Nayanthara (Nayantara)

Actress/Producer

Born : 18 Nov 1984

Birth Place : Thiruvalla, Kerala

Famous For

Chandramukhi

Release Date:
14 Apr 2005

Directed By:
P. Vasu
Billa

Release Date:
14 Dec 2007

Directed By:
Vishnu Vardhan

Biography

Nayanthara aka Nayantara, is a South Indian actress, who has acted in many Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. After several commercial successes such as Chandramukhi, Ghajini, Billa and Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Nayanthara has established herself as one of the most promising, sought-after actresses in South India. Nayanthara was born into an Orthodox Syrian Christian family, in Tiruvalla, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala. On 7 August 2011, she embraced Hinduism at the Arya Samaj Temple in Chennai. Her birth name is Diana Mariam Kurien.

She did her schooling at various parts of India (Kerala and Tamil Nadu), as her father was an Air Force Official. She joined Balikamadom High School, Thiruvalla for +2, then joined Marthoma college in Thiruvalla for her Bachelor's degree (English Literature). She co-starred alongside...

Nayanthara: Age, Net Worth, Movies, Family, and Personal Details

Family
Name	Nayanthara
Also Known as	Nayanthara
Profession (s)	Main Profession Actress, Other Profession Entrepreneur, Model,
Famous For	Chandramukhi, Billa,
Date of Birth	18 Nov 1984
Age	37
Birth Place	Thiruvalla, Kerala
Current Residence	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Religion	Hindu
Nationality	Indian
Height	165 cm
Zodiac Sign	Scorpio
Hobbies	Reading and Listening to Music
Father	Kurian Kodiyattu
Mother	Omana Kurian
Sibling	Leno
Spouse	Vignesh Shivan
Children	NA
Marriage Date	2022-06-09
Education
Educational Qualification	Bachelor's Degree in English Literature,
College (s)	Marthoma College, Thiruvalla,
School (s)	Balikamadom Girls Higher Secondary School, Thiruvalla,
Net Worth	165 Crore (approx.)
Favourites
Actor	Rajinikanth, Vijay
Actress	Simran
Movies	Pokkiri, Yaradai Nee Mohini, Billa
Color	Black
Food	North Indian Cuisine
Place	Canada
Food Habit	Non Veg
Debut Movies
Tamil	Ayya
Malayalam	Manassinakkare
Telugu	Lakshmi
Kannada	Super (Symbol)

Upcoming Movies

Filimography

Iraivan

Directed by Ahmed

Release Date 28 Jun 2024
AK 62

Directed by Vignesh Shivan

Release Date Oct 2023
Jawan

Directed by Atlee Kumar

Release Date Apr 2023
Oor Kuruvi

Directed by Arun K

Release Date Jun 2023

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Videos

Nayantara Making Video - God Fat..
God Father Trailer
Najabhaja - Lyric Video - God Fa..
Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar - Lyric ..
Thaar Maar Thakkar Maar Song Pr..
God Father Teaser

Celeb News

Nayanthara Unknown Facts

1

Nayanthara was born into a Orthodox Syrian Christian family later she converted to Hinduism at the Arya Samaj Temple in Chennai on 2011.
2

After the purification ceremony, a Certificate of Conversion to Hinduism was issued to her and her stage name, Nayantara, became her official name.
3

She also visited a number of holy places, including Haridwar and Rishikesh in May 2014.
4

She won the style icon award for south scope style award 2009.
5

Among 30 nominations in different awards function she won 18 awards.
6

Nayanthara makes comback for Krish's Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum in March 2012 after an 11-months sabbatical. Raja Rani was her first Tamil release after three years that had her in a lead role, which was followed by Vishnuvardhan's Arrambam.
7

She also made her Kannada film debut through the Kannada-Telugu bilingual film Super, which is her only appearance in Kannada till date.
8

Kochi Times listed Nayanthara in the "List of 15 Most Desirable Women in 2014".
9

More remarkably, Nayanthara contributed about 5 lakhs to TN Chief Minister towards the relief aid for Sri Lankan Tamils. To say, her contribution was the highest amount given by an actress.
10

Sun Sign: Scorpio
Hobbies: Listening Music and Reading Interesting books
Language Known: English, Hindi, Tamil and other south Indian language
Favourite Food: Chinese and North Indian food
11

Nayantara had a tattoo of the name prabhudeva in her wrist as she was in relationship with Prabhu for a small time.
12

Nayanthara won the 1st runner up, Best Model in Kerala 2003, conducted by Thrissur Advertising Club. Later made her entry to media.