Nayanthara

Nayanthara - South Indian Actress :: Hot & Gorgeous
Diana Mariam Kurien, popularly known by her stage name Nayanthara, is a South Indian actress, who has acted in many Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. Nayanthara has established herself as one of the most promising, sought-after actresses of South India.

 

Nayanthara - South Indian Actress
Nayanthara Aliases (Nicknames & Misspelled names): Nippy, Nayantara, Nayana, Nayantra, Nayanthra, Naynthara

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Personal Information :: Biography :: Career :: Filmography :: Controversy :: Nayanthara Photo Gallery :: Nayanthara in the News

Nayanthara Profile & Family:
Birth Name                Diana Mariam Kurien
Known as                  Nayanthara
Date of Birth             November 18, 1984
Sex                           Female
Height                        5' 4"
Nationality                Indian
Star Sign                  Scorpio
Birth Place               Tiruvalla,Kerala, India
Occupation             Actress, Model
Languages              Malayalam, Tamil, English







Other Interests
Music, Reading.
Film Debut
Manasinakkare (Malayalam), in 2003
Ayya (Tamil), in 2005
Boss (Telugu), in 2006
Education
Schooling - from North India (Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Punjab) and Karnataka
12th Standard - Balikamadom High School, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
Bachelors Degree (English Literature) - Marthoma college in Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
Debut Film
Khwahish (2003)
Father
Kurian Kodiyattu(Air Force Official)
Mother
Omana Kurian
Brother
Lenu Kodiyattu
Relationship
Simbu(Famous Tamil actor)



Nayanthara & Simbu Love Story:
The Simbu-Nayantara romance has been much talked about for a long time. There were some rumors in Kerala that Nayanthara and Little Superstar Simbhu have tied the knot secretly. The actors are working together in Vallavan. It was here that Simbhu got close to Nayanthara. They fell in love and decided to tie the knot. T.R. and wife Usha objected to Simbhu marrying an actress. Usha herself was an actress who got married to T.R. Simbhu could not understand the double standards of his parents and decided to go ahead and marry. Sources say that the couple is scheduled to visit a famous temple in Thiruvalla (Kerala) to seek the blessings of the Goddess.







Nayanthara Biodata:
Who is Nayanthara?
Nayanthara, the smoldering beauty with sparkling eyes and innocent smile epitomizes the new spirit of South Indian film industry. She is a fighter, indefatigable in spirits and mind. Not only is she ravishingly beautiful and photogenic, she is talented, professional and has the determination to make it to the top. Today she is bracketed among the top three heroines in south and her rise in the short time has been phenomenal.

Nayanthara Childhood and Education:
She was born as a Christian in Tiruvalla, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala. She did schooling from North India (Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Punjab and Karnataka)as her father was an Air Force Official. She joined Balikamadom High School, Thiruvalla for +2, then joined Marthoma college in Thiruvalla for her bachelors degree (English Literature).:

Nayanthara Success story:
Nayanthara is among the top three heroines in south and her rise in the last one year has been phenomenal. No one ever thought that this plain Jane from small town Tiruvalla in the Central Travancore area of Kerala will make it big in the glitzy world of cinema. In fact Diana Kurien was hand picked by veteran director Satyan Anthikkad, rechristened as Nayanthara and cast in "Manasinakkare".
Later she did films with top directors and heroes like Mammootty and Mohanlal and then she made her Tamil debut with "Ayya". But it was the role opposite superstar Rajnikanth in "Chandramukhi" that sky-rocketed her to stardom. Today Nayanthara has an aura around her as she is said to be elusive, inaccessible, does not make public appearances and prefers to do her work silently without being dragged into any controversies. Nayanthara agrees that luck played an important role in her rise to superstardom as she was a part of two blockbusters "Chandramukhi" and "Ghajini" and "Kalvanin Kathali" a hit. In 2006 she had four Tamil releases and was the heroine with maximum number of releases.
In Telugu, Nayan's "Lakshmi" with Venkatesh is the blockbuster of 2006 and her "Boss" with Nagarjuna and "Yogi" with Prabhas are hits. Today, Nayan is a brand by herself and she is one of the few leading ladies in Tamil who commands an opening. Now she wants to be more careful with the films she signs and goes through scripts with a fine comb. Nayan has two films on floors is only focused on her career at the moment and is refusing all the endorsements offers coming her way. The pretty actress says that she does not want to be overexposed.





Nayanthara Film Career:
Nayanthara is currently one of the busiest actresses in the southern film industry and has acted in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies. Initially she was known to perfectly play the role of a ‘seeda saada homely girl’, but now she has transformed her image and has started accepting more glamorous roles. This young actress is now looking more sexier than ever and has a long way to go in the South Indian Film industry.

Nayanthara - in Malayalam Movies :
Nayanthara made her debut in movies with the Malayalam movie 'Manassinakkare', directed by Sathyan Anthikad opposite Jayaram (2003). The movie went on to become a huge commercial success and immediately Nayanthara became famous. Soon she was flooded with new movie offers. In her second Malayalam movie, she played the role of a Ghost who falls in love with the hero, in the movie 'Vismayathumbathu' opposite Malayalam superstar Mohanlal. The movie did not live up to its high expectations and failed to do well at the box office. She then acted in one more Malayalam film opposite Mohanlal, 'Natturajavu' before moving over to Tamil movies.

Nayanthara - Queen of the Tamil Film Industry :
After her leading roles in Malayalam movies Nayanthara was still looking for a break in big budget movies. It was not long before her gorgeous looks and amazing acting talent caught the attention of directors from the Tamil Film industry. Her first Tamil movie was'Ayya' (2005) opposite famous actor Sarat Kumar. Her second movie 'Chandramukhi' opposite superstar Rajnikanth made her instantly famous. The movie was a huge hit and Nayanthara soon became a household name in Tamil Nadu. She has a huge fan following amongst the Tamil movie lovers and is presently one of the top actresses in the Tamil industry.


Nayanthara - in Telugu Movies:
Before her entry into Tollywood, Nayanthara was already famous amongst the Telugu moviegoers, who liked her in the dubbed version of the movie 'Chandramukhi'. She had captured the hearts of the Telugu movie fans with two of the biggest hit movies in recent times like 'Lakshmi' and 'Boss'. Following the huge success of her Telugu movies, Nayanthara is said to be so over booked with new movies that she is rejecting some of the biggest names in South Indian Film industry due to lack of dates.





Nayanthara Movies:

Year
Film
Co-Stars
Director
Language
2008
Raja Vesham
Vikram
Boopathy Pandian
Tamil
2008
Sathyam
Vishal
Rajesekhar
Tamil
2008
Yaaradi Nee Mohini
Dhanush
Jawahar
Tamil
2007
Billa 2007
Ajith Kumar, Namitha
Vishnuvardhan
Tamil
2007
Tulasi
Venkatesh
Boyapati Srinu
Telugu
2007
Sivaji: The Boss
Rajinikanth, Shriya Saran
Shankar
Tamil
2007
Dubai Seenu
Ravi Teja
Srinu Vaitla
Telugu
2007
Yogi
Prabhas
V.V. Vinayak
Telugu
2006
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Jeeva
S. P. Jhananathan
Tamil
2006
Thalaimagan
Sarath Kumar
Sarath Kumar
Tamil
2006
Vallavan
Silambarasan
Silambarasan
Tamil
2006
Boss
Akkineni Nagarjuna, Poonam Bajwa
V.N. Aditya
Telugu
2006
Lakshmi
Venkatesh, Charmme Kaur
V. V. Vinayak
Telugu
2006
Kalvanin Kadhali
S. J. Suryah
Tamilvaanan
Tamil
2005
Sivakasi
Vijay
Perarasu
Tamil
2005
Ghajini
Surya Sivakumar
A. R. Murugadoss
Tamil
2005
Rappakal
Mammootty
Kamal
Malayalam
2005
Thaskara Veeran
Mammootty
Pappan, Pramod
Malayalam
2005
Chandramukhi
Rajnikanth, Jyothika, Prabhu Ganesan
P. Vasu
Tamil
2005
Ayya
Sarath Kumar
Hari
Tamil
2004
Natturajavu
Mohanlal
Shaji Kailas
Malayalam
2004
Vismayathumbathu
Mohanlal
Fazil
Malayalam
2003
Manassinakkare
Jayaram
Sathyan Anthikad
Malayalam




Nayanthara Controversy:
Nayantara’s suicide attempt romours:
February 15, 2007
The rumours about Nayantara’s suicide attempt has spread like wild fire throughout the Chennai city. The actress denied these rumours very strongly and said that it was a pre-mediated effort on the part of people with vested interests, to bring down her standing in the cine field.

Nayanthara & Simbu:
Nayanthara and Simbu romance is of constant speculations. There were often some romours abot their split up, tieing the knot etc