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News Topical, Digital Desk : Nayanthara is a well-known name in the South Indian film industry. She is counted among the big superstars. She has worked in many films like Ghajini, Bigil and Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kadhal. The actress made her acting debut with the 2003 Malayalam film Manassinakkare. Since her debut film, the star has never looked back.
The actress had adopted Hindu religion
Nayanthara is often called 'Lady Superstar' by her fans. However, the actress does not like this tag and wants people to call her by her real name. The real name of the actress is Diana Mariam Kurien. The actress converted to Hinduism at the age of 27 and became Nayanthara.
Nayanthara's father was an army officer
Nayanthara was born in December in the year 1984. Her father, Kurien Kodiyattu, was a disciplined army officer while her mother, Omana Kurien, ran the household. The family was transferred frequently due to her father's postings, giving Diana an upbringing that was equally grounded and adaptable.
Made his debut in the year 2003
But fate had something else in store. At just 19, Diana was spotted in a Vanitha magazine ad by director Sathyan Anthikad, who thought she looked like she belonged on the big screen, not just on the glossy pages of a lifestyle magazine. After a bit of editorial matchmaking, he approached the young college student and gave her a role in Manassinakkare, which released in 2003.
In 2011, at the age of 27, Nayanthara made headlines for a very different kind of debut. It was not an on-screen debut, but her conversion from Christianity to Hinduism at the Arya Samaj Mandir in Chennai. Nayanthara told the Times of India in an interview that converting to Hinduism was a conscious decision that came straight from my heart.
She was seen in Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan
Nayanthara made a sudden entry in the South film industry and created a stir. After her debut, she starred in several hit films in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu cinema. By the mid-2010s, she decided to take the film industry on her shoulders. She made her Bollywood debut in 2023 with Shah Rukh Khan's Jawaan. The film grossed Rs 1000 crore.
Today, Nayanthara is reportedly the highest-paid actress in South Indian cinema, earning Rs 5 to 10 crore per film. According to the Times of India, her estimated net worth is over Rs 200 crore.
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