Priyanka Deshpande | |
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 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]
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- ^ "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.