamil.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2014/jul/24/the-good-doctor-639523.html | title=The good doctor | date=24 July 2014 | first=Mrinalini | last=Sundar | newspaper=The New Indian Express | access-date=17 August 2020 }}</ref>
After a long gap, she made her comeback to film direction with ''Aadi Lakshmi Puraana'' (2018) which marks her debut in Kannada cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/sep/09/radhika-pandit-and-nirup-bhandaris-film-titled-aadi-lakshmi-purana-1869824.html|title = Radhika Pandit and Nirup Bhandari's film titled 'Aadi Lakshmi Purana'| date=10 September 2018 }}</ref> In 2022, She directed ''Anantham''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2022/Apr/27/director-priya-v-anantham-was-initially-titled-navarasa-31150.html|title = Director Priya V: Anantham was initially titled Navarasa |website = Cinema Express | date= 27 April 2022}}</ref> In 2024, she directed ''Pon Ondru Kanden'' (2024) starring Ashok Selvan, Vasanth Ravi and Aishwarya Lekshmi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2024/Apr/15/director-v-priya-pon-ondru-kanden-is-not-kadhal-desam|title = Director V Priya: Pon Ondru Kanden is not Kadhal Desam |website = Cinema Express | date= 15 April 2024}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===As film director=== *''Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:35px;"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:150px;"| Film ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:250px;" class="unsortable"| Notes |- |- | 2005 || ''Kanda Naal Mudhal'' || |- | 2007 || ''Kannamoochi Yenada'' || |- | 2008 || ''Herova? Zerova?'' || Short film |- |2018 ||''Aadi Lakshmi Puraana'' ||Kannada film |- |2022 || ''Anantham'' || Zee5 series |- |2024 || ''Pon Ondru Kanden''||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ottplay.com/interview/vasanth-ravi-interview-pon-ondru-kanden-will-settle-the-debate-if-i-can-pull-off-light-hearted-films/6d70f2d6a9104|title=Vasanth Ravi Interview: Pon Ondru Kanden will settle the debate if I can pull off light-hearted films|language=en|date=10 April 2024|access-date=10 April 2024|website=OTTPlay}}</ref> |- |}
;As a writer *''Mitr, My Friend'' (2002; English)
;As an actor *''Vikrant Rona'' (2022; Kannada)
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