The beautiful and graceful actor, Nayanthara turns 35 today. Born as Diana Mariam Kurian in the bustling city of Bangalore, she spent her schooling years in many parts of North India. In 2003, while completing her Bachelors in English Literature, Nayanthara debuted with the film Manassinakkare. Through many ups and downs, she established herself as an accountable actor.

In 2011, Nayanthara featured in the devotional film Sri Rama Rajyam alongside Nandamuri Balakrishna. This movie not only helped her connect with the Telugu masses but she also bagged the prestigious Nandi Award for the Best Actress for her impressive performance. Interestingly, around the same time, Nayanthara adopted Hinduism officially.

Babu Bangaram features Nayanthara and Venkatesh. She made her Telugu debut in 2006 with Lakshmi opposite the same actor. This action-comedy released in 2016 and gave everyone a good time in the theatres. With an interesting plotline and unmissable punches, the movie is out-and-out joyride.

Nayanthara and Udhyanidhi Stalin-starrer Seenugadi Love Story released in 2014. This love story will consume you wholly and stay with you for a long time. Do not miss out on this epic tale. Watch it in Telugu and in Tamil as Ithu Kathirvelan Kadhal.

A name that perfectly suits Nagarjuna, Greeku Veerudu features Nayanthara as his love interest. For years, we have been hearing people say that there is a strong woman behind every successful man. This film proves this. Also, you have Brahmanandam, Vennela Kishore and other class comedians to tickle your funny bones.

Tamil film Iru Mugan starring Nayanthara, Nithya Menen and Vikram is a science fiction action film. Set in Malayasia, the film starts when there is a terrorist attack on the Indian embassy there. Vikram plays the undercover agent who is deployed to find the culprits. How he completes the task and how the women help him form the crux of the story.

Nayanthara is an actor who can lead a commercial and critical film without the baggage of a ‘hero’. In CoCo Kokila, the actor plays the titular role and is the one to earn bread and butter for her hapless family. To make things easy, she travels the risky path and it ends up doing more harm than good. Do not miss out on this interesting flick.

Marking Nayanthara’s 50th film, Maya is a neo-noir horror film. Apart from being the highest-grossing horror movie in Tamil, it is also considered to be the finest flick. If horror is your jam, there is no reason for you to be missing out on this gem.

In 2017, Nayanthara took the genre of thriller more seriously and came out with Dora. The film is about a father-daughter duo who purchase a vintage car. But soon, they find out that a spirit resides in the car. How she braves the negativity and the black-magic forms the crux of the film. Treat yourself to this cinematic beauty today.

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