Shantipriya (actress)

Shanthamma better known by her stage Shanthipriya is an Indian film actress who has worked predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films.[1] She is the younger sister of actress Bhanupriya.

Shanthipriya
Born	Shanthamma (1969-09-22) 22 September 1969 Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other names	Nishanthi
Years active	1988-1994 2011
Spouse(s)	Siddharth Ray ​ ( m. 1999; died 2004)
Children	Shubham (b.2000) Shishya (b.2001)
Relatives	Bhanupriya (Sister)

Career

Nishanti (aka) Shanthipriya acted in several films, including Enga Ooru Paatukran (1988). She was also seen in the TV sci-fi epic Aaryamaan – Brahmaand Ka Yoddha opposite Mukesh Khanna in 2002. She acted as a heroine in a few TV serials and films. Shanthipriya made her debut with the Akshay Kumar-starrer Saugandh. She has acted with Mithun Chakraborty in many hit movies such as Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana, Phool Aur Angaar and Meherbaan. She has acted in Hamilton Palace along with Mahakshay Chakraborty, son of Mithun.

Family

Shanthipriya married actor Siddharth Ray in 1999. Siddharth was the grandson of V. Shantaram and has acted in films such as Baazigar and Vansh. They became the parents of two sons within a span of less than five years, before Ray died of a massive heart attack in 2004, at the age of only 40. He was survived by his wife and two sons, Shubham and Sishya both of whom were less than four years old.[2][3]

Partial filmography

No	Year	Title	Role	Language	Director	Notes
1	1987	Enga Ooru Pattukaran	Shenbagam	Tamil	Gangai Amaran	Debut Film in Tamil
2	1987	Ondru Engal Jathiyey		Tamil	Gangai Amaran
3	1987	Neram Nalla Irukku		Tamil	Manoj Kumar
4	1988	Maharshi	Suchitra	Telugu	Vamsy	Debut Film in Telugu
5	1988	Sakkarai Panthal		Tamil	Gangai Amaran
6	1988	Oruvar Vaazhum Aalayam		Tamil	Shanmugapriyan
7	1988	Rayilukku Neramachu		Tamil	Bharati Mohan
8	1988	En Vazhi Thani Vazhi		Tamil	V. Azhagappan
9	1988	Kai Naattu		Tamil	V.C. Guhanathan
10	1988	Sigappu Thali		Tamil	R. Thyagarajan
11	1988	Poovizhi Raja		Tamil	Santhana Bharathi
12	1989	Simha Swapnam	Sunita	Telugu	V. Madhusudhan Rao
13	1989	Yamapasam		Telugu	Ravi Raja Pinisetty
14	1989	Raktha Kanneeru		Telugu	G. Rammohan Rao
15	1989	Anthintha Gandu Naanalla		Kannada	Raj Kishore
16	1989	Naaku Pellam Kaavali		Telugu	Vijaya Bapineedu
17	1989	Ellame En Thangachi		Tamil	Bala Ganesh
18	1989	Agni	Rekha / Chinnari	Telugu	Raghavendra Rao
19	1990	Kaliuga Abhimanudu		Telugu	S.S. Ravichandra
20	1990	Sila Sasanam		Telugu	Kodi Ramakrishna
21	1990	Anjali		Tamil	Mani Ratnam	special appearance in Song
22	1990	Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar		Tamil	Amirtham
23	1990	Aatha Naan Pass Ayittaen	Seetha	Tamil	M.K. Saimohan
24	1990	Justice Rudrama Devi		Telugu	Kurra Ranga Rao
25	1991	Saugandh	Chand	Hindi	Raj Sippy	Debut Film in Hindi
26	1992	Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana		Hindi	Rajesh Vakil
27	1992	Uyarnthavan		Tamil	Ashok Rajan
28	1993	Phool Aur Angaar	Sudha C. Verma	Hindi	Ashok Gaikwad
29	1993	Veerta	Maina	Hindi	Shibu Mitra
30	1993	Aandha Intaquam		Hindi	Swaroop Kumar
31	1993	Meherbaan	Nena	Hindi	Ravishankar
32	1994	Ikke Pe Ikka	Komal	Hindi	Raj Sippy
33	2011	Hamilton Palace		Hindi	Raj Sippy

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Channel	Language	References
1995	Vishwamitra	Shakuntala	Doordarshan	Hindi
2002	Aryamaan – Brahmaand Ka Yodha	Teji	DD National
2008–2011	Mata Ki Chowki - Kalyug Mein Bhakti Ki Shakti	Maa Vaishno Devi	Sahara One
2011–2012	Dwarkadheesh – Bhagwaan Shree Krishna	Devaki	Imagine TV		[4]

References

1. "ShanthiPriya actress- Movie list". paaru. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
2. "Top 10 Bollywood Celebrities Who Died Young". listcrux. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
3. "Siddharth Ray Video-Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi". ovguide. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
4. "Bollywood actress Shanti Priya to play Devki". indiatimes. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

External links

• Shantipriya on IMDb