Nayanthara
Sign in to saveNayanthara (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.
Person
- Born
- 1984-11-18
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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
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- H-Bonding Organocatalysts for the Living, Solvent-Free Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactones: Toward an All-Lactones, All-Conditions Approach
· 2017 · cited 63x
- Unique Phosphorus-Based Avenues for the Tuning of Functional Materials
· 2023 · cited 60x
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Nayanthara
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- Nayanthara at Filmfare Awards.jpg
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- Nayanthara at Filmfare Awards South
- Person.birth_name
- Diana Mariam Kurian
- Person.birth_place
- Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Person.alma_mater
- Mar Thoma College (BA)
- Person.years active
- 2003–present
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- Full list
- Person.children
- 2
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Key dates
- Born
- 18 November 1984
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Diana
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Bengaluru
- Spouse
- Vignesh Shivan
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala
- Languages spoken
- Malayalam
- Native language
- Malayalam
Article
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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