Kalyani Priyadarshan is an actress. She predominantly appears in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu films.
She made her acting debut in the Telugu film Hello in 2017. Her first Malayalam film was Varane Avashyamund (2021).
So far she has appeared in over 11 films, popular ones include Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham (2021), Hridayam(2022), Bro Daddy(2022) etc.
She did her early schooling in Chennai and later studied in Singapore. After completing her schooling, she got her bachelor's degree in architecture designing from Parsons School of Design, New York City.
During her studies she has also attended various acting workshops, and has worked as part of different theatre groups.
Kalyani was born in a Malayali family to Priyadarshan Soman Nair and actress Lissy. She is the elder of two children, with a brother Sidharth.
In 2020 Kalyani was ranked at No. 41 in The Times of India's "Most Desirable Women List".
