Nayanthara Chakravarthy (born 20 April 2002), also known as Baby Nayanthara, is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam cinema. She established herself as a child actress. Nayanthara made her acting debut in the Malayalam film Kilukkam Kilukilukkam 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, 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 till class 2 after which, she moved to Kochi where she finished her schooling in The Choice School, Thrippunithura.
Career Nayanthara's notable works include Kilukkam Kilukilukkam, Swarnam, Loud Speaker, Trivandrum Lodge, Marupadi. She has appeared several commercials including The Chennai Silks, RMKV Silks and Silver Storm Parks.
Awards + List of film awards received by Nayanthara Chakravarthy Year Award Category Film 2006 Sathyan Memorial Award Best Child Artist Kilukkam Kilukilukkam 2008 Atlas - Film Critics Award Best Child Artist Swarnam 2009 Mathrubhumi Amrita Award Best Child Artist 2009 Jaycee Foundation Award Best Child Artist Loudspeaker 2009 Jeevan Minnalai Award Best Child Artist 2015 IFA Awards (Dubai) Best Child Artist in 10 Years Various films
Filmography All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted. + List of film credits Year Title Role2006 Kilukkam Kilukilukkam Tinku Mol Achanurangatha Veedu Nayana Chess Achu Notebook Student2007 Athisayan Kingini Kanaka Simhasanam Ammukutty Inspector Garud Grand Daughter of Raghavan Aakasham Mayakutty Sooryan Sooryan's niece Kangaroo Josekutty's Niece2008 Twenty:20 Antony Punnekkadan's Daughter Novel Thara Swarnam Ponnu Thirakkatha Shalini Crazy Gopalan Babu John's Daughter2009 Bhagavan Sreenath's Daughter Ee Pattanathil Bhootham Ammukutty Loudspeaker Angela 2011 Nadakame Ulakam Omanakuttan's Daughter Collector Avinash Varma's Daughter Naayika Anand's Adopted Daughter 2012 Trivandrum Lodge Amala Poppins Chakki 2013 Silence Arya 2014 Little Superman Serah 2015 Aval Vannathinu Shesham Devu 2016 Marupadi Riya (Aby's daughter)
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