Nayanthara Chakravarthy (born 20 April 2002), also known as Baby Nayanthara, is an Indian actress who works in

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. She has acted in Malayalam,

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and

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-language Films, and has established herself as a lead child actress. Nayanthara made her acting debut in the Malayalam film ''

Kilukkam Kilukilukkam ''Kilukkam Kilukilukkam'' () is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Sandhya Mohan and written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas. It is a sequel to the 1991 film '' Kilukkam''. The film stars a new cast of Kunchacko Bo ...

'' in 2005, for which she won the “Sathyan Memorial Award” for the Best Child Artist in 2006.

Early life and education

Nayanthara, born on 20 April 2002 in Thiruvananthapuram district of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, 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. She studied at

Christ Nagar School, Thiruvananthapuram Christ Nagar Higher Secondary school started in 1976 as a private English Medium School in Trivandrum, India, recognised by the state government of Kerala as a minority educational institution. In 2002, Christ Nagar High School was upgraded to h ...

till class 2 after which, she moved to

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

where she finished her schooling in The Choice School, Thrippunithura.

Career

Nayanthara's notable works include ''

'', ''

Swarnam ''Swarnam'' is a 2008 Malayalam language Indian drama film, directed by Venugopan and written by S. Suresh Babu. It stars Kalabhavan Mani and Praveena in lead roles and also features Jagathy Sreekumar, Indrans, Valsala Menon, Ashokan, Murali a ...

'', '' Loud Speaker'', ''

Trivandrum Lodge ''Trivandrum Lodge'' is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by V. K. Prakash, written by Anoop Menon, and produced by P. A. Sebastian. The film stars Jayasurya, Anoop Menon and Honey Rose, and features P. Balachandran and P. Jay ...

'', ''

Marupadi ''Marupadi'' ( en, Reply) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written by Juliana Ashraf and directed by V.M. Vinu. It stars Rahman, Bhama and Baby Nayanthra in the lead roles. The film is produced by Ashraf Bedi under the banner of B ...

''. She has appeared several commercials including

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, RMKV Silks and Silver Storm Parks.

Awards

Filmography

*''All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.''

References

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