Nayantara was born 18 November 1985 as Diana Mariam Kurian.She is an Indian film actress who mainly appears in Tamil films along with Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. During her career she has won one Filmfare Award among seven nominations in three different languages. She made her acting debut in the 2003 Malayalam film Manassinakkare and followed with the successful Vismayathumbathu (2004) before foraying into Tamil and Telugu cinema
Early life
Nayantara was born in Bangalore, Karnataka to Knanaya Malayali parents, Kurian Kodiyattu and Omana Kurian. Her brother, Leno, who is nine years elder to her, lives in Dubai. As her father was an Indian Air Force official, she studied in various parts of India, mainly in North India. She did her schooling in Chennai, Jamnagar, Gujarat and Delhi. Following his retirement, they settled in Kerala, where she continued her college studies, at the Kendriya Vidyalaya schools in Kerala. In Tiruvalla, she studied at Balikamadom Girls Higher Secondary School and then attended Marthoma College for her bachelor's degree in English Literature. She has said that she would have become a chartered accountant if not an actress.
