Priya Bhavani Shankar after her famous stint in the television media made heads turn with her ultra cute performance in the sleeper hit 'Meyaadha Maan' directed by Rathnakumar and produced by Karthik Subbaraj. She later received critical acclaim for her pivotal role in Karthi's 'Kadaikutty Singam' directed by Pandiraj and produced by Suriya.

Priya has signed on to play the love interest of Atharvaa in a new movie titled 'Kuruthi Aattam' directed by Sri Ganesh who made the well received thriller '8 Thottakkal'. She will be seen in the role of a school teacher. The gangster story is set in Madurai and siblings Radha Ravi and Radhika Sarathkumar are playing key characters and are working together after a long gap.