Nayanthara Chakravarthy (born 20 April 2002), also known as Baby Nayanthara, is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi and Tamil-language Films, and has established herself as a lead 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]
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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 |
Early life and education
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
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
| Year | Award | Category | Film |
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| 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
- All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2006 | Kilukkam Kilukilukkam | Tinku Mol |
| 2006 | Achanurangatha Veedu | Nayana |
| 2006 | Chess | Achu |
| 2006 | Notebook | Student |
| 2007 | Athisayan | Kingini |
| 2007 | Kanaka Simhasanam | Ammukutty |
| 2007 | Inspector Garud | Grand Daughter of Raghavan |
| 2007 | Aakasham | Mayakutty |
| 2007 | Sooryan | Sooryan's niece |
| 2007 | Kangaroo | Josekutty's Niece |
| 2008 | Twenty:20 | Antony Punnekkadan's Daughter |
| 2008 | Novel | Thara |
| 2008 | Swarnam | Ponnu |
| 2008 | Thirakkatha | Baby Shalini |
| 2008 | Crazy Gopalan | Babu John's Daughter |
| 2009 | Bhagavan | Sreenath's Daughter |
| 2009 | Ee Pattanathil Bhootham | Ammukutty |
| 2009 | Loudspeaker | Angela |
| 2011 | Nadakame Ulakam | Omanakuttan's Daughter |
| 2011 | Collector | Avinash Varma's Daughter |
| 2011 | Naayika | Anand's Adopted Daughter |
| 2012 | Trivandrum Lodge | Amala |
| 2012 | Poppins | Chakki |
| 2013 | Silence | Arya |
| 2014 | Little Superman | Serah |
| 2015 | Aval Vannathinu Shesham[citation needed] | Devu |
| 2016 | Marupadi[5][6] | Riya (Aby's daughter) |