Laya (actress)

Laya
Laya
Born	Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	Actress; Kuchipudi dancer;
Years active	1992–2010 ,2018
Spouse(s)	Ganesh Gorty (m. 2006)

Laya is an Indian former actress and Kuchipudi dancer who is known for her work predominantly in Telugu films, alongside Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films. Laya first appeared as a child actor in Bhadram Koduko (1992) and later she started working as a lead actress with Swayamvaram (1999). She won two Nandi Awards for Best Actress in consecutive years for Manoharam (2000) and Preminchu (2001).^[1]^[2]

Personal life[edit]

Laya was born in a Telugu Bramhin family in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India and attended Nirmala High School, Vijayawada. Her mother was a music teacher in Nirmala High School, Vijayawada^[3] and her father a doctor. During her school days, she was a state champion seven times and won second place at National level in Chess. Later, she moved to Hyderabad and participated in multiple stage shows as a classical dancer, having performed in more than 50 stage shows. She has a bachelor's degree in Computer Applications. She married Dr. Sri Ganesh Gorty in 2006 and settled in Los Angeles, California. The couple has a daughter and a son.^[3]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Key
	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1992	Bhadram Koduko	Lead female	Telugu	Debut film Child Artist
1999	Swayamvaram	Anu	Telugu
1999	Maa Balaji	Sujatha	Telugu
2000	Manoharam	Usha	Telugu
2000	Manasunna Maaraju		Telugu
2000	Kodanda Ramudu	Latha	Telugu
2000	Devullu	Sita Devi	Telugu
2001	Ramma Chilakamma		Telugu
2001	Hanuman Junction	Sangeetha	Telugu
2001	Preminchu	Meena	Telugu
2001	Maa Aavida Meeda Vottu Mee Aavida Chala Manchidi	Laya	Telugu
2001	Naalo Unna Prema	Hema	Telugu
2001	Maduve Aagona Baa	Shanthi	Kannada
2002	Gelupu		Telugu
2002	Sri Bannari Amman	Bhavani	Tamil
2002	Siva Rama Raju	Rama Raju's wife	Telugu
2002	Gelupu		Telugu
2002	Nee Premakai	Anjali	Telugu
2003	Pellamtho Panenti	Sireesha	Telugu
2003	Donga Ramudu And Party	Vasantha Lakshmi	Telugu
2003	Missamma	Ratna Mala	Telugu
2004	Veera Kannadiga		Kannada
2003	Nenu Pelliki Ready	Bhavana	Telugu
2004	Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila	Mahalakshmi	Telugu
2004	Vijayendra Varma		Telugu
2004	Gajendra	Indhu	Tamil
2004	Swarabhishekam	Surekha	Telugu
2005	Adirindayya Chandram	Rajyam	Telugu
2005	Alice In Wonderland	Sofia	Malayalam
2005	Thommanum Makkalum	Poonkavanam	Malayalam
2005	Udayon	Maya	Malayalam
2005	Chanakya	Anjali	Tamil
2006	Rashtram	Celeine	Malayalam
2006	Gandugali Kumara Rama	Ramale	Kannada
2010	Brahmalokam To Yamalokam Via Bhulokam	Goddess Aadi Parashakti	Telugu
2018	Amar Akbar Anthony	Aishwarya's mother	Telugu	Special appearance

Television[edit]

Mega Bangaram Mee Kosam - 1 on Gemini TV as a host
Sambavi on ETV
Padutha Theeyaga on ETV as a host

Awards and nominations[edit]

Nandi Awards^[4]

Filmfare Awards South

Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu – Preminchu (2001)^[6]

References[edit]

↑ "Nandi awards for 2000 announced". The Hindu. 20 September 2002.^{[dead link]}
↑ "'Preminchu', best film for 2001". The Hindu. 20 October 2002.^{[dead link]}
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 IBTimes. "Hoax busted: Telugu actress Laya rubbishes car accident reports [VIDEO]".
↑ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Nandi awards for 2000 announced". The Hindu. 20 September 2002.^{[dead link]}
↑ "'Preminchu', best film for 2001". The Hindu. 20 October 2002.^{[dead link]}

External links[edit]

Laya on IMDb

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[1] "Nandi awards for 2000 announced". The Hindu. 20 September 2002.^{[dead link]}

[2] "'Preminchu', best film for 2001". The Hindu. 20 October 2002.^{[dead link]}

[auto-3] 3.0 ^3.1 IBTimes. "Hoax busted: Telugu actress Laya rubbishes car accident reports [VIDEO]".

[4] "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[5] "Nandi awards for 2000 announced". The Hindu. 20 September 2002.^{[dead link]}

[6] "'Preminchu', best film for 2001". The Hindu. 20 October 2002.^{[dead link]}

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