Priyanka Deshpande
Priyanka Deshpande | |
|---|---|
 Deshpande in 2020 | |
| Born | Priyanka Deshpande 28 April 1990 Karnataka, India |
| Education | Ethiraj College for Women |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Spouse |
Praveen Kumar (m. 2016) |
Priyanka Deshpande (born 28 April 1990) is an Indian television presenter, host, and actress. She predominantly works in the Tamil television and film industry, especially in Tamil entertainment. Priyanka is also one of the highest-paid South Indian television presenters.[1] She is well known for hosting numerous television shows such as Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya, Super Singer Junior, Super Singer, The Wall, Start Music, OlliBelly, Suriya Vanakkam, Isai Unplugged, Azhagiya Penne, Glimpse, Jodi Number One, and Kings of Comedy Juniors.[2] She has also appeared in a few short films, such as Raani Aattam (2015) and Unnodu Vaazhnthaal Varamallava (2016). Priyanka has also worked as a television host on various Indian television networks like Zee Tamil, Sun TV, Chutti TV, Sun Music, and Star Vijay. She is often referred to as Superstar of Television.[3][4]
Her appearance as a television anchor in the singing reality show Super Singer earned her to bag the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards for the Best Female Anchor in 2016. She later also won the Best Female Anchor award in the Vijay Television Awards annual function in 2017. Priyanka also yet again won Best Lady Anchor for the third time in a row in the Galatta Nakshathra TV-Film Awards in 2018, winning the same nomination category for three years in a row.[5] She also received the award Best Entertaining Star award by Blacksheep Digital Awards in 2021 after her success of her YouTube channel.[citation needed] In 2021, she joined the reality TV show Bigg Boss 5 hosted by Kamal Haasan as a contestant and finished as the runner up.[6] She is the winner of Cooku with Comali season 5.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Priyanka Deshpande was born on 28 April 1990, in Karnataka. Her parents moved from Maharashtra to Karnataka before she was born. She has a younger brother, Rohit Deshpande.[citation needed] After Priyanka migrated to Chennai, she did her secondary schooling at St. Anthony School and later graduated from Ethiraj College for Women with a college degree. Priyanka married her long-term boyfriend, Praveen Kumar, in 2016.[8][9]
In 2022, reports alleged that Priyanka and her husband Praveen Kumar had divorced. Priyanka later dismissed it as a baseless rumour.[10]
Career
[edit]In 2019, Priyanka started her own show on Star Vijay called Start Music, which only featured her as the solo host after eight years. Priyanka also debuted as an actress in various different short films, like Raani Aattam Directed by J. Dharmendra[citation needed] and Unnodu Vaazhnthaal Varamallava, both films were paired up with film actor Vignesh Karthick. She also went on to appear in various different television commercials for Amazon Prime and Aachi Masala. Priyanka also appeared in the music video So Soku with Pugazh, which was also trending on social media.[11]
Priyanka also hosted the international reality show The Wall along with Ma Ka Pa Anand.[12]
In 2021, Priyanka joined the reality show Bigg Boss as a contestant, which is hosted by actor Kamal Haasan, and finished as the first runner up.[citation needed]
Apart from hosting TV shows, Priyanka also has a YouTube channel where she entertains people in virtual coverage, with her channel currently boasting 1.38 million subscribers.[13]
Bigg Boss
[edit]After her participation on Bigg Boss and eventually emerging as the runner-up as well. She also participated as a guest on her formerly hosted show Start Music, which was hosted by Ma Ka Pa Anand due to the absence of Priyanka during her time in Bigg Boss. She also later made an appearance on the celebration and success show of Bigg Boss called Bigg Boss 5 Kondattam, appearing as a guest.[14][15]
Television
[edit]| † | Denotes Priyanka soon making an appearance |
| Name | Role | Network | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalakka Povathu Yaaru | Judge | Star Vijay | Tamil | |
| Super Singer Junior | Host | |||
| Achcham Thavir | Contestant | |||
| Jodi Number One Season 9 | Host | |||
| Super Singer 6 | ||||
| Super Singer 7 | ||||
| Super Singer 8 | ||||
| Super Singer 9 | ||||
| Start Music Season 1 | ||||
| Start Music Season 2 | ||||
| Bigg Boss (Tamil season 3) | Guest | |||
| The Wall (Tamil game show) | Host | |||
| Comedy Raja Kalakkal Rani | ||||
| Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5) | Contestant | 1st runner up[16] | ||
| Bigg Boss 5 Kondattam | Guest | Celebration show[17][18] | ||
| Super Singer Junior | Host | Season 8, replaced by Myna Nandhini[19][20] | ||
| Bigg Boss Ultimate (season 1) | Guest | Disney+ Hotstar | Finale week | |
| Oo Solriya Oo Oohm Solriya | Host | Star Vijay | [citation needed] | |
| Bigg Boss (Tamil season 6) | Guest | |||
| Super Singer 9 | Host | |||
| Start Music 4 | Host | |||
| Super Singer Junior 9 | Host | |||
| Super Singer Season 10 | Host | |||
| Cooku with Comali season 5 | Contestant | Winner | ||
| Start Music 5 | Host |
Discography
[edit]Playback singer
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Co-singers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Devarattam | "Madura Palapalakkudhu" | Nivas K. Prasanna, Vijay Sethupathi, Niranjana Ramanan |
Awards and nominations
[edit]
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| Totals[a] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 9 | |||||||
| Nominations | 13 | |||||||
Note
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| Year | Award | Category | Result | Show | Role | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Vijay Television Awards | Best Anchor Female | Won | Airtel Super Singer | Anchor | |
| 2021 | Blacksheep Digital Awards | Best Entertaining Star | Won | For her YouTube Channel | Creator | [21] |
| 6th Annual Vijay Television Awards | Best Anchor Female | Won | Airtel Super Singer | Anchor | [22] | |
| Femina Super Daughter Award | Best Actress | Won | [23] | |||
| 2022 | Radio City Women Entertainer Awards | Television Category | Won | Start Music season 2 | Anchor | [24] |
| 7th Annual Vijay Television Awards | Best Anchor Female | Won | Airtel Super Singer | Anchor | [25] | |
| She Beauty Awards 2022 | Women of the decade - Television | Won | Anchor | [citation needed] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Priyanka Deshpande gets emotional as her show 'Start Music 2' goes off-air, watch". Times Of India. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Priyanka Deshpande: A look at Tamil TV's highest-paid anchor's profile". Times Of India. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Vijay TV Anchor Priyanka Deshpande's Transformation Leaves Her Fans Awestruck". www.news18.com. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Vijay TV Anchor Priyanka Refutes Reports That She is Acting in New Show". www.news18.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Kollywood television superstar Priyanka Deshpande". nettv4u.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Priyanka Deshpande is the first runner up of Bigg Boss Tamil Season 5". www.indiatvnews.com. 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Cooku With Comali season 5 Winner: Priyanka Deshpande lifts the trophy; takes home cash prize of Rs 5 lakh". Times Of India. 30 September 2024.
- ^ "நீயே இப்படி சொல்லலாமா பிரியங்கா: அவர் கதையை கேட்டு மற்ற போட்டியாளர்கள் ஷாக்". tamil.samayam.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Priyanka says she is married". Times Of India. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Vijay TV Fame Priyanka Deshpande's Divorce Rumours Continue; All You Need to Know". www.news18.com. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "One Episode Made Priyanka Trending". www.newsbricks.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Tamil Tv Show The Wall Synopsis Aired On Star Vijay Channel". nettv4u. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Priyanka Deshpande - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Priyanka Deshpande Back on Vijay TV as a Host For This Show". www.news18.com. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Raju Jeyamohan, Priyanka Deshpande Team Up For a Dance Act". www.news18.com. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil 5 Runner-Up Priyanka Deshpande Back on Vijay TV as a Host For This Show". News18. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Raju Jeyamohan, Priyanka Deshpande and other contestants to reunite for 'Bigg Boss Kondattam'". Times Of India. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Priyanka Deshpande Joins Her Bigg Boss Tamil Co-Contestants For Reunion in Hyderabad". News18. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Will Priyanka Exit Super Singer Season 8? Details Inside". News18. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Promo Shows Priyanka Deshpande Back as Anchor of Super Singer 8". News18. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Priyanka's Emotional Award Winning Moment | Pradeep Milroy Peter | Blacksheep Digital Awards 2021, retrieved 8 June 2021
- ^ 6th Annual Vijay Television Awards | 18th April 2021 - Promo 1, retrieved 2 November 2021
- ^ 143 Amma ❤️ Femina Super Daughter Award, retrieved 2 November 2021
- ^ Priyanka Deshpande - Winner In Television Category | Women Entertainer Award 2022 | RadioCity, retrieved 15 March 2022
- ^ 7th Annual Vijay Tele Awards, 22 March 2022, retrieved 3 April 2022