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Nayanthara
Actor

Nayanthara

18 Nov 1984Born
41Age
95Credits
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaBirthplace

Biography

Nayanthara (born Diana Mariam Kurian; 18 November 1984), is an Indian actress and film producer who works primarily in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam cinema. She began her acting career with Sathyan Anthikad's Malayalam family drama *Manassinakkare* (2003), followed by her Tamil debut in *Ayya* (2005) and her Telugu debut in *Lakshmi* (2006).

Nayanthara has appeared in more than 80 feature films across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi cinema.

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Her filmography includes *Ghajini* (2005), *Billa* (2007), *Yaaradi Nee Mohini* (2008), *Bodyguard* (2010), *Simha* (2010), *Sri Rama Rajyam* (2011), *Raja Rani* (2013), *Arrambam* (2013), *Thani Oruvan* (2015), *Naanum Rowdy Dhaan* (2015), *Puthiya Niyamam* (2016), *Velaikkaran* (2017), *Viswasam* (2019), *Bigil* (2019), *Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy* (2019), and *God Father* (2022). She has also played leading roles in the neo-noir horror film *Maya* (2015), the social drama *Aramm* (2017), the dark comedy *Kolamaavu Kokila* (2018), the crime thriller *Imaikkaa Nodigal* (2018), the fantasy comedy *Mookuthi Amman* (2020), *Netrikann* (2021), and *Connect* (2022).

In 2023, she made her Hindi cinema debut in Atlee's action thriller *Jawan*, opposite Shah Rukh Khan. She subsequently appeared in *Annapoorani* (2023) and the sports drama *Test* (2025). Her announced and reported projects include *Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu* (2026), the Malayalam spy thriller *Patriot* (2026), the period action film *Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups* (2026), *Mookuthi Amman 2* (2026), and *Thani Oruvan 2* (2026). She has received five Filmfare Awards South, the Nandi Award for Best Actress for *Sri Rama Rajyam*, the Tamil Nadu State Film Award, and multiple SIIMA Awards. She also co-founded the production company Rowdy Pictures, which produced films including *Koozhangal* (*Pebbles*).

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 95 credits.

  1. TBAThani Oruvan 2Film: Mahima
  2. TBADear StudentsFilm: Vidya Rudhran
  3. TBANT-81Film
  4. TBAMaharaniFilm
  5. TBARakkayieFilm
  6. TBAKanchana 4Film
  7. 2027MonsterFilm
  8. 2026Mookuthi Amman 2Film: Mookuthi Amman
  9. 2026Hi :)Film: Devayani
  10. 2026ToxicFilm: Ganga
  11. 2026PatriotFilm: Adv. Lathika
  12. 2026Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad GaruFilm: Sasirekha
  13. 2025TestFilm: Kumudha
  14. 2023AnnapooraniFilm: Annapoorani
  15. 2023IraivanFilm: Priya
  16. 2023JawanFilm: Narmada
  17. 2022ConnectFilm: Susan Joseph
  18. 2022GoldFilm: Sumangali Unnikrishnan
  19. 2022GodFatherFilm: Sathyapriya Jaidev
  20. 2022O2Film: Parvathy
  21. 2022Kaathuvaakula Rendu KaadhalFilm: Kanmani
  22. 2021AnnaattheFilm: Pattamal
  23. 2021Aaradugula BulletFilm: Nayana
  24. 2021NetrikannFilm: Durga / Nancy
  25. 2021NizhalFilm: Sharmila
  26. 2020Mookuthi AmmanFilm: Mookuthi Amman
  27. 2020DarbarFilm: Lilly
  28. 2019BigilFilm: Angel Aasirvatham
  29. 2019Sye Raa Narasimha ReddyFilm: Siddhamma
  30. 2019Love Action DramaFilm: Shobha
  31. 2019Kolaiyuthir KaalamFilm: Shruthi Lawson
  32. 2019Mr. LocalFilm: Keerthana Vasudevan
  33. 2019AiraaFilm: Bhavani / Yamuna
  34. 2019ViswasamFilm: Niranjana
  35. 2018Imaikkaa NodigalFilm: Anjali Vikramadithyan IPS
  36. 2018Kolamavu KokilaFilm: Kokila
  37. 2018Jai SimhaFilm: Gauri
  38. 2017VelaikkaranFilm: Mirunalini
  39. 2017ArammFilm: Madhivadhani IAS
  40. 2017DoraFilm: Pavalakkodi
  41. 2016KaashmoraFilm: Rathna Mahadevi
  42. 2016Iru MuganFilm: Halena
  43. 2016Babu BangaramFilm: Sailaja
  44. 2016ThirunaalFilm: Vithya
  45. 2016Idhu Namma AaluFilm: Mylaa
  46. 2016Puthiya NiyamamFilm: Vasuki Iyer
  47. 2015Naanum RowdydhaanFilm: Kadambari
  48. 2015Life of JosuttyFilm: Swapna (Cameo)
  49. 2015MayaFilm: Maya Mathews / Apsara
  50. 2015Thani OruvanFilm: Mahima
  51. 2015Massu Engira MaasilamaniFilm: Malini
  52. 2015Bhaskar The RascalFilm: Hima
  53. 2015NannbendaFilm: Ramya
  54. 2014RadhaFilm
  55. 2014AnaamikaFilm: Anaamika
  56. 2014Idhu Kathirvelan KadhalFilm: Pavithra Mahalingam
  57. 2013ArrambamFilm: Maya
  58. 2013Raja RaniFilm: Regina
  59. 2013Greeku VeeruduFilm: Sandhya
  60. 2012Krishnam Vande JagadgurumFilm: Devika
  61. 2011Sri Rama RajyamFilm: Sita
  62. 2010SuperFilm: Indira
  63. 2010ElektraFilm: Elektra
  64. 2010Boss Engira BaskaranFilm: Chandrika Shanmugasundaram
  65. 2010SimhaFilm: Bhavani
  66. 2010GoaFilm
  67. 2010BodyguardFilm: Ammu
  68. 2010AdhursFilm: Chandrakala
  69. 2009AadhavanFilm: Tara
  70. 2009AnjaneyuluFilm: Anjali
  71. 2009VilluFilm: Janavi
  72. 2008AeganFilm: Mallika
  73. 2008SatyamFilm: Deivanayaki
  74. 2008KuselanFilm: Nayanthara
  75. 2008Twenty 20Film: Special appearance in the song "He Dil Deewana"
  76. 2008Yaaradi Nee MohiniFilm: Keerthi
  77. 2007BillaFilm: Sasha
  78. 2007ThulasiFilm: Vasundhara
  79. 2007Sivaji: The BossFilm: Special Appearance for Ballelaka Song
  80. 2007Dubai SeenuFilm: Madhumati

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