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

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

. She established herself as a child actress. Nayanthara made her acting debut in the Malayalam film ''

Kilukkam Kilukilukkam ''Kilukkam Kilukilukkam'' () is a List of Malayalam films of 2006, 2006 Indian Malayalam cinema, Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Sandhya Mohan and written by Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas. It is a sequel to the 1991 film ''Kilu ...

'' 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

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

till class 2 after which, she moved to

Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...

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

Career

Nayanthara's notable works include ''

'', '' Swarnam'', '' 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 ...

'', ''

Marupadi ''Marupadi'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by V. M. Vinu. It stars Rahman, Bhama and Nayanthara Chakravarthy in the lead roles. The film is produced by Ashraf Bedi under the banner of Bedi Motion Pictures. The fil ...

''. 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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