Nayanthara

Known for ActingBorn 1984-11-18 (age 41)Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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. 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*).Read more

Movies & web series

Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups

Shubh Yatra

Pearle Maaney Show

Aramm

Connect

Thani Oruvan

Manassinakkare

Raja Rani

Jawan

Hi!

Sivaji: The Boss

Imaikkaa Nodigal

Velaikkaran

Yaaradi Nee Mohini

Rocky

Bodyguard

Maya

Ghajini

Chandramukhi

Kolamavu Kokila

Rappakal

Patriot

Billa

Puthiya Niyamam

Bigil

Ethir Neechal

Naanum Rowdydhaan

Pebbles

Boss Engira Baskaran

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu

Love Action Drama

Viswasam

Arrambam

Super

Satyam

Life of Josutty

Adhurs

Twenty 20

Darbar

GodFather

Sri Rama Rajyam

Netrikann

Goa

Test

Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum

Dora

Mookuthi Amman