Prayaga Martin

Prayaga Martin
Born (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995
Kochi, Kerala[1]
Nationality Indian
Other names Prayaga Rose Martin
Occupation Actress, classical dancer, model
Years active 2009 ,2012 ,2014– present
Parent(s) Jiji Martin
Martin Peter

Prayaga Martin is an Indian actress from Kerala who rose to prominence through the Tamil film Pisaasu, directed by Mysskin.[1] She predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil cinema.

Early life

Prayaga Martin was born to Malayali parents Martin Peter and Jiji Martin from Kochi, Kerala. She did her schooling from Bhavans Vidya Mandir (Elamakkara) and is currently pursuing her degree in English Literature and Communication Studies at St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam.[1] She is a trained classical dancer.

Career

When she was doing her 12th standard she had signed into play lead role opposite to Dulquer Salmaan but the film was later shelved. In the meantime, she got small roles in a few Malayalam movies which were unnoticed. Martin's first main role as a lead actress was in 2014 in director Mysskin's film Pisaasu. In 2015, she signed a movie named Cartoon opposite Fahadh Faasil but the movie didn't materialize. She then signed a movie titled Poda! Andavan En Pakkam with Vishnu Vishal, the movie was delayed and she started shooting for another Tamil movie, which was also delayed due to unexpected rains in Chennai . Later both the Tamil movies were shelved. In 2016, she signed three Malayalam movies.[1] Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya opposite Unni Mukundan will mark her debut in Malayalam. In later 2016 , she replaced Madonna Sebastian in Siddhique 's movie Fukhri.

She has appeared as the cover girl for Malayala Manorama Vanitha and has appeared in advertisements of Kerala Matrimony.com and T.T.Devassy Jewellery.

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Co-Star Notes
2009 Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded Azar's sister Malayalam Mohanlal Child artist
2012 Ustad Hotel Shahana's sister Malayalam Nithya MenenCameo appearance
2014 Pisaasu Bhavani Tamil NagaDebut
Nominated, SIIMA Award for Best Female Débutante – Tamil
2016 Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya Parvathy Malayalam Unni Mukundan
Pa Va Mary MalayalamAnoop Menon
Kattappanayile Hrithik RoshanAnn MariaMalayalamVishnu Unnikrishnan
Ore Mugham Bhama Malayalam Dhyan Sreenivasan
2017FukriNafsiMalayalamJayasuriyaPost Production
Untitled Arun Gopi-Dileep FilmHelenaMalayalamDileep (actor) Pre production

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Deepa Soman (23 August 2014). "Kochi girl Prayaga in Mysskin's Pisasu". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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