NAYANTHARA

Nayantara (born 18 November 1984 as Diana Mariam Kurian) is an Indian film actress from Kerala, who appears in South Indian films. She made her acting debut in the 2003 Malayalam film Manassinakkare and followed with Vismayathumbathu (2004) before foraying into Tamil and Telugu cinema.

She made her debut in Tamil cinema in 2005 with Ayya and a year later in Telugu with Lakshmi, after which she was the female lead in numerous commercially successful Tamil and Telugu films, making her one of the most sought after actresses in South Indian cinema. Her portrayal of Sita in Sri Rama Rajyam (2011) earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress and Nandi Award for Best Actress. She also won Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for her performance in Raja Rani (2013).




BornDiana Mariam Kurian
18 November 1984(age 30)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
EthnicityNasrani
OccupationActress, model
Years active2003–present
ReligionHindu
AwardsKalaimamani





















Early life:

Nayantara was born in Bangalore (Karnataka), India, to Malayali Syrian Christian parents Kurian Kodiyattu and Omana Kurian. Her brother, Leno, who is nine years elder to her, lives in Dubai. As her father was an Indian Air Force official, she studied in various parts of India, mainly in North India. She did her schooling in Chennai, Jamnagar, Gujarat and Delhi. Following his retirement, they settled in Rasipuram, where she continued her school studies, at the Lingesa school,Rasipuram schools in Namakkal. In Tiruvalla, she studied at Balikamadom Girls Higher Secondary School and then attended Marthoma College for her bachelor's degree in English Literature.





Filmography:

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2003ManassinakkareGauriMalayalam
2004VismayathumbathuReetha MathewsMalayalam
NatturajavuKatrinaMalayalam
2005AyyaSelvi MadasamyTamil
ChandramukhiDurgaTamil
Thaskara VeeranThankamaniMalayalam
RappakalGauriMalayalam
GhajiniChitraTamil
SivakasiHerselfTamilSpecial appearance in the song "Kodambakkam Area"
2006Kalvanin KadhaliHarithaTamil
LakshmiNandhiniTelugu
Boss, I Love YouAnuradhaTelugu
VallavanSwapnaTamil
ThalaimaganMeghalaTamil
EJyothiTamil
2007YogiNandiniTelugu
Dubai SeenuMadhumathiTelugu
Sivaji: The BossTamilSpecial appearance in song "Balleilakka"
TulasiVasundhara RamTelugu
BillaSashaTamil
2008Yaaradi Nee MohiniKeerthi (Komalavalli)Tamil
KuselanNayantaraTamil
KathanayakuduNayantaraTelugu
SathyamDeivalakshmiTamil
AeganMallikaTamil
Twenty:20DianaMalayalamSpecial appearance in the song "He Dil Deewana"
2009VilluJanaviTamil
AnjaneyuluAnjaliTelugu
AadhavanTharaTamil
2010AdursChandrakalaTelugu
BodyguardAmmu AshokanMalayalam
GoaVillage girlTamilSpecial appearance
SimhaGayatriTelugu
Boss Engira BhaskaranChandrikaTamil
ElektraElektra AlexanderMalayalam
SuperIndiraKannada
Telugu
Tamil
Multilingual film.
2011Sri Rama RajyamSeethaTelugu
2012Krishnam Vande JagadgurumDevikaTelugu
2013Ethir NeechalWhite GirlTamilSpecial appearance in the song "Soup Boys"
Greeku VeeruduSandhyaTelugu
Raja RaniReginaTamil
ArrambamMayaTamil
2014Idhu Kathirvelan KadhalPavithraTamil
AnaamikaAnaamikaTelugu
Nee Enge En AnbeAnaamikaTamil
2015NanbendaDiyaTamilScheduled for April 2 
Bhaskar the RascalMalayalamScheduled for April 12 
Masss TamilScheduled for May 1 
MayaTamilPost-production 
Idhu Namma Aalu MylaaTamilPost-production 
Thani Oruvan TamilFilming 
Naanum Rowdydhaan TamilFilming 






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