
She was highly criticised for her statement. She even asked the women to leave the country and move to safe places abroad. Priya too took to twitter to share her agony and wrote that India was not a safe place for girls. The gruesome rape and murder of Jisha, a Government Law college student in Ernakulam shocked the entire nation and many celebrities voiced their dissent over the recurrence of such incidents in the country.

The false reports infuriated the actress and she said, He tried to “hold her hand” and “hug” her, rubbing the damsel’s “ego” the wrong way. It was reported that Sachiin teased Priyamani in “allegedly inebriated” state at a party after a match. In 2012, the Hyderabad media created a ‘fabricated scandal’ between Priya and the Aazaan actor, Sachiin Joshi.She has a brother, Vishakh, who is also an entrepreneur. Her mother, Latha Mani Iyer, is a former national badminton player, who was also a bank manager at the Union Bank of India. Her father, Vasudeva Mani Iyer, is an entrepreneur, who owns a plantation business.

Priyamani belongs to a South Indian Hindu Family. She pursued a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Psychology through correspondence. When she was in 12th standard, the Tamil Film Director, Bharathiraja, introduced her to the film industry. Priya modelled for brands like Kancheepuram silks, Erode silks and Lakshmi silks. She started modelling for print advertisements when she was in school. She was good at dance and sports in her school days and actively participated in extracurricular activities.

She did her schooling from Bengaluru’s Sri Aurobindo Memorial School and Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian Law College.
