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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 2002)}}
{{Distinguish|Nayanthara}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nayanthara Chakravarthy
| image = Actress Nayanthara Chakravarthy.jpg
| alt = 
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|04|20}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/celebrity-news/child-artist-nayanthara-chakravarthy-going-to-kick-start-her-career-in-movies-as-heroine/articleshow/82145153.cms |title=ഇനി ബേബി നയൻതാരയല്ല; നായികയാവാൻ ഒരുങ്ങി നയൻതാര ചക്രവർത്തി}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India
| education = 
| occupation = Actress
| other_names = Kutty Nayan<ref>{{cite news |title=Kutty Nayan busy with her new film|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/baby-nayanthara-busy-with-her-new-film/articleshow/12895319.cms|work=[[Times Of India]] |access-date=5 September 2025}}</ref>
| years_active = 2005–2016
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|Maninath Chakravarthy|Bindu Maninath}}
| awards = See [[#Awards|Awards]]
| website = 
}}

'''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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sathyan Memorial Awards announced. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/sathyan-memorial-awards-announced/article3052626.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=10 October 2018 |date=25 November 2006}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=അഭിനയത്തിന് താല്‍ക്കാലിക വിട. |url=http://www.mangalam.com/news/detail/156256-mangalam-varika.html |work=Mangalam |date=10 October 2018}}</ref> 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|The Choice School, Thrippunithura]].

==Career==
Nayanthara's notable works include ''[[Kilukkam Kilukilukkam]]'', ''[[Swarnam]]'', ''[[Loudspeaker (2009 film)|Loud Speaker]]'', ''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]'', ''[[Marupadi]]''. She has appeared several commercials including [[The Chennai Silks]], [[RMKV Silks]] and Silver Storm Parks.

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of film awards received by Nayanthara Chakravarthy
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Film
|-
| 2006
| Sathyan Memorial Award
| Best Child Artist
| [[Kilukkam Kilukilukkam]]
|-
| 2008
| Atlas - Film Critics Award
| Best Child Artist <ref>{{cite news |title=Mohanlal, Sukumari adjudged best actors . |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Mohanlal-Sukumari-adjudged-best-actors/article16363026.ece |work=The Hindu |date=10 October 2018}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Swarnam]]''
|-
| 2009
| Mathrubhumi Amrita Award
| Best Child Artist
|-
| 2009
| Jaycee Foundation Award
| Best Child Artist
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Loudspeaker (2009 film)|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.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%;"
|+ List of film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
|-
| rowspan="4"|2006
| ''[[Kilukkam Kilukilukkam]]''
| Tinku Mol
|-
| ''[[Achanurangatha Veedu]]''
| Nayana
|-
| ''[[Chess (2006 film)|Chess]]''
| Achu
|-
| ''[[Notebook (2006 film)|Notebook]]''
| Student
|-
| rowspan="6"|2007
| ''[[Athisayan]]''
| Kingini
|-
| ''[[Kanaka Simhasanam]]''
| Ammukutty
|-
| ''[[Inspector Garud]]''
| Grand Daughter of Raghavan
|-
| ''[[Aakasham]]''
| Mayakutty
|-
| ''[[Sooryan (2007 film)|Sooryan]]''
| Sooryan's niece
|-
| ''[[Kangaroo (2007 film)|Kangaroo]]''
| Josekutty's Niece
|-
| rowspan="5"|2008
| ''[[Twenty:20 (film)|Twenty:20]]''
| Antony Punnekkadan's Daughter
|-
| ''[[Novel (film)|Novel]]''
| Thara
|-
| ''[[Swarnam]]''
| Ponnu
|-
| ''[[Thirakkatha]]''
| Shalini
|-
| ''[[Crazy Gopalan]]''
| Babu John's Daughter
|-
| rowspan="3"|2009
| ''[[Bhagavan (2009 film)|Bhagavan]]''
| [[Sreenath]]'s Daughter
|-
| ''[[Ee Pattanathil Bhootham]]''
| Ammukutty
|-
| ''[[Loudspeaker (2009 film)|Loudspeaker]]''
| Angela
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2011
| ''[[Nadakame Ulakam]]''
| Omanakuttan's Daughter
|-
| ''[[Collector (2011 film)|Collector]]''
| Avinash Varma's Daughter
|-
| ''[[Naayika]]''
| Anand's Adopted Daughter
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| ''[[Trivandrum Lodge]]''
| Amala
|-
| ''[[Poppins]]''
| Chakki
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Silence (2013 film)|Silence]]''
| Arya
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Little Superman]]''
| Serah
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Aval Vannathinu Shesham]]''{{Citation needed |date=March 2024}}
| Devu
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Marupadi]]''<ref>{{cite news |title=When justice is denied. |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/v-m-vinu-is-back-in-the-marquee-with-marupadi/article16832843.ece |work=The Hindu |date=10 October 2018}}</ref>
| Riya (Aby's daughter)
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:Child actresses in Malayalam cinema]]
[[Category:Indian child actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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