| Titles | Lady Superstar |
| Other Names | Diana Mariam Kurian |
| Date Of Birth | 18 November 1984 |
| Age | 40 years 1 months 5 days |
| Place Of Birth | Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Wiki Page | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayanthara |
| Father | Kurian Kodiyattu(Indian Air Force official) |
| Mother | Omana Kurian |
| Education (High School) | Balikamadom Girls Higher Secondary School |
| Education(College) | Marthoma College, bachelor's degree in English Literature |
| Twitter Profile | https://twitter.com/NayantharaU |
| Brother | Lenu Kurian |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Mother Tongue | Malayalam |
| Favorite Color | Black |
| Languages Known | Hindi,English,Tamil,Telugu,Malayalam |
| Hobby | Watching movies, Music, Travelling, Driving |
| Favorite Song | North Indian & spicy food |
| Height | 1.65 m or 5 feet 5 inches |
| Instagram Profile | https://www.instagram.com/nayantharaofficial/ |
| Favorite Actor | Venkatesh (Telugu),Rajinikanth (Tamil) |
| Favorite Dress | Simple dress,casual,jeans,designer (Valentino and Karen Mille) |
| Weight | 55 kg |
| Shoe Size | 8 US |
| Eye color | Light Brown |
BiographyNayanthara (born as Diana Mariam Kurian), is a South Indian film actress who appears in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada & Malayalam movies. Childhood, Family, Personal Life
Nayanthara was born on Sunday, 18 November 1984 as Diana Mariam Kurian in Bangalore, Karnataka to Malayali speaking Nasrani (Syrian Orthodox Christian) parents Kurian Kodiyattu(Father) and Omana Kurian(Mother) hailing from Tiruvalla of Kerala. She speaks Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu apart from Malayalam.
She has a brother named Leno Kurian (born 1975), who is working & settled in Dubai, United Arab Emirates along with his wife & children. Nayanthara's father was an employee in Indian Air Force, as part of work he was moved all over India, Nayanthara moved along with her parents to various parts of the country. Her education has been all over India. Her family moved to Kerala permanently only after her father's retirement. Nayanthara currently resides in Chennai, the home of Tamil film industry. Education:
Affair with Prabhudeva: Nayanthara was first seen involed in relationship with actor Prabhudeva in 2008, in 2010 Prabhu's wife Latha protested again theire relationship & went to court seeking restrictions on him, Women's organizations supported Latha on this issue and there were protests against Nayanthara. There were rumours about the couple's marriage after Prabhudeva had divorced his wife. But In 2012 Nayanthara & Prabhudeva ended their relationship.
She was romantically linked with Tamil Actor/Director simbu during the shooting of the movie Vallavan in 2006, she rejected these speculations as outright non-sense and madeup by media. Relationship with director Vignesh Shivan: Nayanthara is seen celebratin Onam with the director Vignesh Shivan of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan. The pics of duo are seen circulating in social media,She was seen with Vignesh Shivan at the Jallikattu protest. Nayanthara was seen sporting an earring with the initial "V" which could stand for Vignesh. There has not been any official announcement so far, just speculations.
Movie CareerNayanthara was part-time modelling for Local textiles, Jewellery brands & women’s magazines while still studying in college, when she was asked to act in Manassinakkare (2003) she rejected at first, but then agreed thinking it would be a one off affair. Nayanthara made her movie debut through Malayalam film Manassinakkare (2003), a family drama directed by Sathyan Anthikkad with Sheela, Jayaram, Innocent & Siddique in the cast. She made her Tamil Debut through Tamil drama film Ayya(2005) written and directed by Hari, starring Sarath Kumar, Napoleon, Prakash Raj & others. 2006 movie Lakshmi marked her beginning in the Telugu film insudtry, it was directed by V V Vinayak & included Venkatesh, Charmme Kaur in the cast. With Super (2010) she entered Kannada films, the movie was directed by super star of Kannada film industry Upendra. Chandramukhi was one of the block busters which popularised Nayanthara to a larger audience. Detailed movies List
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Interesting Facts and Trivia
[Top ⇑]- Healthy Diet & Workout are the secrets of her youthful look as per her own saying. She doesn't eat sweets, ice creams and oily food.
- During times of Crisis she donated 15 Lakhs each to Sri Lanka & Tamil Nadu Govt.
- If she wasn't an actress she wanted to become a Chartered Accountant. She also wanted to become a pilot.
- She is a spiritual person, she has been a part of Arya Samaj since 2011, she visited Hrishikesh, Haridwar in 2014 two of the holy places of pilgrimage in Hinduism
- Gajini was a huge success, Nayanthara feels she should not have taken the role as her character had less scope
- Bangalore is her favorite Indian city.
- Mahesh Babu starrer Pokiri is her favorite Telugu movie.
- Sivakasi was the first film in which she appeared in an item song. it is rumored that she was paid as high as 10 lakhs for the song alone.
- Among all her roles her role in RajaRani as Regina is her most satisfying character so far.
- Before acting Kannada film Super she confessed she did not know the language, though she was born in Bangalore (not brought up though) & had not watched Kannada movies.
- Her parents are supportive of her profession, she says she would have quit her profession if not for her parents' support.
- Padayappa is her all time favorite Tamil movie
- During her relationship with Prabhudeva she had a Tattoo printed on her wrist, she said in an interview that she intends to keep it.
- She supported JalliKattu movement, opposing Supreme Court's decision to ban the sport.
- Nayanthara's colleague Arya confessed a few years ago about his crush on her.
- She doesn't believe in attending movie promotions, she says it would be waste of time in the modern age where digital promotions reach so wide an audience
- Nayanthara has decided never to appear in Item songs again as it doesn't showcase her mettle as an actress.
- She was a quiet girl in her childhood, and still is.
- Rajinikanth is her favorite Tamil co-star.
- 2008 was one of the bad years with movies Kuselan, Sathyam and Aegan failing at the box office
- Suraj, a Kollywood director made derogatory remarks on Heroine's unwillingness to strip, Nayanthara and other actresses criticized him publicly.
- She prefers doing Films than appearing in Ads, she likes her fans to come & see her on screen rather than seeing her daily on TV
- When Nayanthara was first offered a role in films she turned it down citing that she was not interested in films, but at last decided to act in just "one" movie (Now we know how that went)
- She has not acted in Bollywood movies so far, she say she is quite happy here and is not looking for Bollywood offers.
- Name Nayanthara means one with the eyes like stars.
- She likes to face life as it comes without setting any goals, she tries to do the best in every situation she is put in
- She was very good at studies while in school
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Quotes
[Top ⇑]- Love is a beautiful roller-coaster of emotions. Happiness, sorrow, denial and pain are part of the process. Love is successful only when the lovers unite.
- On onscreen kissing "I work according to the director’s guidance. If the script demands a kissing scene, I think there is nothing wrong. I only object to the kiss being inserted for the purpose of titillation"
- I usually don't aim for any awards. When I'm doing a film, I do it with all heart.
- There is Life after Love-failure
- I wanted to do a Kannada film before I quit acting. Not many people know that I was born in Bangalore. It's my favourite city in India
- On success: "Sheer Dedication, honesty to whatever you do, never lose your confidence and loads of blessing. Success follows.
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