Padmapriya Janakiraman is a versatile Indian entertainer active mainly in the South Indian film sector. |
She has worked in nearly seven different film industries, including Bengali, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, English, and Telugu. |
Padmapriya, a skilled Bharatnatyam performer, began training at the age of 3 under her mentor, Jayalakshmi Eshwar. |
In her leisure time, she became interested in modeling and won the title of Miss Andhra Pradesh in 2001. |
Before her acting career, she held various roles at ‘GE Capital International Services’ in fields like analysis, research, and project management. |
In the movie ‘Chef’ (2017), Padmapriya wore her mother Vijaya's specially designed dance costume, as she mentioned in an interview. |
While pursuing her MS in Public Administration at New York University, she faced harsh conditions when Hurricane Sandy hit, staying in the university shelter for four days. |
By September 2017, Padmapriya became the Advisor and Board Member of Sahitya Kala Parishad in New Delhi. |
In March 2017, she became a Founder Member of Women In Cinema Collective (WCC), an organization dedicated to enhancing opportunities for women in the Malayalam cinema industry. |