Nayanthara has built a public profile as an Indian actor, born on 18 November 1985 in Bengaluru.
As of 2026, she is 40 years old, and her birth date places her under the Scorpio sign.
She has 60 credited works on public record and has been recognised with Nandi Award and IIFA Award for Best Actress.
This profile collects the Nayanthara facts readers search for most — date of birth and current age, height and physical stats, family and relationship details, education, and a dated career timeline.
Nayanthara — Early Life, Family and Education
Nayanthara was born on 18 November 1985 in Bengaluru, and holds Indian nationality. She was given the name Diana Mariam Kuriyan at birth and is publicly known as Nayanthara.
She received her education at Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Mar Thoma College and Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.
She is recorded as speaking Malayalam.
Nayanthara — Career and Professional Work
Nayanthara works primarily as an actor.
Nayanthara — Filmography and Screen Credits
Public databases list 60 screen credits for Nayanthara, spanning 2005 to 2026. That breaks down as 58 as cast member and 2 as producer.
The 45 most recent are listed below, newest first. Where a release year is not on record, the entry is marked with a dash rather than guessed.
| Year | Title | Credited as |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu | cast member |
| 2025 | Love Insurance Corporation | producer |
| 2023 | Jawan | cast member |
| 2023 | Iraivan | cast member |
| 2023 | Annapoorani | cast member |
| 2023 | Shubh Yatra | producer |
| 2022 | Godfather | cast member |
| 2022 | Gold | cast member |
| 2021 | Nizhal | cast member |
| 2020 | Darbar | cast member |
| 2019 | Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy | cast member |
| 2019 | Viswasam | cast member |
| 2019 | Love Action Drama | cast member |
| 2019 | Airaa | cast member |
| 2019 | Bigil | cast member |
| 2018 | Kolaiyuthir Kaalam | cast member |
| 2018 | Jai Simha | cast member |
| 2018 | Kolamavu Kokila | cast member |
| 2017 | Imaikkaa Nodigal | cast member |
| 2017 | Aramm | cast member |
| 2016 | Iru Mugan | cast member |
| 2016 | Dora | cast member |
| 2015 | Thani Oruvan | cast member |
| 2015 | Massu Engira Masilamani | cast member |
| 2015 | Maya | cast member |
| 2015 | Bhaskar the Rascal | cast member |
| 2015 | Life of Josutty | cast member |
| 2015 | Puthiya Niyamam | cast member |
| 2014 | Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal | cast member |
| 2014 | Anamika | cast member |
| 2013 | Raja Rani | cast member |
| 2013 | Arrambam | cast member |
| 2012 | Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum | cast member |
| 2011 | Sri Rama Rajyam | cast member |
| 2010 | Adhurs | cast member |
| 2010 | Simha | cast member |
| 2010 | Bodyguard | cast member |
| 2010 | Boss Engira Bhaskaran | cast member |
| 2010 | Elektra | cast member |
| 2010 | Super | cast member |
| 2009 | Adhurs | cast member |
| 2009 | Aadhavan | cast member |
| 2009 | Anjaneyulu | cast member |
| 2009 | Villu | cast member |
| 2008 | Aegan | cast member |
Nayanthara — Awards and Recognition
She has received 10 documented honours. The table below lists each award with the year it was conferred, where a year is on record.
| Award / Honour | Year |
|---|---|
| Nandi Award | — |
| IIFA Award for Best Actress | — |
| Kalaimamani | — |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress | — |
| Edison Awards | — |
| Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu | — |
| Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil | — |
| Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam | — |
| Kerala Film Critics Association Awards | — |
| CineMAA Awards | — |
Nayanthara — Family, Marriage and Personal Life
She is married to Vignesh Shivan.
Nayanthara — Net Worth: What Is Actually Verifiable
Net-worth figures for Nayanthara circulate widely online, but almost none of them come from an audited or officially published source. BioStar does not invent or repeat unsourced numbers, so no dollar figure is stated on this page.
What can be said from the public record is where her income is likely to originate: professional work as an actor, brand partnerships and sponsored social content.
If a verified figure is published by a credible outlet — a company filing, an election affidavit, or an official disclosure — this section will be updated with the source attached.
Why no number? Net-worth totals for public figures are almost never audited. BioStar publishes a figure only when a verifiable source exists, so this page describes income sources instead of guessing a total.
Nayanthara — Career Timeline
- 1985Born in Bengaluru.
- 2005Earliest credit on record: Chandramukhi.
- 20106 credited releases including Adhurs and Simha.
- 20156 credited releases including Thani Oruvan and Massu Engira Masilamani.
- 20195 credited releases including Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy and Viswasam.
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Sources and Corrections
Every dated fact on this page comes from structured public records rather than from unsourced reporting. Primary reference: Wikidata Q2748319 and the English Wikipedia entry. Records change; if you spot something out of date, please send a correction and we will review it.
