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 established herself as a 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kilukkam Kilukilukkam | Tinku Mol |
| Achanurangatha Veedu | Nayana | |
| Chess | Achu | |
| Notebook | Student | |
| 2007 | Athisayan | Kingini |
| Kanaka Simhasanam | Ammukutty | |
| Inspector Garud | Grand Daughter of Raghavan | |
| Aakasham | Mayakutty | |
| Sooryan | Sooryan's niece | |
| Kangaroo | Josekutty's Niece | |
| 2008 | Twenty:20 | Antony Punnekkadan's Daughter |
| Novel | Thara | |
| Swarnam | Ponnu | |
| Thirakkatha | Baby Shalini | |
| Crazy Gopalan | Babu John's Daughter | |
| 2009 | Bhagavan | Sreenath's Daughter |
| Ee Pattanathil Bhootham | Ammukutty | |
| Loudspeaker | Angela | |
| 2011 | Nadakame Ulakam | Omanakuttan's Daughter |
| Collector | Avinash Varma's Daughter | |
| Naayika | Anand's Adopted Daughter | |
| 2012 | Trivandrum Lodge | Amala |
| Poppins | Chakki | |
| 2013 | Silence | Arya |
| 2014 | Little Superman | Serah |
| 2015 | Aval Vannathinu Shesham[citation needed] | Devu |
| 2016 | Marupadi[5] | 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.
- ^ "When justice is denied". The Hindu. 10 October 2018.