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பிறப்பு · Born: 18 Nov 1985, Bengaluru

நயன்தாரா (Nayanthara, பிறப்பு: நவம்பர் 18, 1984; இயற்பெயர் - டயானா மரியா குரியன்), தென்னிந்தியத் திரைப்பட நடிகை ஆவார். 2003 ஆம் ஆண்டு மனசினகாரே என்ற மலையாள மொழித் திரைப்படம் மூலம் திரைப்படத்துறைக்கு அறிமுகமான நயன்தாரா, 2005 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஐயா திரைப்படத்தின் மூலம் தமிழ்த் திரைப்படத்துறைக்கு அறிமுகம் ஆனார். இவர் பெண்களை மையமாகக் கொண்டிருக்கும் கதைகளைத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்து நடித்துக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார், இதனால் இவர் தமிழ் சினிமாவில் 2010 களில் தொடங்கி இன்று வரை பெண் சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் என்று கருதப்படுகிறார்.

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நயன்தாராவின் இயற்பெயர் டயானா மரியம் குரியன். டயானா மரியம் குரியன் நவம்பர் 18, 1984 அன்று கர்நாடகாவின் பெங்களூரில், குரியன் கொடியட்டுக்கும் ஓமனா குரியனுக்கும் சிறிய கிறித்தவ குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்தார். இவரது அண்ணன் லெனோ ஐக்கிய அரபு அமீரகத்தின் துபாயில் வசிக்கிறார். இவரின் தந்தை இந்திய விமானப்படை அதிகாரி என்பதால் நயன்தாரா இந்தியாவின் பல்வேறு பகுதிகளில் படித்தார். இவரது குடும்பம் கேரளத்தை சேர்ந்தது, இவரது தாய்மொழி மலையாளம்.

நயன்தாரா தனது பள்ளிப்படிப்பை ஜாம்நகரிலும் தில்லியிலும் படித்தார். திருவல்லாவில், திருமூலபுரத்திலுள்ள பாலிகாமடம் பெண்கள் மேல்நிலைப் பள்ளியில் படித்தார், பின்னர் ஆங்கில இலக்கியத்தில் இளங்கலைப் பட்டப்படிப்பைத் திருவல்லாவிலுள்ள மார்த் தோமா கல்லூரியில் பயின்றார்.

Nayanthara (born Diana Mariam Kurian; 18 November 1984) is an Indian actress and producer known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she was the only South Indian actress to be featured in Forbes India "Celebrity 100" list in 2018. With a career spanning over two decades, she has appeared in more than 75 films and has received numerous awards, including five Filmfare Awards South, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, a Nandi Award and seven SIIMA Awards.

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Nayanthara made her acting debut with the Malayalam film Manassinakkare in 2003. She debuted in Tamil cinema with Ayya in 2005, in Telugu with Lakshmi in 2006 and Kannada with Super in 2010. Her portrayal of Goddess Sita in the mythological film Sri Rama Rajyam (2011) earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and the Nandi Award for Best Actress. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil and Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her performances in the romantic comedy Raja Rani (2013), the action comedy Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015) and the political drama Aramm (2017), for which she won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress. She was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for her performance in the crime drama Puthiya Niyamam (2016).

Nayanthara established herself as one of the leading actresses of South Indian cinema, particularly through female-led films such as Anaamika (2014), Maya (2015), Dora (2017), Aramm (2017), Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018), Airaa (2019), Mookuthi Amman (2020), Netrikann (2021) and Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food (2023). Beyond these roles, she has starred in several commercially and critically successful films, including Chandramukhi (2005), Ghajini (2005), Billa (2007), Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008), Body Guard (2010), Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012), Thani Oruvan (2015), Kaashmora (2016), Viswasam (2019), Bigil (2019), Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019). She also made her Hindi film debut with Jawan in 2023, which succeeded commercially and became her highest-grossing film .

In addition to acting, Nayanthara is involved in philanthropy and owns the production house called "Rowdy Pictures". She is married to filmmaker Vignesh Shivan, and the couple has two children.

Nayanthara was born as Diana Mariam Kurian on 18 November 1984 in Bangalore, Karnataka. Nayanthara belongs to a Malayali Syrian Christian family hails from Thiruvalla, Kerala, and was born to Kurian Kodiyattu and Omana Kurian. Her elder brother, Leno, lives in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As her father was an Indian Air Force official, Nayanthara studied in various parts of India.

Nayanthara did her schooling in Jamnagar, Gujarat and Delhi. She studied at O.E.M Public School in Eraviperoor, Balikamadom Girls Higher Secondary School, Thirumoolapuram in Thiruvalla and then attended Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla for her bachelor's degree in English Literature.

She began her acting career in 2003 with the Malayalam film Manassinakkare. While studying at college, Nayanthara worked part-time as a model. She was spotted by director Sathyan Anthikkad, who had seen some of her modelling assignments and approached her to play a pivotal role in his film Manassinakkare (2003). Although she turned down the offer initially, as she was not interested in films, she gave in eventually and agreed to do "just that one film". Manassinakkare went on to become a big financial success and she continued to receive acting offers. Both her releases in 2004, Natturajavu by Shaji Kailas, and Fazil's psychological thriller Vismayathumbathu, saw her co-starring alongside Mohanlal; while she played the protagonist's adopted sister in the former, she portrayed a ghost in the latter. Her performance in Vismayathumbathu, in particular, was lauded, with critics claiming that she had "stolen the thunder with her author-backed role", and was "the revelation of the film".

Nayanthara subsequently started appearing in Tamil and Telugu films. In 2005, she was cast in Hari's Ayya, debuting in the Tamil film industry as lead heroine of the movie. Behindwoods.com stated that she had made a "sensational debut in Tamil", while a reviewer from Nowrunning.com said that her "presence with her beautiful smile is crowd winning". While still shooting for Ayya, she was selected for the comedy horror film Chandramukhi, after its director P. Vasu's wife had seen Manassinakkare and recommended her. The film ran for over 800 days in theatres, eventually turning Nayanthara into one of the most-sought after actresses in Tamil. She also acted in Malayalam, Thaskara Veeran and Rappakal both co-starring with Mammootty. Later that year she appeared in AR Murugadoss' Ghajini, in which she played a secondary female character.She was also portrayed in an item song in the film. Nayanthara then accepted to appear in an item number as herself in the Perarasu-directed masala film Sivakasi.

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