Shailaja Priya
Born: 1978-11-03 in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
2024
- Geethanjali Malli Vachindi as Laxmi
- Aa Okkati Adakku as Gana's Friend
2023
- Samajavaragamana as Maheswari
- Chakravyuham as Shakuntala
- Prema Vimanam
2021
- Uppena as Rayanam's sister
- Thellavarithe Guruvaram
- Zombie Reddy
2018
- Pantham as Akshara's Mother
- Nela Ticket
- Jai Simha as Raju Reddy's Wife
- Aatagallu
2017
- Bigg Boss Telugu as Herself
- Mersal as Tara's Mother
- Rarandoi Veduka Chudham as Priya
- Radha
- Winner as Rajeev Reddy's wife
2016
- Hyper as Gaja's Wife
- Babu Bangaram as Mallesh Yadav's wife
2015
- Son of Satyamurthy as Sameera's mother
- Pandaga Chesko as Lakshmi
- Sher
- Dohchay as Chandu's mother
- Kerintha as Sonia's mother
2013
- Mirchi as Manasa's Mother
- Iddarammayilatho as Akanksha's Mother
2000
- Sakutumba Saparivara Sametam
- Vamsodharakudu as Sudarshan Rao's sister
- Moodu Mukkalaata
1997
- Dongaata as Subbalakshmi's friend