Mamilla Shailaja Priya

Biografía

Shailaja Priya (born May 20, 1978; credited as Priya) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Telugu cinema and television, alongside appearances in Hindi and Tamil films. She made her feature film debut in the Telugu film Dongaata (1997). Over the late 1990s and early 2000s, she appeared in supporting roles in films including Maavidakulu (1998), Chandralekha (1998), Suryudu (1998), Rajakumarudu (1999), Sooryavansham (1999), Vamsodharakudu (2000), Moodu Mukkalaata (2000), and Sakutumba Saparivara Sametam (2000). During this period, she also established an extensive television presence in Telugu daily serials, notably Priya Sakhi, Kanyasulkam, and Sasirekha Parinayam. She later returned to character roles in mainstream Telugu cinema, appearing in Mirchi (2013), Iddarammayilatho (2013), S/O Satyamurthy (2015), Dohchay (2015), Pandaga Chesko (2015), Kerintha (2015), Babu Bangaram (2016), Hyper (2016), Winner (2017), Rarandoi Veduka Chudham (2017), Mersal (2017), Jai Simha (2018), and Pantham (2018). Her subsequent film credits include Uppena (2021), Zombie Reddy (2021), Thellavarithe Guruvaram (2021), GodFather (2022), Samajavaragamana (2023), Prema Vimanam (2023), Chakravyuham (2023), Geethanjali Malli Vachindi (2024), and Aa Okkati Adakku (2024). In 2021, she participated as a contestant on the reality television show Bigg Boss Telugu Season 5.