Nadia Moidu

Nadia Moidu
Born	Zareena Moidu October 24 Mumbai, India
Other names	Nadhiya, Nadia, Nadiya Moidu
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1985-1994, 2004-Present
Spouse	Shirish Godbole
Awards	Best actress Filmfare Award (Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu) Best Actress Critics Award

Zareena (also known by her screen name, Nadhiya or Nadia Moidu) is a Malayalam and Tamil film actress who made her debut in a Malayalam movie named Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu, alongside Mohanlal and Padmini. This movie was re-made in Tamil as Poove Poochudava during the 1980s with Padmini and marked her debut in Tamil. She currently acts in leading character roles. She has acted alongside most of the leading artists in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries.

After her marriage, she settled abroad with her husband and two children. She currently resides in Mumbai with her family. She made a comeback with blockbuster hit M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi. The film received critical acclaim for her performance as Jeyam Ravi's mother. In 2008, she signed on as the brand ambassador for Arokya Milk and Thangamayil Jewellery. She recently appeared in a Tamil movie named Pattalam, which released on March 27, 2009. Nadhia currently hosts a popular television show called Jackpot, replacing actress Khusboo on Jaya TV.

One of her erstwhile childhood friends is actress Ponni Swaminathan of Bicycle Bride and Night of Henna fame.

Notable filmography

Year	Film	Language	Role	Costars
1984	Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu	Malayalam	Girly	Mohanlal, Padmini
1985	Koodum Thedi	Malayalam	Judy	Mohanlal, Rahman
	Kandu Kandarinju	Malayalam	Aswathy	Rahman
	Onningu Vannengil	Malayalam	Meera	Mammootty, Lizy
	Poove Poochudava	Tamil	Sundari	Padmini, S. V. Sekhar, Jai Shankar
1986	Panchagni	Malayalam	Savithri	Mohan Lal, Geetha
	Shyama	Malayalam	Shyama	Mammootty
	Pookalai Pareekatheergal	Tamil		Suresh
	Uyire Unakkaga	Tamil		Mohan
	Unakkaagavae Vaazhgiraen	Tamil		Sivakumar, Suresh
	Nilave Malare	Tamil		Rahman, Baby Shalini, Rajesh
1987	Poove Ilam Poove	Tamil		Suresh, Jaisankar, Sumitra
	Pavazha Malligai	Tamil		Suresh
	Paadu Nilave	Tamil		Mohan
	Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi	Tamil		Sathiyaraj, Prabhu
	Mangai Oru Gangai	Tamil		Saritha, Suresh
	Iniya Uravu Poothathu	Tamil		Suresh
	Rekha	Tamil		Suresh
	Anbulla Appa	Tamil		Shivaji Ganesan, Rahman
1988	Poo Mazhai Poliyudhu	Tamil		Vijaykanth, Suresh
	Irandil Ondru	Tamil		Ramki, Sivakumar
1989	Rajathi Raja	Tamil	Lakshmi	Rajinikanth, Radha
1990	En Veedu En Kanavar	Tamil		Suresh
1994	Vadhu Doctoranu	Malayalam	Ammukutty	Jayaram, Sreenivasan
	Chinna Madam	Tamil		Ramki, Vinitha
	Rajakumaran	Tamil		Prabhu, Meena
	Poongkaatru Puthithaanathu	Tamil
2004	M. Kumaran Son Of Mahalakshmi	Tamil	Mahalakshmi	Jeyam Ravi, Asin
2006	Thamirabharani	Tamil	Sakunthala Devi	Vishal, Banu, Prabhu
2008	Sandai	Tamil	Thangalakshmi	Sundar C, Ragini, Namitha
2009	Pattalam	Tamil	Daisy
2011	Doubles	Malayalam	Gauri	Mammootty, Tapsee Pannu
2011	Sevens (film)	Malayalam		Kunchako Boban, Bhama, Rima Kallingal, Aparna Pillai

References

• "Tamil Movies: Nadhiya is back again". BehindWoods.com, April 8, 2006.
• "Nadhiya gets a dream role". IndiaGlitz.com, May 24, 2008.
• "Five Reasons Why We Love to Have Nadia Moidu Back". BalconyBeats.com, June 14, 2011.

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Date of birth	2 November 1968
Place of birth	Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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