Nayanthara

Born in Bengaluru, Karnataka, on November 18, 1984, Nayanthara is an Indian actress with 86 credits to her name. Moviegoers may know her as Narmada in Jawan (2023), Angel Aasirvatham in Bigil (2019), Anjali Vikramadithyan IPS in Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018), Mahima in Thani Oruvan (2015), and Durga in Chandramukhi (2005). She also played Chitra in Ghajini (2005), Sasha in Billa (2007), and Lilly in Darbar (2020). Among her awards are Filmfare Best Actress trophies in the Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam categories, the IIFA Award for Best Actress, and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress.

After playing Ganga in Toxic (2026), she has several projects lined up: Mookuthi Amman 2, scheduled for November 6, 2026; Monster, on March 5, 2027; and Dharman, on April 14, 2027. Another project, NT-81, has no release date announced yet.

New & upcoming work

• NT-81 · date not announced
• Mookuthi Amman 2 · 6 Nov 2026 · as Mookuthi Amman
• Monster · 5 Mar 2027
• Dharman · 14 Apr 2027

Where to watch their movies

• Apple TV Store: Jawan
• Netflix: Jawan

Platforms listed for our film pages in your country (source: JustWatch via TMDB).

Frequent co-stars

• Rajinikanth · 4 films together: Annaatthe, Darbar, Chandramukhi, Sivaji: The Boss
• Yogi Babu · 3 films together: Darbar, Mr. Local, Bigil
• Prabhu · 3 films together: Hi :), Chandramukhi, Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal
• Vijay Sethupathi · 3 films together: Jawan, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal
• Fahadh Faasil · 2 films together: Patriot, Velaikkaran
• Avinash · 2 films together: Connect, Chandramukhi

Awards won

• Nandi Award
• IIFA Award for Best Actress
• Kalaimamani
• Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress
• Edison Awards
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil
• Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
• Kerala Film Critics Association Awards
• CineMAA Awards
• Asianet Film Awards
• Santosham Best Actress Award
• South Indian International Movie Awards
• Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine
• Vijay Award for Best Actress

Career at a glance

First credit: Manassinakkare (2003) · Credits: 86

Roles played

Titles reviewed on Drama4U

• Jawan2023 · NarmadaReviewed

Other work

• Hi :)2026 · Devayani
• Toxic2026 · Ganga
• Patriot2026 · Adv. Lathika
• Mana ShankaraVaraPrasad Garu2026 · Sasirekha
• Test2025 · Kumudha
• Annapoorani2023 · Annapoorani
• Iraivan2023 · Priya
• Connect2022 · Susan Joseph
• Gold2022 · Sumangali Unnikrishnan
• GodFather2022 · Sathyapriya Jaidev
• O22022 · Parvathy
• Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal2022 · Kanmani
• Annaatthe2021 · Pattamal
• Aaradugula Bullet2021 · Nayana
• Netrikann2021 · Durga / Nancy
• Nizhal2021 · Sharmila
• Mookuthi Amman2020 · Mookuthi Amman
• Darbar2020 · Lilly
• Bigil2019 · Angel Aasirvatham

and 6 more

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