“I started dancing at a young age. When I became busy with films and studies, dance took a back seat. Also, it was constricting for someone like me, who is not religious, to do something which is so deified.”

Indian actress, mainly in Malayalam films

Padmapriya Janakiraman, known professionally as Padmapriya, is an Indian actress associated mainly with Malayalam cinema. She made her film debut in the Telugu film Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi in 2004. She has worked chiefly in Malayalam films, while beginning her screen career in Telugu cinema. The available record is brief, and beyond her debut it identifies her mainly by the body of film work under the single name Padmapriya.