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Navya Nair 
Navya NairBorn Dhanya Nair
1985
Kerala, IndiaOccupation Actress Years active 2001–2009 Spouse Santhosh Menon (2010–present) Children Sai Krishna Dhanya Nair (born 1985), better known by her stage name Navya Nair, is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada films. She has won the honour of Kalathilakam in the Alappuzha District Schools Youth Festival.[1]
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Personal life
Navya is a famous actress in malayalam.She comes from a village, Muthukulam, in Alleppey District. She got her first offer for the film 'Ishtam' when she was in 10th. For Higher Secondary, she studied in MSM Higher Secondary School, Kayamkulam. She then graduated with a BA in English.[2] She has won the honour of Kalathilakam in the youth festival of Alleppey district. Daughter of Mr. Raju, working with the Telecom and mother Veena, a teacher with the M.S.M High Secondary school, Navya was a 12th student at M.S.M High secondary school when she entered the film industry. She is accused of cheating during class 12 board exams with the help of school authorities and the news was reported by some prominent newspapers. Investigative director K.Madhu is her uncle.
She married Mumbai-based businessman, Santhosh Menon, on January 21, 2010 and their first child, Sai Krishna, was born on November 22, 2010 in KIMS Hospital,Trivandrum, Kerala.[3]
Film career
The actress caught everyone's attention starring opposite Dileep in Ishtam in 2001. She did it again with him in films like Mazhathullikilukam, Kunjikoonan and Kalyanaraman. She bagged the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress Award in 2002 for the film Nandanam[4] and again in 2005 for her performance in films Kanne Madanguka and Saira.[5] Navya is a good dancer as well. She acted opposite Dileep in many successful films. There are around 50 movies to her credit.
She stepped to Tamil films through Azhagiya Theeyee.She started acting in other languages when the number of roles she received in malayalam films decreased after an initial hype. Many talented youngsters came up and she was virtually eliminated from mainstream Malayalam Films. She has acted in films like Amirdham, Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy & Pasakkiligal. "Gaja" is her debut movie in Kannada.
Awards
Kerala State Film Awards:
others
*amritha film awards 2006,best actress.
film fare awards
- film fare award 2002,best actress(nandanam)
Filmography
Year Film Role Language Notes 2001 Ishtam Anjana Malayalam 2002 Mazhathullikkilukkam Sophie Malayalam Nandanam Balamani Malayalam Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
Asianet Award for Best ActressKalyanaraman Gauri Malayalam Deepangal Sakshi Krishnaveni Kesavan Malayalam Kunjikoonan Chembakam Malayalam Chathurangam Sherin Mathew Malayalam 2003 Gramaphone Pooja Malayalam Vellithira Thatha Malayalam Ammakilikkoodu Akhila Malayalam Pattanathil Sundaran Radhamani Sundaresan Malayalam 2004 Sethurama Iyer CBI Rachana Malayalam Jalolsavam Geetha Malayalam Chathikkatha Chanthu Vasumathi Malayalam Azhagiya Theeye Nandhini Tamil Parayam Malayalam Guest appearance 2005 Immini Nalloraal Sneha Malayalam Pandippada Meena Karuppusamy Malayalam Sarkar Dada Sandhya Malayalam Kanne Madanguka Kaarunya Bhagyanathan Malayalam Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress also for Saira Saira Saira Hussain Malayalam Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress also for Kanne Madanguka Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy Thenmozhi Elangovan Tamil 2006 Pasa Kiligal Maragatham Tamil Amirtham Amirtha Ramaswamy Tamil Pathaaka Ashitha Muhammed Malayalam Kalabham Sivakami Malayalam 2007 Maya Kannadi Maheswari Tamil Ali Bhai Thamara Malayalam Kichamani MBA Shivani Menon Malayalam 2008 Gaja Shwetha Kannada Sila Nerangalil Thamarai Chidambaram,
AnjaliTamil SMS Indhumathi Malayalam Raman Thediya Seethai Senthamarai Tamil Guest appearance Kavyam Uma Malayalam 2009 Aadum Koothu Manimeghalai Tamil Banaras Devu Malayalam Nam Yajamanru Charulatha Kannada Calendar Kochurani Malayalam Ivar Vivahitharayal Navya Nair Malayalam Special appearance Bhagyadha Balegaara Cheluvi Kannada Kerala Cafe Sheela Johnykutty Malayalam Violet Suchitra Malayalam 2010 Drona 2010 Malayalam Yugapurushan Savitri Antarjanam Malayalam Rasikkum Seemane Gayathri Tamil Sadgamaya Yamuna Malayalam 2011 Boss Raani Kannada References
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20091027003650/http://geocities.com/rw_spin_lock/
- ^ "My first break -- Navya Nair". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2008-07-18. http://www.hindu.com/cp/2008/07/18/stories/2008071850371600.htm.
- ^ "South Indian Beauty Navya Nair Married!". indiglamour. 2010. http://www.indiglamour.com/s3cms/article/Malayalam/South-Indian-Beauty-Navya-Nair-Married!20100121. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "State film awards presented". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2003-12-04. http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/04/stories/2003120404870400.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
- ^ "Kerala State film awards for 2005 announced". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2006-02-08. http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/08/stories/2006020808150600.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
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Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Indian actors
- Indian film actors
- Kannada film actors
- Tamil film actors
- People from Kerala
- Kerala State Film Award winners
- Malayali actors
- Malayalam film actors
- People from Alappuzha district
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