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| name               = Ananya

| image             = Ananya (actress) BNC.jpg

| caption           = Ananya in 2015

| birth_name         = Ayilya Gopalakrishnan Nair

| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes| 1988|03|29}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Ananya |title=Ananya |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

| birth_place       = [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]], India

| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|Singer|Archer|Actress}}

| years_active       = 2008 {{endash}} present

| spouse             = {{marriage|Anjaneyan|2012}}

'''Ayilya Gopalakrishnan Nair''' (born 29 March 1988), better known by her [[stage name]] '''Ananya''', is an Indian actress who appears in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] films and also she is singer and [[archery|archer]] .

Ananya made her acting debut in Malayalam with ''[[Positive (2008 film)|Positive]]'' (2008) and debuted the following year in Tamil with ''[[Naadodigal]]'', which emerged a critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=11 December 2013 |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/mb4eves/online/malayalam/kerala/women/articles/infocus_interview-article-127902 |title=ml:സിനിമയല്ലാതെ മറ്റൊന്നും മോഹിപ്പിക്കുന്നില്ല |archive-date=3 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303232240/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/mb4eves/online/malayalam/kerala/women/articles/infocus_interview-article-127902 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She received the [[Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress]] in 2012 for the telefilm ''Doore'' and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil]] for ''[[Engaeyum Eppothum]]'' in 2011.

Ananya was born as Ayilya to Malayali parents Gopalakrishnan Nair, a noted film producer, and Praseetha in [[Perumbavoor]], [[Kerala]].<ref name=mediamatiqx1>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediamatiqx.com/ananya.php |title=MediaMatiqx |publisher=MediaMatiqx |access-date=9 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910105938/http://www.mediamatiqx.com/ananya.php |archive-date=10 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She has one younger brother Arjun. Her name was taken from her birth star [[Aslesha (star)|Aslesha]], called ''Ayilyam'' in [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. She appeared as a [[child actor|child artist]] in one of her father's productions (executive producer), ''Pai Brothers'' (1995).<ref name=thehindu1>{{cite news |author=Shilpa Nair Anand |url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2459241.ece |title=Life & Style / Metroplus : Arching towards success |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=16 September 2011 |access-date=9 November 2011}}</ref> Ananya pursued a [[B.A.]] degree in Communicative English at [[St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva]].<ref name=mediamatiqx1/><ref name=thehindu1/> During her childhood, she was an [[archery|archer]] and won the State Championship.<ref name=deccanchronicle1>{{cite news |author=Keerthy Ramachandran DC Kochi |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/kochi/name-fame-203 |title=Name to fame |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=3 September 2011 |access-date=9 November 2011}}</ref> While representing her college in a television [[reality show]] "Star Wars",<ref name=mediamatiqx1/> she was spotted by various directors and received acting offers. After declining five projects, she decided to give it a try, accepting to act in ''[[Positive (2008 film)|Positive]]''.<ref name=thehindu1/>

Her screenname changed to Ananya, when she was working in her debut Tamil film ''[[Naadodigal]]''.<ref name="deccanchronicle1"/> The film was a high commercial success,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.desifox.com/nadodigal-actress-ananya-not-the-leading-lady/ |title=Nadodigal actress Ananya not the leading lady |website=desifox.com |access-date=26 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812083110/http://www.desifox.com/nadodigal-actress-ananya-not-the-leading-lady/ |archive-date=12 August 2010}}</ref> and Ananya rose to fame, with her performance in the film being appreciated.<ref>[https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/naadodigal.html NAADODIGAL MOVIE REVIEW]</ref> She went on to reprise the same role in its Malayalam remake ''[[Ithu Nammude Katha]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-ithu-nammude-katha/20110131.htm |title=Ithu Nammude Katha Review |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |accessdate=10 February 2012}}</ref> The film ''[[Shikkar]]'' alongside [[Mohanlal]], gave her a big break in Malayalam. She did some thrilling scenes in the climax of the movie Shikkar that impressed Mohanlal, which made him call her the "[[Vijayashanti]]" of Malayalam.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbio.com/Malayalam+Cinema/articles/OC7Ldf3zD1n/Sexy+actress+Ananya+Hot+pictures+sexy+unseen |title=Ananya Films |website=zimbio.com |access-date=10 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209221546/http://www.zimbio.com/Malayalam+Cinema/articles/OC7Ldf3zD1n/Sexy+actress+Ananya+Hot+pictures+sexy+unseen |archive-date=9 February 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She also played a supporting role in ''[[Kandahar (2010 film)|Kandahar]]'', which saw her sharing screen space with Mohanlal and [[Amitabh Bachchan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbio.com/Tamil+Movies/articles/1oYg4vwnFH5/South+Indian+Actress+Ananya+Profile+Biography |title=Ananya Profile |website=zimbio.com |access-date=21 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205060544/http://www.zimbio.com/Tamil+Movies/articles/1oYg4vwnFH5/South+Indian+Actress+Ananya+Profile+Biography |archive-date=5 February 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, Ananya played one of the female lead roles in ''[[Engeyum Eppodhum]]'', which received rave reviews and became a [[sleeper hit]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-06/news-interviews/30366051_1_film-fox-star-tamil |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120726095215/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-06/news-interviews/30366051_1_film-fox-star-tamil |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 July 2012 |title=Engaeyum Eppothum is aiming for a century |author=Nandita Ravi |agency=TNN |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 November 2011 |access-date=21 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-ananya/20111021.htm |title='Didn't think people would love Amudha so much' |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |date=21 October 2011 |access-date=21 November 2011}}</ref>

In 2014, she appeared in ''[[Pulivaal]]'', her first Tamil release after three years.<ref>{{cite web |last=Zachariah |first=Ammu |title='Chappa Kurishu' turns 'Pulival' in Kollywood |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-19/news-and-interviews/38672994_1_tamil-version-image-makeover-movie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001073109/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-19/news-and-interviews/38672994_1_tamil-version-image-makeover-movie |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=18 April 2013}}</ref>

As of 2018 she has ''Sigappu Rojakkal 2'' in Tamil, ''Intintaa Annamayya'' in Telugu, [[Ameya]] in Malayalam delayed for release.She is currently gearing up for the release of her Malayalam movie Bhramam.

| rowspan="2"| 1995 || ''Pai Brothers'' ||  || [[Malayalam]] || Child artist

| 2008 || ''[[Positive (2008 film)|Positive]]'' || Jyothi || Malayalam || Credited as Ayilya G. Nair<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/-review-malayalam-movie-9890 |title=Positive review |work=India Glitz}}</ref>

| rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''[[Naadodigal]]'' || Nallammaal || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress]]<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/naadodigal-fame-ananyas-house-goes-under-water/articleshow/65460794.cms Naadodigal fame Ananya’s house goes under water]</ref>

| ''[[Seedan]]'' || Mahalakshmi || Tamil ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-seedan/20110225.htm |title=Review: Seedan is no match to the original - Rediff.com Movies |publisher=Rediff.com |date=25 February 2011 |accessdate=20 March 2011}}</ref>

| ''[[Engaeyum Eppothum]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/amala-paul-and-vimal-walk-out-of-murgadoss-film-news-tamil-kmwl3iedade.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225125957/http://www.sify.com/movies/amala-paul-and-vimal-walk-out-of-murgadoss-film-news-tamil-kmwl3iedade.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 December 2010 |title=Amala Paul and Vimal walk out of Murgadoss film |publisher=Sify.com |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref> || Amudha || Tamil|| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil]]<br/>Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress]]

| ''[[Gokula Krishna]]'' || Aishwarya || [[Kannada]] ||

| ''[[Nadodimannan]]'' || Meera || Malayalam ||<ref>{{cite news |author=Sanjith Sidhardhan, TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-02/news-interviews/30467252_1_dileep-ananya-political-satire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016083521/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-02/news-interviews/30467252_1_dileep-ananya-political-satire |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title=Three heroines opposite Dileep! |date=2 December 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=14 October 2013}}</ref>

| ''[[Raktharakshassu 3D]]'' ||Vampire  || Malayalam ||<ref>{{cite news |url=http://theaterbalcony.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/raktharashas-3d-malayalam-movie-preview/ |title=Raktharakshas 3D Malayalam Movie Preview |work=Theater Balcony |date=2 April 2012 |access-date=4 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/79202.html |title=Ananya to turn 'Raktharakshassu' |date=12 March 2012 |publisher=indiaglitz.com |accessdate=5 July 2012}}</ref>

| ''[[Athithi (2014 film)|Athithi]]'' || Vasuki || Tamil ||<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Trouble-in-Nandhaa-Ananyas-paradise/articleshow/26583399.cms |title=Trouble in Nandhaa, Ananya's paradise! |author=V Lakshmi |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=30 November 2013}}</ref>

| ''[[100 Degree Celsius]]'' || Ganga || Malayalam ||<ref name=indiatimes1>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-13/news-and-interviews/39256819_1_actress-ananya-tv-reporter-lakshmi-rai |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110021633/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-13/news-and-interviews/39256819_1_actress-ananya-tv-reporter-lakshmi-rai |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2013 |title=Ananya replaces Gauthami Nair in '100 Degree Celsius' |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=1 May 2013 |accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref>

| rowspan="4" | 2015 || ''Kalyanism'' || Kalyani || Malayalam ||<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/ananya-to-play-the-lead-in-a-family-entertainer/articleshow/38987254.cms Ananya to play the lead in a family entertainer!]</ref>

| ''[[The Reporter (film)|The Reporter]]'' || Tara Viswanath || Malayalam ||<ref name="TOI">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/im-not-in-the-race-for-lead-roles-ananya/articleshow/46430787.cms I’m not in the race for lead roles: Ananya]</ref>

| ''[[Iravum Pagalum Varum]]'' || Sona || Tamil ||<ref name="NIE">{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/Review-Iravum-Pagalum-Varum/2015/03/21/article2723082.ece |title=Review: Iravum Pagalum Varum |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref>

| ''[[Urumbukal Urangarilla]]'' ||Sheela || Malayalam ||<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Ananya-to-act-in-Urumbukal-Urangarilla/articleshow/47162335.cms |title=Ananya to act in Urumbukal Urangarilla |author=Deepa Soman |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=6 May 2015}}</ref>

| rowspan="1" | 2016 || ''[[A Aa]]''||Bhanumathi || Telugu ||<ref name="ib Times">{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/ananya-be-part-trivikram-nithiin-samantha-anupamas-telugu-film-aa-653322 |title=Ananya to be part of Trivikram-Nithiin-Samantha-Anupama's Telugu film 'A..Aa' |access-date=4 November 2015 |work=IB Times|date=4 November 2015 }}</ref>

|Rowspan=1|2017|| |''[[Tiyaan]]''|| Amba||Malayalam|| <ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/tiyaan-has-ananya-playing-the-character-named-amba/articleshow/58837555.cms 'Tiyaan' has Ananya playing the character named Amba]</ref>

|rowspan=2|2018|| | ''[[Oru Kuttanadan Blog]]'' ||Gopan's wife || Malayalam||

|2021||''[[Bhramam]]''||Swapna||Malayalam||Released on [[Amazon Prime]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/videos/2021/sep/28/bhramam-trailer-presents-a-dark-comedy-with-amusing-characters-26937.amp |title=Bhramam trailer presents a dark comedy with amusing characters |date=28 September 2021 |work=Cinema Express |access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref>

| rowspan="3" |2022||''[[Appan]]''||TBA||Malayalam||Filming

== Discography ==

|''Pacha Manja''<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/four-actresses-come-together-for-a-song/articleshow/28896455.cms Four actresses come together for a song]</ref>||''[[100 Degree Celsius (film)|100 Degree Celsius]]''||[[Gopi Sundar]]||

|''Pacha''<ref name="d">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-regret-not-being-selective-about-malayalam-films-ananya/articleshow/39425603.cms I regret not being selective about Malayalam films: Ananya]</ref>||Pacha||Gowtham Renil||Album

|''Omalkurunnukal''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/dhanya-mary-varghese-makes-her-come-back-through-seetha-kalyanam/articleshow/65426761.cms |website=The Times of India |title=Dhanya Mary Varghese makes her come back through Seetha Kalyanam}}</ref>||Seethakalyanam||||Asianet TV series

== Television ==

|2018||''Thamasha Bazaar''||Host<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/actress-ananya-makes-her-tv-debut-with-thamasha-bazaar/articleshow/66845929.cms|title = Actress Ananya makes her TV debut with 'Thamasha Bazaar' - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>||Zee Keralam||Replaced by [[Jewel Mary]]