Nayantara,
who
is
a
Malayali
Syrian
Christian
by
birth,
has
been
visiting
some
of
the
sacred
places
of
the
Hindus.
The
actresss
has
been
busy
shooting
in
the
north
for
her
forthcoming
film.
After
wrapping
up
her
portions,
she
took
time
to
visit
temples
in
and
around
the
Himalayas.
We
hear
that
Nayantara
has
been
busy
with
her
project
with
Jayam
Ravi
in
Dehradun.
After
completing
her
portions,
the
glamarous
actress
travelled
to
Haridwar,
Rishikesh
etc.
She
also
paid
a
visit
to
the
Lakshman
Jhula,
Neelkanth
Mahadev,
Sapta
Rishi
Ashram
and
Sapt
Sarovar.
Nayantara
was
born
to
Malayali
Syrian
Christian
parents
Kurian
Kodiyattu
and
Omana
Kurian.
Her
original
name
was
Diana
Mariam
Kurian.
She
converted
to
the
Hinduism
in
2011
at
Arya
Samaj
temple
in
Chennai.
It
is
believed
that
her
change
in
religion
was
largely
influenced
by
her
ex-boyfriend
Prabhu
Deva,
who
had
plans
to
marry
her
before
breaking
up
with
her
for
some
reasons.
Meanwhile,
Nayantara
is
making
a
steady
raise
in
her
career
graph
with
back-to-back
hits
to
her
credit.
The
success
of
Raja
Rani
and
Arrambam
have
taken
her
to
the
new
heights.
But
her
recent
film
Idhu
Kathirvelan
Kadhal
did
not
click
at
Box
Office.
Her
forthcoming
films
are:
Nanbenda,
Jagan
Mohan
IPS,
Idhu
Namma
Aalu
and
Anamika.