Nayanthara Chakravarthy
Nayanthara Chakravarthy | |
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| Born | 20 April 2002[1] Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–2016 |
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| Awards | See Awards |
Nayanthara Chakravarthy (born 20 April 2002), also known as Baby Nayanthara, is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Tamil-language Films, and has established herself as a lead child actress. Nayanthara made her acting debut in the Malayalam film Kilukkam Kilukilukkam in 2005, for which she won the “Sathyan Memorial Award” for the Best Child Artist in 2006.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Nayanthara, born on 20 April 2002 in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, is the daughter of Maninath Chakravarthy and Bindu Maninath. She has a younger brother, Ayaan Chakravarthy. She started her acting career at the age of 3.[3] She studied at Christ Nagar School, Thiruvananthapuram till class 2 after which, she moved to Kochi where she finished her schooling in The Choice School, Thrippunithura.
Career
[edit]Nayanthara's notable works include Kilukkam Kilukilukkam, Swarnam, Loud Speaker, Trivandrum Lodge, Marupadi. She has appeared several commercials including The Chennai Silks, RMKV Silks and Silver Storm Parks.
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sathyan Memorial Award | Best Child Artist | Kilukkam Kilukilukkam |
| 2008 | Atlas - Film Critics Award | Best Child Artist [4] | Swarnam |
| 2009 | Mathrubhumi Amrita Award | Best Child Artist | |
| 2009 | Jaycee Foundation Award | Best Child Artist | Loudspeaker |
| 2009 | Jeevan Minnalai Award | Best Child Artist | |
| 2015 | IFA Awards (Dubai) | Best Child Artist in 10 Years | Various films |
Filmography
[edit]- All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2006 | Kilukkam Kilukilukkam | Tinku Mol |
| 2006 | Achanurangatha Veedu | Nayana |
| 2006 | Chess | Achu |
| 2006 | Notebook | Student |
| 2007 | Athisayan | Kingini |
| 2007 | Kanaka Simhasanam | Ammukutty |
| 2007 | Inspector Garud | Grand Daughter of Raghavan |
| 2007 | Aakasham | Mayakutty |
| 2007 | Sooryan | Sooryan's niece |
| 2007 | Kangaroo | Josekutty's Niece |
| 2008 | Twenty:20 | Antony Punnekkadan's Daughter |
| 2008 | Novel | Thara |
| 2008 | Swarnam | Ponnu |
| 2008 | Thirakkatha | Baby Shalini |
| 2008 | Crazy Gopalan | Babu John's Daughter |
| 2009 | Bhagavan | Sreenath's Daughter |
| 2009 | Ee Pattanathil Bhootham | Ammukutty |
| 2009 | Loudspeaker | Angela |
| 2011 | Nadakame Ulakam | Omanakuttan's Daughter |
| 2011 | Collector | Avinash Varma's Daughter |
| 2011 | Naayika | Anand's Adopted Daughter |
| 2012 | Trivandrum Lodge | Amala |
| 2012 | Poppins | Chakki |
| 2013 | Silence | Arya |
| 2014 | Little Superman | Serah |
| 2015 | Aval Vannathinu Shesham[citation needed] | Devu |
| 2016 | Marupadi[5][6] | Riya (Aby's daughter) |
References
[edit]- ^ "ഇനി ബേബി നയൻതാരയല്ല; നായികയാവാൻ ഒരുങ്ങി നയൻതാര ചക്രവർത്തി".
- ^ "Sathyan Memorial Awards announced". The Hindu. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "അഭിനയത്തിന് താല്ക്കാലിക വിട". Mangalam. 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Mohanlal, Sukumari adjudged best actors ". The Hindu. 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Rahman and Bhama to pair up". Indiaglitz. 10 October 2018.
- ^ "When justice is denied". The Hindu. 10 October 2018.