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

E

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