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Priyanka Karunakaran Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 6, 2026 • 3 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth8 August

BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra

ProfessionModel, Actress, Anchor, Voice Over Artist

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Ashok Karunakaran; Mother - Sheela Karunakaran; Brother - Amit Karunakaran

Priyanka Karunakaran Biography

Priyanka Karunakaran is an Indian model, actress, anchor and voice-over artist from Mumbai. Trained at the New York Film Academy, she has worked in theatre

Early life and background

Priyanka Karunakaran was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and celebrates her birthday on August 8 under the Leo sun sign. She belongs to a Kannada family and was raised in Mumbai. Her parents are Ashok and Sheela Karunakaran, and she has a brother named Amit.

Priyanka began learning classical dance at a very young age, taking up Bharatanatyam from around age three. She remained active in performing arts through her college years, participating in plays and dramas. During that time she also began receiving modelling assignments, which helped shape her decision to pursue a career in modelling and acting.

She moved to New York to study acting at the New York Film Academy before returning to India. After her studies abroad, Priyanka joined theatre and continued to build a modelling career alongside stage work.

Career

Priyanka works across modelling, acting, anchoring and voice work. She has walked fashion shows for prominent Indian designers and has appeared in advertisements and television commercials for brands including Enrich Salons, Parachute Hair Oil, Flipkart, Nirav Modi Jewellers and ClearTrip.

Her modelling credits include being featured in calendars and magazines. She was one of the models for the Kingfisher Croatia Calendar in 2018 and has appeared on covers of magazines such as Travel + Leisure, M.IND Mag and FHM.

On screen, Priyanka gained recognition for her role as Pernika in the TVF web series Bisht, Please!, a part that brought her appreciation from audiences. In addition to on-camera work, she records voice-overs for commercials and films; she provided the storyteller’s voice in the 2018 film Mowgli.

Public profile

Physically, Priyanka is reported to be approximately 170 cm tall (around 5'7") and to weigh about 55 kg, with listed figure measurements of 32-26-36. She has brown eyes and black hair. Her lifestyle interests include painting, dancing and travelling, and she is a committed fitness enthusiast who practises kickboxing, yoga and other martial arts. She follows a non-vegetarian diet and has said she lives by the philosophy of eating clean to stay lean.

Priyanka has a visible interest in animals and is known to be an avid dog lover. She also has a tattoo on the side of her waist.

Personal life

Priyanka is unmarried. Her reported relationship is with DJ Shreyas Salunke. She follows Hinduism. Additional personal details such as exact age, school and certain educational qualifications are not publicly specified beyond her attendance at the New York Film Academy.

Latest updates

Recent notable mentions include her modelling appearance in the Kingfisher Croatia Calendar 2018, continued television and commercial work, and her voice contribution to the film Mowgli (2018). She remains active in both acting and modelling projects while also working as an anchor and voice-over artist.

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Recent Work

Bisht, Please!

Played the role of Pernika in the TVF web series

Mowgli

Provided the storyteller's voice for the film (voice-over)

2018
Kingfisher Croatia Calendar

Featured as one of the models for the 2018 calendar

2018
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Career Highlights

  1. Trained in acting at the New York Film Academy
  2. Featured in Kingfisher Croatia Calendar 2018
  3. Played Pernika in the TVF series Bisht, Please!
  4. Voice-over artist on the film Mowgli (2018)
  5. Cover appearances for Travel + Leisure, M.IND Mag and FHM
  6. Model and brand endorser for several national commercials
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When was Priyanka Karunakaran born?

Priyanka Karunakaran was born on 8 August.

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