Nayanatara alias Diana Mariam Kurian was born on 18 November 1984. Nayanthara made her acting debut in the 2003 Malayalam film Manassinakkare with Jayaram and Vismayathumbathu with Mohanlal (2004).
She also acted in a supporting role in the super hit Malayalam film Natturajavu before foraying into Tamil and Telugu cinema. She made her debut in Tamil cinema with Ayya (2005) and Telugu with Lakshmi (2006). Both were successful. After this she was the female lead in numerous commercially successful Tamil and Telugu films like Chandramukhi (2005), Dubai Seenu (2007), Tulasi (2007), Billa (2007), Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008), Aadhavan (2009), Adhurs (2010), Simha (2010), Boss Engira Bhaskaran (2010), Sri Rama Rajyam (2011), Raja Rani (2013), Arrambam (2013), Thani Oruvan (2015), Maya (2015), Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015), Babu Bangaram (2016) and Iru Mugan (2016), making her the highest paid actress in South Indian cinema.
In 2010, she also made her Kannada film debut through the Kannada-Telugu bilingual film Super, her only appearance in a Kannada film to date. Her portrayal of Sita in Sri Rama Rajyam (2011) earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress and the Nandi Award for Best Actress. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for her performance in Raja Rani (2013). Kochi Times named her in its “List of 15 Most Desirable Women in 2014”.
Here is a list of all hits and flops on Nayanatara.
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NBK 102
- Release Date:2018
- Cast: Bala Krishna,Nayanthara
- Director:K. S. Ravikumar
- Producer:Not Known
- Music Director:Not Known
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Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
- Release Date:2018
- Cast:chiranjeevi,Nayanthara,Jagapathi Babu,Sundeep
- Director:Surender Reddy
- Producer:Ram Charan
- Music Director:A. R.Rahman
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Imaikkaa Nodigal
- Release Date: October 2017
- Cast: Atharvaa,Nayanthara,Anurag Kashyap,Raashi Khanna
- Director: R. Ajay Gnanamuthu
- Producer: C. J. Jayakumar
- Music Director: Hipop Tamizha
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Velaikkaran
- Release Date:September 29, 2017
- Cast:Sivakarthikeyan,Fahadh Faasil,Nayanthara,Prakash Raj,Sneha,Thambi Ramaiah,Vijay Vasanth,
Rohini - Director: Mohan Raja
- Producer:R.D.Raja
- Music Director:Anirudh Ravichander
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Sarasudu
- Release Date:15 September 2017
- Cast:Silambarasan, Nayantara, Andrea Jeremiah
- Director: Pandiraj
- Producer:T.Rajendar
- Music Director: T.R. Kuralarasan
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Kolaiyuthir Kaalam
- Release Date: 2017
- Cast:Nayanthara
- Director: Chakri Toleti
- Producer: Vashu Bhagnani,Deepshikha Deshmukh,Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music Director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
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Aramm
- Release Date:May 2017
- Cast:Nayanthara,Vignesh ,Ramesh,Sunu Lakshmi
- Director: Gopi Nainar
- Producer:Kotapadi J Rajesh
- Music Director:Mohamaad Ghibran
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Dora
- Release Date:31 March 2017
- Cast:Nayanthara,Thambi Ramaiah, Harish Uthaman, Sulile Kumar
- Director:Doss Ramasamy
- Producer:A.Sarkunam
- Music Director:Vivek–Mervin
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Kaashmora
- Release Date:28 October 2016
- Cast:Karthi, Nayantara, Sri Divya, Vivek
- Director:Gokul
- Producer:S R Prakashbabu ,S R Prabhu
- Music Director:Santhosh Narayanan
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Iru Mugan
- Release Date:8 September 2016
- Cast: Vikram, Nayantara, Nithya Menen, Nassar,Thambi Ramaiah
- Director:Anand Shankar
- Producer:Shibu Thameens
- Music director:-Harris Jayaraj
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Babu Bangaram
- Release Date:12 August 2016
- Cast:Venkatesh, Nayanthara
- Director:Srikanth Deva
- Producer:S.Naga Vamshi,P. D. V. Prasad,S. Radha Krishna
- Music Director:Ghibran
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Thirunaal
- Release Date: 5 August 2016
- Cast: Jiiva , Nayantara
- Director:P.S. Ramnath
- Producer:M.Senthil Kumar
- Music Director: Srikanth Deva
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Idhu Namma Aalu
- Release Date: 27 May 2016
- Cast:Silambarasan, Nayantara, Andrea Jeremiah
- Director: Pandiraj
- Producer:T.Rajendar
- Music Director: T.R. Kuralarasan
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Puthiya Niyamam
- Release Date:12 February 2016
- Cast:Maamootty, Nayantara
- Director:A.K.Sajan
- Producer:Geo Abraham, P. Venugopal
- Music Director: Gopi Sunder
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Naanum Rowdy Dhaan
- Release Date:21 October 2015
- Cast:Vijay Sethupati, Nayantara, Parthiban, Raadhika, RJ Balaji
- Director:Vignesh Shivan
- Producer:Dhanush
- Music Director:Anirudh Ravichander
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Life of Josutty
- Release Date:June 2015
- Cast:Dileep,Hareesh Peradi,Jyothi Krishna,Renjini Rupesh,Chempil Asokan,Vijayakumari
- Director:Jeetu Joseph
- Producer: Jayalal Menon, Anil Biswas, Sunil Lulla
- Music Director:Anil Johnson
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Maya
- Release Date:17 September 2015
- Cast:Nayanthara,Aari , Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli , Amzath Khan
- Director:Ashwin Saravanan
- Producer:S.R.Prakashbabu,S.R.Prabhu,Prabhu Venkatachalam,Gopinath P.,Thanga Prabaharan R.
- Music Director:Ron Ethan Yohaan
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Thani Oruvan
- Release Date:28 August 2015
- Cast:Jayam Ravi , Nayantara , Arvind Swamy
- Director:Mohan Raja
- Producer: Kalpathi S.Aghoram,Kalpathi S. Ganesh,Kalpathi S. Suresh
- Music Director: HipHop Tamizha
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Massu Engira Masilamani
- Release Date:-29 May 2015
- Cast:Suriya, Nayantara, Premgi Amaren, Pranitha Subhash, Parthiban, Samuthirakani, Aravind Akash
- Director:Venkat Prabhu
- Producer:K.E. Gnanavel
- Music Director:Yuvan Shankar Raja
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Bhaskar The Rascal
- Release Date:15 April 2015
- Cast:Mammootty, Nayantara, J. D. Chakravarthy, Sanoop Santhosh, Baby Anikha, Kalabhavan Shajon
- Director:Siddique
- Producer:Anto Joseph
- Music Director:Deepak Dev
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Nannbenda
- Release Date:2 April 2015
- Cast:Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nayantara, N. Santhanam, Tamannaah (Cameo Appearance), Sherin
- Director:Jagadish
- Producer: Udhayanidhi Stalin
- Music Director:Harris Jayaraj
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Anamika
- Release Date:1 May 2014
- Cast: Nayantara, Pasupathy, Vaibhav Reddy, Harshvardhan Rane
- Director:Sekar Kammula
- Producer:Deepak Dhar,Sameer Gogate,Rajnish Khanuja,Sameer Rajendran
- Music Director:M.M.Keeravani
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Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal
- Release Date:14 Feburary 2014
- Cast:Udhayanidhi Stalin, Nayanthara, Chaya Singh
- Director:S.R. Prabhakaran
- Producer:Udhayanidhi Stalin
- Music Director:Harris Jayaraj
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Arrambam
- Release Date:31 October 2013
- Cast: Arya,Nayantara, Ajith Kumar, Tapasee Pannu
- Director:Vishnuvardhan
- Producer:A.M Rathnam,A. Raghuram
- Music Director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
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Raja Rani
- Release Date:27 September 2013
- Cast:Arya, Jai, Nayantara, Sathyaraj, Nazriya Nazima
- Director:Atlee
- Producer:A.R.Murugadoss,S. Shanmugam
- Music Director:G.V. Prakash Kumar
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Greeku Veerudu
- Release Date:3 May 2013
- Cast:Nagarjuna Akkineni, Nayantara
- Director:Dasarath
- Producer:D.Siva Prasad Reddy
- Music Director: S.Thaman
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Ethir Neechal
- Release Date:1 May 2013
- Cast:Sivakarthikeyan, Priya Anand, Nandita
- Director:R.S. Durai Senthilkumar
- Producer:Dhanush
- Music Director:Anirudh Ravichander
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Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
- Release Date:30 November 2012
- Cast:Rana Daggubati, Nayantara, Kota Srinivasa Rao
- Director:Krish
- Producer: Saibabu Jagarlamudi,Y. Rajeev Reddy
- Music Director:Mani Sharma
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Sri Rama Rajyam
- Release Date:17 November 2011
- Cast:Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nayanthara, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Srikanth, Roja
- Director:Bapu
- Producer:Yalamanchali Sai Babu
- Music Director:Ilaiyaraaja
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Super
- Release Date:3 December 2010
- Cast:Upendra, Nyantara, Sadhu Kokila, Tulip Joshi
- Director: Upendra
- Producer:Rockline Venkatesh
- Music Director: V.Harikrishna
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Elektra
- Release Date:24 November 2010
- Cast:Nayantara,Manisha Koirala,P. Sreekumar,Biju Menon,Skanda Ashok
- Director:Shaym Prasad
- Producer:N.B.Vindhyan
- Music director-Alphons Joseph
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Boss Engira Baskaran
- Release Date:10 September 2010
- Cast:Arya,Nayantara,Santhanam,Jiiva [guest appearance]
- Director:M.Rajesh
- Producer:Arya
- Music Director:Yuvan Shankar Raja
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Simha
- Release Date:30 April 2010
- Cast: Nandamuri Balakrishna,Nayantara,Sneha Ullal,Namitha
- Director:Boyapati Srinu
- Producer:Paruchuri Kireeti
- Music Director:Chakri
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Goa
- Release Date:29 January 2010
- Cast:Jai,Vaibhav Reddy,Premji Amaran,Aravind Akash,Sampath Raj,Piaa Bajpai,Sneha
- Director:Vekant Prabhu
- Producer:Soundrya Rajnikanth
- Music Director:Yuvan Shankar Raja
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Bodyguard
- Release Date:23 January 2010
- Cast:Dileep, Nayantara, Thigarajan, Mithra Kurian
- Director:Siddhique
- Producer:Johnny Sagariga
- Music Director:Ousepacchan
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Adhurs
- Release Date:15 January 2010
- Cast:NTR jr ,Nayantara, Sheela,Mahesh Manjerakar
- Director:V.V.Vinayak
- Producer:Vallabhanei Vamshi Mohan
- Music Director:Devi Sri Prasad
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Aadhavan
- Release Date:17 October 2009
- Cast:Suriya,Nayantara,Murali,Vadivelu,B.Soraj Devi,Rahul Dev
- Director:K.S.Ravikumar
- Producer:Udhayanidhi Stalin
- Music Director:Hariss Jayaraj
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Anjaneyulu
- Release Date:14 August 2009
- Cast:Ravi Teja, Nayantara, Prakash Raj, Sonu Sood
- Director:Parasuram
- Producer:Bandla Ganesh
- Music Director: S.Thaman
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Villu
- Release Date:12 January 2009
- Cast:Vijay, Nayantara, Ranjitha, Prakash Raj
- Director:Prabhu Deva
- Producer:K. Karunamoorthy,C. Arunpandian
- Music Director:Deva Sri Prasad
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Twenty: 20
- Release Date:5 November 2008
- Cast: Mohanlal,Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Jayaram, Dileep, Nayantara [Special Appearance]
- Director:Joshi
- Producer:Dileep
- Music Director: Suresh Peters, Berny Ignatius
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Aegan
- Release Date:25 October 2008
- Cast: Nayantara, Ajith Kumar, Navdeep, Piaa Bajpai, Suman
- Director:Raju Sundaram
- Producer:K. Karunamoorthy,C. Arunpandian
- Music Director:Yuvan Shankar Raja
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Sathyam
- Release Date:15 August 2008
- Cast: Vishal, Upendra, Nayantara, Kota Srinivasa Rao
- Director:A.R. Rajasekar
- Producer:Vikram Krishna
- Music Director:Harris Jayaraj
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Kathanayakudu
- Release Date:1 August 2008
- Cast:Jagapati Babu, Meena, Rajnikanth
- Director: P. Vasu
- Producer: C.Ashwini,G.P.Vjaykumar
- Music Director:G.V.Prakash Kumar
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Kuselan
- Release Date:1 August 2008
- Cast:Rajnikanth,Pasupathy, Meena , Nayantara
- Director:P. Vasu
- Producer:G.P. Vijay Kumar,Pushpa Kandaswamy
- Music Director:G.V. Prakash Kumar
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Yaaradi Nee Mohini
- Release Date:4 April 2008
- Cast:Dhanush, Nayantara, Karthik Kumar, Raghuvaran, K. Viswanath, Karunas, Saranya Mohan, Sukumari
- Director:Mithran Jawahar
- Producer:Dr. K. Vimalageetha
- Music Director:Yuvan Shankar Raja
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Billa
- Release Date:14 December 2007
- Cast:Ajith Kumar, Prabhu, Nayantara, Namitha, Rahman, Adithya Menon
- Director:Vishnu Vardhan
- Producer: L. Suresh
- Music Director:Yuvan Shankar Raja
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Tulsi
- Release Date:12 October 2007
- Cast:Venkatesh, Nayantara, Ashish Vidyarthi
- Director:Boyapati Srinu
- Producer: D. Suresh Babu
- Music Director:Devi Sri Prasad
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Sivaji
- Release Date:15 June 2007
- Cast:Rajnikanth, Shriya Saran , Suman, Vivek
- Director:S.Shankar
- Producer:M. S. Guhan, M. Saravanan
- Music Director:A.R. Rehman
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Dubai Seenu
- Release Date:8 June 2007
- Cast:Ravi Teja, Nayantara, J. D. Chakravarthy, Krishna Bhagavaan
- Director:Srinu Vaitla
- Producer:D.V.V Danayya
- Music Director:Mani Sharma
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Yogi
- Release Date:12 January 2007
- Cast:Prabhas, Nayantara, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Pradeep Rawat,Sharada, Ali
- Director:V.V Vinayak
- Producer:P. Ravindranath Reddy
- Music Director:Ramana Gogula
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E
- Release Date:20 October 2006
- Cast:Jiiva, Nayantara, Pasupathy, Ashish Vidyarthi, Karunas
- Director: S. P. Jananathan
- Producer:R.B. Chaudhary
- Music Director:Srikanth Deva
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Thalaimagan
- Release Date:21 October 2006
- Cast: Sarath Kumar, Nayanthara, Seema Biswas, Vadivelu, Mukesh Tiwari, Vijayakumar
- Director:Sarath Kumar
- Producer:Raadhika Sarath Kumar
- Music Director:Srikanth Deva, Paul .J
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Vallavan
- Release Date:21 October 2006
- Cast: Silambarasan, Nayantara, Reema Sen
- Director: Silambarasan
- Producer:P.L. Thenappan
- Music Director:Yuvan Shankar Raja
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Boss
- Release Date:27 September 2006
- Cast:Nagarjuna, Nayantara, Poonam Bajwa, Shriya Saran
- Director:V.N. Aditya
- Producer:D.Siva Prasad Reddy
- Music Director:Kalyani Malik,Harry Anand
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Lakshmi
- Release Date:15 January 2006
- Cast:Venkatesh, Nayantara, Charmme Kaur
- Director:V.V. Vinayak
- Producer:Nallamalupu Bujji
- Music Director:Ramana Gogula
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Kalvanin Kadhil
- Release Date:17 February 2006
- Cast:S.J. Suryaah, Nayanthara, Vivek,Shradha Arya,Pyramid Natarajan,Sarath Babu, Ganja Karuppu
- Director:Thamilvaanan
- Producer:Lakshman
- Music Director:Yuvan Shankar Raja
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Shivakasi
- Release Date:1 November2005
- Cast: Vijay, Asin, Prakash Raj, Geetha, Saranya Ponvannan, Ganja Karuppu, Rajesh, Lakshana, Nayantara (cameo)
- Director:Perarasu
- Producer:A.M.Rathnam
- Music Director:Srikanth
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Ghajini
- Release:29 September 2005
- Cast:Suria,Asin,Nayantara,Pradeep Rawat
- Director:A.R. Murugadoss
- Producer:Salem A. Chandrasekaran
- Music Director:Harris Jeyaraj
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Rappakal
- Release:14 December 2005
- Cast:Nayantara ,Mammotty ,Sharada
- Director:Kamal
- Producer:Houli Pottoor
- Music Director:-Mohan Sithara
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Thaskaraveeran
- Release Date:27 May 2005
- Cast:Nayantara ,Mammotty
- Director:Pramod Pappan
- Producer:Vidhyan
- Music Director:Ousepappchan
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Chandramukhi
- Release Date:14 April 2005
- Cast: Rajinikanth,Prabhu,Jyothika,Vadivelu,Nayantara
- Director:P.Vasu
- Producer:Rajkumar Ganesan Prabhu
- Music Director:Vidyasagar
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Ayya
- Release Date:14 January 2005
- Cast: Sarath Kumar, Nayanthara, Napoleon, Prakash Raj, Lakshmi, Rohini Raghuvaran, Vadivelu, Charle
- Director:Hari
- Producer:K. Balachandra,Pushpa Kandasamy
- Music Director:Bharadwaj
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Natturajavu
- Release Date:20 August 2004
- Cast:Mohanlal, Meena, Nayantara,Kalabhavan Mani
- Director:Shaji Kailas
- Producer: Antony Perumbavoor
- Music Director:M. Jayachandran, Rajamani
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Vismayathumbathu
- Release Date:26 May 2004
- Cast:Mohenlal, Mukesh, Nayantara
- Director:Fazil
- Producer:Fazil
- Music Director:Ouseppachan (composer),Kaithapram Damodaran
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Manassinakkare
- Release Date:25 December 2003
- Cast: Sheela, Jayaram, Nayanthara, Innocent, Siddique
- Director: Sathyan Anthikkad
- Producer:Subair
- Music Director:Ilaiyaraaja