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Nayanthara
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Nayanthara (born Diana Mariam Kurian; 18 November 1984) is an Indian actress and producer known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she was the only South Indian actress to be featured in Forbes India "Celebrity 100" list in 2018. With a career spanning over two decades, she has appeared in more than 75 films and has received numerous awards, including five Filmfare Awards South, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, a Nandi Award and seven SIIMA Awards.
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Nayanthara, born Diana Mariam Kuriyan on November 18, 1984, in Bengaluru, is an Indian actress. She began her professional career in 2003 and speaks Malayalam as her native language. Her education includes attendance at institutions under the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala.
Throughout her career, she has received several honors, including the Nandi Award, IIFA Award for Best Actress, Kalaimamani, and Edison Awards. She is a Hindu and has two children. Her spouse is Vignesh Shivan.
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Film & TV
Acting · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Nayanthara, is an Indian film actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films. Nayanthara 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…
Known for
- Salmankhan - Vamsi Paidipalli Film2027
- Patriot — Lathika2026
- Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu — Sasirekha2026
- Test — Kumudha2025
- Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale — Self2024
- Jawan — Narmada2023
- Annapoorani — Annapoorani2023
- Iraivan — Priya2023
- Connect — Susan Joseph2022
- O2 — Parvathy2022
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 7
- Total plays
- 15
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Enhancing integration and innovation in construction
· 2002 · cited 129x
- Bis- and Tris-Urea H-Bond Donors for Ring-Opening Polymerization: Unprecedented Activity and Control from an Organocatalyst
· 2016 · cited 97x
- Targeting the Hypoxic and Acidic Tumor Microenvironment with pH-Sensitive Peptides
· 2021 · cited 72x
- Construction of High-Performance Membranes for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries: Challenges, Development, and Perspectives
· 2025 · cited 64x
- Unique Phosphorus-Based Avenues for the Tuning of Functional Materials
· 2023 · cited 63x
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Quotes
- “I have spent 18-19 years in the film industry, but I do not think about it, because it is always about what more I can do, how much more I can learn and which new beginnings I can make. Even after so many years, when I am on a film set, every day seems like my first and I can never get enough of it.”
- “When there is a low phase in your life, you have to pick yourself up and start again. What I did was believe in myself, have faith in God and in the power of the universe. There is no strategy or plan, just a lot of hard work, dedication and determination.”
- “If you are honest to your craft, if you do your work well, it works. The audience connects with you, they fall in love with you, they celebrate you, which becomes the biggest joy of life.”
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Key facts
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- Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Mar Thoma College (BA)
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- 2003–present
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- 2
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Debut and early work (2003–2007)
- Public recognition and widespread success (2007–2013)
- Stardom and further expansion (2014–2022)
- Expansion to Hindi films and recent work (2023–present)
- Personal life
- Off-screen work
- Rowdy Pictures
- Media image and artistry
- In popular culture
- Filmography
- Accolades
- References
- External links
Nayanthara (born Diana Mariam Kurian; 18 November 1984) is an Indian actress and producer known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she was the only South Indian actress to be featured in Forbes India "Celebrity 100" list in 2018. With a career spanning over two decades, she has appeared in more than 75 films and has received numerous awards, including five Filmfare Awards South, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, a Nandi Award and seven SIIMA Awards.
Nayanthara made her acting debut with the Malayalam film Manassinakkare in 2003. She debuted in Tamil cinema with Ayya in 2005, in Telugu with Lakshmi in 2006 and Kannada with Super in 2010.
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