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Known for
Actor
Gender
Female
Birthday
18 November
Location
West Bengal, India
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Biography
Diana Mariam Kurian (born 18 November 1984), known professionally as Nayanthara, is an Indian actress and film producer who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam Hindi films.
One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she was the only South Indian actress to be featured in the Forbes India "Celebrity 100" 2018 list, with her total annual earnings credited at ₹15.17 crore.
Nayanthara has starred in more than 80 films spanning two decades and has won numerous awards. She is popularly addressed as the Lady Superstar of Indian cinema.
Nayanthara made her acting debut with the Malayalam film Manassinakkare (2003). She made her debut in Tamil cinema with Ayya (2005) and in Telugu cinema with Lakshmi (2006).
Her portrayal of Goddess Sita in the mythological film Sri Rama Rajyam (2011) earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and the Nandi Award for Best Actress.
She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil and Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress, for her performance in the romantic comedy-drama Raja Rani (2013), the action comedy Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015), and the political drama Aramm (2017).
She was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for her performance in the crime drama Puthiya Niyamam (2016).
Nayanthara went on to establish herself with successful women-centric films including Anamika (2014), Maya (2015), Kolamavu Kokila (2018), Airaa (2019), and Netrikann (2022).
Nayanthara's other successful and notable work include Ghajini (2005), Billa (2007), Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008), Bodyguard (2010), Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012), Thani Oruvan (2015), Kaashmora (2016), Viswasam (2019), Bigil (2019), Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy all (2019), Darbar (2020), Annaatthe (2021) and Godfather (2022).
She is a recipient of five Filmfare Awards South and eight South Indian International Movie Awards.
Known for
Actor
Kannappa as
Iraivan as Priya
Jawan as
Darbar as Lilly
Bigil as Angel Aasirvatham
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy as Siddhamma
Adhurs as Chandrakala
Anjaneyulu as Anjali
Yaaradi Nee Mohini as Keerthi
Dubai Seenu as Madhumati
Yogi as Nandini
Ghajini as Chitra