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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*).
as Mookuthi Amman
as Devayani
as Ganga
as Adv. Lathika
as Sasirekha
as Kumudha
as Annapoorani
as Priya
as Narmada
as Susan Joseph
as Sumangali Unnikrishnan
as Sathyapriya Jaidev
as Parvathy
as Kanmani
as Pattamal
as Nayana
as Durga / Nancy
as Sharmila
as Mookuthi Amman
as Lilly
as Angel Aasirvatham
as Siddhamma
as Shobha
as Shruthi Lawson
as Keerthana Vasudevan
as Bhavani / Yamuna
as Niranjana
as Anjali Vikramadithyan IPS
as Kokila
as Gauri
as Mirunalini
as Madhivadhani IAS
as Pavalakkodi
as Rathna Mahadevi
as Halena
as Sailaja
as Vithya
as Mylaa
as Vasuki Iyer
as Kadambari
as Swapna (Cameo)
as Maya Mathews / Apsara
as Mahima
as Malini
as Hima
as Ramya
as Anaamika
as Pavithra Mahalingam
as Maya
as Regina
as Sandhya
as Self - Dancer
as Devika
as Sita
as Indira
as Elektra
as Chandrika Shanmugasundaram
as Bhavani
as Ammu
as Chandrakala
as Tara
as Anjali
as Janavi
as Mallika
as Deivanayaki
as Nayanthara
as Herself
as Special appearance in the song "He Dil Deewana"
as Keerthi
as Sasha
as Vasundhara
as Special Appearance for Ballelaka Song
as Madhumati
as Nandini
as Swapna
as Jothy
as Anuradha
as Mekala
as Haritha
as Nandhinee
as Self
as Chitra
as Gauri
as Thankamani
as Durga
as Selvi
as Katrina
as Reetha Mathews
as Gauri
as Mahima
as Vidya Rudhran
