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Nayanthara is an Indian actress and model who is best known for her movies in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil, she has also appeared in Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada language films. She made her acting debut with the 2003 Malayalam flick Manassinakkare and her Tamil debut is Ayya, in 2006, she entered the Telugu film industry with the film Lakshmi. She played a female lead role in Shah Rukh Khan’s film Jawan. Apart from acting, Nayanthara launched her cosmetic brand, 9skin, which she co-founded with her husband, Vignesh Shivan, and friend Daisy Morgan. The official website is 9skin.in.

Did You Know?

• In 2012, she received critical acclaim for her performance in Shyamaprasad’s Malayalam film Elektra, which was showcased at the International Film Festival of India and the Dubai International Film Festival.
• In 2011, Nayanthara played Sita in Bapu’s mythological film Sri Rama Rajyam, receiving widespread critical acclaim.
• She won the Nandi Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress for her performance.
• Her role in Atlee’s Raja Rani in 2013 further solidified her comeback, earning her both the Filmfare and Vijay Awards for Best Actress.
• Following her success she appeared in films like Aarambam and Anamika in 2014, followed by the Maya, Bhaskar the Rascal, and Thani Oruvan.
• Her role as the deaf and mute girl in Vignesh Shivan’s Naanum Rowdy Dhaan won her a second Filmfare Award.

Personal Life

• Nayanthara was known by her childhood name, Diana Mariam Kurian.
• Her father, Kurian Kodiyattu, served as an Indian Air Force official. Due to his transfers, Nayanthara attended school in various locations across North India, including Jamnagar, Gujarat, and Delhi.
• Nayanthara and director Vignesh Shivan have been in a long-term relationship and got married on June 9, 2022, surrounded by family and friends.
• Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara announced their children’s names, Uyir Rudro Neel N Shivan and Ulag Daiwik N Shivan, on their social media page, much to the joy of fans; the post garnered over 3 million likes in just 3 hours.

Nayanthara and Prabhu Deva Controversy

In 2008, she began a relationship with actor-director Prabhu Deva, getting his name tattooed on her wrist and making public appearances while keeping the relationship private. In 2010, Prabhu Deva’s wife, Latha, filed a petition in family court to prevent him from living with Nayanthara and sought a reunion. Nayanthara confirmed the end of her relationship with Prabhu Deva in 2012.

Following her breakup, Nayanthara made a successful comeback in 2010, with all her films turning into commercial successes.

Movies

As Actress

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language(s)
2003	Manassinakkare	Gauri	Malayalam
2004	Vismayathumbathu	Reetha Mathews	Malayalam
2004	Natturajavu	Katrina	Malayalam
2005	Ayya	Selvi	Tamil
2005	Chandramukhi	Durga	Tamil
2005	Thaskara Veeran	Thankamani	Malayalam
2005	Rappakal	Gauri	Malayalam
2005	Ghajini	Chitra	Tamil
2005	Sivakasi	Herself	Tamil
2006	Kalvanin Kadhali	Haritha	Tamil
2006	Lakshmi	Nandhinee	Telugu
2006	Boss	Anuradha	Telugu
2006	E	Jyothi	Tamil
2006	Thalaimagan	Mekala	Tamil
2006	Vallavan	Swapna	Tamil
2007	Yogi	Nandini	Telugu
2007	Dubai Seenu	Madhumathi	Telugu
2007	Sivaji: The Boss	Herself	Tamil
2007	Tulasi	Vasundhara Ram	Telugu
2007	Billa	Sasha	Tamil
2008	Yaaradi Nee Mohini	Keerthi (Komalavalli)	Tamil
2008	Kuselan / Kathanayakudu	Herself	Tamil Telugu
2008	Satyam / Salute	Deivanayaki alias Deiva (Tamil) Divya (Telugu)	Tamil Telugu
2008	Aegan	Mallika	Tamil
2008	Twenty:20	Herself	Malayalam
2009	Villu	Janvi	Tamil
2009	Anjaneyulu	Anjali	Telugu
2009	Aadhavan	Thara	Tamil
2010	Adhurs	Chandrakala	Telugu
2010	Bodyguard	Ammu	Malayalam
2010	Goa	Herself	Tamil
2010	Simha	Gayatri	Telugu
2010	Boss Engira Bhaskaran	Chandrika	Tamil
2010	Elektra	Elektra Alexander	Malayalam
2010	Super	Indira	Kannada
2011	Sri Rama Rajyam	Sita / Lakshmi	Telugu
2012	Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum	Devika	Telugu
2013	Ethir Neechal	Herself	Tamil
2013	Greeku Veerudu	Sandhya	Telugu
2013	Raja Rani	Regina John	Tamil
2013	Arrambam	Maya	Tamil
2014	Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal	Pavithra	Tamil
2014	Anaamika Nee Enge En Anbe	Anaamika	Telugu Tamil
2015	Nannbenda	Ramya	Tamil
2015	Bhaskar the Rascal	Hima	Malayalam
2015	Massu Engira Masilamani	Manini	Tamil
2015	Thani Oruvan	Mahima	Tamil
2015	Maya	Maya Mathews, Apsara	Tamil
2015	Life of Josutty	Swapna	Malayalam
2015	Naanum Rowdy Dhaan	Kadambari	Tamil
2016	Puthiya Niyamam	Vasuki Iyer	Malayalam
2016	Idhu Namma Aalu	Myla	Tamil
2016	Thirunaal	Vidya	Tamil
2016	Babu Bangaram	Sailaja	Telugu
2016	Iru Mugan	Meera George	Tamil
2016	Kaashmora	Rathna Mahadevi	Tamil
2017	Dora	Pavalakkodi	Tamil
2017	Aramm	Madhivadhani	Tamil
2017	Velaikkaran	Mrinalini	Tamil
2018	Jai Simha	Gauri	Telugu
2018	Kolamaavu Kokila	Kokila	Tamil
2018	Imaikkaa Nodigal	Anjali Vikramadityan	Tamil
2019	Viswasam	Niranjana	Tamil
2019	Airaa	Bhavani, Yamuna	Tamil
2019	Mr. Local	Keerthana Vasudevan	Tamil
2019	Kolaiyuthir Kaalam	Shruthi Lawson	Tamil
2019	Love Action Drama	Shobha	Malayalam
2019	Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy	Siddhamma	Telugu
2019	Bigil	Angel Aasirvaatham	Tamil
2020	Darbar	Lilly	Tamil
2020	Mookuthi Amman	Mookuthi Amman	Tamil
2021	Nizhal	Sharmila	Malayalam
2021	Netrikann	Durga/ Nancy	Tamil
2021	Aaradugula Bullet	Nayana	Telugu
2021	Annaatthe	Adv. Pattammal	Tamil
2022	Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal	Kanmani Ganguly	Tamil
2022	O2	Parvathy	Tamil
2022	Godfather	Sathyapriya Jaidev	Telugu
2022	Gold	Sumangali Unnikrishnan	Malayalam
2022	Connect	Susan	Tamil
2023	Jawan	Narmada Rai	Hindi
2023	Iraivan	Priya	Tamil
2023	Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food	Annapoorani Rangarajan	Tamil
TBA	Test	Kumudha	Tamil
TBA	Mannangatti Since 1960	TBA	Tamil
TBA	Dear Students	TBA	Malayalam
TBA	Untitled Mammootty - GVM film	TBA	Malayalam
TBA	Thani Oruvan 2	TBA	Tamil
TBA	NT 81	TBA	Tamil
TBA	Good Bad Ugly	TBA	Tamil
TBA	Untitled Vishnu Edavan Film	TBA	Tamil
TBA	Toxic	TBA	Kannada
TBA	Mookuthi Amman 2	TBA	Tamil
TBA	Untitled Sarjun KM Film	TBA	Tamil

As Producer

Year	Title	Langauge
2021	Netrikan	Tamil
2021	Rocky	Tamil
2021	Koozhangal / Pebbles	Tamil
2022	Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal	Tamil
2022	Connect	Tamil
2023	Shubh Yatra	Gujarati

Music Videos

Year	Title	Label	Notes
2007	"Vajrostavam"	Telugu Film Industry	75 Years of Telugu Film Industry
2016	"Spirit of Chennai"	Chiyaan Vikram	Spirit of Chennai/Humanity Universal
2018	"Jai Hind India"	AR Rahman	Promotional song for the 2018 Hockey World Cup
2021	"Kaalam Oru Dhrogi"	Lahari Music	Promotional song for Rocky
2022	"Thai Engal Thamizh Naade"	Santhosh Narayanan	Pride of Tamil Nadu

Awards and Nominations

Ananda Vikatan Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Result
2015	Naanum Rowdy Dhaan	Best Actress	Won
2017	Aramm	Best Actress	Won
2019	Airaa	Best Actress	Nominated
2022	Netrikann	Best Actress	Nominated
2023	Connect	Best Actress	Nominated
2024	Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food	Best Actress	Nominated

Asianet Film Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2003	Manassinakkare	Best New Face of the Year	Won
2010	Bodyguard	Best Actress	Won
2017	Puthiya Niyamam	Best Actress	Nominated

Behindwoods Gold Medal

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2013	Raja Rani	Best Acting Performance	Won
2018	Nayanthara	The Golden Lady of South Indian Box Office	Won

Filmfare Awards South

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Language	Outcome
2010	Boss Engira Bhaskaran	Best Actress	Tamil	Nominated
2010	Simha	Best Actress	Telugu	Nominated
2010	Super	Best Actress	Kannada	Nominated
2011	Sri Rama Rajyam	Best Actress	Telugu	Won
2012	Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum	Best Actress	Telugu	Nominated
2013	Raja Rani	Best Actress	Tamil	Won
2015	Naanum Rowdy Dhaan	Best Actress	Tamil	Won
2016	Iru Mugan	Best Actress	Tamil	Nominated
2016	Puthiya Niyamam	Best Actress	Malayalam	Won
2017	Aramm	Best Actress	Tamil	Won
2018	Kolamavu Kokila	Best Actress	Tamil	Nominated

International Indian Film Academy Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2015	Maya	Best Actress	Won
2015	Thani Oruvan	Best Actress	Nominated
2016	Naanum Rowdy Dhaan	Best Actress	Nominated

Kalaimamani Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2010	Contribution of Tamil Cinema	Kalaimamani	Won

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Language	Outcome
2016	Puthiya Niyamam	Best Actress	Malayalam	Won

Nandi Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2011	Sri Rama Rajyam	Best Actress	Won

South Indian International Movie Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Language	Outcome
2012	Sri Rama Rajyam	Best Actress	Telugu	Won
2013	Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum	Best Actress	Telugu	Nominated
2013	Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum	Best Actress (Critics)	Telugu	Won
2014	Raja Rani	Best Actress	Tamil	Nominated
2015	Anaamika	Best Actress		Nominated
2016	Naanum Rowdy Dhaan	Best Actress	Tamil	Won
2016	Bhaskar the Rascal	Best Actress	Malayalam	Won
2017	Iru Mugan	Best Actress	Tamil	Won
2017	Puthiya Niyamam	Best Actress	Malayalam	Won
2018	Aramm	Best Actress	Tamil	Won
2019	Kolamavu Kokila	Best Actress	Tamil	Nominated
2020	Viswasam	Best Actress	Tamil	Won
2021	Mookuthi Amman	Best Actress	Tamil	Nominated
2022	Netrikann	Best Actress	Tamil	Nominated
2024	Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food	Best Actress	Tamil	Pending

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2013	Raja Rani	Best Actress	Won

Vijay Awards

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2007	Billa	Favourite Heroine	Won
2008	Yaaradi Nee Mohini	Favourite Heroine	Won
2009	Aadhavan	Favourite Heroine	Nominated
2010	Boss Engira Bhaskaran	Favourite Heroine	Nominated
2013	Raja Rani	Favourite Heroine	Won
2013	Raja Rani	Best Actress	Won
2014	Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal	Favourite Heroine	Nominated
2017	Aramm	Favourite Heroine	Won
2017	Aramm	Best Actress	Won

Zee Cinema Awards – Tamil

Year	Artist/Work	Category	Outcome
2020	Airaa	Best Actress	Nominated
2020	Viswasam & Bigil	Favourite Actress	Won
2020	Nayanthara	Sridevi Award for Inspiring Women of Indian Cinema	Won

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