Filmmaker Atlee and his wife Priya became parents for the second time in April this year. Almost a month after their baby girl was born, the filmmaker revealed her name as Miyou on social media. He also described what the name means, and congratulations poured in for the director and his wife.
Atlee and Priya’s daughter named Miyou
On Sunday morning, Atlee and Priya revealed their daughter’s name in a joint post as Miyou. The announcement was shared alongside a soft pastel visual of them holding the baby’s tiny hand. “Our hearts have a new home. Miyou. A tiny person with the biggest place in our hearts,” reads the text on it.
The couple’s caption reads, “Our art of love now has a name (heart and evil eye emojis) MIYOU — beauty, gentleness & love. With luv, MEER, PRIYA & ATLEE (heart and evil eye emojis).” The post describes that Miyou means beauty, gentleness and love.
Miyou does not have roots in traditional Indian or Sanskrit. According to the Wisdom Library, the name can be broken down into individual characters in Japanese. Mi can mean ‘beautiful’ while You can mean ‘gentle, superior or excellent’. Fans flooded the comments section to comment on how adorable the name was and congratulate the couple.
Atlee and Priya announced Miyou’s birth on April 20, just a day after Raaka actor Deepika Padukone announced her second pregnancy. The couple shared the joyful update with fans in a joint Instagram post. The caption read, “Feeling blessed.” The couple also dropped an adorable poster featuring a sketch of their son Meer, capturing his excitement about stepping into the role of a big brother. The poster read, “Yay! I’ve got a baby sister… Big brother Meer. We, Priya and Atlee are blessed with a baby girl. April 20th, 2026.” Atlee and Priya welcomed their first son, Meer, in January 2023.
Upcoming work
After debuting in Bollywood with the 2023 Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara-starrer Jawan, Atlee is currently working on the Telugu film Raaka. The film stars Allu Arjun and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles. On Arjun’s 44th birthday, the makers unveiled his first look from the film. It saw him, bald, with furry paws covering his face, hinting that he plays a part-human, part-creature character. Deepika’s first look from the film is yet to be revealed. The film produced by Sun Pictures is set to be released in multiple languages. A release date for Raaka has not yet been announced.