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Nayanthara(I)

  • Actress
  • Producer
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Nayanthara in O2 (2022)
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Connect (2022)
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Nayantara was born as Diana Mariam Kurien in a Malayali Nasrani (Syrian Christian) family to an Indian Army Officer father, Kurien Kodiyattu, and Omana Kurien, in Bangalore, Karnataka. She has a brother, Leno, who resides in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

After her father's retirement the family settled down in Kerala where she continued with her college studies but she did her schooling in several schools in Chennai, Jamnagar, Delhi, and Gujarat.

During the year 2003, while still in college, she was spotted by director Sathyan Anthikkad who cast her in a Malayalam movie. Two years later, she went on to act in Tamil and Telugu movies. As she became popular she also appeared in Kannada language movies.

She soon acquired the reputation of acting opposite male actors who are almost twice as old. She starred in her first Malyalam film opposite Jayaram, and then in "Chandramukhi" with renowned Indian actor Rajnikanth, then with other aging actors like Sarath Kumar, Mohanlal, and Mammotty.

She has been cast to play the lead role in a much younger Simbu's directorial debut, in which he also has the lead role. Nayanthara and Simbu's intimate life-sized posters created shock waves in Chennai, which were subsequently pulled down by the police. Similar excitement resulted when glamorous life-sized posters were posted all over Chennai
  • this time with her co-star S.J. Surya.


During September 2010, Prabhu Deva, publicly declared his love for her, even though he was married to Ramalath and had three children. After a bitter and contested court battle, the couple was divorced during July 2011.

On August 7, 2011, Diana, a Jacobite Christian, converted to Hinduism at the Arya Samaj Mandir in Chennai and her screen-named is now her formal official name.

With her attractive looks and talent, it is no wonder that she is one of the most popular and sought after actresses in the South Indian film industry.
BornNovember 18, 1984
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BornNovember 18, 1984
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  • Awards
    • 29 wins & 23 nominations

Photos348

Nayanthara in Ayya (2005)
Nayanthara in Sathyam (2008)
Rajinikanth and Nayanthara in Darbar (2020)
Nayanthara in Sri Rama Rajyam (2011)
Nayanthara in Sri Rama Rajyam (2011)
Nayanthara in Sri Rama Rajyam (2011)
Venkatesh Daggubati and Nayanthara in Babu Bangaram (2016)
Venkatesh Daggubati and Nayanthara in Babu Bangaram (2016)
Venkatesh Daggubati and Nayanthara in Babu Bangaram (2016)
Nayanthara in Babu Bangaram (2016)
Venkatesh Daggubati and Nayanthara in Babu Bangaram (2016)
Venkatesh Daggubati and Nayanthara in Babu Bangaram (2016)

Known for:

Vikram, Nayanthara, and Nithya Menen in Irumugan (2016)
Irumugan
6.2
  • Meera
  • Rosy
  • 2016
Nayanthara in Aramm (2017)
Aramm
7.7
  • Madhivadhani IAS
  • 2017
Vijay Sethupathi in Naanum Rowdy Thaan (2015)
Naanum Rowdy Thaan
7.2
  • Kadhambari
  • 2015
Jai, Sathyaraj, Nayanthara, Arya, Santhanam, and Nazriya Nazim in Raja Rani (2013)
Raja Rani
7.6
  • Regina
  • 2013

Credits

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  • Iraivan
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Jawan
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Paattu
    • In Production
  • Dear Students
    • Pre-production
  • Wikki6
    • Pre-production
  • Untitled Raghava Lawrence/Rathinakumar Project
    • Pre-production
  • Lady Superstar 75
    • In Production
  • The Test
    • In Production
  • Anupam Kher, Sathyaraj, Nayanthara, and Vinay Rai in Connect (2022)
    Connect
    • Susan
    • 2022
  • Lalu Alex, Shantikrishna, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sudheesh, Shammi Thilakan, Mallika Sukumaran, Nayanthara, Saiju Kurup, Baburaj, Sabumon Abdusamad, Ajmal Ameer, Vinay Forrt, Alphonse Puthren, Chemban Vinod Jose, S.V. Krishna Shankar, Shebin Benson, Deepti Sati, Roshan Mathew, and Althaf Salim in Gold (2022)
    Gold
    • Sumangali Unnikrishnan
    • 2022
  • Chiranjeevi in Godfather (2022)
    Godfather
    • Sathyapriya Jaidev
    • 2022
  • Nayanthara in O2 (2022)
    O2
    • Parvathy
    • 2022
  • Nayanthara, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and Vijay Sethupathi in Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal (2022)
    Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal
    • Kanmani Ganguly
    • 2022
  • Jagapathi Babu, Meena, Prakash Raj, Rajinikanth, Kushboo, Nayanthara, and Keerthy Suresh in Annaatthe (2021)
    Annaatthe
    • Pattammal
    • 2021
  • Gopichand and Nayanthara in Aaradugula Bullet (2021)
    Aaradugula Bullet
    • Nayana
    • 2021
  • Nayanthara and Ajmal Ameer in Netrikann (2021)
    Netrikann
    • Durga
    • 2021
  • Kunchacko Boban, Izin Hash, and Nayanthara in Nizhal (2021)
    Nizhal
    • Sharmila
    • 2021
  • Urvashi, Nayanthara, RJ Balaji, and Smruthi Venkat in Mookuthi Amman (2020)
    Mookuthi Amman
    • Mookuthi Amman
    • 2020
  • Rajinikanth, Suniel Shetty, Nayanthara, and Yogi Babu in Darbar (2020)
    Darbar
    • Lilly
    • 2020
  • Hariharan & Shreya Ghoshal: Vaaney Vaaney
    • Nayanthara
    • Music Video
    • 2019
  • Jackie Shroff, Joseph Vijay, Vivek, Nayanthara, Kathir, Reba Monica John, Varsha Bollamma, Indhuja Ravichandran, and Amritha Aiyer in Bigil (2019)
    Bigil
    • Angel Aasirvatham
    • 2019
  • Chiranjeevi in Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019)
    Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
    • Siddhamma
    • 2019
  • Nayanthara and Nivin Pauly in Love Action Drama (2019)
    Love Action Drama
    • Shoba
    • 2019

Producer

  • Untitled Kavin Film
    • producer
    • In Production
  • Shubh Yatra (2023)
    Shubh Yatra
    • producer
    • 2023
  • Pebbles (2021)
    Pebbles
    • producer
    • 2021

Videos56

Gold - Official Trailer
Trailer 0:56
Gold - Official Trailer
Trailer [OV]
Trailer 2:23
Trailer [OV]
Teaser [OV]
Trailer 1:23
Teaser [OV]
GodFather Trailer
Trailer 2:07
GodFather Trailer
God Father-Teaser
Trailer 1:34
God Father-Teaser
Trailer [OV]
Trailer 2:03
Trailer [OV]
Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal Trailer
Trailer 2:25
Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal Trailer
Gold Teaser
Trailer 2:32
Gold Teaser
Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal Teaser
Trailer 1:44
Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal Teaser
Annaatthe - Official Trailer
Trailer 2:41
Annaatthe - Official Trailer
Official Teaser
Trailer 1:45
Official Teaser
Official Tamil Trailer
Trailer 1:58
Official Tamil Trailer

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Mani
  • Height
    • 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
  • Born
    • November 18, 1984
    • Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
  • Spouse
    • Vignesh ShivanJune 9, 2022 - present (2 children)
  • Parents
      Omana Kodiyattu
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Won the Best Model Award of Kerala in 2002.
  • Quotes
    I've begun my career working with older heroes. The people I had been fan of, I now work with them. It's a great opportunity for me.
  • Nicknames
    • Nayan
    • Mani

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