Navya Nair

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{{short description|Indian actress and dancer born 1985}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Navya Nair
| image = Navya nair.jpg
| caption = Navya Nair
| birthname = Dhanya Raju Nair
| birth_date = {{birth month and age|1985|10}}
| birth_place = [[Cheppad]], [[Haripad]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2001–present
| homepage =
| spouse = {{marriage|Santhosh S. Menon|2010}}
| children = 1
| relatives =
}}

'''Dhanya Raju Nair''', known by her stage name '''Navya Nair''', is an Indian film actress who has appeared in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]], [[Kannada]] and few [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films. She is a recipient of 2 [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]], one [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam]] and the [[Kalaimamani]] award.

== Personal life ==

Navya Nair was born to Raju and Veena. She is from Cheppad, a village near [[Harippad]] in [[Alleppey]] District. Film director [[K. Madhu]] is her uncle.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

She studied at Bethany Balikamadom High School, Nangiarkulangara till 10th grade and then at MSM Higher Secondary School, where her mother was a teacher.<ref>{{Cite news|date=20 September 2021|title=Navya Nair, Nithya Das, and her daughter dance on Param Sundari tune|work=B4blaze|url=https://b4blaze.com/film-news/navya-nair-nithya-das-and-her-daughter-dance-on-param-sundari-tune-77035/}}</ref> She is an MBA graduate.
{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

She married a Piravam-based businessman, Santhosh, on 21 January 2010, and the couple have a son, Sai Krishna.<ref name="indiglamour">{{cite web|year=2010|title=South Indian Beauty Navya Nair Married!|publisher=indiglamour|access-date=21 January 2010|url=http://www.indiglamour.com/s3cms/article/Malayalam/South-Indian-Beauty-Navya-Nair-Married!20100121|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124080730/http://www.indiglamour.com/s3cms/article/Malayalam/South-Indian-Beauty-Navya-Nair-Married!20100121|archive-date=24 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Film career ==

She was a high school student when she was offered her first film role, starring opposite [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] in ''[[Ishtam (2001 Malayalam film)|Ishtam]]'' in 2001. The film was a hit, with critics and public praising her performance. That was followed up with roles in partnership with Dileep, in films such as ''[[Mazhathullikkilukkam]]'', ''[[Kunjikoonan (2002 film)|Kunjikoonan]]'', ''[[Kalyanaraman (2002 film)|Kalyanaraman]]'', ''[[Pandippada]]'', ''[[Gramaphone (film)|Gramaphone]]'' and ''[[Pattanathil Sundaran]]''.

The most popular character of Navya is "Balamani" in ''[[Nandanam (film)|Nandanam]]''. She won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] and the prestigious [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam]] in 2002 for the same.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/04/stories/2003120404870400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040311031032/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/04/stories/2003120404870400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 March 2004|title=State film awards presented|date=4 December 2003|access-date=26 May 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> She has been paired with [[Mohanlal]], [[Mammooty]], [[Suresh Gopi]], [[Jayaram]], [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] and [[Jayasurya]].

She acted in ''[[Saira (film)|Saira]]'' and ''[[Kanne Madanguka]]'' and commercial films. ''[[Saira (film)|Saira]]'' was the opening film in the section "Tous Les Cinemas Du Monde" at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2007, which was the 4th Malayalam film screened at the Cannes International Film Festival. 'Saira' participated in 21 other international film festivals such as those in USA, Brazil, Israel, Russia, Italy, Greece, Zimbabwe, Belgium, Bangladesh etc. She again won the state award for her performances in ''[[Kanne Madanguka]]'' and ''[[Saira (film)|Saira]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/08/stories/2006020808150600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029110159/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/08/stories/2006020808150600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2006|title=Kerala State film awards for 2005 announced |date=8 February 2006 |access-date=26 May 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

Her debut in Tamil cinema came with ''[[Azhagiya Theeye]]'', but the most notable one was the 2009 Tamil movie ''[[Aadum Koothu]]'', which won the National Award for the best Tamil film. The [[T. V. Chandran]] film revolved around a character called Manimekala, played by Navya Nair. She was considered for the National film award for Best Actress for the third time, the first two times being in 2002 for ''[[Nandanam (film)|Nandanam]]'' and in 2005 for ''[[Saira (film)|Saira]]''. Her Kannada debut movie is ''[[Gaja]]'', in which she shared the screen with actor [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] and she had successive hits like ''Nam Yajamanaru'' and ''[[Boss (2011 film)|Boss]]''. She has around 50 movies to her credit.
She was initially cast in the film ''[[Ayya (2005 Tamil film)|Ayya]]'', before being replaced by [[Nayanthara]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2004/july/10-07-2004.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050928102050/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2004/july/10-07-2004.htm|archive-date=28 September 2005|title=10-07-2004}}</ref>
After marriage, she stopped her full-time acting career. She came back to films with ''[[Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu]]'' in 2012. After a pause of almost 2 years, she did ''[[Drishya]]'', a Kannada remake of Malayalam thriller ''[[Drishyam]]''.

== Television ==
After marriage she was a judge in ''Munch Dance Dance'' on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] and she hosted another reality show in [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] ''Bharthakkanmarude Sradhaku''. {{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} She has acted in some [[advertisements]] also. She also judged Sunfeast Delishus [[Star Singer]] Season 7 on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]. She also attended [[Badai Bungalow]] in the same channel.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/mb4eves/online/malayalam/kerala/women/articles/infocus_interview-article-218268 |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129171232/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/mb4eves/online/malayalam/kerala/women/articles/infocus_interview-article-218268 |archive-date=29 November 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2016, she took part in ''[[Laughing Villa]]'', a comedy reality show on [[Surya TV]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

;Notable television appearances
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year!! Program !! Role !! Channel!!Language !! Notes
|-
|2012||''Munch Dance Dance'' ||Judge||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Malayalam ||Reality show
|-
|2013||''Bharthakkanmarude Sradhaku'' ||Judge Host ||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Malayalam||Reality show
|-
|2014||''Star Singer Season 7'' ||Judge ||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Malayalam||Reality show
|-
|2016-2017||''[[Laughing Villa]]''||Host||[[Surya TV]]|||Malayalam|| Reality show
|-
|2016||''Maveli Naadin Chentharakam'' ||Host||Kairali People||Malayalam||Talk show
|-
|2018||''Sthree Sakthi '' ||KR Gouri Amma||[[Asianet News]]||Malayalam||
|-
|2018-2021||''Comedy Star's season 2''||Judge (Recurring)||Asianet||Malayalam||Reality Show
|-
|2020||''Nandhanam''||Herself||Flowers TV||Malayalam||TV Serial Cameo in promo
|-
|2020||''Red Carpet''||Mentor||Amrita TV||Malayalam||Reality show
|-
|2021-Present||''Star Magic''||Mentor||Flowers TV||Malayalam||Game show
|-
|2021||''Mr.& Mrs''||Grand Finale Judge||Zee Keralam||Malayalam||Reality show
|-
|2021||''Super Power''||Mentor||Flowers TV||Malayalam||Game show
|-
|}

== Awards ==

'''[[Kerala State Film Awards]]'''
* 2005 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress - ''[[Kanne Madanguka]], [[Saira (film)|Saira]]''
* 2002 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress - ''[[Nandanam]]''
'''[[Filmfare Awards South]]'''
* 2002 – [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]] – ''[[Nandanam]]''
'''[[Kalaimamani]]'''
* 2006 - [[Kalaimamani]] Award for contribution to Tamil film industry (Art - Film Industry)
'''[[Asianet Film Awards]]'''
*2002 - [[Asianet Film Awards #Best Actress|Asianet Award for Best Actress]] – ''[[Nandanam]]''
'''[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]'''
* 2002 – Best Actress Award for ''[[Nandanam]]''<ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Bhavam-adjudged-best-Malayalam-film-of-2002/articleshow/42894474.cms</ref>''

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year!! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Ishtam (2001 Malayalam film)|Ishtam]]'' || Anjana || [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] ||Debut Malayalam film
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2002 || ''[[Mazhathullikkilukkam]]'' || Sophie || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Nandanam (film)|Nandanam]]'' || Balamani || Malayalam ||[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam]] [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Actress|Asianet Award for Best Actress]]
|-
|''[[Kalyanaraman (2002 film)|Kalyanaraman]]'' || Gowri || Malayalam ||
|-
|''Deepangal Sakshi'' || Krishnaveni Kesavan || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Kunjikoonan (2002 film)|Kunjikoonan]]'' || Chembakam || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Chathurangam (2002 film)|Chathurangam]]'' || Sherin Mathew || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2003 || ''[[Gramaphone (film)|Gramaphone]]'' || Pooja || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Vellithira (2003 film)|Vellithira]]'' || Thatha || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Ammakilikkoodu]]'' || Akhila || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Pattanathil Sundaran]]'' || Radhamani Sundaresan || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2004 || ''[[Sethurama Iyer CBI]]'' || Rachana || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Jalolsavam]]'' || Geetha || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Chathikkatha Chanthu]]'' || Vasumathi & Ambika || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Azhagiya Theeye]]'' || Nandhini || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Debut Tamil film
|-
|''Parayam'' ||Guest role || Malayalam || Guest appearance
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2005 || ''[[Immini Nalloraal]]'' || Sneha || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Pandippada]]'' || Meena Karuppusamy || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Sarkar Dada]]'' || Sandhya || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Kanne Madanguka]]'' || Kaarunya Bhagyanathan || Malayalam ||[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress]] also for ''Saira''
|-
|''[[Saira (film)|Saira]]'' || Saira Hussain || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy]]'' || Thenmozhi Elangovan || Tamil ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2006 || ''[[Pasa Kiligal]]'' || Maragatham || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Amirtham]]'' || Amirtha Ramaswamy || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Pathaaka]]'' || Ashitha Muhammed || Malayalam ||
|-
|''Kalabham'' || Sivakami || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''[[Maya Kannadi]]'' || Maheswari || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Ali Bhai]]'' || Chenthamara || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Kichamani MBA]]'' || Shivani Menon || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2008 || ''[[Gaja (2008 film)|Gaja]]'' || Shwetha || [[Kannada language|Kannada]] || Debut Kannada film
|-
|''[[Sila Nerangalil]]'' || Thamarai Chidambaram, Anjali || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[SMS (2008 film)|SMS]]'' || Indhumathi || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Raman Thediya Seethai (2008 film)|Raman Thediya Seethai]]'' || Senthamarai || Tamil || Guest appearance
|-
|''Kavyam'' || Uma || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="8" | 2009 || ''[[Aadum Koothu]]'' || Manimeghalai || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Banaras (2009 film)|Banaras]]'' || Devu || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Nam Yajamanru]]'' || Charulatha || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Calendar (2009 film)|Calendar]]'' || Kochurani || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Ivar Vivahitharayal]]'' || Navya Nair || Malayalam || Special appearance
|-
|''[[Bhagyada Balegara]]'' || Cheluvi || Kannada ||
|-
|''[[Kerala Cafe]]'' || Sheela Johnykutty || Malayalam ||
|-
|''Violet'' || Suchitra || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2010 || ''[[Drona 2010]]'' || Mithra Antarjanam || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Yugapurushan]]'' || Savitri Antarjanam & Saradha|| Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Rasikkum Seemane]]'' || Gayathri || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Sadgamaya]]''|| Yamuna || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2011 || ''[[Boss (2011 film)|Boss]]'' || Raani || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2012 || ''[[Scene Onnu Nammude Veedu]]'' ||Manju || Malayalam ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2014 || ''[[Drishya]]'' || Seetha || Kannada ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | TBA || ''Oruthee'' || || Malayalam ||
|-
|''[[Drishya|Drishya 2]]'' || Seetha || Kannada ||
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|1398736}}

==External links==
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{{FilmfareMalayalamBestActress}}
{{KeralaStateAwardForBestActress}}

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[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Kalaimamani Award]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]

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