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Saturday, July 2, 2011

Navya Nair

Navya Nair




Born Dhanya Nair
1985
Kerala, India
Occupation Actress
Years active 2001-present
Spouse Santhosh Menon (2010–present)
Children Sai Krishna
Dhanya Nair (born 1985), better known by her stage name Navya Nair, is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada films. She has won the honour of Kalathilakam in the Alappuzha District Schools Youth Festival.

 Personal life

She comes from a village, Muthukulam, in Alleppey District. She got her first offer for the film 'Ishtam' when she was in 10th. For Higher Secondary, she studied in MSM Higher Secondary School, Kayamkulam. She then graduated with a BA in English. She has won the honour of Kalathilakam in the youth festival of Alleppey district. Daughter of Mr. Raju, working with the Telecom and mother Veena, a teacher with the M.S.M High Secondary school, Navya was a 12th student at M.S.M High secondary school when she entered the film industry. She is accused of cheating during class 12 board exams with the help of school authorities and the news was reported by some prominent newspapers. Investigative director K.Madhu is her uncle.
She married Mumbai-based businessman, Santhosh Menon, on January 21, 2010 and their first child, Sai Krishna, was born on November 22, 2010 in KIMS Hospital,Trivandrum, Kerala.

Film career

The actress caught everyone's attention starring opposite Dileep in Ishtam in 2001. She did it again with him in films like Mazhathullikilukam, Kunjikoonan and Kalyanaraman. She is noted for her portrayal of a typical Malayali girl in various movies. She bagged the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress Award in 2002 for the film Nandanam and again in 2005 for her performance in films Kanne Madanguka and Saira.Navya is a good dancer as well. She acted opposite Dileep in many successful films. Navya Nair is now well established in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada film industry. There are around 50 movies to her credit.
She stepped to Tamil films through Azhagiya Theeyee. She has acted in films like Amirdham, Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy & Pasakkiligal. "Gaja" is her debut movie in Kannada.

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards:
Asianet Film Awards

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2001 Ishtam Anjana Malayalam
2002 Mazhathullikkilukkam Sophie Malayalam
Nandanam Balamani Malayalam Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
Asianet Award for Best Actress
Kalyanaraman Gauri Malayalam
Deepangal Sakshi Krishnaveni Kesavan Malayalam
Kunjikoonan Chembakam Malayalam
Chathurangam Sherin Mathew Malayalam
2003 Gramaphone Pooja Malayalam
Vellithira Thatha Malayalam
Ammakilikkoodu Akhila Malayalam
Pattanathil Sundaran Radhamani Sundaresan Malayalam
2004 Sethurama Iyer CBI Rachana Malayalam
Jalolsavam Geetha Malayalam
Chathikkatha Chanthu Vasumathi Malayalam
Azhagiya Theeye Nandhini Tamil
Parayam
Malayalam Guest appearance
2005 Immini Nalloraal Sneha Malayalam
Pandippada Meena Karuppusamy Malayalam
Sarkar Dada Sandhya Malayalam
Kanne Madanguka Kaarunya Bhagyanathan Malayalam Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress also for Saira
Saira Saira Hussain Malayalam Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress also for Kanne Madanguka
Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy Thenmozhi Elangovan Tamil
2006 Pasa Kiligal Maragatham Tamil
Amirtham Amirtha Ramaswamy Tamil
Pathaaka Ashitha Muhammed Malayalam
Kalabham Sivakami Malayalam
2007 Maya Kannadi Maheswari Tamil
Ali Bhai Thamara Malayalam
Kichamani MBA Shivani Menon Malayalam
2008 Gaja Shwetha Kannada
Sila Nerangalil Thamarai Chidambaram,
Anjali
Tamil
SMS Indhumathi Malayalam
Raman Thediya Seethai Senthamarai Tamil Guest appearance
Kavyam Uma Malayalam
2009 Aadum Koothu Manimeghalai Tamil
Banaras Devu Malayalam
Nam Yajamanru Charulatha Kannada
Calendar Kochurani Malayalam
Ivar Vivahitharayal Navya Nair Malayalam Special appearance
Bhagyadha Balegaara Cheluvi Kannada
Kerala Cafe Sheela Johnykutty Malayalam
Violet Suchitra Malayalam
2010 Drona 2010
Malayalam
Yugapurushan Savitri Antarjanam Malayalam
Rasikkum Seemane Gayathri Tamil
Sadgamaya Yamuna Malayalam
2011 Boss Raani Kannada

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